Egyptian Engineer 2: "Man, this is like your idea to draw aliens on hieroglyphs! Its not like anyone is ever going to/see/ these things!"
Seriously, doesn't this make you wonder if satire existed in ancient times? We take everything as truth. What if the ancient egyptians were grand pranksters?
Mod this up! Oh man... thanks for making my day with that one! LOL!
I'm one of the sad people that TiVo'ed it, and had to bear with the incredibly DULL way to explain the pyramids to eventually get to the end for nothing. What a bummer.
Quick lesson in automated testing.
The only automated testing tools you can find is for regression tests. Basically, you make "build 1". You use the tool to 'record' the tests you currently run, and have it check for successes and failures. You make "build 2", and run the tests, to ensure everything that once worked, still works. Now you test the new stuff, record these tests with the tool, make "build 3", etc...
There are three major companies with good automated regression tools. Mercury Interactive's WinRunner, Rational's Robot, and Compuware's QA Center. All of them are great tools (and you can get them packaged with load testing tools if you'd like).
As a fan of Sci Fi (but not particularly Star Truck),
How old are you? Munging up the names of something you don't like is something I did when I was 12. Come on, you guess can be a little mature, can't you?
FYI - I'm not standing up for Star Trek. I don't like it much either.
Geez, it was years ago, but he's an open-source type of guy (actually he introduced me to/. and has a lower UID than me). I'll email him and see if he'll release the whole project out so you can read it.
I know it was a game where two bots fought one another... it was a linux game (something to do with hacking memory? I never played it, so I can't remember the name). Anyway, IIRC, he pitted two different bots together and fought them. Each bot had 5 chances to win before becoming removed... once removed, it was genetically altered 1 line, then reintroduced.
He graphed all their behavior (in gnu-plot) and there was VERY noticable steps when one made a genetic breakthrough. He let it run on his machine for months, and I think the end result even beat him using the most obscure technique you could think of (which, IMHO, is the coolest part of genetic AI. It comes up with ways to win that normal people wouldn't even think of).
Anyway, my name is Josh Marotti, so email me at <firstname>@<lastname>.com, and I'll get back to you on it.
I don't think the issue is with 'Java' as much as it is with 'Robocode'. Robocode does its battles graphically. To really get a good genetic AI going, you want it all done in memory so you can whip through a ton ov evolutionary steps ASAP.
A good friend of mine did a genetic algorithm problem as a senior design project in school. It was REALLY cool (but was not done graphically).
Perhaps if you modified Robocode itself to have a 'memory' mode, then after a buncha evolutionary steps, bring the latest one in for a graphical battle?
FYI - Father is a VP of Human Resources, so I asked him.
A second degree is worth it if the career you are persuing requires heavy mathematics.
Reason? Pro side is obvious. A BS in math proves you have the math ability necessary for a job that requires heavy math usage.
Disadvantage? With extra degrees comes with extra expectation of a higher salary. This is why its a dumb idea to go straight to a grad degree right away. If I a BS in CS goes for the same job as a MS in CS (the job isn't complex programming, just run-of-the-mill programming), the BS is gonna get the job, cause he can do the same job as the MS, but you can pay him less. (sidenote - usually if your job requires a MS or PhD, they'll pay for you to do it. Its easier to go to school when you don't have to worry about paying off that loan!)
So, if you are going into graphic engine programming, or a company that makes CAD/other engineering tools, then the math major is a huge plus.
I have a minor in math, and, honestly, it never gave me any noticable edge.
Now, my side of the equation is that programming and math go hand-in-hand. You're much more likely to get the 'advantage' of the extra knowledge than the 'disadvantage' of a higher expected pay, so go for it!
No matter how good you try to code it in Java, a similar c++ version will run SO MUCH faster...
I really hate how everyone keeps saying that Java is slow.
