And that is exactly why you comment your code: * For others to see the point of what you're doing * For you to correctly change what it does * For you to get it working right in the first place.
Don't know how to correctly change it? RTFM. There are so many good regex tutorials and books out there, I don't know where to begin.
Your inability to understand or program regex does not make those of us that can childish.
I've wasted enough time debugging (and mainly binning) badly constructed Perl code, it would be great if the foundation addressed the issues of implementation (lack of design) rather than more bells and whistles for the inept to use.
The same can be said for any language. Don't blame the language or the foundation that supports its development - blame the dumbass programer.
The last time I heard, Blizzard had 600,000 active subscribers to World of Warcraft. At $15 a month, that's $9,000,000 a month of revenue.
Now I'm not a networking guru or an economist, but $9 million is a fucking lot of money. Like so much money Blizzard and its employees could wipe your ass with dollar bills and still have a lot of money left over. While money doesn't buy happiness, it buys a lot of hardware and networking expertise.
Even if the game's networking code is poorly written (one possible cause for the server lags/drops/crashes/timeouts/etc.), you could throw so much hardware at the problem that it shouldn't matter! In the latest patch, they claimed that many of these issues would be resolved. Sadly, the latest patch has caused more problems than it has fixed (at least for me). Mail and the auctionhouse are completely inaccessable during peak hours, and the game is practically unplayable except in the most underpopulated of areas.
Anyway, that's my two bits and WoW experience. Any insight anyone else has for me is appreciated. I'd sure as hell like to understand what's going on with them.
And that, my friend, is one of many reasons to use automated testing of software. Made a mistake? No problem. It doesn't have to ship out the door that way though.
While automated testing isn't foolproof, it would sure help to catch situations like this.
Awesome. Given the project's attention to stability, I figured as much, but I hadn't seen the list change much in some time, and was a little concerned.
Thanks for the info:) Look forward to the final release.
Not to sound trollish, but there's an awful lot of unfinished work on the 5.3 to-do list (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/todo.html). Is it just that this list is unmaintained, or is 5.3 going out the door with some of these items left undone? Is this the version of 5.x that is to be considered stable?
Thanks for whatever info people have. It's hard to make technology decisions without all the facts!
You're right. It probably is. However, Slashdot is supposed to be a community, right? So what's wrong for asking the community for help? That is one of the things community is about.
I don't see the problem with asking here. You can actually get a lot more insight from a lot of different backgrounds in one place. Yeah, you have to weed out some of the gems, but moderation helps some with that.
You elitist pigs are starting to bug me. We've all needed help from time to time, yourself included I'm sure. Don't knock others for asking for help.
The promise of single sign-on for the various servers I have around here seems great:) While I know how to get Windows clients to authenticate against a Samba server, and also how to get *nix boxes to connect to a Samba server, is there a way to replace the traditional *nix login/authentication methods and replace it with Samba? Our domain is predominantly NT/2k, with a small scattering of Linux and FreeBSD boxes. Would be great if users could change their NT password and still be able to log in to our *nix boxes for e-mail and such.
Actually, you're mistaken. They don't want to restrict developers - the more people they have developing code for their platform, the more end-users get tied into their way of doing things.
Microsoft treats developers well. They can't afford not to. You think their development tools are expensive - you can get a Universal subscription to MSDN for $2500, which gives a single developer 10 licensed copies of all of their development (and Office-type tools). It also gives you copies of all of their server products with 10 user/device licenses. All for development purposes. All for what you would pay for an off-the-shelf copy of VS.NET Enterprise Architect. Granted, it's for development purposes only (so you're still forking out cash for your support department), but compared to their normal prices, that's a hell of a deal. We're a small shop here, and don't typically use MS development tools, but every so often they are useful, and this is cheap enough for us to keep a copy or two of them lying around.
Exactly right:) The point isn't to make some super-accurate spy film, it's to show off some fancy gadgets, sleep with as many hot women as possible, and whack some bad guys. A very simple, entertaining, and successful formula. What's there not to get?
Having attended NIU for a semester, I'm not surprised;) Heaven forbid that they actually within a decade of what's current.
