In some situations Java will be faster than unoptimized C++
in some situations, Perl will be faster than unoptimized C++.
For very large values of unoptimized.
Though seriously it is all about choosing the best tool for the job. For some jobs it is C++, some Java, and some Perl. It seems to me like a research paper like this is mostly trolling. Lets get a grant by driving people red in the face with anger by dissing their favorite language. Apparently there is money to be made in flamewars. (Like the vi vs. emacs millionaires, I am sure.)
I had one of these in an apartment I lived in in 1996, and the device looked at least a decade old at the time. If you pressed a key on the pad the outer door would buzz the person in. There are some flaws with this plan, however. When IJ moved away I kept the same phone number, and the next tenant never got the device updated to theirs. So I constantly had people calling me asking to be let in. The amusing part was... I could let them right in.
But 1 gram of hydrogen is 6 * 10^23 atoms. So yes, unless there is some big leap in production capacity it will be centuries before we can even produce a useful amount for a weapon.
Also remember, most companies see sales guys as their lifeblood and engineers as a financial liability.
This goes doubly for software and systems engineers working in IT. I can remember a meeting where management brought the entire IT staff into a big conference room and lectured us about being inefficient. Their reasoning: "You people are 20 percent of our workforce but make 50 percent of our payroll!". No kidding, considering most of the other jobs in the company were either senior management or phone monkeys without a high-school diploma.
At least if you are working at company who's primary product is software or hosted services, the company is more likely to understand that you are producing the product that makes the company money.
I'd look at the root cause of why the customers seem to trust the engineers more than the sales people.
I would say this is pretty easy for most businesses.
Sales people are leeches for your money, and will do anything to get it, including lying about features and capability.
Engineers, especially those that work on customer support, are working with the customer to fix issues and get things accomplished. I can't say there is a better way to gain your customer's trust than to get stuff done for them. In fact if a company has a reputation of getting things done fast and efficiently, customers will be willing to pay for support items that might be considered defects they should not have to pay for.
So not only are we against globalism, but we are now against countryism? Will we start seeing "Made in CA" stickers on products, and tariffs on goods from out-of-state?
Perhaps a state like California thinks it can disconnect from the rest of the country and become its own entity. I am sure they will be able to manage their budget fine when companies refuse to do business there anymore.
Why would you want to launch from a sea platform that's rocking around in the waves? Why not launch from land somewhere?
Not that big of a deal. Sea Launch does this all the time. Though their launch platform is probably quite a bit more stable considering most of it is under water.
Good catch, that should have been stated as "%1 per pay (bi-monthly)" and that was of the gross not the net anyhow. At any rate a couple of hundred bucks is peanuts if you work at a big enough company. Though I find the big companies are bigger misers than the small ones.
The company down the street seems quite happy to shell out another $200-$300 to keep that $120,000/year developer happy. If your developer is any good, maybe he'll just go work for them.
In this market? I'm guessing you're a developer who hasn't been looking for a job for some time rather than an employer.;)
But for what it's worth, I'm an employer and I try very hard to ensure all of our developers - particularly the coders - always have two matching >=22" widescreen monitors. As a developer myself I'm perhaps more easily persuaded of the productivity gains than most bosses. That having been said, very, very few developers understand the cold hard realities of squeezed budgets, tightened belts and the pragmatism sometimes required in a tough marketplace. If you've made a good argument and your boss is still resisting, he may well have a very good reason beyond the price of just one screen. Think about it.;)
I will. And if my boss resists a productivity item that costs less than 1% my weekly salary, even if the benefit is subjective, I would be looking for an opportunity to walk out the door. We are not looking for free candy bars or slack-at-home days, or asking for random stuff every week. Just some cheap tools to get our job done.
Love Synergy. Company refused to spring for a second video card and monitor; however they would buy me a second computer because I justified it. Now I have windows on the left of me and linux on the right. I don't know how I would live without this setup.
At some point later the older desktop was replaced with a laptop, so now I use all three screens.
I suppose not, as most IDEs have good keyboard shortcuts, and people should learn to use them. Certainly they can do their jobs without second monitor as well.
However having both tends to increase productivity in the modern age.
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In some situations Java will be faster than unoptimized C++
in some situations, Perl will be faster than unoptimized C++.
For very large values of unoptimized.
Though seriously it is all about choosing the best tool for the job. For some jobs it is C++, some Java, and some Perl. It seems to me like a research paper like this is mostly trolling. Lets get a grant by driving people red in the face with anger by dissing their favorite language. Apparently there is money to be made in flamewars. (Like the vi vs. emacs millionaires, I am sure.)
Oh look, this isn't an argument.
The guy steals people's passwords, then posts about it?
