It is too bad that an article like this degrades into a flaming troll war. Can't we all just get along?
Time likes these make me glad not to be a moderator.
1) No method is fool proof.
2) Every method has advantages.
3) Every method has disadvantages.
4) Good talent and a reasonable method work.
4) Bad talent or a poor method will not work.
I used some pair programming with some junior programmers to rapidly develop a database interface. We had code reviews and detailed coding standards, including coded examples. All code had to have a testing module that test all aspects of the interface.
It worked well, and the quality of the code was good. We ran a little late, but that was for the programmers to get up to speed with the method. I think the code quality would have been only average if the programmers had been working alone. The bug level using this method quickly dropped to zero before this sub-system was integrated with the front end. I found that refreshing, compared to traditional methods.
I don't think XP will work for prima-donna or insecure people. It is just too exposed for those types. you have to be willing to let other people understand your code and style. You also have to accept they may have some constructive criticism. For example the junior programmers made some darn good suggestion on the example code I had created.
I will continue to dabble in XP as so far it has shown good results.
If it works for you, use it, if not find a method that does work.
Any change will be met with resistance from those who feel threatened by it. If you feel threatened by something try to dig deep and understand it and why you feel threatened. Don't just discount it as a silly sound-bite.
I think there is a need to be a balance between the need of the capitalists to make a profit (which motivates them), and the public (to liberty and the pursuit of happiness).
That balance seems to have swung far too far to the capitalist side. I'm not for getting rid of copyrights or the concept of IP. That would actually lead to a net loss of happiness by bringing many activities (like research) to a grinding halt. We must encourage capitalists to continue efforts that benefit society.
But the current laws have been unduly twisted and manipulated to create an environment that is ridiculous at best. Some one got the rights to : - ( and one click shopping. Please that is insane. Seems the system has become an amusing and vexing system that is proving it is in serious need for reform.
Personally I think there needs to be a more fair and realistic system. The only hope for this is new laws. Unfortunately capalists realized this and basically influence the current political environment to ensure that the laws will continue to favor them.
I would guess that a five-year limit on non-tangible and seven-year limit on tangible IP should be reasonable to allow a capitalist to make a reasonable return on investment. That gives them a lead that they could maintain through good business practices, but also allows competition that is essential to keep capitalist efficient.
And people talking about how it is better in the EU or Canada, are deluded at best. Europe was the birth place of many IP concepts, and currently has some of the most extreme IP laws. Canada taxes blank media, just incase you might use it for copying something. This is a global issue, that needs to be addressed while it still is possible.
With every election the politicians become more and more owned by the capitalists. We need new laws and reforms while it is still possible, and not just in the United States but world wide.
So who has the solution we can rally around? I don't know, and I would definitely not trust any political party's motives on this issue.
I think if we start to return these envelopes (with or without content) the cost to send junk mail will go up, as the postal service will have an increased cost of delivering all this additional mail and will eventually pass it along ot the junk mailer. Also the junk mailer's cost goes up to process all these additional response.
In the longer term it could make it too costly to send junk mail.
I don't hate the postal service, but providing a disincentive to send me junk seems a good thing.
I'm a Canadian. I've been living in the United States for over five years. I don't like how the United States is devolving, but as long as I can make "Net" more money than I can in Canada I will continue to work here. I say we milk the United States for all its worth and then go to our safe homea, our pockets lined with the money of the United States. I see so many parallels between the decline of the Roman Empire and The modern Western world it scares me. Home may end up no better off.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/06/20/nfc_survey/
Seems demand is more vendor driven than consumer driven.
Correct, phish with out chips is just half a meal!
Excellent Gorilla marketing. Just think of the buzz this post generated for this Distribution. Brilliant.
It is too bad that an article like this degrades into a flaming troll war. Can't we all just get along? Time likes these make me glad not to be a moderator.
Apply some logic, please:
1) No method is fool proof.
2) Every method has advantages.
3) Every method has disadvantages.
4) Good talent and a reasonable method work.
4) Bad talent or a poor method will not work.
I used some pair programming with some junior programmers to rapidly develop a database interface. We had code reviews and detailed coding standards, including coded examples. All code had to have a testing module that test all aspects of the interface.
It worked well, and the quality of the code was good. We ran a little late, but that was for the programmers to get up to speed with the method. I think the code quality would have been only average if the programmers had been working alone. The bug level using this method quickly dropped to zero before this sub-system was integrated with the front end. I found that refreshing, compared to traditional methods.
I don't think XP will work for prima-donna or insecure people. It is just too exposed for those types. you have to be willing to let other people understand your code and style. You also have to accept they may have some constructive criticism. For example the junior programmers made some darn good suggestion on the example code I had created.
I will continue to dabble in XP as so far it has shown good results.
If it works for you, use it, if not find a method that does work.
Any change will be met with resistance from those who feel threatened by it. If you feel threatened by something try to dig deep and understand it and why you feel threatened. Don't just discount it as a silly sound-bite.
I think there is a need to be a balance between the need of the capitalists to make a profit (which motivates them), and the public (to liberty and the pursuit of happiness).
That balance seems to have swung far too far to the capitalist side. I'm not for getting rid of copyrights or the concept of IP. That would actually lead to a net loss of happiness by bringing many activities (like research) to a grinding halt. We must encourage capitalists to continue efforts that benefit society.
But the current laws have been unduly twisted and manipulated to create an environment that is ridiculous at best. Some one got the rights to : - ( and one click shopping. Please that is insane. Seems the system has become an amusing and vexing system that is proving it is in serious need for reform.
Personally I think there needs to be a more fair and realistic system. The only hope for this is new laws. Unfortunately capalists realized this and basically influence the current political environment to ensure that the laws will continue to favor them.
I would guess that a five-year limit on non-tangible and seven-year limit on tangible IP should be reasonable to allow a capitalist to make a reasonable return on investment. That gives them a lead that they could maintain through good business practices, but also allows competition that is essential to keep capitalist efficient.
And people talking about how it is better in the EU or Canada, are deluded at best. Europe was the birth place of many IP concepts, and currently has some of the most extreme IP laws. Canada taxes blank media, just incase you might use it for copying something. This is a global issue, that needs to be addressed while it still is possible.
With every election the politicians become more and more owned by the capitalists. We need new laws and reforms while it is still possible, and not just in the United States but world wide.
So who has the solution we can rally around? I don't know, and I would definitely not trust any political party's motives on this issue.
I think if we start to return these envelopes (with or without content) the cost to send junk mail will go up, as the postal service will have an increased cost of delivering all this additional mail and will eventually pass it along ot the junk mailer. Also the junk mailer's cost goes up to process all these additional response.
In the longer term it could make it too costly to send junk mail.
I don't hate the postal service, but providing a disincentive to send me junk seems a good thing.
I'm a Canadian. I've been living in the United States for over five years. I don't like how the United States is devolving, but as long as I can make "Net" more money than I can in Canada I will continue to work here. I say we milk the United States for all its worth and then go to our safe homea, our pockets lined with the money of the United States. I see so many parallels between the decline of the Roman Empire and The modern Western world it scares me. Home may end up no better off.