The first item is defining a function. Why should I care if the language makes it an object or a function as long as it does what I want when I call it?
A lot of people are in this boat of thinking of C++ as C with classes. Unless you really got into the last standard or had a need to use templates, STL, namespaces, etc. there was never a need to learn them.
I thought that the Xbox was based on DirectX and Windows NT. Doesn't DX and HAL (from NT) provide this layer of abstraction. How the driver and these layers optimize the code is of no concern to the developer. All I need to know is calling DrawLine(...) will draw me a line in a virtual space that DX translates into a screen image.
P3 machine code is P3 machine code. The same code on those XBox discs is understood by your Intel PC. You still need enough code to load and support the application (ie. drivers, operating system, what ever else you want).
So, why couldn't I run and develop my XBox games on my PC? Wasn't that the hype - port PC games to XBox in no time?
There's really no logic behind why their patches do some of the things they do.
There has to be...the computer is just a simple machine following the instructions. Things would be safe, secure and stable if we all went back to being happy with command lines and single running tasks.
The other thing that I'm looking forward to is the on-the-fly, user-friend 128-bit AES encryption.
Yay, no more encryption by hand. I'm also looking forward to the secure delete function. I'd rather have all those proof of concept and rough design programs and documents destroyed if someone swipes my laptop in an airport.
Couldn't happen. I'm sure the SCO sales weasels are pushing existing customers in those cities to attend. If SCO offered me a day from work to sleep through some management BS, I'd do it and might actually behave.
It's fairly obvious that the old management respected copyright law and other companies' wishes, rather than believing in extortion and barraty as the ultimate business practices.
Suge Knight owns SCO? Maybe Tupac is writing code in the back.
POSIX isn't a binary specification. I can't take a program compiled on Solaris and run in under HPUX. POSIX attempts to make a basic set of items the same on all *ix machines so I can compile the code on different platforms....even that's asking for a lot.
There's bound to be a number of issues with binaray compatability cross a number of chipsets.
One of the biggest problems new users face expecting Linux to be "faster" than Windows, and booting up for the first time to a slow and klunky desktop with either Gnome or KDE. When things get real slow, having the mouse and keyboard unresponsive make the system feel really rough and unpolished.
I just skimmed the article, but I hope this doesn't degrade performance for server applications. I could care less if my system feels sluggish when it's running huge batch jobs or high load web processes.
The only other thing I noted from the article about the new schedule was how processes seemed like they were tied to a processor. Yes, I'll improve my cache usage, but it could lead to a highly unbalanced load on the processors.
I'm a software engineer but my daily job duties include:
Refilling the printers with paper
Making coffee
Informing security the door alarm is going off again.
Show people how to use a mouse
Order more supplies from Staples
Dispose of science experiments from the fridge
Distribute paychecks
Enable by boss to make a 2:00 pm tee time
Oh...and write some code every now and then.
It does use OpenSSH, but the desktop version has it disabled by default. If you really wanted to, you can grab the code, compile and install it yourself.
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The first item is defining a function. Why should I care if the language makes it an object or a function as long as it does what I want when I call it?
A lot of people are in this boat of thinking of C++ as C with classes. Unless you really got into the last standard or had a need to use templates, STL, namespaces, etc. there was never a need to learn them.
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But hey, would you expect any less from
I know what I'm doin' at work tomorrow!
I thought that the Xbox was based on DirectX and Windows NT. Doesn't DX and HAL (from NT) provide this layer of abstraction. How the driver and these layers optimize the code is of no concern to the developer. All I need to know is calling DrawLine(...) will draw me a line in a virtual space that DX translates into a screen image.
That's my understanding of Xbox internals.
P3 machine code is P3 machine code. The same code on those XBox discs is understood by your Intel PC. You still need enough code to load and support the application (ie. drivers, operating system, what ever else you want).
So, why couldn't I run and develop my XBox games on my PC? Wasn't that the hype - port PC games to XBox in no time?
It's just easier to fire up QBasic to play nibble than go through the trouble of actually generating a ROM for it.
I believe that it uses a PIII with special BIOS. If the BIOS can't ensure that the disc is a valid XBox game, then it doesn't move past the POST.
I'm sure you can play an XBox game on a PC with the right loaded and drivers. How else would you develop for it.
There's really no logic behind why their patches do some of the things they do.
There has to be...the computer is just a simple machine following the instructions. Things would be safe, secure and stable if we all went back to being happy with command lines and single running tasks.
Yes. Yes it will.
Don't feed the trolls....once they develop a taste, they'll keep coming back.
Oh, kind of like their JDBC driver. It's there but not all of the methods are implemented.
So it's really more of a creative hack than an elegant solution. Oh, my poor lil' 20 GB hard drive isn't going to like that.
The other thing that I'm looking forward to is the on-the-fly, user-friend 128-bit AES encryption.
Yay, no more encryption by hand. I'm also looking forward to the secure delete function. I'd rather have all those proof of concept and rough design programs and documents destroyed if someone swipes my laptop in an airport.
Will the 2 customers buying your "Linux license" get their money back once your claims have been found false ?
Can't get money from a company that folded.
Couldn't happen. I'm sure the SCO sales weasels are pushing existing customers in those cities to attend. If SCO offered me a day from work to sleep through some management BS, I'd do it and might actually behave.
It's fairly obvious that the old management respected copyright law and other companies' wishes, rather than believing in extortion and barraty as the ultimate business practices.
Suge Knight owns SCO? Maybe Tupac is writing code in the back.
POSIX isn't a binary specification. I can't take a program compiled on Solaris and run in under HPUX. POSIX attempts to make a basic set of items the same on all *ix machines so I can compile the code on different platforms....even that's asking for a lot.
There's bound to be a number of issues with binaray compatability cross a number of chipsets.
....and then the economy when down the shitter. Now it's going to be nothing but lawsuits for the next 4 years.
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No, but I've seen Office Space within the last 4 days.
Then they bring in the consultants.
One of the biggest problems new users face expecting Linux to be "faster" than Windows, and booting up for the first time to a slow and klunky desktop with either Gnome or KDE. When things get real slow, having the mouse and keyboard unresponsive make the system feel really rough and unpolished.
I just skimmed the article, but I hope this doesn't degrade performance for server applications. I could care less if my system feels sluggish when it's running huge batch jobs or high load web processes.
The only other thing I noted from the article about the new schedule was how processes seemed like they were tied to a processor. Yes, I'll improve my cache usage, but it could lead to a highly unbalanced load on the processors.
It does use OpenSSH, but the desktop version has it disabled by default. If you really wanted to, you can grab the code, compile and install it yourself.
Check your system. In terminal type: