No, using the cheap price of harddrives as an excuse for bloated software is weak.
The hardware is getting cheaper while delivering more performance, that doesn't mean that we (the coders) should burn it up as fast as the users can buy it. It only takes the pain away to turn every single byte around to see if it is really needed, it does not take the pain away to write good software and spend some time optimizing it afterwards.
No no no no no...there are two groups of PS users out there. Those who use it for their work (and bought it), and those who should that it is superior to everything else (illegal copies). Ironically, only those who didn't buy it seem to shout loudest that GIMP is bullshit and can't be used. I have yet to meet one graphic designer who says that GIMP is not usable for him because of the multi-window-environment.
I'm pretty sure croddy meant the second group, because the first group does have constructive/good criticism and better things to do.
...it dawned upon them a very long time ago. But at the end of the day they'll get a bigger paycheck if they outsource something to lower the costs. Let's be honest, there's always someone somewhere on this planet who does it cheaper...and now guess what Capitalism is about.
No Linux distro does this - unless you limit yourself only to applications provided by that distro. Who does that? If you limit yourself to only to stuff that comes with Windows, then yes, it would update everything.
Limit? Okay, we'll assume that you're a video/music/image-editor/software-developer/engineer and therefor you need software which is not available via the repository. But for everyone else (especially the so called 'average' user) is 'limit' the wrong term, they'll barely scratch on the surface of the available applications. And for everyone else there are repositories available which can be easily added to the system.
Does it maintain a complete repository of software, easy to install with just a handful of clicks?
Yes.
Okay, I've got, let me check, 2,500 applications ready to install. How much are you offering?
Does it cleanly remove installed software?
Yes.
You mean the Software-List which is invoking the uninstaller which the application provides?
Does it automatically pull in needed dependencies?
Yes.
Ahm...okay, you got me.
"Look at me, I use *LINUX* and I am superior!"
Yes, I am superior on Linux. With it I can work faster and more efficient then on Windows.
Yeah, yeah - but when you get out of high school and go to work...
Already happened, 8 years ago.
...you'll find lots of Windows out there, so you may want to at least understand your newfound enemy...
I do, and it sucks hard in my opinion. Because the only reason why Windows is so far spread is because of marketing decisions, not because it is the superior system.
...particularly since I suspect you dual boot into it 99% of the time.
Other way round, I'm only using it as gaming platform. Though, I boot it up less and less, even when playing games.
Linux's package management systems serve a completely different role than Windows Update, so your chest-thumping comparison is rather silly
Hey, AC wanted to play with us...I just wished him a warm welcome.
Wow, impressive that you dared to talk about system updates with us...does Windows Update now also update the whole system including installed client applications? Does it maintain a complete repository of software, easy to install with just a handful of clicks? Does it cleanly remove installed software? Does it automatically pull in needed dependencies? No? Such a pity...come back when you've learned the difference between a "Package Management System" and "Windows Updates".
Oh, and while we're talking about clicking, you could just hit the big button which says "Install Updates Now" which will flash up from time to time...just saying...
I see this as the equivalent of FLAC vs MP3 - yeah, sure it's definitely contains more information but at the cost of storage size and, in the end, 99% of people won't actually care.
But FLAC sounds so much better then 512Kib/s mp3 with my $ 15 headphones and on-board soundcard!
DIY stand for Do-It-Yourself...installing other third-party-applications which are doing the same does not count as DIY!
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You have a small project/sprint? Just cp your source code periodically (or rsync).
Never, ever, again, no. Whatever I code, big or small, it ends up in SVN or GIT. Never again will I be searching files for older revisions, and I can't understand how some people can handle professional projects without it.
In Rohrer’s mind, his game would share many qualities with religion—a holy ark, a set of commandments, a sense of secrecy and mortality and mystical anticipation.
I don't care what he's been smoking, but I want the same!
Then, after the player died in the game, they would pass the memory stick to the next person, who would play in the digital terrain altered by their predecessor...
That already exists for many games, it's called "Pass It On", but is done on a larger scale, true.
...and on and on for years, decades, generations, epochs.
Except...if you have a different OS...or if somebody breaks the API/compatibility...or somebody breaks the USB-Stick...
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Yes, there is more vertical space compared to Windows 7, except if you hide that ugly and useless bottom bar.
No, using the cheap price of harddrives as an excuse for bloated software is weak.
The hardware is getting cheaper while delivering more performance, that doesn't mean that we (the coders) should burn it up as fast as the users can buy it. It only takes the pain away to turn every single byte around to see if it is really needed, it does not take the pain away to write good software and spend some time optimizing it afterwards.
No no no no no...there are two groups of PS users out there. Those who use it for their work (and bought it), and those who should that it is superior to everything else (illegal copies). Ironically, only those who didn't buy it seem to shout loudest that GIMP is bullshit and can't be used. I have yet to meet one graphic designer who says that GIMP is not usable for him because of the multi-window-environment.
I'm pretty sure croddy meant the second group, because the first group does have constructive/good criticism and better things to do.
