I had never heard of AOP before this article, but it does sound familiar. This is one of the ways existing (elisp) code in emacs can be modified (see elisp docs). I have found it to be a very nice way to quickly make small modifications to large pieces of existing code.
It's hard to recall any industry which has so abused, neglected and exploited its customers and survived.
Umm... auto mechanics? They have screwed unknowing customers since the dawn of time (err.. at least as long as cars have existed).
Doctors suggest unneseccary procedures and drugs. Salesmen (all types) push features and additions that they know the customer will not need or even want. etc etc etc.
This has always gone on, and always will. It's not right but it is the way it is...
I write code because i enjoy it... in the same way that children enjoy LEGO's, and people enjoy mind games. I also write the code because I want my computer to either do something it can't or because it can do what i want, but not how i want.
I give it away because selling it would involve setting up the whole small business thing, and dealing with customer's bitching and whining (and having to listen to them)...
If you're gonna write it for yourself or for fun, what's the point of keeping it to yourself? Adn if you're doing it for fun then then why would you want to deal with the unpleasantness of unhappy customers (which is about the most unfun thing in the world).
found it funny, but there are some technical errors...
On the fifth day, He compiled his work, and received
1,024 errors.
On the sixth day, He debugged.
On the seventh day, He continued to debug. Rest is for
the weak.
On the eight day, the debugging continued. Only 128
compiler warnings did He now receive.
you don't "debug" compiler errors, you just freakin fix them... and
On the thirteenth day, He discovered the fatal flaw, a
misplaced comma He did find. And then void main()
executed, and the Big Bang did occur.
void main()? common! it's int main, and optionally (int argc, char **argv)... and a program as large as this is sure to take some arguments... --version if nothing else.
And does this include Starbucks-serving Barnes and Noble Cafes?
I very seriously doubt it... unless this blows up, and b&n jumps on the bandwagon. The starbucks in b&n stores are not real starbucks (along with most of the kiosks in airports, hotels, etc), they are just sold coffee by starbucks, none of the starbucks corp. stuff applies to them.
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I had never heard of AOP before this article, but it does sound familiar. This is one of the ways existing (elisp) code in emacs can be modified (see elisp docs). I have found it to be a very nice way to quickly make small modifications to large pieces of existing code.
Umm... auto mechanics? They have screwed unknowing customers since the dawn of time (err.. at least as long as cars have existed). Doctors suggest unneseccary procedures and drugs. Salesmen (all types) push features and additions that they know the customer will not need or even want. etc etc etc.
This has always gone on, and always will. It's not right but it is the way it is...
I write code because i enjoy it... in the same way that children enjoy LEGO's, and people enjoy mind games. I also write the code because I want my computer to either do something it can't or because it can do what i want, but not how i want.
I give it away because selling it would involve setting up the whole small business thing, and dealing with customer's bitching and whining (and having to listen to them)...
If you're gonna write it for yourself or for fun, what's the point of keeping it to yourself? Adn if you're doing it for fun then then why would you want to deal with the unpleasantness of unhappy customers (which is about the most unfun thing in the world).
found it funny, but there are some technical errors...
On the fifth day, He compiled his work, and received 1,024 errors. On the sixth day, He debugged. On the seventh day, He continued to debug. Rest is for the weak. On the eight day, the debugging continued. Only 128 compiler warnings did He now receive.
you don't "debug" compiler errors, you just freakin fix them... and
On the thirteenth day, He discovered the fatal flaw, a misplaced comma He did find. And then void main() executed, and the Big Bang did occur.
void main()? common! it's int main, and optionally (int argc, char **argv)... and a program as large as this is sure to take some arguments... --version if nothing else.
I'm sitting next to that guy actually... He's still waiting for his check(s).
I very seriously doubt it... unless this blows up, and b&n jumps on the bandwagon. The starbucks in b&n stores are not real starbucks (along with most of the kiosks in airports, hotels, etc), they are just sold coffee by starbucks, none of the starbucks corp. stuff applies to them.