My guess is that the typical Slashdot reader already has a limited selection of the opposite sex to choose from. Do they really want to limit it even more?:)
I'd love to see this too, even though I'm not a huge RPG fan. I think the only caveat for the developer is making sure that the sequel is just as accessible for the new player as it is for the player that has played the last X games. Otherwise they're all but guaranteed not to sell more copies than the previous edition.
Could you tell me what, in your mind, is the difference between a "programming" language and a "scripting" language? The lines blur too much for me to really say. Maybe you meant that Python can be embedded in an application and used to script it; it's probably harder to do the same with Java. And I can certainly write a variety of full-fledged applications (web or desktop) with Python, just as I can with Java.
I would also add that the Java SDK supplies developers with FAR more common libraries than Python does which tends to cut development time.
Are you trolling, or have you just never looked at the Python Standard Library? I programmed in Java for 3 1/2 years before touching Python, and I can't think of anything in the Java Class library that is not in the Python Standard Library. Could you give an example?
Semantically, Java is a pure-OO language. Python is not.
Please elaborate on what a "pure-OO" language is. I would argue that since everything in Python is an object (there are no primitives), it's probably closer to "pure-OO" than Java is, in that respect. Of course, it has sprinklings of functional programming as well, so maybe that's what you meant by not being "pure-OO"
Furthermore, a lot of the verboseness and non-compactness of Java provides a lot of flexability.
This one seems to be purely opinion, so I'll leave it alone;)
Opening a file in Python is a one liner. In Java you need 2 or more objects and 3+ lines of code. But you have much greater control over how the descripter is read.
Again, be specific. What kind of control do you need over reading the descripter[sic]?
Not trying to troll here, myself. Just pointing out that it's silly to make blanket statements such as these without backing them up with facts. And I'm no Python appologist/Java basher; while Python is my prefered environment, I know it has some limitations. Just making sure the facts are out there.
Personally, I think the C# folks make too much of a big deal about the mandatory exception handling in Java.
Not just the C# camp. Bruce Eckel spoke at PyCon this year about mandatory exceptions (an also why Java's new autoboxing isn't that useful, but I won't get into that)
Python also subscribes to the "non-enforced exceptions" camp, and I happen to like it. If I am forced to deal with an exception right away, I usually have to shift my train-of-thought at least a little, which costs me time. Only a little usually, but it does add up.
Usually, non-enforced exceptions and test-driven development (the only part of any software development methodology that I really subscribe to) go hand-in-hand. If you aren't catching a certain exception, the exception gets thrown at runtime, and you write a new test to handle how that code should react to the exception.
It has been reported already, although I don't have the bugzilla # nearby. I had the same problem. Strangely, 0.5 did work, but 0.6 didn't. Installed 0.5 on my laptop and upgraded to 0.7 and it worked. Installed 0.7 over my 0.5 install on my desktop and it still hangs. Head-scratchingly aggrevating.
What if I decided to take the SPDIF output from my stereo and run it into my sound card?
Silly, everybody knows that SPDIF is only used by pirates and miscreants. Please turn yourself in to the local authorities. An RIAA rep will be with you shortly for sentencing.
1) You are a programmer, and knowing how the computer functions is your job
I'm a software developer, and my job is to make the computer do what my customers want it to do. Personally, I'd take a developer that knows the theory of things (algorithms, relational databases, etc.) over somebody who *really knows* assembly language any day. CAVEAT: I develop end-user applications in high level languages. In the 5 years I've been working at my company, I have not had an occasion to need low-level optimization. Any optimizations that have needed to be made have been algorithm optimizations that made the app "fast enough". If you're unfamiliar with the equation for "fast enough", it goes something like this:
FastEnough = SpeedOfExecution/DevelopmentTime
For small increases in SpeedOfExecution, even a smaller increase in DevelopmentTime will lower your overall "fast enough" factor.
Customers don't care how clean your loops are. They care about solving their problem *now*. If you can develop an app for them that is "fast enough", optimizing at the assembler level is irrelevant.
