Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Japan was the one copying, making knockouts and whatnot. But what happened is exactly what you described: they learned. And that is exactly what is happening to China right now.
Hate it ? I couldn't care less one way or the other. I can only say about hiring practices and, at least on the marketing I have been watching, JAVA programmers are more in demand.
Also, JAVA means iPhone and Android development, another hot field right now.
I stopped discussing which language is "amazing" or whatnot back in the Lisp vs. Prolog days...
(I'm going to disregard every single anecdotal evidence that is going to pop)
I started my career as an ASM developer, coding firmwares. Later I did projects in C and C++. I've seen serious projects in several languages, ranging from COBOL, FORTRAN, C, C++, FORTH, REXX, DELPHI, JAVA, C# and a few others.
If you want to get ahead in your career, stop playing with TOY languages. VB.NET is ok if you are doing a small 1-2 person project to manage your uncle's gas station, or something equivalent. If you want to work big corp, you need something that works for big projects. And that means more than just switching languages. You need to rethink your whole methodology. Software modeling, UML, the whole shebang.
If you want to be a 1 man shop, then you need to focus on reusability, portability and things like that. That means JAVA.
Script languages like RUBY and Python might also be a good idea if you want to go into web development.
So, what should you do ? I ask a different question: what can you afford to do ? Can you afford the time and costs of retraining ? What will you do in the mean time ? This switch is going to take you a couple years, most likely.
You need to understand your options a little better before deciding what you should do. Who knows, maybe a complete career change is in order. I'm a bit younger than you, and I'm working on switching out of IT. It is a 5-8 years plan. Doesn't happen overnight either.
So, let me get this straight. Said civilization is technologically advanced enough to build a Dyson sphere, but not to avoid energy leakage in heat form ? Sorry, I don't buy it. If they are starving for energy and have that kind of technology, why not convert that heat "exhaust" into thermal energy ?
Good timing, I switched my T-Mo Galaxy S2 over from a customized version of their stock rom to Cyanogenmod this morning, since I have my VoIP/Wifi calling solution tested to my satisfaction. The integrated/zero setup Wifi calling that T-Mobile offers was the one compelling feature of Touchwiz for me.
I seriously think that T-Mo should investigate moving Wifi calling back out into a standalone APK like it used to be. There are lots of folks like me who like the idea but prefer to have a non-T-Mo handset to use it with, but still on T-Mobile's network, which AFAICT should be the primary product.
If you are careful, you can migrate most of the native apps to the new firmware. I did it with Motorola's MotoID. Make a backup with Titanium Backup, and restore it after flashing.
If you stick to buying a phone that has an unlocked bootloader, or one that has been cracked, then you are golden. If not, you either wait or never get the option.
And there are some phones that are never unlocked.
Good advice that ya just can't always take.
That is one of the things I check before buying. Turns out most phone are either unlocked or cracked. But you are correct, not all of them are, and people should be careful.
People still use the manufacturer's version of Android ? The first thing I do on any new android phone that lands in my hands is to replace the firmware with something less full of )(@#*)(#$.
I hate to break it to you, but you are not representative of "people" when it comes to this sort of thing. Most people a) are perfectly happy with everything their phone does when it comes out of the box, b) don't even know they can reflash their phone and c) wouldn't have the first clue how to go about it if they did.
Then they should be buying an iPhone.
Seriously. I'm not an apple fan boy or anything but, out-of-the-box, I find the iPhone to be better(*). The reason I own 3 Android phones and not a single iPhone is because, after I tweak it, they become faster, better and exactly how I want them to be.
* - Of course, I'm disregarding price and different hardware functions, like a qwerty keyboard. Take this as a comparison between the iPhone and an equivalent android device.
I wish there was a more streamlined process for loading custom firmware on an Android phone. I know this is pretty unrealistic, given the number of models out there, but I can still dream, right?
Wasn't Ericsson doing something like this ? I remember some talks about them opening a support line and all that to make it easy for people to replace their firmware.
This seems like an open and shut case to me. Can't you get a public defendant (or prosecutor, in this case) to do this ? I really don't think you need a private lawyer. (Not really sure what public defendant/prosecutors can and can't do in the US).
They will be pushing Microsoft Office and other "solutions" as a reason to buy their more expensive tablets, as well as integration with Exchange and whatever other crappy product they can think of.
We all seen it before. How many people continue using IIS ?
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It is interesting how easily people forget.
Back in the 1950s and 1960s, Japan was the one copying, making knockouts and whatnot. But what happened is exactly what you described: they learned. And that is exactly what is happening to China right now.
Write them both, either could be president in January, and maybe they'll bring up NASA funding around job creation during the election.
I wish people would take your (great) advice and just do it, instead of discussing the flaws and merits of their pet politician.
Wake up, guys. As Bill Nye said, write even if you don't like him (Obama or Romney). Afterwards we can discuss it. But don't waste time NOW.
Is it an evil brochure ?
I see you still can't hijack their bodies, and need to use technical measures.
Please return your evil overlord card.
I can't hijack your body and use it to commit a crime that can be traced back to you through DNA evidence.
You are right. YOU can't do it. You are so lame.
That is better than most circles of geeks around here.
Actually, there are plenty of women around. They just don't want to talk to you :)
Hate it ? I couldn't care less one way or the other. I can only say about hiring practices and, at least on the marketing I have been watching, JAVA programmers are more in demand.
