I've been very impressed with Venkat's teaching...
Yes, he's very enthusiastic about whatever subject he's teaching. Too bad he took so much time out of class to travel and lecture at other companies, though.
...and am convinced that Agile development models are beneficial for commercial application development.
You might want to read a dissenting opinion. Having been on both Agile and non-Agile development projects, my own experience is that some Agile techniques are beneficial for some projects, but anyone who says that Agile is the magic pill that will ensure maximum productivity is both smoking and selling you something.
I know it is hard to imagine, but you'll get a much better rush from performing live in front of strangers (even if the place is a dive), then spanking in your parents' basement.
Oh, and did I mention that there are girls in bars?
Sure it will be. Just like that diaper I found in the seat pocket last month.
Anyone who tells you they "sweep the planes" is just saying things to pacify you. They have neither the time nor the inclination to waste money on a non-revenue-generating functions.
My SO is a former Trolly Dolly; the number of places she told me where you could hide crap are mind-boggling.
How often do you think they actually strip down the plane to the frame and check the weld/bolt points?
Non-commercial redistribution has always been permitted under fair use.
Sorry, that is incorrect (in the US).
Fair use covers copying for purposes of "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research" and ONLY if certain use-tests are met (source: USC 17, 1 107).
I'll add to the above that you can either be IN
CONTROL or OUT OF CONTROL. Guess which
one is the loser?
In Control:
Actively manages one's career.
Continuously learning and expanding skills.
Takes initiative to find new projects/products to work
on.
When current job's growth potential has flat-lined, actively
searches out next place that will provide growth opportunities
(see line item #1)
Out of Control:
Let's others manage one's career.
Rarely expands skill-set.
Waits for others to tell one which projects/products to work
on.
When current job's growth potential has flatlined, waits for
job to deteriorate to the point where it goes away
and one gets forced out (but with a package).
Question: which one is ultimately more
successful, has less stress and enjoys her job more?
Nah. The DEFAULT behavior of MySQL is to silently destroy the integrity of your data.:)
In the G-GP, I insalled MySQL 5 without any special configuration, created the DB and then tried to enter invalid data. MySQL (like all the previous versions) swallowed it like a two-bit hooker.
If I have to say something nice, in 5.0 "NOT NULL" finally means "NOT NULL" out of the box, and the truncation problem (attempting to insert data to large for a varchar was accepted and the data truncated) appears to be gone: in my simple tests it rejected the insert as real RDBMSs are wont to do.
If any country/organization wishes to "control the net" (i.e., set up their own DNS root servers), they are welcome to do so.
If any repressive government, such as China, North Korea (or Jebusland) wants to force its ISPs to then use those DNS roots, that will effectively "end" the "US' control of the internets."
So perhaps they were "50% finished" -- however you measure that (sounds like their app is a totally new piece of work, so you can't really estimate it well)
Measuring progress on an app dev project is easy. You just need a Project Manager who knows what he or she is doing---yes this is a huge qualifier, but we do exist.
Create a work breakdown structure, down to the appropriate level
Track progress of each work package (50/50 is not one-size fits all, people!)
Keep Earned Value numbers updated
Take appropriate corrective action to keep SPI and CPI lookin' good.
Isn't that the same "prototype" that has been offered for sale for the past 15-odd years?
Funny how it never makes it into "production"... Oh well, for only $25k, you can get on the list to receive a newsletter about how you're going to get one Real Soon Now, except you don't get the newsletter.
Hey, I hear you can get some green powder that changes Water into GASOLINE, for only $0.08US/gallon!!! The investment price is good: only $1,000US!
The "intimate knowledge" should be written as explicitly a possible, and common workarounds can be put in a cookbook format.
Um, no.
My PHB recently was added to the Tripwire distribution list. The first question out of his mouth was, "How do I know which changes were legitimate?" I replied, "You have to understand what apps were updated in the last round, the log rotation schedule, but most of it is 'gut feel.' Does it make sense that that binary in/sbin/ changed when the FozzBizz app was updated?"
The response: the PHB-patented blank stare.
I can't wait for the documentation request - it is going to be the flowchart from hell. I will use the 36" (91.4 cm)-wide plotter and about 10 feet (3 m) of paper, all printed with 10 pt text. Bwah hahahah!
The system of "one (wo)man, one vote" leads to exactly two parties, with many fringe third parties. The latter can never garner enough votes to weld serious power, unless one of the dominant parties is on the wane.
If we really wanted freedom of choice, we'd need to change the style of voting to something other than winner take all (for more info, Wikipedia is a good place to start).
You do realize that the principals almost always
PhD's [sic] in education, not MBA's
[sic]?
Both the PhD and MBA are no guarantee of any knowledge, skills,
or competence.
