i never use flow charts for my software projects, but i can appreciate that flow charts could be useful... the problem may not be that flow charts aren't useful for complex software, but that programmers aren't taught how do do flow charts properly. a single flow chart doesn't have to contain all the complexity of a program any more than a circuit diagram contains all the complexities of an integrated circuit. if you represent a class/function/method/etc as a "black box", you can break a complex program down into levels. you could add a black box to your program without having any idea how it works on the inside, except that you know what its expected inputs and outputs should be, which lends itself well to xp unit testing.
this article seems to imply that linux was the reason for the cost blowout... and not that it was managed by a government agency.
look at any project administered by any government agency around the world... how many are on budget? why is that? it has nothing to do with linux and everything to do with government waste
maybe they just need a "nerd layout"... new users coming to the site can see all the flashy bs, but click "nerd mode" and everything becomes more logical
nb/ if they require anything beyond a couple of css files and an if statement to implement this, it would be just sad
or at least make it so that if you disable css and js the site is still usable... not only would that be really nerdy, it's best practice anyway and an organisation like slashdot not following industry best practice doesn't deserve any attention from that industry
after all, slashdot is "news for nerds"... it's not like a bunch of nerds would have any idea what a "beta" release is anyway
Beta is the software development phase following alpha. It generally begins when the software is feature complete. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta]
i disagree about arm's days being numbered and all that, but in all fairness a lot of embedded applications are likely also powered by traditional microcontrollers supplied by freescale (motorola), atmel, st micro, ti, pic, etc.
it's all part of the new SETI@home project... blast the aliens with annoying sound till they come tell us to shut the hell up cos even though space is a vacuum they can still hear us (due to the "star wars space sound travel phenomenon")
Your example missed the part where years ago the previous monopolies already took the whole candy bowl, they just let you think you're in charge though. America the joke should be you're new slogan.
You and your government bends over and grabs their ankles for Comcast, Verizon, and any other corporate monopoly.
not my government (i'm from australia, and whilst we have a housing bubble due to low RBA interest rates, we haven't gone as far down the path of QE as many other countries thank goodness, and now we have a conservative government thank goodness)... the only reason why i even give a shit at all is the prospect of them taking the rest of us with them when they sink.
there also seems to be a bit of confusion from readers thinking i'm all for big government just because the government has allowed monopoly positions in the past... versizon and comcast shouldn't be getting any special treatment either. i'm really not sure how much clearer i could make it, but i'm a liberatarian (small government, sound money, no empire building... you know, ron paul stuff) and i subscribe to austrian economics (i follow peter schiff). i don't think it was right that previous monopolies took the whole candy bowl, but there's nothing we can do about that now is there? all we can focus on is how to improve things now and in the future, and past fuck ups have proven time and time again when government intervenes in any market (subsidies, grants, credits, exclusive permits, etc) monopolies develop. there are some really good videos of milton friedman talking about how monopolies come about (such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...).
i wish you good luck in the EU... i hear the situation for many over there isn't really much better than in the US.
the debt mentiality is driving munis and the federal government broke
the whole "we can just spend ininite amounts of money and the fed will just QE us out of trouble" is a dangerous fallacy... printing money always leads to a ruined economy. keynesian economic theory has been proven wrong countless times in the last half century... why do you think that only the austrian economists like peter schiff predicted the financial collapse of 2008, whist even ben bernanke claimed that "nobody could have seen it coming"?
it's not just munis, and it's not just the federal government... all americans at all levels (privately and local/state/federal government) need to stop spending money they don't have and can't repay or you will drag the whole world down with you when it all turns to shit
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You would be so much more efficient with drawings
engineers already do this
using a keyboard is generally more efficient than using a mouse
i never use flow charts for my software projects, but i can appreciate that flow charts could be useful... the problem may not be that flow charts aren't useful for complex software, but that programmers aren't taught how do do flow charts properly.
a single flow chart doesn't have to contain all the complexity of a program any more than a circuit diagram contains all the complexities of an integrated circuit.
if you represent a class/function/method/etc as a "black box", you can break a complex program down into levels.
you could add a black box to your program without having any idea how it works on the inside, except that you know what its expected inputs and outputs should be, which lends itself well to xp unit testing.
engineering discipline
programming will be an engineering discipline when programmers can get prosecuted for negligence
ever seen a bridge or an aeroplane with a disclaimer?
either that or just not put the tender out to begin with... it's not like taxpayers are going to benefit from any outcome
the government should just stick with what it was originally chartered to do... govern... and that's all
for that amount of money they could have secured a water supply for a small town, or provided flood defenses along half a mile of a river.
a private company, maybe
a government agency... not a chance in hell
government is the definition of waste
this article seems to imply that linux was the reason for the cost blowout... and not that it was managed by a government agency.
look at any project administered by any government agency around the world... how many are on budget? why is that? it has nothing to do with linux and everything to do with government waste
dude... ever heard of adblock edge?