Also, JAVA means iPhone and Android development, another hot field right now.
I stopped discussing which language is "amazing" or whatnot back in the Lisp vs. Prolog days ...
(I'm going to disregard every single anecdotal evidence that is going to pop)
I started my career as an ASM developer, coding firmwares. Later I did projects in C and C++. I've seen serious projects in several languages, ranging from COBOL, FORTRAN, C, C++, FORTH, REXX, DELPHI, JAVA, C# and a few others.
If you want to get ahead in your career, stop playing with TOY languages. VB.NET is ok if you are doing a small 1-2 person project to manage your uncle's gas station, or something equivalent. If you want to work big corp, you need something that works for big projects. And that means more than just switching languages. You need to rethink your whole methodology. Software modeling, UML, the whole shebang.
If you want to be a 1 man shop, then you need to focus on reusability, portability and things like that. That means JAVA.
Script languages like RUBY and Python might also be a good idea if you want to go into web development.
So, what should you do ? I ask a different question: what can you afford to do ? Can you afford the time and costs of retraining ? What will you do in the mean time ? This switch is going to take you a couple years, most likely.
You need to understand your options a little better before deciding what you should do. Who knows, maybe a complete career change is in order. I'm a bit younger than you, and I'm working on switching out of IT. It is a 5-8 years plan. Doesn't happen overnight either.
So, let me get this straight. Said civilization is technologically advanced enough to build a Dyson sphere, but not to avoid energy leakage in heat form ? Sorry, I don't buy it. If they are starving for energy and have that kind of technology, why not convert that heat "exhaust" into thermal energy ?
+1 funny?
Me ? Or narcc (412956) above ? :D
They outperformed expectations last quarter
If they managed a single sale, they outperformed expectations ...
Humm, in my book, upsetting existing business models is the essence of capitalism. And that is a very good thing.
Good timing, I switched my T-Mo Galaxy S2 over from a customized version of their stock rom to Cyanogenmod this morning, since I have my VoIP/Wifi calling solution tested to my satisfaction. The integrated/zero setup Wifi calling that T-Mobile offers was the one compelling feature of Touchwiz for me.
I seriously think that T-Mo should investigate moving Wifi calling back out into a standalone APK like it used to be. There are lots of folks like me who like the idea but prefer to have a non-T-Mo handset to use it with, but still on T-Mobile's network, which AFAICT should be the primary product.
If you are careful, you can migrate most of the native apps to the new firmware. I did it with Motorola's MotoID. Make a backup with Titanium Backup, and restore it after flashing.
If you stick to buying a phone that has an unlocked bootloader, or one that has been cracked, then you are golden. If not, you either wait or never get the option.
And there are some phones that are never unlocked.
Good advice that ya just can't always take.
That is one of the things I check before buying. Turns out most phone are either unlocked or cracked. But you are correct, not all of them are, and people should be careful.
People still use the manufacturer's version of Android ? The first thing I do on any new android phone that lands in my hands is to replace the firmware with something less full of )(@#*)(#$.
I hate to break it to you, but you are not representative of "people" when it comes to this sort of thing. Most people a) are perfectly happy with everything their phone does when it comes out of the box, b) don't even know they can reflash their phone and c) wouldn't have the first clue how to go about it if they did.
Then they should be buying an iPhone.
Seriously. I'm not an apple fan boy or anything but, out-of-the-box, I find the iPhone to be better(*). The reason I own 3 Android phones and not a single iPhone is because, after I tweak it, they become faster, better and exactly how I want them to be.
* - Of course, I'm disregarding price and different hardware functions, like a qwerty keyboard. Take this as a comparison between the iPhone and an equivalent android device.
I wish there was a more streamlined process for loading custom firmware on an Android phone. I know this is pretty unrealistic, given the number of models out there, but I can still dream, right?
Wasn't Ericsson doing something like this ? I remember some talks about them opening a support line and all that to make it easy for people to replace their firmware.
Some people might not like voiding their warranty the day they buy their phone.
Which is why we all make a nandroid backup before flashing a new firmware.
People still use the manufacturer's version of Android ? (Any manufacturer, not only Samsung).
It is bloated, slow, full of useless crap.
The first thing I do on any new android phone that lands in my hands is to replace the firmware with something less full of )(@#*)(#$.
You'd be lucky to find China with those maps.
It is right between Italy and Venezuela.
But doesn't the "perjury" part make it criminal ?
This seems like an open and shut case to me. Can't you get a public defendant (or prosecutor, in this case) to do this ? I really don't think you need a private lawyer. (Not really sure what public defendant/prosecutors can and can't do in the US).
They will be pushing Microsoft Office and other "solutions" as a reason to buy their more expensive tablets, as well as integration with Exchange and whatever other crappy product they can think of.
We all seen it before. How many people continue using IIS ?
Microsoft have been selling expensive products for years now. They were never a price oriented company.
Yes, and I'm sure *both* Windows Phone users are enjoying that.
That is totally unfair and a total lie!
The USA isn't the world, man. There are at least 10 more users in other countries.
One of them is that I have just realized how to pass a Turing test -- just have your program pretend to be a frothing nutcase.
I've heard that the program most often mistaken for a human was frequently rude and nasty to its correspondents.
Actually, that was me. Sorry about the mistake, stupid. :D