Personally, I prefer gecko to webkit. So if it's adopted by anyone, and I have a use for it, you'll probably see me writing code for it... provided that they DON'T FUCKING DISABLE SQLITE BY DEFAULT. I mean, seriously. It's like having the best platform in the world, and handing it to the majority of people who use it with the balls cut off. Makes no freaking sense. Hopefully, they've learned from past mistakes.
False? Hardly. How many people do you know of in North America that still use IE 6? Not many. The last stragglers are the corporate users that haven't figured out how to use VMware or Virtualbox yet. IE 7 is going down the same path. The reason for all the upgrading? Nothing works in IE 6 anymore. Nothing. Not even sites by Google or Microsoft. Catering to them only makes the problem worse.
It's unreasonable to expect the entire industry to stand still because the granny contingent refuses to buy a new pc or tablet. Every other piece of the technology industry is about rapid change. Web development has brief periods of rapid change, and then we stand still for YEARS, waiting for everyone to catch up. It's a huge mistake, and it's holding up progress. The standard needs to be a reasonable four years of compatibility. No more, no less.
There are already issues with Jquery and IE 6 and 7. Take fore example, slideUp and slideDown functions will throw your content aimlessly across the screen (certainly in 6, not sure about 7). Show and hide don't work well either when you're dealing with timing events. 8 has always been my bear minimum standard for Jquery.
Here's the thing though: IE 8 will go away... if every website in the world stopped supporting it. How many millions of sites use Jquery-latest from google?
I used to love Webvan. To the best of my recollection, it was the only place I've ever ordered from where they bring food to your door, and the delivery guy puts it away for you. The service was the best grocery service I've ever experienced, and I've missed them ever since. If they magically re-appeared, I would happily pay the premium again. But, Door to Door Organics does a pretty good job of filling that void (even if they don't put things away in my cupboards) -- at least in Kansas City.
Amazon's not bad. I don't have the same moral quandaries buying from them that I do buying from someone like Walmart. And if they could offer same day service I would probably never set foot in a Walmart again. So what if they charge sales tax? All the big places online collect sales tax anyway. It's not like it's any kind of great coup anymore. Sure, I was devastated when they started doing it, but these days, I just sort of meekly accept it as a reality.
As a consumer, I'm a lot more concerned with getting what I order quickly, than I am with shelling out a couple extra bucks to the state.
Usually, when you see one of these happen, you can find a list somewhere, so you can see if you're on it. I can't seem to find the actual list this time. Does one exist?
The biggest thing working against them, I think, is that working for GM usually means living in Detroit. Honestly, I would rather work for Walmart IT in the heart of Alabama.
So in closing, I have three questions: What is the average age of your workplace?
At the current place I work, the IT department has three people. One manager, and two guys in their late 20's. They are among the best and most flexible IT guys I've ever worked with.
I'm on the programming team, which is not under IT (Thankfully). I'm 35, but the average age on the team is 42ish. We're building state of the art web services and interfaces for a global, publicly traded corporation. Of the programming teams the company has around the world, we have the highest productivity, and the lowest defect rate.
How easily do your coworkers accept and absorb new technology?
Pretty gracefully. I'm always doing new things, and they are too. My dba is learning operations, my operations guy is learning data warehousing, and I'm swapping PHP for Java with the systems guy. It's a great team, and we're all learning a lot working together.
That said, great teams are unusual, but the problem isn't age. The problem is management. The way the teams are built, the hiring process, who is running what when. It's all absolutely critical to the way the team works, and the mentality of the group. I've worked for companies both bigger and smaller that have problems teaching people because for whatever reason, the people involved hit a rut. You can hit a rut indavidually or as a group at any age.
I was responsible for training a group of 22 year olds at the last company I worked for. Seven guys. One of them was a shining star (and the youngest of the group). All of the other ones refused to listen to reason because this isn't how it worked in the class room. Truth is, nothing in a production environment ever works the way it does in a class room. It's just the way it goes. My short coming, I think was in failing to get that through their freshly educated heads.
