The emphasis on training (not learning) what businesses want and being replaceable cogs in the machine was something that drove me away, very quickly, from software engineering.
You must not be talking about actual "software engineering." Software engineers are most certainly not replaceable cogs. They are hired specifically for their critical thinking and ability to solve new problems. I personally spent a great deal of effort trying to recruit and retain a talented software engineer to manage the "cogs".
Oh god, tell me about it. The opt-out auto correct drives me bat shit insane! I can't even begin to count how many times it replaced a word for me because I didn't notice or failed to hit the tiny little x button up in the text field before hitting the space bar. Complete madness!
I used to do that too, before there actually was a "we." It just sounds so much more legit.:)
Also, it's most likely that he was the sole full time (aka W2 in the states) employee. We only hired 1099 contractors for the first year or so, and I Was the only "employee" who received a W2, because I hired myself as the manager.
I read somewhere (can't remember where, but it was an interview with some exec in charge of DRM at a game studio), that it is fully expected for any DRM measures to be cracked eventually. The goal of the DRM scheme is simply to make it hard enough to crack, so that the cracked version will not be available for at least a few weeks (hopefully) after the release. The majority of a game's profits are made in these first few weeks.
Highly aggressive? Hells, RTFM was the best advice I've ever gotten!
Programmers have often suggested that in some situations, "RTFM" is actually the best advice that an aspiring programmer can receive. They posit that programming is a dynamic art that requires independence and drive on the part of the programmer, and see "RTFM" as more of a long-term advisement than it is a response to any single query.
If you think schools are just about teaching the "the three Rs", then maybe you don't see it. Schools also teach children (whether they intend to or not) about how to behave in societ, and how to apply reasoning to human problems. ZT sends the message that "inflexibility is the key!" to the kids. Is that what we want? Mindless automatons churned out by the gross? I suppose there are many that think that's just fine. I'm not in that camp.
I'm not sure were you've been, but that has been the goal of the education system since the industrial revolution. I would most likely be one of those mindless automatons myself, had I not recognized the education system for what it was at a fairly young age. I barely passed high school, but am quite successful now at 28. Free thinkers run circles around the "educated."
The experts suggest the agency simply accept that its networks are compromised and will probably remain that way, then come up with a way to protect data on infected machines and networks.
This is actually one of the smartest things I've heard come out of the DoD relating to information security, in a long while.
One of the first rules of thumb when developing secure client-server applications is, never trust the client. One must assume that given a high enough incentive, any public facing interface can and will be exploited in one way or another, and there is no way to reliably anticipate all attack vectors.
It is smart to develop policies and procedures around this assumption.
Oh yeah!!?? Well everyone knows those numbers don't mean anything! Because... clearly more people actually use their iOS devices than Android devices... and... oh yeah, iOS users buy more apps than Android users...and... and... rawr rawr rawr.
I have played them all since then (except for the MMORPG one, I think it was 13). They were all bloody good (mostly). The Suikoden series is also worth checking out, IMHO.:-)
I find most of the best RPGs these days are coming out on the DS platform (mostly remakes of old games). I'm really surprised this genera hasn't caught on more in mobile devices. It's seems like a perfect platform for those sort of games.
Here here! FF7 was my very first RPG, and to this day, I am still trying to chase that high to this day... I don't think I will ever have an experience like that again.
And just how exactly does that stop FooCompany.com from tracking me on their website even if I have cookies disabled? The answer is: it exactly allows FooCompany.com to track me more thoroughly. In fact, Bank of America uses one of these Flash apps to identify the computer I'm logging in from. It will skip some of the extra authentication steps it normally does.
And how is this a bad thing? This is a totally valid use case for shared objects. If you don't want your flash app to store persistent data, you can disable this feature in the flash player security settings, or even white-list specific domains.
The main use model I've heard is for these flash apps to store backup copies of cookies you might have blocked or deleted. Alternately, you can use this to throw some additional metadata into a URL or an http POST request, and you can now propagate this information across domains too. The main website hosts "tracker.swf" in their own domain (perhaps on an ad server that shares the domain but not the IP address), but it phones home via http to some other domain.
I admit, storing backup copies of a cookie is a valid point, for people who may be informed enough to disable cookies, but not informed enough to disable shared objects. But I still don't think this negates the usefulness of an SO, nor the fact that is it much easier to accomplish these nefarious acts through other means.
