The 'no good reason' is why not to do that kind of a rewrite.
But moving from Text to GUI then later to Web seem like two rewrites.
Don't forget I mentioned the very first rewrite was from Text to Text -- but just much fancier text 'gui' type interface. (no mouse, but much fancier keyboard operation, more curses like, is a way to describe what I mean)
I have been through three successful rewrites of a product. The first (when I was the new guy) was rewriting it from text mode to a fancier text UI (mid 80s). The second was in the mid 90s when it clearly needed to become a GUI application. The third was in the late 2000s when it clearly needed to become a web based application.
One that that can help is to rewrite in modules. Build the base modules first. You can then migrate customers who only use those modules and are not in an immediate rush to upgrade to the other modules that are not yet rewritten in the new technology.
Be sure to develop a good, no excellent conversion path for customer data.
That is not entirely correct. Some of Silicon Valley culture is made up of bovine digestive product, and some smaller percentages are from other species. The exact formulation is a closely held secret. Kept in a bank in Atlanta GA next to the coke formula.
You miss the point. I'm not saying it was perfect. I'm saying that today's phones should be waterproof, have removable batteries, gaskets protecting SIM and SD cards, and also have a headphone jack.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 had:
* removable back, which covered a . ..
* replaceable battery
* SIM card
* SD card
* A headphone jack (how cowardly compared to Apple's "courage")
BUT . ..it was also WATERPROOF. There are YouTube videos of people taking their S5 phone swimming, shooting video underwater with it, and coming up to the surface. A video of someone washing their S5 in a front loading washer with the screen locked to the on position so you could see the well lit up phone during the entire washing.
Wow. A phone that was waterproof, with headphone jack and replaceable battery. Somehow we no longer have the technical capability to build that combination of features in a phone.
Why are you sorry? Both Edge users aren't upset, but are happy that they can play their Facebook Flash games. And that is probably about the only thing that a Microsoft browser is good for. Especially since REAL browsers aren't the most welcoming of Flash. And Facebook and its third parties cannot be bothered to migrate from Flash to a more 21st century technology.
A New Hope. I suggest a new strategy R2. Let the Wookie win.
Only Firefox will be left. The Windows managers can keep the Windows systems in line. Windows 10 will have direct control over people's browsing. Fear will keep the Linux systems in line. Fear of this blue screen.
Maybe, now that national emergencies can be handed out like candy and resources reallocated from their intended porpoises to other species.
A Space Force could help to build the new Donaldson Sphere.
A Donaldson Sphere is a mega structure that surrounds the earth. Sort of a planetary wall. To keep aliens out. And make the aliens pay for it.
But it has secondary benefits. While it would keep out all sunlight from the earth, this would result in the need to burn more clean coal for energy. All of those left wing liberal solar panels aren't going to work so well with a Donaldson Sphere protecting the planet from sunlight.
It's a great plan! What could go wrong? It's a fantastic use of resources. The best resources. The most brilliant plan, I tell you. Trust me. People call all the time saying that we should build the Donaldson Sphere. Believe me. It would be the biggest bestest project that shows how great American truly is.
"Yeah, right" is a well known sarcastic form of disagreement. So "Yeah, right", followed by "You're wrong" is fully self consistent. Several people here have tried to suggest that AT&T's internet service in exchange for money + your organs would not work. I replied to each one.
Your money AND potential acquisition of your organs together form the "consideration" on your part of the agreement. And AT&T's gracious exception to overlook acquiring your organs in the event your cable tv company got them first seems more than generous.
But it is Pro-Business! It enhances profitability, and thus shareholder value, and thus executive bonuses. It seems to be pure American through and through. At least for certain values of "American" held by some people.
You use AT&T service and AT&T gets: (1) payment, and (2) your and your family's internal organs if your cable tv company hasn't already gotten them first.
If we're going to gamble on who can play, how about we have an option where we can PAY EXTRA to ensure that certain players (perhaps on the team we dislike) are guaranteed to NOT be playing that day?
(the players could skip the sporting event to get ice cream)
About 1/3 of the way through your ISP service agreement, which you signed, on page 223, it says that you give your ISP permission to sneak in the middle of the night and harvest your and your family members' vital organs, unless your cable tv provider has already gotten them first.
Please explain why you would think this is unenforceable?
Did you read what I wrote? I said that if my Netflix watching makes AT&T need to build more network infrastructure, then AT&T should charge me for that? How is that not fair?