Are most IT environments like this, where people refuse to learn anything about new technology they don't like, or did I just get stuck with a batch of stubborn case-screws?"
I'm going to get slack for saying this, but as a rule, in general, programmers (just them, not all IT people) are the most xenophobic, change hating people I've ever met. Some of them just love the stuff. And the ones that do are okay. But I would say anecdotally, maybe as much as 30% of them are scared shitless of the next big change, and losing their jobs to kids straight out of school who think they know the latest and greatest thing.
My thought has always been that you should never sign up as an agent of change unless you're steadfast and eager to constantly stay on top of your game.
How well you do at it depends entirely on your character, your compensation, and your motivation.
I think that if tablets are going to reach maturity, artists and content creators need a 20 inch tablet. It doesn't matter what it costs, just that the tools are there. Sure, it's cool that there's a smaller ipad, but we need bigger ones that you can do actual work on.
My thought is that the only reason they're not finding anything is because the aliens are using gigahertz and terahertz frequencies to communicate on. And it's only now that we have some inkling that it's even possible. Or maybe they're not using radio at all. I mean, it's kind of an inefficient slow form of communication over long distances, if you think about it.
First, in why does php suck so much, we got to see all kinds of nonsense answers by people who don't understand programming fundamentals. In why do we need command lines anyway, we got to see people discuss getting rid of the command line, as though it's a legitimate option. And in, why can't I understand the core principles of C, we're going to see more of the same. I have a question for Slashdot: Why are you publishing nonsense questions?
Right. But if I believed that Kansas City was my personal property, and I started levying taxes from Broadway to Metcalf, it wouldn't make it so. Honestly, I don't think I would see a penny. Cheap bastards.
You don't get to avoid your country's laws just by creating a computer network.
Nonsense. If that were true, we would have to respect the rights of every two bit autocratic dictator and repressive regime on the planet. Tor would likely not exist. And if it did, the US certainly wouldn't be funding it.
You can't plug and play the sovereignty argument in one case when it suits you, and discount it when it doesn't.
The thing you have the remember about the internet is that it is a country. It should have it's own governing body and rules (the fewer, the better). It should not be subject to the rules of any other country or group of countries, because it is too critical. That, and when you try to apply conventional rules to it, you start looking like a hypocrite very quickly.
Right. But that's not the fault of the language. Just because it can be parsed, doesn't mean it's good code. I can write atrocities in twelve programming languages. That fact doesn't make me a master programmer. If that were all I had, it would make me a hack. The same applies here.
Java, on it's own really sucks. It's painful and counter-intuitive to write in. Output is slower than dirt, and you have to compile it before you even know if your code works. Even then, you're really only guessing at it. For web applications... it's okay for web services, but I wouldn't use it for the kind of stuff that php does well, like content management. I've been there, done that, salvaged the wreckage. Groovy seems pretty cool though.
Look, a good programmer can build a well built program in any language he chooses, be it c, php, javascript, whatever. Good programmers are artists who spend years, even decades developing their craft. And it's a poor artist that blames his brushes and paint for not being able to meet the expectations of his canvas. I honestly cringe when I think about the kind of code that these people who constantly criticize php must be writing.
Windows 8 is the most radical rewrite of Microsoft's operating system in decades
If by radical you mean they piled entirely the wrong interface on top of an otherwise competent service release of Windows, then yes. It's radical. There are some things in Windows 8 that are okay. But as a business user, I would have been happy with Windows 7.5. Metro is awful, it's distracting, and it's bad for productivity.
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Personally, I prefer gecko to webkit. So if it's adopted by anyone, and I have a use for it, you'll probably see me writing code for it... provided that they DON'T FUCKING DISABLE SQLITE BY DEFAULT. I mean, seriously. It's like having the best platform in the world, and handing it to the majority of people who use it with the balls cut off. Makes no freaking sense. Hopefully, they've learned from past mistakes.
False? Hardly. How many people do you know of in North America that still use IE 6? Not many. The last stragglers are the corporate users that haven't figured out how to use VMware or Virtualbox yet. IE 7 is going down the same path. The reason for all the upgrading? Nothing works in IE 6 anymore. Nothing. Not even sites by Google or Microsoft. Catering to them only makes the problem worse.
It's unreasonable to expect the entire industry to stand still because the granny contingent refuses to buy a new pc or tablet. Every other piece of the technology industry is about rapid change. Web development has brief periods of rapid change, and then we stand still for YEARS, waiting for everyone to catch up. It's a huge mistake, and it's holding up progress. The standard needs to be a reasonable four years of compatibility. No more, no less.
There are already issues with Jquery and IE 6 and 7. Take fore example, slideUp and slideDown functions will throw your content aimlessly across the screen (certainly in 6, not sure about 7). Show and hide don't work well either when you're dealing with timing events. 8 has always been my bear minimum standard for Jquery.
Here's the thing though: IE 8 will go away... if every website in the world stopped supporting it. How many millions of sites use Jquery-latest from google?
I used to love Webvan. To the best of my recollection, it was the only place I've ever ordered from where they bring food to your door, and the delivery guy puts it away for you. The service was the best grocery service I've ever experienced, and I've missed them ever since. If they magically re-appeared, I would happily pay the premium again. But, Door to Door Organics does a pretty good job of filling that void (even if they don't put things away in my cupboards) -- at least in Kansas City.
Amazon's not bad. I don't have the same moral quandaries buying from them that I do buying from someone like Walmart. And if they could offer same day service I would probably never set foot in a Walmart again. So what if they charge sales tax? All the big places online collect sales tax anyway. It's not like it's any kind of great coup anymore. Sure, I was devastated when they started doing it, but these days, I just sort of meekly accept it as a reality.
As a consumer, I'm a lot more concerned with getting what I order quickly, than I am with shelling out a couple extra bucks to the state.
Much appreciated.
Usually, when you see one of these happen, you can find a list somewhere, so you can see if you're on it. I can't seem to find the actual list this time. Does one exist?
The FTC should be on top of this stuff. But 22 million dollars is nothing for Google. They make that in about ten minutes.
The biggest thing working against them, I think, is that working for GM usually means living in Detroit. Honestly, I would rather work for Walmart IT in the heart of Alabama.
Disagree fully. Grammar not is matter once.
So in closing, I have three questions: What is the average age of your workplace?
At the current place I work, the IT department has three people. One manager, and two guys in their late 20's. They are among the best and most flexible IT guys I've ever worked with.
I'm on the programming team, which is not under IT (Thankfully). I'm 35, but the average age on the team is 42ish. We're building state of the art web services and interfaces for a global, publicly traded corporation. Of the programming teams the company has around the world, we have the highest productivity, and the lowest defect rate.
How easily do your coworkers accept and absorb new technology?
Pretty gracefully. I'm always doing new things, and they are too. My dba is learning operations, my operations guy is learning data warehousing, and I'm swapping PHP for Java with the systems guy. It's a great team, and we're all learning a lot working together.
That said, great teams are unusual, but the problem isn't age. The problem is management. The way the teams are built, the hiring process, who is running what when. It's all absolutely critical to the way the team works, and the mentality of the group. I've worked for companies both bigger and smaller that have problems teaching people because for whatever reason, the people involved hit a rut. You can hit a rut indavidually or as a group at any age.
I was responsible for training a group of 22 year olds at the last company I worked for. Seven guys. One of them was a shining star (and the youngest of the group). All of the other ones refused to listen to reason because this isn't how it worked in the class room. Truth is, nothing in a production environment ever works the way it does in a class room. It's just the way it goes. My short coming, I think was in failing to get that through their freshly educated heads.