I have cookies enabled in my browser. I also have SOs enabled in my flash player. These are both very useful features to me. If I were worried about the websites I visit storing persistent data, I would disable them both.
To imply that an SO is some big security hole is a fallacy, when in reality, they are more secure and more useful than the alternative.
Umm, no. Access to a SharedObject is restricted by the application domain, and would make absolutely no sense for it to be used in this way, even if you could. Cookies are used for tracking. The only thing an SO is good for is storing larger amounts of data in a binary format (like a saved game, for example).
IMHO, the soft keyboard on the iPad is it's absolute worst feature. It is the primary reason why I take my Transformer home with me at night, while leaving the iPad 2 in my desk drawer.
Re:advantages of multiple inheritance
on
PHP 5.4 Released
·
· Score: 1
+1 (if I could) for composition with DI.
Another thing I would like to add is that the only value of inheritance is to reduce the amount typing needed to accomplish a task. Since I can instantly generate accessor methods via code snippets, why bother with inheritance at all? From a design perspective, it only seems to complicate things. Granted there are certain cases where I will still use inheritance, but I find those cases less and less as my skills progress.
Re:advantages of multiple inheritance
on
PHP 5.4 Released
·
· Score: 1
Sorry to double post, but as soon as I posted my comment, I realized the difference between median and mean. Snark Fail!
Re:advantages of multiple inheritance
on
PHP 5.4 Released
·
· Score: 1
I've always envisioned automated driving working more like a "turn signal system." Hitting the right turn signal would change your lane to the right as soon as safely possible, or take the next right turn if applicable. Hitting the stop button will pull you into the next available parking spot, or pull you over to the side of the rode if on a highway. I don't see myself, or others really, being very willing to give themselves over to a fully automated system, except for the most menial of tasks (like pulling out of an apartment complex, parallel parking, changing lanes, etc.)
I've been using Docs like a hipster... before it was cool... and it was love at first sight! I have also set up multiple small businesses on Google Apps, and have heard nothing but good things from them. IMHO, it really is a superior model to passing a file around like a chump.
Slashdot Mirror
Buffer Overflow is so 1990. It's all about injection these days.
Someone please set this to -1 so I don't have to scroll past this tripe...
The emphasis on training (not learning) what businesses want and being replaceable cogs in the machine was something that drove me away, very quickly, from software engineering.
You must not be talking about actual "software engineering." Software engineers are most certainly not replaceable cogs. They are hired specifically for their critical thinking and ability to solve new problems. I personally spent a great deal of effort trying to recruit and retain a talented software engineer to manage the "cogs".
Oh god, tell me about it. The opt-out auto correct drives me bat shit insane! I can't even begin to count how many times it replaced a word for me because I didn't notice or failed to hit the tiny little x button up in the text field before hitting the space bar. Complete madness!
[end rant]
I used to do that too, before there actually was a "we." It just sounds so much more legit. :)
Also, it's most likely that he was the sole full time (aka W2 in the states) employee. We only hired 1099 contractors for the first year or so, and I Was the only "employee" who received a W2, because I hired myself as the manager.
I read somewhere (can't remember where, but it was an interview with some exec in charge of DRM at a game studio), that it is fully expected for any DRM measures to be cracked eventually. The goal of the DRM scheme is simply to make it hard enough to crack, so that the cracked version will not be available for at least a few weeks (hopefully) after the release. The majority of a game's profits are made in these first few weeks.
Programmers have often suggested that in some situations, "RTFM" is actually the best advice that an aspiring programmer can receive. They posit that programming is a dynamic art that requires independence and drive on the part of the programmer, and see "RTFM" as more of a long-term advisement than it is a response to any single query.
If you think schools are just about teaching the "the three Rs", then maybe you don't see it. Schools also teach children (whether they intend to or not) about how to behave in societ, and how to apply reasoning to human problems. ZT sends the message that "inflexibility is the key!" to the kids. Is that what we want? Mindless automatons churned out by the gross? I suppose there are many that think that's just fine. I'm not in that camp.
I'm not sure were you've been, but that has been the goal of the education system since the industrial revolution. I would most likely be one of those mindless automatons myself, had I not recognized the education system for what it was at a fairly young age. I barely passed high school, but am quite successful now at 28. Free thinkers run circles around the "educated."