C++ is faster, but not by much. Several years ago, Java was slower than dirt. You had a right to complain, then. Since then, most people won't even try it, believing its still that 'slow old Java'. The speed difference between the newest version of Java and C++ is negligable on modern technology.
And AI doesn't depend on each clock cycle to be effective. Especially when every cycle is even in robocode.
Robocode is great. Its a neat exercise to get people intersted in OOP and Java.
Being a Java programmer, I've also looked at C# and seen what MS did to improve the language (lets face it, C# took the good things of Java, and fixed the bad things in Java).
The C# version of robocode? Terrarium, and damn is it fun (I just wish you could change the stats of your offspring to 'adapt' instead of/in addition to just passing off AI)!
Damn straight. As a second generation Italian, I can tell you that the "American" italians in my family are much smaller than those that still live in Italy.
Is this going to help spread awareness, or is this just going to encourage people to abuse the (apparently) ignorant?
I'd put my life savings on the aduse of the ignorant.
Lets see, annually, people get viruses from opening attachments in their emails. How many people, do you think, get re-infected because of ignorance?
How many people go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com for security patches?
Yeah, most IT people know what they are doing, and don't do anything foolish with their security, but you know that a lot of average users are learning to setup networks, and setting up a wireless network isn't exactly rocket science.
I anticipate a lot of abuse in the city of Toronto...
Its not like the government is pushing palladium on you. You don't need to buy it! Why are you putting this under 'yro'? It has nothing to do with your rights... at all.
You HAVE the right to choose an OS. Don't like Palladium? Run Linux, *nix, *BSD, OSX. Voila, problem solved.
Heh, sorry about the mix-up. If k5 was up at a faster speed when I posted, I woulda put straight links and gotten all the info correct. My apologies, again.
Mike's Particle Physics column on Kuro5hin explains particle physics quite well for the layman. Unfortunately, K5 is slower than balls atm, so I can't give you a direct link (search for 'particle physics' and you should get all, like 5, articles).
I, absolutely, agree entirely with the point you are making.
Linux won't become better by trashing Microsoft, it will become better if it gets support.
Misspelling Microsoft is like saying you are a 1337 H4A><0R. We aren't impressed by your attempt at humor and/or bashing. You want to make Linux the premier desktop? Lay off the bashing, and add to the community.
You know the MIS managers that don't like Linux? Its because they've either read something written by someone who is trashing MS, or have gone to a convention to meet a group of individuals that are trashing MS instead of pointing out the good points of Linux.
Two things need to happen in the Linux community:
Make Linux more user friendly and market it so that Aunt Mable will try it.
Get rid of the B1FFs of the Linux community, so we don't look like a buncha 16 year old H4><0Rs trying to be better than Microsoft instead of making a good OS. This point gets Linux into the industry, where it can make a huge difference. The Server market is the entrance, and it can break in even greater without elitists spouting "Screw Microshaft", "Windoze blows, man", and, the infamous, "RTFM".
Somewhere, somehow these people lost site of the true goal (to make a great OS) and came up with their own (to dethrown Windows). Ask the creator of Linux to determine what the true goal is if you don't believe me.
Why the need for a novel language to do web scripting?
The same reason I use VB... Prototyping Its quick and dirty way of prototyping what you want before busting out the language you truely intend on using.
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Egyptian Engineer 2: "Man, this is like your idea to draw aliens on hieroglyphs! Its not like anyone is ever going to /see/ these things!"
Seriously, doesn't this make you wonder if satire existed in ancient times? We take everything as truth. What if the ancient egyptians were grand pranksters?
LMAO!!
Mod this up! Oh man... thanks for making my day with that one! LOL!
I'm one of the sad people that TiVo'ed it, and had to bear with the incredibly DULL way to explain the pyramids to eventually get to the end for nothing. What a bummer.
If you are going to mod me down offtopic, at least have the decency to mod your own comment down, for it, too, is off topic.
Insult the readers. Best way to increase the readership, right mike?
