It is also sometimes nice to be able to have some form of documentation open next to the code you are writing. I can't imagine needing 2 monitors stacked vertically to effectively edit something.
In my understanding java can go further and actually optimize layout in code hot spots to increase locality of reference, potentially giving you even more performance on certain workloads.
Not quite as good as native would seem to me to be tremendously overstate. I'm not an expert on FUSE architecture, but based on the fact its a Filesyste in USErspace, I'm going to go with, performance should suck horribly. Every filesystem operation requires 2x the number of context switches because the kernel has to switch back into userspace in order to run the FUSE vfs layer.
I thought OpenSolaris folks had baked in a nice gui for Nautilus that allowed almost transparent backup and recovery. ZFS checkpointing or some such is probably useful to everyone.
Yeah. That would suck. But there is precedent in the java libraries. We already have BigInt and I think BigFloat (or similar). Using libraries to overcome limitations of the hardware/language isn't unheard of. Perhaps it's time for a BigArray. I guess its likely to be a problem as long as 32-bit compatibility is an issue. C and co. neatly sidestepped the issue with the fact their ints can just get bigger, but that isn't an option for Java, and frankly it is nice not having to worry about data sizes.
The use cases for a 8-byte indexed array are still a little fuzzy for me at the time being. Sure, some applications can generate ridiculous amounts of data, but how often can that data be meaningfully broken down in records that are small enough to want more than 2 billion discrete entries.
I was actually referring to 4-byte longs on 32-bit platforms. A 32-bit long on a 64-bit platform would violate the spec. I am not an expert in the vagaries of memory access, but I see no reason why a 2 dimensional array could not hold the same amount of data as a 1 dimensional array with a long index.
Perhaps. But the fact remains that many states force electoral college members to cast their votes in favor of the candidate they are meant to support.
I still have to interact with Java web app every day. I die a little inside each time. The fact remains though, this was the result of a redesign that occurred less than 4 years ago. I'm convinced there is still more java out there than you believe.
Ok, but Java longs are 8 bytes, even in 32-bit whereas in C they are still often 4 bytes. Its not the end of the world, just something to be aware of if you might have to deal with big numbers.
Wow. You must know some extremely technologically savvy old people if you can find a grandma that can configure a mail client. I still sometimes have to pause and think about what the correct settings are.
Funny, in the english version, typing cmd offers me cmd.exe which will bring up the command prompt anyway. Also, control escape isn't even necessary, you can hit the Super key to get the start logo, which for me is much easier than hitting ctrl+esc.
I'm convinced your system is somehow broken, because I can get regedit, eventview, run notepad, all of those using their "unfriendly" names.
Well, for me the shiny UI is actually useful when I'm trying to find one of about 15 or 20 windows I have open at any given time. All the little windows thumbnails everywhere are dead useful. Aside from that I particularly enjoy the built in incremental backup functionality that is built into ultimate and having search/indexing functionality that actually works and is fast(xp's search never seemed to find anything).
Sure, its not the leap that Microsoft promised, some things improved, some things got a little worse, and some things are just different. But in general more things got better than got worse. Thats the way software usually is.
It depends on the kids though. I have friends that are teachers, and some of them if you give an inch, forget a mile, they'll take a light year. I don't think overreacting can really come into the picture until we actually know what the class is like.
Yeah, but part of that is, the masses get to beta test the latest and greatest features for Google. Its the price you pay for getting the service for free. They sell their services to companies that want to have the same kind of hosting, the only difference being that if you pay for their stuff, you get something they've branched and stabilized.
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But it's not money saved if they are planning on spending $2 Bill. on it.
Someone has to buy it sooner or later for opinions to be formed. If no one buys it until day 2, everyone is still in the same boat.
It is also sometimes nice to be able to have some form of documentation open next to the code you are writing. I can't imagine needing 2 monitors stacked vertically to effectively edit something.
In my understanding java can go further and actually optimize layout in code hot spots to increase locality of reference, potentially giving you even more performance on certain workloads.