What is the ICD-10 code for being a dickless idiot.
S38.2 Traumatic amputation of external genital organs
F73 Profound mental retardation
The fun part about ICD codes are you get 3 replies with 3 different codes for the same problem.
Why should he have to change his address? They are the ones that suck.
Religion: Our word is always correct. However, if an inconsistency appears, we will retcon it.
Well, at least God hasn't rebooted the universe yet like DC is.
Answering my own question.... holy shit
Well its not like I could have any less respect for these idiots anyhow.
Wait, is that thing real, or is it a giant pile of satire? This must be the most dedicated piece of satire I have ever read.
I had one of these in an apartment I lived in in 1996, and the device looked at least a decade old at the time. If you pressed a key on the pad the outer door would buzz the person in. There are some flaws with this plan, however. When IJ moved away I kept the same phone number, and the next tenant never got the device updated to theirs. So I constantly had people calling me asking to be let in. The amusing part was... I could let them right in.
Yes, here we are again with the journalistic conversions:
~100 m => 328.08 ft
No, a journalistic conversion would be:
100m = about a football field
But 1 gram of hydrogen is 6 * 10^23 atoms. So yes, unless there is some big leap in production capacity it will be centuries before we can even produce a useful amount for a weapon.
Also remember, most companies see sales guys as their lifeblood and engineers as a financial liability.
This goes doubly for software and systems engineers working in IT. I can remember a meeting where management brought the entire IT staff into a big conference room and lectured us about being inefficient. Their reasoning: "You people are 20 percent of our workforce but make 50 percent of our payroll!". No kidding, considering most of the other jobs in the company were either senior management or phone monkeys without a high-school diploma.
At least if you are working at company who's primary product is software or hosted services, the company is more likely to understand that you are producing the product that makes the company money.
I'd look at the root cause of why the customers seem to trust the engineers more than the sales people.
I would say this is pretty easy for most businesses.
Sales people are leeches for your money, and will do anything to get it, including lying about features and capability.
Engineers, especially those that work on customer support, are working with the customer to fix issues and get things accomplished. I can't say there is a better way to gain your customer's trust than to get stuff done for them. In fact if a company has a reputation of getting things done fast and efficiently, customers will be willing to pay for support items that might be considered defects they should not have to pay for.
We can have more people yelling into their phones. "Call Frank. No, not Balls Sank! CALL FRANK!"
So not only are we against globalism, but we are now against countryism? Will we start seeing "Made in CA" stickers on products, and tariffs on goods from out-of-state?
Perhaps a state like California thinks it can disconnect from the rest of the country and become its own entity. I am sure they will be able to manage their budget fine when companies refuse to do business there anymore.
For that description, you win 1 internet.
Sadly it is an Iranian one.
Why would you want to launch from a sea platform that's rocking around in the waves? Why not launch from land somewhere?
Not that big of a deal. Sea Launch does this all the time. Though their launch platform is probably quite a bit more stable considering most of it is under water.
They don't have to. Any commercial aircraft that flies into Texas would become trapped there.
Enough stories about CM lately? I think we need more.
Only if we can support CM with Bitcoins.
Good catch, that should have been stated as "%1 per pay (bi-monthly)" and that was of the gross not the net anyhow. At any rate a couple of hundred bucks is peanuts if you work at a big enough company. Though I find the big companies are bigger misers than the small ones.
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right.
Thank you sir. That is what I was looking for as a response.
In this market? I'm guessing you're a developer who hasn't been looking for a job for some time rather than an employer. ;)
But for what it's worth, I'm an employer and I try very hard to ensure all of our developers - particularly the coders - always have two matching >=22" widescreen monitors. As a developer myself I'm perhaps more easily persuaded of the productivity gains than most bosses. That having been said, very, very few developers understand the cold hard realities of squeezed budgets, tightened belts and the pragmatism sometimes required in a tough marketplace. If you've made a good argument and your boss is still resisting, he may well have a very good reason beyond the price of just one screen. Think about it. ;)
I will. And if my boss resists a productivity item that costs less than 1% my weekly salary, even if the benefit is subjective, I would be looking for an opportunity to walk out the door. We are not looking for free candy bars or slack-at-home days, or asking for random stuff every week. Just some cheap tools to get our job done.
Love Synergy. Company refused to spring for a second video card and monitor; however they would buy me a second computer because I justified it. Now I have windows on the left of me and linux on the right. I don't know how I would live without this setup.
At some point later the older desktop was replaced with a laptop, so now I use all three screens.
I suppose not, as most IDEs have good keyboard shortcuts, and people should learn to use them. Certainly they can do their jobs without second monitor as well.
However having both tends to increase productivity in the modern age.
Rule 34 on Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies.