We use the Visual C++ compiler from the command line ( or makefile as the case may be.) It's not very hard to write a makefile that is portable and uses whatever compiler you use on a platform. I also use gcc/g++ for cygwin.
I like having individual #include-dependency files for each of the source files, which is trivial with gcc, but was a bit of a chore with CL.EXE. It's amazing what you can do with the complete pre-processor output, sed, grep, and a real make utility (gmake).
I haven't tried the borland compiler, or any of the others, but we will probably look at them.
>>Yeah. But if your greatest weakness was that you were bad procastinator? I don't think people hire procastinators:(
Actually, lots of procrastinators get hired. What usually happens though is they also get fired very quickly, (Unless their boss'-boss hired a procrastinator) so making it through the interview doesn't mean success, it just postpones the inevitable failure. The fact that someone tells me they are a procrastinator doesn't automatically mean that they won't get hired. I just know what to watch for. When someone answers with any of the cheesy responses I've seen and seems to be serious, I wouldn't hire them. They either think I'm a schmuck, or they don't have any weaknesses. I know the second part isn't true; the schmuck part's still up for debate.
Also, I strongly advocate working on your weaknesses so they are less of a weakness. Example: I am working out at least 4x a week which is helping with both of my 'greatest' weaknesses.
Another point. If the interviewer is expecting an honest answer, the follow-up is usually "What are you doing to correct that?" I have a reasonable and honest answer to that question also.
If the procrastinator has to answer that, it'll probably be "I'm going to get more self disciplined, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.";-)
Such as 'If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?' or the ever popular 'What are your two biggest weaknesses[sp?]?' I've gotten both of these in technical interviews, and I usually use them to test the sense of humor of the interviewer.
Tree question:
answer 1. The kind that falls in the forest, so you don't know if it makes a sound or not.
answer 2. The one growing in Brooklyn.
answer 3. An aspen, 'cause the cologne smells good.
answer 4. One next to a house with a fast internet connection.
Weakness question:
This one gets fun, because half of the interviewers are looking for you to find a strength and spin it into a weakness. "I'm too dedicated to my job." Uh, right. Usually here, I just tell the truth:
1. I'm out of shape and I'm easily distracted. (absolutely true).
I had one guy interviewing me that this completely floored, because he was used to the
spun-strength answers. Of the 200+ people he had interviewed that year, I was the first one who had given an honest answer! I got the job, and a paycheck much larger that I asked for.
Or even a supernatural language interface! The ESP command line. then the computer could 'Do what I think, not what I say.' I can think of two drawbacks:
1: when your dead relatives start communicating with your computer.
2: If your computer is on, your spouse has a way of finding out what you really are thinking, even if just by accident.
Matt
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At least it's not your palm as your wife/girlfriend!!
(My karma flying past as it leaves at least cools me off a bit.)
Just a thought in passing, I think this could be a great development machine for an OpenBSD-based firewall. The actual firewall machine would be a more standard network-appliance type device. I think this would be a killer combo for a firewall/IDS/scanner/ultra-secure server appliance. I know what my spare time will be spent doing! (If I had any):-}
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We use the Visual C++ compiler from the command line ( or makefile as the case may be.) It's not very hard to write a makefile that is portable and uses whatever compiler you use on a platform. I also use gcc/g++ for cygwin.
I like having individual #include-dependency files for each of the source files, which is trivial with gcc, but was a bit of a chore with CL.EXE. It's amazing what you can do with the complete pre-processor output, sed, grep, and a real make utility (gmake).
I haven't tried the borland compiler, or any of the others, but we will probably look at them.
matt
>>Yeah. But if your greatest weakness was that you were bad procastinator? I don't think people hire procastinators :(
;-)
Actually, lots of procrastinators get hired. What usually happens though is they also get fired very quickly, (Unless their boss'-boss hired a procrastinator) so making it through the interview doesn't mean success, it just postpones the inevitable failure. The fact that someone tells me they are a procrastinator doesn't automatically mean that they won't get hired. I just know what to watch for. When someone answers with any of the cheesy responses I've seen and seems to be serious, I wouldn't hire them. They either think I'm a schmuck, or they don't have any weaknesses. I know the second part isn't true; the schmuck part's still up for debate.
Also, I strongly advocate working on your weaknesses so they are less of a weakness. Example: I am working out at least 4x a week which is helping with both of my 'greatest' weaknesses.
Another point. If the interviewer is expecting an honest answer, the follow-up is usually "What are you doing to correct that?" I have a reasonable and honest answer to that question also.
If the procrastinator has to answer that, it'll probably be "I'm going to get more self disciplined, but I haven't gotten around to it yet."
Matt
Such as 'If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?' or the ever popular 'What are your two biggest weaknesses[sp?]?' I've gotten both of these in technical interviews, and I usually use them to test the sense of humor of the interviewer.
Tree question:
answer 1. The kind that falls in the forest, so you don't know if it makes a sound or not.
answer 2. The one growing in Brooklyn.
answer 3. An aspen, 'cause the cologne smells good.
answer 4. One next to a house with a fast internet connection.
Weakness question:
This one gets fun, because half of the interviewers are looking for you to find a strength and spin it into a weakness. "I'm too dedicated to my job." Uh, right. Usually here, I just tell the truth:
1. I'm out of shape and I'm easily distracted. (absolutely true).
I had one guy interviewing me that this completely floored, because he was used to the
spun-strength answers. Of the 200+ people he had interviewed that year, I was the first one who had given an honest answer! I got the job, and a paycheck much larger that I asked for.
my $0.02
Matt
Or even a supernatural language interface! The ESP command line. then the computer could 'Do what I think, not what I say.' I can think of two drawbacks:
1: when your dead relatives start communicating with your computer.
2: If your computer is on, your spouse has a way of finding out what you really are thinking, even if just by accident.
Matt
At least it's not your palm as your wife/girlfriend!!
(My karma flying past as it leaves at least cools me off a bit.)
But despite that, stored procedures are still very useful!
I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist.
Matt
Matt