I was enrolled in their CS program for all of a semester. . . at that time (1996), you never did anything related to PCs until late in your third year. Everything else was MVS (not even Unix!!!). Are things still that antiquated?
What the hell are you talking about? Should we start flowcharting millions-of-line programs down to the function level again, dish them out to individual programmers, and tell them that their function can be no more than one screen in size, all because you think we should tax software by the byte? What kind of development process is that? I sure as hell wouldn't work for your company, much less on your planet. Code size is not indicitive of the value of a particular piece of software.
And assembly language? Not that I'm defending Microsoft here, but let's see you manage a project the size of Windows XP with something as unmanageable as assembly language and see how well your development process turns out, and in what timeframe.
Get a clue, please. That type of thing only could fly in the academic world, and not the real world.
Mommy May I. . . .
on
More on MPEG4
·
· Score: 2, Funny
In short, "Open source has two advantages," he says. "First, it doesn't cost anything. Second, you don't need approval to toy with it -- you don't have to ask permission to go to the bathroom."
I don't have to ask for permission to piss on proprietary standards, thank you:)
I'm not all that familiar with Flash, just your type of problem. . . If having to reboot your machine to switch between Linux and Windows is a pain, or if you primarily use Linux but need Windows for flash development, why don't you try VMWare? It will let you run Windows from within Linux without rebooting. Last I checked, I think that they have a Lite version (all it sounds like you need) for about $49.
I can't be the only programmer so anal retentive that they have to have a perfectly clean work area to think clearly. If I had to permanently see the mess inside my computer I think I would go mad:P
Slashdot Mirror
And that is exactly why you comment your code:
* For others to see the point of what you're doing
* For you to correctly change what it does
* For you to get it working right in the first place.
Don't know how to correctly change it? RTFM. There are so many good regex tutorials and books out there, I don't know where to begin.
Your inability to understand or program regex does not make those of us that can childish.
I've wasted enough time debugging (and mainly binning) badly constructed Perl code, it would be great if the foundation addressed the issues of implementation (lack of design) rather than more bells and whistles for the inept to use.
The same can be said for any language. Don't blame the language or the foundation that supports its development - blame the dumbass programer.
The last time I heard, Blizzard had 600,000 active subscribers to World of Warcraft. At $15 a month, that's $9,000,000 a month of revenue.
Now I'm not a networking guru or an economist, but $9 million is a fucking lot of money. Like so much money Blizzard and its employees could wipe your ass with dollar bills and still have a lot of money left over. While money doesn't buy happiness, it buys a lot of hardware and networking expertise.
Even if the game's networking code is poorly written (one possible cause for the server lags/drops/crashes/timeouts/etc.), you could throw so much hardware at the problem that it shouldn't matter! In the latest patch, they claimed that many of these issues would be resolved. Sadly, the latest patch has caused more problems than it has fixed (at least for me). Mail and the auctionhouse are completely inaccessable during peak hours, and the game is practically unplayable except in the most underpopulated of areas.
Anyway, that's my two bits and WoW experience. Any insight anyone else has for me is appreciated. I'd sure as hell like to understand what's going on with them.
CromeDome
And that, my friend, is one of many reasons to use automated testing of software. Made a mistake? No problem. It doesn't have to ship out the door that way though.
While automated testing isn't foolproof, it would sure help to catch situations like this.
CromeDome
Awesome. Given the project's attention to stability, I figured as much, but I hadn't seen the list change much in some time, and was a little concerned.
:) Look forward to the final release.
Thanks for the info
CromeDome
Not to sound trollish, but there's an awful lot of unfinished work on the 5.3 to-do list (http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/todo.html). Is it just that this list is unmaintained, or is 5.3 going out the door with some of these items left undone? Is this the version of 5.x that is to be considered stable?
Thanks for whatever info people have. It's hard to make technology decisions without all the facts!
CromeDome
You're right. It probably is. However, Slashdot is supposed to be a community, right? So what's wrong for asking the community for help? That is one of the things community is about.
I don't see the problem with asking here. You can actually get a lot more insight from a lot of different backgrounds in one place. Yeah, you have to weed out some of the gems, but moderation helps some with that.