Wasn't there an articles just days ago that countries with paid prioritization have higher internet prices?
Follow this through with me.
Suppose AT&T strikes a crooked smoke filled back room deal with Netflix. AT&T says that if Netflix pays it some extortion money, then Netflix traffic will have a good connection to AT&T customers watching Netflix. Now Netflix is not just going to eat this cost. All of Netflix customers end up paying for it. Including Netflix customers using, say, Verizon. So Verizon customers watching Netflix are subsidizing AT&T customers watching Netflix.
Next, Verizon strikes a crooked extortion deal with HBO so that HBO pays Verizon to ensure that HBO traffic reaches HBO's Verizon customers okay. Gee, that's a nice video streaming service you've got there. It would be a shame . . . but now AT&T customers watching HBO are subsidizing Verizon customers watching HBO.
None of this is needed. All it does is raise everyone's prices, while obscuring the true costs.
If AT&T needs to build more network infrastructure to support my Netflix watching then CHARGE ME for it!!! I'm AT&T's customer. I'm going to pay to build out AT&T's network either way. So just charge me for it. AT&T needs to build out its network to support the 21st century. So does everyone else. And thus customers using that bandwidth should reasonably pay to build and operate the network, plus some reasonable profit. That's capitalism.
What AT&T and Verizon, and others, should do: Focus on being the biggest, bestest, dumb pipes there are! Nice dumb pipes that route traffic efficiently and smoothly. That's what people are wanting when they sign up. Despite AT&T's service agreement having terms saying that AT&T can sneak in the middle of the night and steal your and your familiy's organs, unless your cable tv company has already harvested them first. And the FCC allows such conditions.
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The 'no good reason' is why not to do that kind of a rewrite.
But moving from Text to GUI then later to Web seem like two rewrites.
Don't forget I mentioned the very first rewrite was from Text to Text -- but just much fancier text 'gui' type interface. (no mouse, but much fancier keyboard operation, more curses like, is a way to describe what I mean)
I have been through three successful rewrites of a product. The first (when I was the new guy) was rewriting it from text mode to a fancier text UI (mid 80s). The second was in the mid 90s when it clearly needed to become a GUI application. The third was in the late 2000s when it clearly needed to become a web based application.
One that that can help is to rewrite in modules. Build the base modules first. You can then migrate customers who only use those modules and are not in an immediate rush to upgrade to the other modules that are not yet rewritten in the new technology.
Be sure to develop a good, no excellent conversion path for customer data.
How about "The Joy of Linux". "A Gourmet Guide to Open Source"
Yes, that's an actual book.
That is not entirely correct. Some of Silicon Valley culture is made up of bovine digestive product, and some smaller percentages are from other species. The exact formulation is a closely held secret. Kept in a bank in Atlanta GA next to the coke formula.
> she risked people's lives with piss poor testing.
I think it was piss rich testing. The samples were contaminated. Or the word rich could refer to ridiculous extravagance.
> Misogynistic male pigs can't stand to see women succeed, so they make up lies about them.
No need to lie when the truth is so bad.
That's V Pee!
You miss the point. I'm not saying it was perfect. I'm saying that today's phones should be waterproof, have removable batteries, gaskets protecting SIM and SD cards, and also have a headphone jack.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 had: .
.it was also WATERPROOF. There are YouTube videos of people taking their S5 phone swimming, shooting video underwater with it, and coming up to the surface. A video of someone washing their S5 in a front loading washer with the screen locked to the on position so you could see the well lit up phone during the entire washing.
* removable back, which covered a . .
* replaceable battery
* SIM card
* SD card
* A headphone jack (how cowardly compared to Apple's "courage")
BUT . .
Wow. A phone that was waterproof, with headphone jack and replaceable battery. Somehow we no longer have the technical capability to build that combination of features in a phone.
Why are you sorry? Both Edge users aren't upset, but are happy that they can play their Facebook Flash games. And that is probably about the only thing that a Microsoft browser is good for. Especially since REAL browsers aren't the most welcoming of Flash. And Facebook and its third parties cannot be bothered to migrate from Flash to a more 21st century technology.
A Dyson Sphere is a mega structure built around a star.
A Donaldson Sphere is a mega structure built around the Earth. To keep the aliens out. To protect the Earth from sunlight.
A New Hope. I suggest a new strategy R2. Let the Wookie win.
Only Firefox will be left. The Windows managers can keep the Windows systems in line. Windows 10 will have direct control over people's browsing. Fear will keep the Linux systems in line. Fear of this blue screen.