I just watched a Microsoft Webcast on Test Driven Development. They've hired a guy (James Newkirk) who has written a book on the subject (he also contributes code to the open-source NUnit) and gave this talk. In the talk, he added 'TODO' comments at the top of the code for each test task he had to write and functionality that had to be implemented.
I'm *sure* this part has done before... good thing Microsoft had the insight to *automate this task with a computer*. I'm sure nobody would've thought to do that
Essentially both are 30MB tar.bz2's that waste a huge amount of ram when they are both loaded.
Really for the average user who might use both clients it's just better to run mozilla instead.
True, for now. I believe the plan is to have a stand-alone gecko runtime that would be utilized by all Gecko-based apps. This would then allow sharing of memory and (hopefully) increase performance a little bit when using both apps simulatneously.
The vending machine at work has a giant sticker on it advertising the promotion. Only one problem... none of the Pepsi bottles have the caps. Only within the last 2-3 weeks do the Diet Pepsi bottles have them. Fortunately, a friend of mine wasn't using them and gave me about 10 of the winning caps.
Good move for Capcom, porting Viewtiful Joe to the PS2. Bad news for Nintendo, seeing a critically acclaimed exclusive title get ported to another system.
Slashdot Mirror
My guess is that the typical Slashdot reader already has a limited selection of the opposite sex to choose from. Do they really want to limit it even more? :)
> Don't get me started on Guido shooting first [...]
Oh, great...Lucas has gone and turned the cantina scene into something from The Godfather.
Worse yet...
The Godfather Part III!
It is exactly what they've mentioned: so simple nobody ever thought of it.
Maybe you didn't think of it...
I did.
But, you know, I've been like... busy, and stuff.
I'd love to see this too, even though I'm not a huge RPG fan. I think the only caveat for the developer is making sure that the sequel is just as accessible for the new player as it is for the player that has played the last X games. Otherwise they're all but guaranteed not to sell more copies than the previous edition.
If you get them working in Wine, please post the settings that you use so the rest of us Linux-lovin' emulator users can benefit :)
unless Gates was planning to do this with his 3 billion dollar share of the proceeds from said dividend.
Off-topic, but all $3 billion US of his dividend share will be going to his charity.
I'll be damned if I'm installing another CD recording app just to handle this.
The latest version of ISObuster handles DiscJuggler. There's also a CDI to NRG format for switching from DJ to Nero.
can i use froogle to find a lower stock price?
No, but with Priceline, you can name your price!
Sincerely,
William Shatner
He's seen the problem, he's seen the solution, he tries to show people the two.
And he's so polite about it, I don't understand why people don't just do what he says! <sarcasm>
I propose that the first Mathletic games be held in Mathens, Greece
<ducks/>
try: :)
to_to_get_your_point_across()
except GrammarAndLanguageNazisAreNeverHappy:
go_figure()
No, Python is a SCRIPTING...
;)
Could you tell me what, in your mind, is the difference between a "programming" language and a "scripting" language? The lines blur too much for me to really say. Maybe you meant that Python can be embedded in an application and used to script it; it's probably harder to do the same with Java. And I can certainly write a variety of full-fledged applications (web or desktop) with Python, just as I can with Java.
I would also add that the Java SDK supplies developers with FAR more common libraries than Python does which tends to cut development time.
Are you trolling, or have you just never looked at the Python Standard Library? I programmed in Java for 3 1/2 years before touching Python, and I can't think of anything in the Java Class library that is not in the Python Standard Library. Could you give an example?
Semantically, Java is a pure-OO language. Python is not.
Please elaborate on what a "pure-OO" language is. I would argue that since everything in Python is an object (there are no primitives), it's probably closer to "pure-OO" than Java is, in that respect. Of course, it has sprinklings of functional programming as well, so maybe that's what you meant by not being "pure-OO"
Furthermore, a lot of the verboseness and non-compactness of Java provides a lot of flexability.
This one seems to be purely opinion, so I'll leave it alone
Opening a file in Python is a one liner. In Java you need 2 or more objects and 3+ lines of code. But you have much greater control over how the descripter is read.
Again, be specific. What kind of control do you need over reading the descripter[sic]?