You elitist pigs are starting to bug me. We've all needed help from time to time, yourself included I'm sure. Don't knock others for asking for help.
CromeDome
I am! FRY THEM!!!
</tougue-in-cheek>
If he's that annoyed, he could easily turn off the automatic updates too:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Automatic Updates > Uncheck "Keep my computer up to date..."
The promise of single sign-on for the various servers I have around here seems great :) While I know how to get Windows clients to authenticate against a Samba server, and also how to get *nix boxes to connect to a Samba server, is there a way to replace the traditional *nix login/authentication methods and replace it with Samba? Our domain is predominantly NT/2k, with a small scattering of Linux and FreeBSD boxes. Would be great if users could change their NT password and still be able to log in to our *nix boxes for e-mail and such.
Kan we kwit kawlling things by these unkool K knames? It's kounterintuitive :P
KromeDome
But most users (aka Not Your Typical Slashdot Reader) do not have need for, nor the ability to manage, 10 or more open windows at once.
CromeDome
from the who-gives-a-shit department?
and SCO will become irrelevent.
As if they aren't already.
Actually, you're mistaken. They don't want to restrict developers - the more people they have developing code for their platform, the more end-users get tied into their way of doing things.
Microsoft treats developers well. They can't afford not to. You think their development tools are expensive - you can get a Universal subscription to MSDN for $2500, which gives a single developer 10 licensed copies of all of their development (and Office-type tools). It also gives you copies of all of their server products with 10 user/device licenses. All for development purposes. All for what you would pay for an off-the-shelf copy of VS.NET Enterprise Architect. Granted, it's for development purposes only (so you're still forking out cash for your support department), but compared to their normal prices, that's a hell of a deal. We're a small shop here, and don't typically use MS development tools, but every so often they are useful, and this is cheap enough for us to keep a copy or two of them lying around.
That's GNU/Clippy. . .
-- RMS
Exactly right :) The point isn't to make some super-accurate spy film, it's to show off some fancy gadgets, sleep with as many hot women as possible, and whack some bad guys. A very simple, entertaining, and successful formula. What's there not to get?
Note: this will quickly go OT ;)
;) Heaven forbid that they actually within a decade of what's current.
Having attended NIU for a semester, I'm not surprised
I was enrolled in their CS program for all of a semester. . . at that time (1996), you never did anything related to PCs until late in your third year. Everything else was MVS (not even Unix!!!). Are things still that antiquated?
CromeDome
Maybe it would be cheaper for Sony to hire a proctologist to help her find it ;)
What the hell are you talking about? Should we start flowcharting millions-of-line programs down to the function level again, dish them out to individual programmers, and tell them that their function can be no more than one screen in size, all because you think we should tax software by the byte? What kind of development process is that? I sure as hell wouldn't work for your company, much less on your planet. Code size is not indicitive of the value of a particular piece of software.
And assembly language? Not that I'm defending Microsoft here, but let's see you manage a project the size of Windows XP with something as unmanageable as assembly language and see how well your development process turns out, and in what timeframe.
Get a clue, please. That type of thing only could fly in the academic world, and not the real world.
In short, "Open source has two advantages," he says. "First, it doesn't cost anything. Second, you don't need approval to toy with it -- you don't have to ask permission to go to the bathroom."
:)
I don't have to ask for permission to piss on proprietary standards, thank you
I'm not all that familiar with Flash, just your type of problem. . . If having to reboot your machine to switch between Linux and Windows is a pain, or if you primarily use Linux but need Windows for flash development, why don't you try VMWare? It will let you run Windows from within Linux without rebooting. Last I checked, I think that they have a Lite version (all it sounds like you need) for about $49.
CromeDome
Bullshit or not, score one for the Napster crowd. That is, if you care.
I can't be the only programmer so anal retentive that they have to have a perfectly clean work area to think clearly. If I had to permanently see the mess inside my computer I think I would go mad :P
Along the same thread, I think I remember a number of Charlie's Angels episodes in which they used a car phone, well before widespread commercial use.