I thought Silicon Valley's most famous blunder was Perl.
Still work 5 days a week. But extend the week, by executive order, to 9 days. Make the weekend 4 days.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Partyday
Funday
Sunday
Then go back to work again.
Can Trump declare another National Emergency?
Maybe, now that national emergencies can be handed out like candy and resources reallocated from their intended porpoises to other species.
A Space Force could help to build the new Donaldson Sphere.
A Donaldson Sphere is a mega structure that surrounds the earth. Sort of a planetary wall. To keep aliens out. And make the aliens pay for it.
But it has secondary benefits. While it would keep out all sunlight from the earth, this would result in the need to burn more clean coal for energy. All of those left wing liberal solar panels aren't going to work so well with a Donaldson Sphere protecting the planet from sunlight.
It's a great plan! What could go wrong? It's a fantastic use of resources. The best resources. The most brilliant plan, I tell you. Trust me. People call all the time saying that we should build the Donaldson Sphere. Believe me. It would be the biggest bestest project that shows how great American truly is.
I can just see the commercials. But they get it backwards. A 32-inch Macbook Pro, and a 16-inch 6K monitor.
"Yeah, right" is a well known sarcastic form of disagreement. So "Yeah, right", followed by "You're wrong" is fully self consistent. Several people here have tried to suggest that AT&T's internet service in exchange for money + your organs would not work. I replied to each one.
Your money AND potential acquisition of your organs together form the "consideration" on your part of the agreement. And AT&T's gracious exception to overlook acquiring your organs in the event your cable tv company got them first seems more than generous.
But it is Pro-Business! It enhances profitability, and thus shareholder value, and thus executive bonuses. It seems to be pure American through and through. At least for certain values of "American" held by some people.
You use AT&T service and AT&T gets: (1) payment, and (2) your and your family's internal organs if your cable tv company hasn't already gotten them first.
What's complicated about that?
> The goose doesn't pay taxes already?
Gee, how much did those big tech companies pay in taxes last year? Oh, yeah. None. All of them together paid less taxes than you or I did.
It's true 'cause I read it online somewhere!
If we're going to gamble on who can play, how about we have an option where we can PAY EXTRA to ensure that certain players (perhaps on the team we dislike) are guaranteed to NOT be playing that day?
(the players could skip the sporting event to get ice cream)
> unenforceable
Yeah, right. You're wrong.
About 1/3 of the way through your ISP service agreement, which you signed, on page 223, it says that you give your ISP permission to sneak in the middle of the night and harvest your and your family members' vital organs, unless your cable tv provider has already gotten them first.
Please explain why you would think this is unenforceable?
Did you read what I wrote? I said that if my Netflix watching makes AT&T need to build more network infrastructure, then AT&T should charge me for that? How is that not fair?
Wasn't there an articles just days ago that countries with paid prioritization have higher internet prices?
Follow this through with me.
Suppose AT&T strikes a crooked smoke filled back room deal with Netflix. AT&T says that if Netflix pays it some extortion money, then Netflix traffic will have a good connection to AT&T customers watching Netflix. Now Netflix is not just going to eat this cost. All of Netflix customers end up paying for it. Including Netflix customers using, say, Verizon. So Verizon customers watching Netflix are subsidizing AT&T customers watching Netflix.
Next, Verizon strikes a crooked extortion deal with HBO so that HBO pays Verizon to ensure that HBO traffic reaches HBO's Verizon customers okay. Gee, that's a nice video streaming service you've got there. It would be a shame . . . but now AT&T customers watching HBO are subsidizing Verizon customers watching HBO.
None of this is needed. All it does is raise everyone's prices, while obscuring the true costs.
If AT&T needs to build more network infrastructure to support my Netflix watching then CHARGE ME for it!!! I'm AT&T's customer. I'm going to pay to build out AT&T's network either way. So just charge me for it. AT&T needs to build out its network to support the 21st century. So does everyone else. And thus customers using that bandwidth should reasonably pay to build and operate the network, plus some reasonable profit. That's capitalism.
What AT&T and Verizon, and others, should do: Focus on being the biggest, bestest, dumb pipes there are! Nice dumb pipes that route traffic efficiently and smoothly. That's what people are wanting when they sign up. Despite AT&T's service agreement having terms saying that AT&T can sneak in the middle of the night and steal your and your familiy's organs, unless your cable tv company has already harvested them first. And the FCC allows such conditions.