The experts suggest the agency simply accept that its networks are compromised and will probably remain that way, then come up with a way to protect data on infected machines and networks.
This is actually one of the smartest things I've heard come out of the DoD relating to information security, in a long while.
One of the first rules of thumb when developing secure client-server applications is, never trust the client. One must assume that given a high enough incentive, any public facing interface can and will be exploited in one way or another, and there is no way to reliably anticipate all attack vectors.
It is smart to develop policies and procedures around this assumption.
Oh yeah!!?? Well everyone knows those numbers don't mean anything! Because... clearly more people actually use their iOS devices than Android devices... and... oh yeah, iOS users buy more apps than Android users...and... and... rawr rawr rawr.
I don't think the GP was defending a moral justification per say, rather, making an observation on the nature of supply and demand forces.
I have played them all since then (except for the MMORPG one, I think it was 13). They were all bloody good (mostly). The Suikoden series is also worth checking out, IMHO. :-)
Or "this genre," which is what i meant to say. :-)
I find most of the best RPGs these days are coming out on the DS platform (mostly remakes of old games). I'm really surprised this genera hasn't caught on more in mobile devices. It's seems like a perfect platform for those sort of games.
Here here! FF7 was my very first RPG, and to this day, I am still trying to chase that high to this day... I don't think I will ever have an experience like that again.
Touché good sir.
And just how exactly does that stop FooCompany.com from tracking me on their website even if I have cookies disabled? The answer is: it exactly allows FooCompany.com to track me more thoroughly. In fact, Bank of America uses one of these Flash apps to identify the computer I'm logging in from. It will skip some of the extra authentication steps it normally does.
And how is this a bad thing? This is a totally valid use case for shared objects. If you don't want your flash app to store persistent data, you can disable this feature in the flash player security settings, or even white-list specific domains.
The main use model I've heard is for these flash apps to store backup copies of cookies you might have blocked or deleted. Alternately, you can use this to throw some additional metadata into a URL or an http POST request, and you can now propagate this information across domains too. The main website hosts "tracker.swf" in their own domain (perhaps on an ad server that shares the domain but not the IP address), but it phones home via http to some other domain.
I admit, storing backup copies of a cookie is a valid point, for people who may be informed enough to disable cookies, but not informed enough to disable shared objects. But I still don't think this negates the usefulness of an SO, nor the fact that is it much easier to accomplish these nefarious acts through other means.
I have cookies enabled in my browser. I also have SOs enabled in my flash player. These are both very useful features to me. If I were worried about the websites I visit storing persistent data, I would disable them both.
To imply that an SO is some big security hole is a fallacy, when in reality, they are more secure and more useful than the alternative.
Umm, no. Access to a SharedObject is restricted by the application domain, and would make absolutely no sense for it to be used in this way, even if you could. Cookies are used for tracking. The only thing an SO is good for is storing larger amounts of data in a binary format (like a saved game, for example).
Or at least a better one...
IMHO, the soft keyboard on the iPad is it's absolute worst feature. It is the primary reason why I take my Transformer home with me at night, while leaving the iPad 2 in my desk drawer.
+1 (if I could) for composition with DI.
Another thing I would like to add is that the only value of inheritance is to reduce the amount typing needed to accomplish a task. Since I can instantly generate accessor methods via code snippets, why bother with inheritance at all? From a design perspective, it only seems to complicate things. Granted there are certain cases where I will still use inheritance, but I find those cases less and less as my skills progress.
Sorry to double post, but as soon as I posted my comment, I realized the difference between median and mean. Snark Fail!
Statistics fail! :P
Yes, it has nothing at all to do with your personality. I imagine you have this problem a lot...
I've always envisioned automated driving working more like a "turn signal system." Hitting the right turn signal would change your lane to the right as soon as safely possible, or take the next right turn if applicable. Hitting the stop button will pull you into the next available parking spot, or pull you over to the side of the rode if on a highway. I don't see myself, or others really, being very willing to give themselves over to a fully automated system, except for the most menial of tasks (like pulling out of an apartment complex, parallel parking, changing lanes, etc.)
Go to File -> See Revision history.
I've been using Docs like a hipster... before it was cool... and it was love at first sight! I have also set up multiple small businesses on Google Apps, and have heard nothing but good things from them. IMHO, it really is a superior model to passing a file around like a chump.