Are most IT environments like this, where people refuse to learn anything about new technology they don't like, or did I just get stuck with a batch of stubborn case-screws?"
I'm going to get slack for saying this, but as a rule, in general, programmers (just them, not all IT people) are the most xenophobic, change hating people I've ever met. Some of them just love the stuff. And the ones that do are okay. But I would say anecdotally, maybe as much as 30% of them are scared shitless of the next big change, and losing their jobs to kids straight out of school who think they know the latest and greatest thing.
My thought has always been that you should never sign up as an agent of change unless you're steadfast and eager to constantly stay on top of your game.
How well you do at it depends entirely on your character, your compensation, and your motivation.
Take care.
I'm curious to see how long it takes for the government to stumble over it's own misinformation.
I think that if tablets are going to reach maturity, artists and content creators need a 20 inch tablet. It doesn't matter what it costs, just that the tools are there. Sure, it's cool that there's a smaller ipad, but we need bigger ones that you can do actual work on.
Right. With no organized structure, or method to do it. Good luck with that.
My thought is that the only reason they're not finding anything is because the aliens are using gigahertz and terahertz frequencies to communicate on. And it's only now that we have some inkling that it's even possible. Or maybe they're not using radio at all. I mean, it's kind of an inefficient slow form of communication over long distances, if you think about it.
Sounds like they need a Kickstart project.
First, in why does php suck so much, we got to see all kinds of nonsense answers by people who don't understand programming fundamentals. In why do we need command lines anyway, we got to see people discuss getting rid of the command line, as though it's a legitimate option. And in, why can't I understand the core principles of C, we're going to see more of the same. I have a question for Slashdot: Why are you publishing nonsense questions?
What? You mean, what? Uh, well... yeah... what?
Right. But if I believed that Kansas City was my personal property, and I started levying taxes from Broadway to Metcalf, it wouldn't make it so. Honestly, I don't think I would see a penny. Cheap bastards.
You don't get to avoid your country's laws just by creating a computer network.
Nonsense. If that were true, we would have to respect the rights of every two bit autocratic dictator and repressive regime on the planet. Tor would likely not exist. And if it did, the US certainly wouldn't be funding it.
You can't plug and play the sovereignty argument in one case when it suits you, and discount it when it doesn't.
The thing you have the remember about the internet is that it is a country. It should have it's own governing body and rules (the fewer, the better). It should not be subject to the rules of any other country or group of countries, because it is too critical. That, and when you try to apply conventional rules to it, you start looking like a hypocrite very quickly.
Anyone know if this applies to business customers as well as consumer accounts? I can't seem to find any clarification anywhere.
Right. But that's not the fault of the language. Just because it can be parsed, doesn't mean it's good code. I can write atrocities in twelve programming languages. That fact doesn't make me a master programmer. If that were all I had, it would make me a hack. The same applies here.
Can you blame them?
Java, on it's own really sucks. It's painful and counter-intuitive to write in. Output is slower than dirt, and you have to compile it before you even know if your code works. Even then, you're really only guessing at it. For web applications... it's okay for web services, but I wouldn't use it for the kind of stuff that php does well, like content management. I've been there, done that, salvaged the wreckage. Groovy seems pretty cool though.
Look, a good programmer can build a well built program in any language he chooses, be it c, php, javascript, whatever. Good programmers are artists who spend years, even decades developing their craft. And it's a poor artist that blames his brushes and paint for not being able to meet the expectations of his canvas. I honestly cringe when I think about the kind of code that these people who constantly criticize php must be writing.
Windows 8 is the most radical rewrite of Microsoft's operating system in decades
If by radical you mean they piled entirely the wrong interface on top of an otherwise competent service release of Windows, then yes. It's radical. There are some things in Windows 8 that are okay. But as a business user, I would have been happy with Windows 7.5. Metro is awful, it's distracting, and it's bad for productivity.