All they mean is that you passed some tests, took some classes,
wrote a really long paper that no one will ever read, and you (may)
have been subjected to an oral thrashing ordeal by several
"esteemed" members of the faculty.
For your future elucidation, when pluralizing "PhD" or "MBA,"
use "PhDs" and "MBAs," respectively. Apostrophe-s does not mean
"more than one." Thank you.
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Yes, he's very enthusiastic about whatever subject he's teaching. Too bad he took so much time out of class to travel and lecture at other companies, though.
You might want to read a dissenting opinion. Having been on both Agile and non-Agile development projects, my own experience is that some Agile techniques are beneficial for some projects, but anyone who says that Agile is the magic pill that will ensure maximum productivity is both smoking and selling you something.If you can't complain about the content, bellyaching about the site's aesthetics is the way to go.
(although just as funny)
Jeebus: It's = it is"It is been ... seconds since you last sucessfully posted a comment..."
It must stuck to be born in the US and still get pwned grammatically by an ESL exchange student from Dubai.
Oh, and did I mention that there are girls in bars?
Anyone who tells you they "sweep the planes" is just saying things to pacify you. They have neither the time nor the inclination to waste money on a non-revenue-generating functions. My SO is a former Trolly Dolly; the number of places she told me where you could hide crap are mind-boggling.
How often do you think they actually strip down the plane to the frame and check the weld/bolt points?
Sorry, that is incorrect (in the US).
Fair use covers copying for purposes of "criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research" and ONLY if certain use-tests are met (source: USC 17, 1 107).
Read the 10 Big Myths about copyright explained for more info.
By saying "replacement," you're assuming that the parents die when the kids are born.
(Subeeism - ar ar)
Thank you; I'll be here all week. Try the fish!
Let's = Lets
I'll add to the above that you can either be IN CONTROL or OUT OF CONTROL. Guess which one is the loser?
In Control: Actively manages one's career. Continuously learning and expanding skills. Takes initiative to find new projects/products to work on. When current job's growth potential has flat-lined, actively searches out next place that will provide growth opportunities (see line item #1) Out of Control: Let's others manage one's career. Rarely expands skill-set. Waits for others to tell one which projects/products to work on. When current job's growth potential has flatlined, waits for job to deteriorate to the point where it goes away and one gets forced out (but with a package).Question: which one is ultimately more successful, has less stress and enjoys her job more?
Amen, brother!
Let's start with
Unfortunately the Marching Morons will win.
Well, at least the stupid ones do. The problem is that there are so many of them.
In the G-GP, I insalled MySQL 5 without any special configuration, created the DB and then tried to enter invalid data. MySQL (like all the previous versions) swallowed it like a two-bit hooker.
If I have to say something nice, in 5.0 "NOT NULL" finally means "NOT NULL" out of the box, and the truncation problem (attempting to insert data to large for a varchar was accepted and the data truncated) appears to be gone: in my simple tests it rejected the insert as real RDBMSs are wont to do.
If any repressive government, such as China, North Korea (or Jebusland) wants to force its ISPs to then use those DNS roots, that will effectively "end" the "US' control of the internets."
D'ooh!
Thanks to the patriot act, every single credit card you own is registered with the government.
Isn't that the same "prototype" that has been offered for sale for the past 15-odd years?
Funny how it never makes it into "production"... Oh well, for only $25k, you can get on the list to receive a newsletter about how you're going to get one Real Soon Now, except you don't get the newsletter.
Hey, I hear you can get some green powder that changes Water into GASOLINE, for only $0.08US/gallon!!! The investment price is good: only $1,000US!
Hurry!
Of course, you get what you pay for. If you're only paying your devs $55k, they're either .NET (ex-VBers) or really young, inexperienced and/or naïve.
My PHB recently was added to the Tripwire distribution list. The first question out of his mouth was, "How do I know which changes were legitimate?" I replied, "You have to understand what apps were updated in the last round, the log rotation schedule, but most of it is 'gut feel.' Does it make sense that that binary in /sbin/ changed when the FozzBizz app was updated?"
The response: the PHB-patented blank stare.
I can't wait for the documentation request - it is going to be the flowchart from hell. I will use the 36" (91.4 cm)-wide plotter and about 10 feet (3 m) of paper, all printed with 10 pt text. Bwah hahahah!
If we really wanted freedom of choice, we'd need to change the style of voting to something other than winner take all (for more info, Wikipedia is a good place to start).
Both the PhD and MBA are no guarantee of any knowledge, skills, or competence.
All they mean is that you passed some tests, took some classes, wrote a really long paper that no one will ever read, and you (may) have been subjected to an oral thrashing ordeal by several "esteemed" members of the faculty.
For your future elucidation, when pluralizing "PhD" or "MBA," use "PhDs" and "MBAs," respectively. Apostrophe-s does not mean "more than one." Thank you.