If I had a certification today and stopped programming for 5 years my certif would be worth nothing because all my experience is forgotten or outdated. Bridge technology does not change as fast as software or computer technology.
A seemingly bug-less program contains a major bug if the user interface is badly designed. Aircraft have crashed because of this. Lines of code _cannot_ be a valid measure of productivity.
Most programs are buggy because they are badly specified to start with.
Useful URLs on Specification and Formal Methods: Peter Ladkin's homepage http://www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de/~ladkin/ Software Safety at UofW http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/projects/s afety/www/ Formal Methods Virtual Library http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/formal-method s.html
Hi SimonK, On an international forum mainly crowded with readers having a scientific/technological background I guess it's best to speak their language.
Anyhow, I'm sure most slashdotters are more than half literate. Are you of the condescending kind?
Man, that was unreadable! Creation of ideas usually requires substantial amounts of material property, not to mention food. You at least need something to guarantee the inventor will be able to get a return on investment. That's where intellectual property can be beneficial and should be used.
Dear Editor (Rob Malda), I really think you shouldn't have let that one go through. Please add a weekly poll for lamest slashdot article.
I agree. Users get the software with a web-generated license telling them what the packager or person who gave them the software can do with it. The license also says which clauses can be added/removed or where to find new clauses and register on the web. If you don't like the license you've got in your hands then go to that server and re-generate a license with your own selections + ID number. It's good for developers because it helps them get in touch with users and keep some stats. It's good for users because they hopefully can find a solution which pleases them. It still lets everybody see the source but specific parts can be subject to different permissions.
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@Article{Triantafyllou:1995:ESM, author = "Michael S. Triantafyllou and George S. Triantafyllou", title = "An Efficient Swimming Machine", journal = "Scientific American", year = 1995, month = "Mar." }
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If I had a certification today and stopped
programming for 5 years my certif would be worth
nothing because all my experience is forgotten
or outdated.
Bridge technology does not change as fast as
software or computer technology.
A seemingly bug-less program contains a major bug
s afety/www/ d s.html
if the user interface is badly designed.
Aircraft have crashed because of this.
Lines of code _cannot_ be a valid measure of productivity.
Most programs are buggy because they are badly
specified to start with.
Useful URLs on Specification and Formal Methods:
Peter Ladkin's homepage
http://www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de/~ladkin/
Software Safety at UofW
http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/projects/
Formal Methods Virtual Library
http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/archive/formal-metho
Hi SimonK,
On an international forum mainly crowded with
readers having a scientific/technological
background I guess it's best to speak their
language.
Anyhow, I'm sure most slashdotters are more
than half literate. Are you of the condescending kind?
Man, that was unreadable!
Creation of ideas usually requires substantial
amounts of material property, not to mention food.
You at least need something to guarantee the
inventor will be able to get a return on
investment. That's where intellectual property
can be beneficial and should be used.
Dear Editor (Rob Malda), I really think you
shouldn't have let that one go through.
Please add a weekly poll for lamest slashdot
article.
I agree. Users get the software with a
web-generated license telling them what the
packager or person who gave them the software
can do with it. The license also says which clauses can be added/removed or where to find
new clauses and register on the web.
If you don't like the license you've got in your
hands then go to that server and re-generate a license with your own selections + ID number.
It's good for developers because it helps them get
in touch with users and keep some stats.
It's good for users because they hopefully can find a solution which pleases them.
It still lets everybody see the source but specific parts can be subject to different
permissions.
http://web.mit.edu/org/s/spiral/www/People/trian.h tml
@Article{Triantafyllou:1995:ESM,
author = "Michael S. Triantafyllou and George S. Triantafyllou",
title = "An Efficient Swimming Machine",
journal = "Scientific American",
year = 1995,
month = "Mar."
}