Not that it ever happened to me... oh wait...
the quest for the conjectured island of nuclear stability
Isn't that the fabled island where Amelia Earhart's plane crashed into?
*rimshot*
Quick lesson in automated testing.
The only automated testing tools you can find is for regression tests. Basically, you make "build 1". You use the tool to 'record' the tests you currently run, and have it check for successes and failures. You make "build 2", and run the tests, to ensure everything that once worked, still works. Now you test the new stuff, record these tests with the tool, make "build 3", etc...
There are three major companies with good automated regression tools. Mercury Interactive's WinRunner, Rational's Robot, and Compuware's QA Center. All of them are great tools (and you can get them packaged with load testing tools if you'd like).
Yeah, it was just humor. Don't overthink it.
I'm sure they'll make a good, secure application, especially if they plan on making it open source.
The contractors are aiming for functional equivalence to MS Exchange and Outlook 2000."
At long last. KDE will have all the security issues of Exchange and Outlook. We'll see which OS has the most viruses now!!
Moderators: please read this.
You mean like this??
You will notice my reply which agrees with the parent.
As a fan of Sci Fi (but not particularly Star Truck),
How old are you? Munging up the names of something you don't like is something I did when I was 12. Come on, you guess can be a little mature, can't you?
FYI - I'm not standing up for Star Trek. I don't like it much either.
Geez, it was years ago, but he's an open-source type of guy (actually he introduced me to /. and has a lower UID than me). I'll email him and see if he'll release the whole project out so you can read it.
I know it was a game where two bots fought one another... it was a linux game (something to do with hacking memory? I never played it, so I can't remember the name). Anyway, IIRC, he pitted two different bots together and fought them. Each bot had 5 chances to win before becoming removed... once removed, it was genetically altered 1 line, then reintroduced.
He graphed all their behavior (in gnu-plot) and there was VERY noticable steps when one made a genetic breakthrough. He let it run on his machine for months, and I think the end result even beat him using the most obscure technique you could think of (which, IMHO, is the coolest part of genetic AI. It comes up with ways to win that normal people wouldn't even think of).
Anyway, my name is Josh Marotti, so email me at <firstname>@<lastname>.com, and I'll get back to you on it.
I don't think the issue is with 'Java' as much as it is with 'Robocode'. Robocode does its battles graphically. To really get a good genetic AI going, you want it all done in memory so you can whip through a ton ov evolutionary steps ASAP.
A good friend of mine did a genetic algorithm problem as a senior design project in school. It was REALLY cool (but was not done graphically).
Perhaps if you modified Robocode itself to have a 'memory' mode, then after a buncha evolutionary steps, bring the latest one in for a graphical battle?
FYI - Father is a VP of Human Resources, so I asked him.
A second degree is worth it if the career you are persuing requires heavy mathematics.
Reason? Pro side is obvious. A BS in math proves you have the math ability necessary for a job that requires heavy math usage.
Disadvantage? With extra degrees comes with extra expectation of a higher salary. This is why its a dumb idea to go straight to a grad degree right away. If I a BS in CS goes for the same job as a MS in CS (the job isn't complex programming, just run-of-the-mill programming), the BS is gonna get the job, cause he can do the same job as the MS, but you can pay him less. (sidenote - usually if your job requires a MS or PhD, they'll pay for you to do it. Its easier to go to school when you don't have to worry about paying off that loan!)
So, if you are going into graphic engine programming, or a company that makes CAD/other engineering tools, then the math major is a huge plus.
I have a minor in math, and, honestly, it never gave me any noticable edge.
Now, my side of the equation is that programming and math go hand-in-hand. You're much more likely to get the 'advantage' of the extra knowledge than the 'disadvantage' of a higher expected pay, so go for it!
Yeah, I'm familiar with his history.
;-)
Its why people had such a hard time believing Shatner was some cooking god in Iron Chef USA.
