That's why I'm really looking forward to the thick-client version of slashdot. This web browser nonsense is rubbish, I really want to install a separate app for each website that I use, and I hope all of these thick clients implement the same features in a consistent manner such as back button browser tabs etc.
The MBA is a tough course, it is commonly referred to as the "divorce course".
The reason being that there is so much work to get through that it has a negative impact on the home life of the student.
Here in South Africa copper wire has been a country wide problem, some areas being hit time and again 1 week after the lines have been restored.
I definitely agree that fiber is the way to go, especially once you've replaced the same line more than 6 times....
Problem is that they go after the electricity cables too, and those can't be replaced with fiber.
Occasionally they end up self fried, but it doesn't seem to be a long term deterrent.
AFAIK Confluence is open source but not free, I recall Atlassian providing source code with their enterprise licences.
I'm completely unfamiliar with Plone, but I've investigated a fair number of Wiki's and CMS's.
From what I learned a while ago when looking into this, there is a distinction between a wiki and CMS, with CMS being a bit more complex.
One of the basic CMS requirements was workflow publishing, i.e. content is changed but not made available for public consumption until the necessary parties had reviewed and authorised it.
I was very impressed with XWiki and Alfresco
As a professional programmer, I naturally have a keen affinity for various computer models including those that we put in our pockets.
However as a father of two, I firmly believe that computerised or televised entertainment is harmful to childrens development, and must be restricted as much as possible during formative years.
Its much too easy leave it to barney the baby-sitter to entertain the children.
I have seen how children get mesmerised my the screens and stop interacting with the rest of their under-developed senses.
So for now let him copy your behavior with preferably a wooden non-toxic imitation.
Let him develop the skills and senses that you can now take for granted.
At 18 months he's barely mastered the tactile sense, and should be experimenting with surfaces of different textures, especially with his mouth.
In years to come when the basic skills and senses are developed, he can start attaining specialised computer skills if so desired.
Baby-hacker might be a cute idea, but seeing as so many adult hackers have imbalanced development, typically below average in either social or physical development, try to lead the kid towards a balanced development.
@jellomizer, As a good developer, the braces in your sig should be correctly balanced
DoItFaster(DoWhatIWant()... DoItFaster(DoWhatIWant())
Could that be indicative of why developers shouldn't have production access?
I would say that the future popularity of the JVM is pretty secure with groovy, jruby, scala and the myriad of other languages that are now available on the JVM, see wikipedia List_of_JVM_languages.
There is a huge advantage to java programmers by staying within the familiar JVM world when changing a language rather than jumping to a completely new and foreign environment - familiar stacktraces, reusable libraries etc.
The "primary" language on the JVM - java will inevitably evolve slower (JCP = design by committee) and will therefore struggle to remain at the cutting edge.
Have a look at the tests on BlackBeltFactory http://www.blackbeltfactory.com/Home.wwa
These tests cover some of the most commonly used frameworks and tools within the wider java environment.
Also learning design patterns is going to be indispensable and SQL is a must.
Have a look at BlueJ http://www.bluej.org/
I think that java is a great language to learn programming and being based on C-style syntax, the transitions to C should be fairly smooth.
Its the fricken $NtServicePacks in C:\WINDOWS that slows the whole damn thing down.
But don't delete them manually, rather run "Disk Cleanup" and let it get sync the corresponding registry entries, so that windows can revert to its last known good configuration... 3.1 IMO
I love MS bashing as much as the rest of you, however the way I heard it was that it was a network issue.
I work closely with the JSE, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, who happen to run on LSE's infrastructure.
I heard that the root cause had to do with badly handled UDP packets in a cisco router, that had been patched the previous week-end.
Here in Johannesburg South Africa municipality tried the same thing.
When half a dozen subirbs started complaining about a water outage, they were told that it was advertised on the municipal web-page.
I for one certainly will not be spending a day a week looking for notices from each and every new governmental / municipal / departmental website.
There could easily be a designated central point into which notices could be posted, as a poster above hinted at.
But for now, I'm more than likely going to assume the position of "Just because you can see it on your intranet, doesn't mean that it is publicised."
Slashdot Mirror
Yes, and I remember being somewhat confused upon hearing some English folk discussing what they had eaten for their tea the previous evening...
My mind filled in the blanks and made me read the authors name as David E Coli
That's why I'm really looking forward to the thick-client version of slashdot. This web browser nonsense is rubbish, I really want to install a separate app for each website that I use, and I hope all of these thick clients implement the same features in a consistent manner such as back button browser tabs etc.
The MBA is a tough course, it is commonly referred to as the "divorce course".
The reason being that there is so much work to get through that it has a negative impact on the home life of the student.
For basic computer literacy starters you could look at the International Computer Drivers Licence ICDL or open ICDL.