Not trying to troll here, myself. Just pointing out that it's silly to make blanket statements such as these without backing them up with facts. And I'm no Python appologist/Java basher; while Python is my prefered environment, I know it has some limitations. Just making sure the facts are out there.
Personally, I think the C# folks make too much of a big deal about the mandatory exception handling in Java.
Not just the C# camp. Bruce Eckel spoke at PyCon this year about mandatory exceptions (an also why Java's new autoboxing isn't that useful, but I won't get into that)
Python also subscribes to the "non-enforced exceptions" camp, and I happen to like it. If I am forced to deal with an exception right away, I usually have to shift my train-of-thought at least a little, which costs me time. Only a little usually, but it does add up.
Usually, non-enforced exceptions and test-driven development (the only part of any software development methodology that I really subscribe to) go hand-in-hand. If you aren't catching a certain exception, the exception gets thrown at runtime, and you write a new test to handle how that code should react to the exception.
It has been reported already, although I don't have the bugzilla # nearby. I had the same problem. Strangely, 0.5 did work, but 0.6 didn't. Installed 0.5 on my laptop and upgraded to 0.7 and it worked. Installed 0.7 over my 0.5 install on my desktop and it still hangs. Head-scratchingly aggrevating.
Shawn
Let me know how it works when it finishes loading, I'm still compiling it.
Sincerely, A Gentoo user
What if I decided to take the SPDIF output from my stereo and run it into my sound card?
Silly, everybody knows that SPDIF is only used by pirates and miscreants. Please turn yourself in to the local authorities. An RIAA rep will be with you shortly for sentencing.
1) You are a programmer, and knowing how the computer functions is your job
I'm a software developer, and my job is to make the computer do what my customers want it to do. Personally, I'd take a developer that knows the theory of things (algorithms, relational databases, etc.) over somebody who *really knows* assembly language any day. CAVEAT: I develop end-user applications in high level languages. In the 5 years I've been working at my company, I have not had an occasion to need low-level optimization. Any optimizations that have needed to be made have been algorithm optimizations that made the app "fast enough". If you're unfamiliar with the equation for "fast enough", it goes something like this:
FastEnough = SpeedOfExecution/DevelopmentTime
For small increases in SpeedOfExecution, even a smaller increase in DevelopmentTime will lower your overall "fast enough" factor.
Customers don't care how clean your loops are. They care about solving their problem *now*. If you can develop an app for them that is "fast enough", optimizing at the assembler level is irrelevant.
How much was the the PSX when it first came out?
$299 or $399, I'm not sure.
How much was the original 3DO? Over $700 dollars!
I just watched a Microsoft Webcast on Test Driven Development. They've hired a guy (James Newkirk) who has written a book on the subject (he also contributes code to the open-source NUnit) and gave this talk. In the talk, he added 'TODO' comments at the top of the code for each test task he had to write and functionality that had to be implemented.
I'm *sure* this part has done before... good thing Microsoft had the insight to *automate this task with a computer*. I'm sure nobody would've thought to do that
Essentially both are 30MB tar.bz2's that waste a huge amount of ram when they are both loaded.
Really for the average user who might use both clients it's just better to run mozilla instead.
True, for now. I believe the plan is to have a stand-alone gecko runtime that would be utilized by all Gecko-based apps. This would then allow sharing of memory and (hopefully) increase performance a little bit when using both apps simulatneously.
So, so, *SO* looking forward to a day when Apple puts out a tablet Mac for this exact purpose.
You could easily download the packages you need to compile and dump them in /usr/portage/packages (I think... not near my Gentoo box at the moment)
I've got a great one for you:
The vending machine at work has a giant sticker on it advertising the promotion. Only one problem... none of the Pepsi bottles have the caps. Only within the last 2-3 weeks do the Diet Pepsi bottles have them. Fortunately, a friend of mine wasn't using them and gave me about 10 of the winning caps.
"So, I may have a license to listen to it, but I have to get the file from somewhere, if I lose it."
So back them up. Or maybe you want to do an incremental backup.
Good move for Capcom, porting Viewtiful Joe to the PS2. Bad news for Nintendo, seeing a critically acclaimed exclusive title get ported to another system.