Not quite as good as native would seem to me to be tremendously overstate. I'm not an expert on FUSE architecture, but based on the fact its a Filesyste in USErspace, I'm going to go with, performance should suck horribly. Every filesystem operation requires 2x the number of context switches because the kernel has to switch back into userspace in order to run the FUSE vfs layer.
I thought OpenSolaris folks had baked in a nice gui for Nautilus that allowed almost transparent backup and recovery. ZFS checkpointing or some such is probably useful to everyone.
IV or VI. I don't remember seeing here in The Voyage Home, but I thought she served on the Excelsior in The Undiscovered Country.
Yeah. That would suck. But there is precedent in the java libraries. We already have BigInt and I think BigFloat (or similar). Using libraries to overcome limitations of the hardware/language isn't unheard of. Perhaps it's time for a BigArray. I guess its likely to be a problem as long as 32-bit compatibility is an issue. C and co. neatly sidestepped the issue with the fact their ints can just get bigger, but that isn't an option for Java, and frankly it is nice not having to worry about data sizes.
The use cases for a 8-byte indexed array are still a little fuzzy for me at the time being. Sure, some applications can generate ridiculous amounts of data, but how often can that data be meaningfully broken down in records that are small enough to want more than 2 billion discrete entries.
I was actually referring to 4-byte longs on 32-bit platforms. A 32-bit long on a 64-bit platform would violate the spec. I am not an expert in the vagaries of memory access, but I see no reason why a 2 dimensional array could not hold the same amount of data as a 1 dimensional array with a long index.
Perhaps. But the fact remains that many states force electoral college members to cast their votes in favor of the candidate they are meant to support.
Many states have laws that prevent that from happening. While conceivable, it is highly unlikely.
I am more apt to blame firefox than windows for that one.
Is there any theoretical reason why it couldn't be done? I mean, if you can write ajax chat clients, I'm sure you could do ajax file uploads.
I still have to interact with Java web app every day. I die a little inside each time. The fact remains though, this was the result of a redesign that occurred less than 4 years ago. I'm convinced there is still more java out there than you believe.
Ok, but Java longs are 8 bytes, even in 32-bit whereas in C they are still often 4 bytes. Its not the end of the world, just something to be aware of if you might have to deal with big numbers.
No, I'm pretty sure it's Windows Mail, iMail, Evolution or KMail.
Wow. You must know some extremely technologically savvy old people if you can find a grandma that can configure a mail client. I still sometimes have to pause and think about what the correct settings are.
Funny, in the english version, typing cmd offers me cmd.exe which will bring up the command prompt anyway. Also, control escape isn't even necessary, you can hit the Super key to get the start logo, which for me is much easier than hitting ctrl+esc. I'm convinced your system is somehow broken, because I can get regedit, eventview, run notepad, all of those using their "unfriendly" names.
Well, for me the shiny UI is actually useful when I'm trying to find one of about 15 or 20 windows I have open at any given time. All the little windows thumbnails everywhere are dead useful. Aside from that I particularly enjoy the built in incremental backup functionality that is built into ultimate and having search/indexing functionality that actually works and is fast(xp's search never seemed to find anything). Sure, its not the leap that Microsoft promised, some things improved, some things got a little worse, and some things are just different. But in general more things got better than got worse. Thats the way software usually is.
Microsoft's new-ish one is XPS, don't ask me what it stands for though.
Yeah. I mean those naquada reactors are amazing. How is it that they fit on a desk and never run out...
It depends on the kids though. I have friends that are teachers, and some of them if you give an inch, forget a mile, they'll take a light year. I don't think overreacting can really come into the picture until we actually know what the class is like.
Forcing your enemy to defeat themselves constitutes beating.
Yeah, but part of that is, the masses get to beta test the latest and greatest features for Google. Its the price you pay for getting the service for free. They sell their services to companies that want to have the same kind of hosting, the only difference being that if you pay for their stuff, you get something they've branched and stabilized.