I think Alton Brown is more interested in a wrestling/boxing match than a cookoff
Now, I never said that I prefer .net.
I'm a J2EE consultant by trade.
I just find terrarium more fun than robocode.
If I had the time, I'd write a nice project to rival it in Java.
No matter how good you try to code it in Java, a similar c++ version will run SO MUCH faster...
I really hate how everyone keeps saying that Java is slow.
C++ is faster, but not by much. Several years ago, Java was slower than dirt. You had a right to complain, then. Since then, most people won't even try it, believing its still that 'slow old Java'. The speed difference between the newest version of Java and C++ is negligable on modern technology.
And AI doesn't depend on each clock cycle to be effective. Especially when every cycle is even in robocode.
Robocode is great. Its a neat exercise to get people intersted in OOP and Java.
Being a Java programmer, I've also looked at C# and seen what MS did to improve the language (lets face it, C# took the good things of Java, and fixed the bad things in Java).
The C# version of robocode?
Terrarium, and damn is it fun (I just wish you could change the stats of your offspring to 'adapt' instead of/in addition to just passing off AI)!
Clearly you've never been to Germany or Italy
Damn straight. As a second generation Italian, I can tell you that the "American" italians in my family are much smaller than those that still live in Italy.
Alton Brown vs. Chairman Kaga?
It'll be the battle of the century! STUFF THAT YELLOW PEPPER DOWN HIS THROAT!
LOL! Thanks for the reply Alton!
Is this going to help spread awareness, or is this just going to encourage people to abuse the (apparently) ignorant?
I'd put my life savings on the aduse of the ignorant.
Lets see, annually, people get viruses from opening attachments in their emails. How many people, do you think, get re-infected because of ignorance?
How many people go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com for security patches?
Yeah, most IT people know what they are doing, and don't do anything foolish with their security, but you know that a lot of average users are learning to setup networks, and setting up a wireless network isn't exactly rocket science.
I anticipate a lot of abuse in the city of Toronto...
One thing needs to be said.
You're freaking out on a commercial product!
Its not like the government is pushing palladium on you. You don't need to buy it! Why are you putting this under 'yro'? It has nothing to do with your rights... at all.
You HAVE the right to choose an OS. Don't like Palladium? Run Linux, *nix, *BSD, OSX. Voila, problem solved.
Heh, sorry about the mix-up. If k5 was up at a faster speed when I posted, I woulda put straight links and gotten all the info correct. My apologies, again.
Mike's Particle Physics column on Kuro5hin explains particle physics quite well for the layman. Unfortunately, K5 is slower than balls atm, so I can't give you a direct link (search for 'particle physics' and you should get all, like 5, articles).
Linux won't become better by trashing Microsoft, it will become better if it gets support.
Misspelling Microsoft is like saying you are a 1337 H4A><0R. We aren't impressed by your attempt at humor and/or bashing. You want to make Linux the premier desktop? Lay off the bashing, and add to the community.
You know the MIS managers that don't like Linux? Its because they've either read something written by someone who is trashing MS, or have gone to a convention to meet a group of individuals that are trashing MS instead of pointing out the good points of Linux.
Two things need to happen in the Linux community:
- Make Linux more user friendly and market it so that Aunt Mable will try it.
- Get rid of the B1FFs of the Linux community, so we don't look like a buncha 16 year old H4><0Rs trying to be better than Microsoft instead of making a good OS. This point gets Linux into the industry, where it can make a huge difference. The Server market is the entrance, and it can break in even greater without elitists spouting "Screw Microshaft", "Windoze blows, man", and, the infamous, "RTFM".
Somewhere, somehow these people lost site of the true goal (to make a great OS) and came up with their own (to dethrown Windows). Ask the creator of Linux to determine what the true goal is if you don't believe me.Why the need for a novel language to do web scripting?
The same reason I use VB...
Prototyping
Its quick and dirty way of prototyping what you want before busting out the language you truely intend on using.