I suspect that the objective is to pare down the number of crusty old coots, who block ads and otherwise freeload, and get the "hip, young" crowd
what makes you think young people don't block ads and otherwise freeload? they probably do it better than the old farts
what businesses say publicly: "the customer is always right"
what businesses say in private: "customers are fucking retards"
more often than not the latter is right... if customers really knew how to run a business better, they would do it
microsoft didn't become the monopoly it did by listening to its customers
maybe they just need a "nerd layout"... new users coming to the site can see all the flashy bs, but click "nerd mode" and everything becomes more logical
nb/ if they require anything beyond a couple of css files and an if statement to implement this, it would be just sad
from the slashdot team: "you're adopted and i don't like you"
if the site was designed properly you could change the way the site looks without modifying any functionality (just by tweaking some css)
why can't it be fixed? probably because they have a bunch of programmers with nothing better to do that need to justify their pay
or at least make it so that if you disable css and js the site is still usable... not only would that be really nerdy, it's best practice anyway and an organisation like slashdot not following industry best practice doesn't deserve any attention from that industry
The comment system isn't finished yet
after all, slashdot is "news for nerds"... it's not like a bunch of nerds would have any idea what a "beta" release is anyway
Beta is the software development phase following alpha. It generally begins when the software is feature complete. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta]
i disagree about arm's days being numbered and all that, but in all fairness a lot of embedded applications are likely also powered by traditional microcontrollers supplied by freescale (motorola), atmel, st micro, ti, pic, etc.
it's all part of the new SETI@home project... blast the aliens with annoying sound till they come tell us to shut the hell up cos even though space is a vacuum they can still hear us (due to the "star wars space sound travel phenomenon")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
yeah and linux is just a fad!
microsoft ftw! :-)
The only winner in this game is Intel.
might want to google "china"
Why does the state government need to get involved?
who mentioned anything about state government?
all government levels should stay out of all markets
actually i'm arguing that all levels of government get out of the way
yeah i know i'm feeding a troll
Your example missed the part where years ago the previous monopolies already took the whole candy bowl, they just let you think you're in charge though.
America the joke should be you're new slogan.
You and your government bends over and grabs their ankles for Comcast, Verizon, and any other corporate monopoly.
not my government (i'm from australia, and whilst we have a housing bubble due to low RBA interest rates, we haven't gone as far down the path of QE as many other countries thank goodness, and now we have a conservative government thank goodness)... the only reason why i even give a shit at all is the prospect of them taking the rest of us with them when they sink.
there also seems to be a bit of confusion from readers thinking i'm all for big government just because the government has allowed monopoly positions in the past... versizon and comcast shouldn't be getting any special treatment either. i'm really not sure how much clearer i could make it, but i'm a liberatarian (small government, sound money, no empire building... you know, ron paul stuff) and i subscribe to austrian economics (i follow peter schiff). i don't think it was right that previous monopolies took the whole candy bowl, but there's nothing we can do about that now is there? all we can focus on is how to improve things now and in the future, and past fuck ups have proven time and time again when government intervenes in any market (subsidies, grants, credits, exclusive permits, etc) monopolies develop. there are some really good videos of milton friedman talking about how monopolies come about (such as http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...).
i wish you good luck in the EU... i hear the situation for many over there isn't really much better than in the US.
Did you really think I meant "Works best in the future"?
i interpreted your op as if you didn't like new things because old things already work well for you
pretty hard to compare things unless you try them out, and i doubt you've tried all the alternatives
maybe i should have fixed your comment like this instead
My car has four wheels. Works.
"best" implies better than everything else, which implies that you've evaluated everything else
anyway... yes it's pedantic, but did you really expect something different on slashdot? at least my first reply didn't involve "frosty piss" :-)
the same could be said of taxes, gambling, drugs, war, etc... these are all incredibly successful and pretending it isn't true doesn't make it so.
If a future wheel-free car is offered, I won't need to "try" it to determine if it suits my requirements. I can infer that from what I see it do.
so... i guess that means you would judge all of its characteristics and wouldn't just not buy it just because it didn't have wheels
the debt mentiality is driving munis and the federal government broke
the whole "we can just spend ininite amounts of money and the fed will just QE us out of trouble" is a dangerous fallacy... printing money always leads to a ruined economy. keynesian economic theory has been proven wrong countless times in the last half century... why do you think that only the austrian economists like peter schiff predicted the financial collapse of 2008, whist even ben bernanke claimed that "nobody could have seen it coming"?
it's not just munis, and it's not just the federal government... all americans at all levels (privately and local/state/federal government) need to stop spending money they don't have and can't repay or you will drag the whole world down with you when it all turns to shit