You haven't been into .NET development lately or have heard about the MDAC fiasco, have you?
Never once seen a Regression test find something that is broken.
I think I speak for many developers: Then you're doing it wrong.
...it dawned upon them a very long time ago. But at the end of the day they'll get a bigger paycheck if they outsource something to lower the costs. Let's be honest, there's always someone somewhere on this planet who does it cheaper...and now guess what Capitalism is about.
No Linux distro does this - unless you limit yourself only to applications provided by that distro. Who does that? If you limit yourself to only to stuff that comes with Windows, then yes, it would update everything.
Limit? Okay, we'll assume that you're a video/music/image-editor/software-developer/engineer and therefor you need software which is not available via the repository. But for everyone else (especially the so called 'average' user) is 'limit' the wrong term, they'll barely scratch on the surface of the available applications. And for everyone else there are repositories available which can be easily added to the system.
Does it maintain a complete repository of software, easy to install with just a handful of clicks?
Yes.
Okay, I've got, let me check, 2,500 applications ready to install. How much are you offering?
Does it cleanly remove installed software?
Yes.
You mean the Software-List which is invoking the uninstaller which the application provides?
Does it automatically pull in needed dependencies?
Yes.
Ahm...okay, you got me.
"Look at me, I use *LINUX* and I am superior!"
Yes, I am superior on Linux. With it I can work faster and more efficient then on Windows.
Yeah, yeah - but when you get out of high school and go to work...
Already happened, 8 years ago.
...you'll find lots of Windows out there, so you may want to at least understand your newfound enemy...
I do, and it sucks hard in my opinion. Because the only reason why Windows is so far spread is because of marketing decisions, not because it is the superior system.
...particularly since I suspect you dual boot into it 99% of the time.
Other way round, I'm only using it as gaming platform. Though, I boot it up less and less, even when playing games.
Linux's package management systems serve a completely different role than Windows Update, so your chest-thumping comparison is rather silly
Hey, AC wanted to play with us...I just wished him a warm welcome.
You mean they're too dumb to plug in the ethernet cord?
Wow, impressive that you dared to talk about system updates with us...does Windows Update now also update the whole system including installed client applications? Does it maintain a complete repository of software, easy to install with just a handful of clicks? Does it cleanly remove installed software? Does it automatically pull in needed dependencies? No? Such a pity...come back when you've learned the difference between a "Package Management System" and "Windows Updates".
Oh, and while we're talking about clicking, you could just hit the big button which says "Install Updates Now" which will flash up from time to time...just saying...
(otoh, it is nice to see that MS still invests in basic research)
They do a lot of research...unfortunately most of it ends up in a coffin buried deep underground.
No, it runs at the same resolution as the window. Except as mentioned by Ant P., if you press F11 it will run at your current desktop resolution.
That is, if it is an Object. Otherwise it would just be a UW, Unidentified Whatever.
Minecraft, probably the current king of indie games, only runs at 800x600...
Yeah, there's a fix for that, too...press the "Maximize" button.
I see this as the equivalent of FLAC vs MP3 - yeah, sure it's definitely contains more information but at the cost of storage size and, in the end, 99% of people won't actually care.
But FLAC sounds so much better then 512Kib/s mp3 with my $ 15 headphones and on-board soundcard!
There's a difference between "having the right to vote", "actually voting" and "STFU I'm in charge!".
That depends, does using a giant ring around the sun to generate one hell of a laser count?
DIY stand for Do-It-Yourself...installing other third-party-applications which are doing the same does not count as DIY!
You have a small project/sprint? Just cp your source code periodically (or rsync).
Never, ever, again, no. Whatever I code, big or small, it ends up in SVN or GIT. Never again will I be searching files for older revisions, and I can't understand how some people can handle professional projects without it.
So, they effectively locked Microsoft out of Japan?
...any modifications of animals that might create attributes considered uniquely human, like facial features, skin or speech.
Wait...what?
At least you can find some help there.
Try StackExchange.
In Rohrer’s mind, his game would share many qualities with religion—a holy ark, a set of commandments, a sense of secrecy and mortality and mystical anticipation.
I don't care what he's been smoking, but I want the same!
Then, after the player died in the game, they would pass the memory stick to the next person, who would play in the digital terrain altered by their predecessor...
That already exists for many games, it's called "Pass It On", but is done on a larger scale, true.
...and on and on for years, decades, generations, epochs.
Except...if you have a different OS...or if somebody breaks the API/compatibility...or somebody breaks the USB-Stick...
All in all, cool idea.
I thought the same. Target all these IE6 users and you have one hell of a botnet.
Wait, so what's youtube? You think all those PhD engineers at Google aren't "professional?"
No, but I think they have now the possibility to migrate away from it.
Protip: drop Flash.
Real professionals never considered Flash in the first place...but there are two problems to this:
* Mist webdesigners out there are not "professionals".
* Clients: "I want it all flashy and shiny and moving and stuff and really loud sound so that we get their attention..."