Any program has principled points (join points) where programmers can identify and modify the program semantics. In AOP, programmers specify join points using a language feature called a pointcut, and specify the behavior to join those points by using advice such as methods or functions. Some variants of AOP allow programmers to extend the types in the system. These features enable aspects to implement behavior for concerns that crosscut the core concern of the application.
Excuse me, but was that supposed to mean something?
I loved computers and programming long before it was cool, and I will long after it is. I'm glad the temporary fanboys are leaving, so my chosen profession can be pure again.
Wow - you are me!
I am not the best programmer by far
Oh wait, maybe not...
FWIW, I agree with your point 100%. Now we've just got a few years worth of cleaning up the coding mess which is the fanboys' legacy. You know the type of stuff, the "hey I've learned all these nifty techniques so I'm going to use as many of them as I can in *every* *single* *program*" syndrome.
The hard part about being a good programmer isn't learning the structures, algorithms, design patterns etc, it's learning when it's appropriate to use them and - most importantly - when not.
If I see one more over-engineered clever-clever implementation of something that should be really simple I'll have to start wringing necks. And don't give me the excuse that it's because the code is generalised and future proofed. I guarantee that the first change we actually need to make is one which will require a complete redesign of the whole program.
I see your point, but I still think that you're not giving Americans enough credit (and this is from the POV of an ex-pat Brit living in the USA).
I reckon it's a failure of nerve on the part of the movie industry. If they tried taking a few chances they might be pleasantly surprised that they attracted more people than they scared off.
Quick - tell me the difference between insinuation and insinuating.
How about relegated and relegated to?
Hey, no offence - I agree with you mostly, although I do think that the hard work of proof reading can be replicated. Humans can do it, but not yet machines.
Re:A Hugo First: The British Invasion
on
2005 Hugo Nominations
·
· Score: 3, Insightful
Couldn't agree more. US science fiction has degenerated into a set of seemingly endless soap operas. A good idea and some strong characters which are maybe good for three books are recycled again and again, each installment written to the same formula, each incidental character getting their own sub-plot, each story line stretched out endlessly with no conclusion in sight.
I'm not going to name names but, apropos of nothing, I miss the days when Weber was a type of carburettor, not an anti-insomnia treatment.
Compare with the 'Culture' novels; they might all be set in the same universe, but they can stand on their own and are all very different novels.
And how about the politics? If US writers are to be believed the only choice is between high-frontier Libertidiotanism or tree-hugging eco-bleeding-heartedness. Read some Iain Banks or Ken MacLeod and you'll see more political variety than just about all US science fiction put together.
It's a real shame, because US science fiction used to be the best in the world.
You're right about the labels though. I remember the shop in Corrie having white tape pasted over all the tins and bottles to hide the manufacturers' names.
Whether it was some regulation or simply because Granada weren't going to give them publicity without getting paid for it I don't know...
If there's a way to trade in ageing batteries for new ones your last three problems might be overcome.
The question is: how much value is there in old Li-ion batteries? If they can be refurbished or their components reused then they could be swapped - at a charge [heh] - for new ones. It works for propane gas tanks and might be applicable here.
Slashdot Mirror
Any program has principled points (join points) where programmers can identify and modify the program semantics. In AOP, programmers specify join points using a language feature called a pointcut, and specify the behavior to join those points by using advice such as methods or functions. Some variants of AOP allow programmers to extend the types in the system. These features enable aspects to implement behavior for concerns that crosscut the core concern of the application.
Excuse me, but was that supposed to mean something?
I loved computers and programming long before it was cool, and I will long after it is. I'm glad the temporary fanboys are leaving, so my chosen profession can be pure again.
...
Wow - you are me!
I am not the best programmer by far
Oh wait, maybe not
FWIW, I agree with your point 100%. Now we've just got a few years worth of cleaning up the coding mess which is the fanboys' legacy. You know the type of stuff, the "hey I've learned all these nifty techniques so I'm going to use as many of them as I can in *every* *single* *program*" syndrome.
The hard part about being a good programmer isn't learning the structures, algorithms, design patterns etc, it's learning when it's appropriate to use them and - most importantly - when not.
If I see one more over-engineered clever-clever implementation of something that should be really simple I'll have to start wringing necks. And don't give me the excuse that it's because the code is generalised and future proofed. I guarantee that the first change we actually need to make is one which will require a complete redesign of the whole program.
I see your point, but I still think that you're not giving Americans enough credit (and this is from the POV of an ex-pat Brit living in the USA).
I reckon it's a failure of nerve on the part of the movie industry. If they tried taking a few chances they might be pleasantly surprised that they attracted more people than they scared off.
Do you think that your average American moviegoing audience would have appreciated the extremely wry and dry Brit humor of the Hitchhikers guide?
Don't you think they should at least be given a chance?
Quick - tell me the difference between insinuation and insinuating.
How about relegated and relegated to?
Hey, no offence - I agree with you mostly, although I do think that the hard work of proof reading can be replicated. Humans can do it, but not yet machines.
Couldn't agree more. US science fiction has degenerated into a set of seemingly endless soap operas. A good idea and some strong characters which are maybe good for three books are recycled again and again, each installment written to the same formula, each incidental character getting their own sub-plot, each story line stretched out endlessly with no conclusion in sight.
I'm not going to name names but, apropos of nothing, I miss the days when Weber was a type of carburettor, not an anti-insomnia treatment.
Compare with the 'Culture' novels; they might all be set in the same universe, but they can stand on their own and are all very different novels.
And how about the politics? If US writers are to be believed the only choice is between high-frontier Libertidiotanism or tree-hugging eco-bleeding-heartedness. Read some Iain Banks or Ken MacLeod and you'll see more political variety than just about all US science fiction put together.
It's a real shame, because US science fiction used to be the best in the world.
Well, he had the right to reply. QED.
BTW, here's the link to the story : http://www.technewsworld.com/story/news/41790.htm
And another totally insane quote:
Take the place of the iPod? I want some of what he's smoking.
So that's it then - the thing's dead in the water.
It's still stuck in an impossible place half way up the stairs.
Arthur : Oh, is he?
It's like rounders, but played by grown men instead of little girls. c.f. netball/basketball
It works on my AMD FX-51.
Maybe that's why Firefox is fast and light and Mozilla's slow and bloated.
...
Too many cooks
You're right about the labels though. I remember the shop in Corrie having white tape pasted over all the tins and bottles to hide the manufacturers' names.
...
Whether it was some regulation or simply because Granada weren't going to give them publicity without getting paid for it I don't know
5) GOTO 1
[BTW, "GOTO considered harmful"]
I'd be surprised if the BBC showed anything in a shop in Coronation Street.
(For non Brits, Coronation Street is a Granada programme, not BBC. The BBC have some rubbish sarf imitation - "Deadenders" IIRC)
We will therefore just monitor his sign's,
Aieee!!! Feral apo'strophes. Oh noe's th'ey're spr'ead'ing !!!'!' G'et the'm o'ff!!''!'
TH'E'Y'RE A'LI''V'E''''''''''''''''''''''
Fair enough. I guessed as much but taking the cheap shot is what slashdot's all about :p
Well what did you expect? You do realise that a Yellow Pages is a directory of businesses, right?
It worked for Freedom Fries so it should work for software too.
There's no justice.
A /8!!!?
Just a little excessive, no?
If there's a way to trade in ageing batteries for new ones your last three problems might be overcome.
The question is: how much value is there in old Li-ion batteries? If they can be refurbished or their components reused then they could be swapped - at a charge [heh] - for new ones. It works for propane gas tanks and might be applicable here.
Maybe. More likely the submitter didn't RFTA properly.