Google "open ICDL" or see http://www.icdl.org.za/products_detail.php?id=6&PHPSESSID=ubu69pnfotj76ecs6vsogfabm1
ICDL uses Windows XP, Internet Explorer & MS Office
open ICDL uses Ubuntu Linux, Firefox & Open Office
Both office suites include a mini database (Access or OO Base), which is used to explain some DB fundamentals.
Neither course attempts to introduce any sort of programming.
Since when is the icon for a Microsoft story a boring business suit?
Here in South Africa copper wire has been a country wide problem, some areas being hit time and again 1 week after the lines have been restored.
I definitely agree that fiber is the way to go, especially once you've replaced the same line more than 6 times....
Problem is that they go after the electricity cables too, and those can't be replaced with fiber.
Occasionally they end up self fried, but it doesn't seem to be a long term deterrent.
Well ... in the investment banking world, BSD has a very different meaning to what we're used to over here in technology.
AFAIK Confluence is open source but not free, I recall Atlassian providing source code with their enterprise licences. I'm completely unfamiliar with Plone, but I've investigated a fair number of Wiki's and CMS's. From what I learned a while ago when looking into this, there is a distinction between a wiki and CMS, with CMS being a bit more complex. One of the basic CMS requirements was workflow publishing, i.e. content is changed but not made available for public consumption until the necessary parties had reviewed and authorised it. I was very impressed with XWiki and Alfresco
As a professional programmer, I naturally have a keen affinity for various computer models including those that we put in our pockets.
However as a father of two, I firmly believe that computerised or televised entertainment is harmful to childrens development, and must be restricted as much as possible during formative years.
Its much too easy leave it to barney the baby-sitter to entertain the children.
I have seen how children get mesmerised my the screens and stop interacting with the rest of their under-developed senses.
So for now let him copy your behavior with preferably a wooden non-toxic imitation.
Let him develop the skills and senses that you can now take for granted.
At 18 months he's barely mastered the tactile sense, and should be experimenting with surfaces of different textures, especially with his mouth.
In years to come when the basic skills and senses are developed, he can start attaining specialised computer skills if so desired.
Baby-hacker might be a cute idea, but seeing as so many adult hackers have imbalanced development, typically below average in either social or physical development, try to lead the kid towards a balanced development.
@jellomizer, As a good developer, the braces in your sig should be correctly balanced DoItFaster(DoWhatIWant() ... DoItFaster(DoWhatIWant())
Could that be indicative of why developers shouldn't have production access?
I think its a variation of asshat.
I would say that the future popularity of the JVM is pretty secure with groovy, jruby, scala and the myriad of other languages that are now available on the JVM, see wikipedia List_of_JVM_languages.
There is a huge advantage to java programmers by staying within the familiar JVM world when changing a language rather than jumping to a completely new and foreign environment - familiar stacktraces, reusable libraries etc.
The "primary" language on the JVM - java will inevitably evolve slower (JCP = design by committee) and will therefore struggle to remain at the cutting edge.
So Mrs. Frog did the earth move for you ....
Have a look at the tests on BlackBeltFactory http://www.blackbeltfactory.com/Home.wwa These tests cover some of the most commonly used frameworks and tools within the wider java environment. Also learning design patterns is going to be indispensable and SQL is a must.
I had admin rights at my previous job, and I started a new job last monday with admin rights by monday afternoon.
Ask the question on http://startups.com/
Have a look at BlueJ http://www.bluej.org/ I think that java is a great language to learn programming and being based on C-style syntax, the transitions to C should be fairly smooth.
Its actually illegal to display swatika's in public in Germany and Austria.
Its the fricken $NtServicePacks in C:\WINDOWS that slows the whole damn thing down. But don't delete them manually, rather run "Disk Cleanup" and let it get sync the corresponding registry entries, so that windows can revert to its last known good configuration ... 3.1 IMO
The name is a bit crazy but its easy enough to use. http://www.bouncycastle.org/java.html
Oracles version numbers are notoriously bat-shit crazy ... Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.1.0
I love MS bashing as much as the rest of you, however the way I heard it was that it was a network issue. I work closely with the JSE, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, who happen to run on LSE's infrastructure. I heard that the root cause had to do with badly handled UDP packets in a cisco router, that had been patched the previous week-end.
I'm sure the dodgy government network would love that....
Here in Johannesburg South Africa municipality tried the same thing. When half a dozen subirbs started complaining about a water outage, they were told that it was advertised on the municipal web-page. I for one certainly will not be spending a day a week looking for notices from each and every new governmental / municipal / departmental website. There could easily be a designated central point into which notices could be posted, as a poster above hinted at. But for now, I'm more than likely going to assume the position of "Just because you can see it on your intranet, doesn't mean that it is publicised."