...yes, MS was nothing on the Internet a few years ago. However, don't forget that they have a bit of an advantage over Netscape/Mozilla: IE SHIPS WITH WINDOWS!!! And the vast majority of PC's have Windows. As much as I hate to say it, Mozilla's really got its work cut out for it...:(
I hate MS as much as anyone, but I've got to admit that J++ is the best Java IDE that I've used so far. From what I know about VAJ, it keeps your code in its own repository instead of just keeping your source in regular files, and that make me...uneasy. I prefer to keep my project in plain text files so that I can edit them with anything. (btw, if I'm totally wrong about VAJ, please let me know...) J++ has a nice tree structure for files and objects, and the auto-complete of methods means I don't have to reach for the manual or load up javadoc if I forget the api. The auto indent and the different color for javadoc comments is also a nice touch.
Then again, the only reason why I can still use it is because we're doing 1.1 development. As we all know, the chances of J++ coming up with a 1.2 version is quite slim. I can also get Swing to work with it, but it does not work the same as Sun's or IBM's.
I know that other IDE's exist that have some of these features, but I have yet to see one that does it as well. JBulder comes in a close second, but it still feels a little more bloated than J++.
Has anyone tried running Java/Swing under Gnome? I enjoy using both KDE and Gnome, but KDE seems to run AWT/Swing far better than Gnome. This is with both Blackdown and IBM JDK's...
I've run both Mandrake and Redhat 6.0, and I've noticed some subtle differences between them. For the most part, Mandrake is pretty cool because of the extra stuff that it comes with (such as CD burning utilities, etc) but there were some quirks with it on certain machines. For instance:
Java. The IBM JDK does not run well on Mandrake for me, in particular when trying to access a network.
Video. I had Redhat 5.2 and 6.0 running X on a machine fine. When I installed Mandrake 6.0 (and 6.1) the video was freaking out. I had the same settings for X on Mandrake as I did for Redhat.
Besides that, Mandrake has worked well for me, but I think that I'll stick to Redhat for Java development.
Tell me about it...I installed Solaris on an x86 machine and it was hell trying to find a gcc compiler for it. Every website that I would check would have a precompiled gcc for SPARC, but nada for x86. Of course it was really easy to find sources, but ummm its kind of useless since these people don't even ship a friggin compiler with the system.
I'm sure glad that I'm not in HS nowadays. Around senior year I started to hate HS with a passion. The teachers were cool, but the administrators were cocky sons of bitches. All of the rules that they put in place that are supposed to protect students and keep distractions down themselves become distractions to learning IMHO. Especially when they send you to the office instead of class because they don't like what you're wearing.
I loved college...they knew you were there to learn, and didn't give a fuck about what you wore or what you looked like. A lack of restrictions in college made the learning experience so much nicer...
I agree 100%...stick to version numbers. They are much easier to understand!
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This sounds like an interesting option for current Windows users who are interested in taking the Linux plunge but don't have the time/patience/guts to partition drives and configure drivers.
Huh? So how does this work...it just uses your current windows drivers and your FAT* partition? (I'd go see for myself but I can't get to their site) How would they handle buggy drivers that Windows would give a blue screen for?
Sorry for being off topic, but I thought I'd ask this anyway...
When using Netscape 4.61 on Mandrake 6.0, my netscape icons are appearing black and grey even though I'm running at 24 bpp color. I tried uninstalling and reinstaling but no luck. Has anyone else had this problem?
Reminds me of the time that I was filling out some stupid form just so that I could get to a knowledge base article. There was a checkbox that basicly gave them permission to spam me if I selected it. The problem was that the form would crap out if I submitted it without the check box selected. Once I selected it, it worked.:/
I think that this issue will become more important as we get away from PPP and move towards cable and dsl. The person who wrote this article was fortunate because he realized that someone was logged into his machine, but if the average user walks away from his/her machine at home, then Bad Things can happen without the user knowing it
All computer users need to be made more aware of security issues, including those running Windows. I have a friend with a cable modem, and just for fun one day he decided to see how many Windows shares were available to him on his network. He was able to get, among other things, someone's tax return because of a share that user left open.
I purchased the Mandrake 6.0 distribution and yes it did come with BootMagic and PartitionMagic, but there is nothing that forces you to actually use them. In fact, I've set up a dual boot NT/Linux machine and I haven't touched either BootMagic or PartitionMagic. You can set it up to use LILO off of the HD or do like I did, and set LILO to boot off a floppy. If the floppy's in, then Linux boots. Pull the floppy out, NT boots.
Sorry if this is a little off topic but here goes:
Most of the C code examples reinforce bad habits such as feeding external data directly into fixed-length character buffers...I thinks its best to teach programmers while they're young so to save them a major rewrite later on.
I haven't done C programming in a while so I don't remember how to do proper string manipulation. However my g/f is going to take a C class this fall so I need to get up to speed so that I can help her. What would be the correct way to allocate a string in order to allow external input, say from the keyboard? Anybody care to debate fixed size vs. dynamic size strings in C?
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WinModem is a specific brand, but I believe that he's saying that *all* software-based modems have earned the infamous name of WinModem because they only work with you-know-what.
I wish that I would have known before that 98%of PCI modems are WinModems. I wasted money on two of them so far. =( I'm waiting to see if I get cable access soon...or else it's external for me.
ZDNET has a lot of nerve 'coming out' with a story like this. ZDNET played an eager role in helping promote garbage like Windows and to FUD non-Microsoft OS's like OS/2 into oblivion. The trade press is almost as guilty as Microsoft, in my opinion
ZD actually didn't write the story. It's from Reuters, and this story actually appeared first on Wired.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do this! I can't stand the fact that it has a Start button. It's supposed to be an application, not a wannabe desktop.
Then again, the only reason why I can still use it is because we're doing 1.1 development. As we all know, the chances of J++ coming up with a 1.2 version is quite slim. I can also get Swing to work with it, but it does not work the same as Sun's or IBM's.
I know that other IDE's exist that have some of these features, but I have yet to see one that does it as well. JBulder comes in a close second, but it still feels a little more bloated than J++.
LOL...this one made me cry!
...for NT machines. =)
Actually, it makes sense...because they used to call Titanic unsinkable, whereas HP sells the "unstoppable" Windows NT!
(Disclaimer: a bit off topic...)
Has anyone tried running Java/Swing under Gnome? I enjoy using both KDE and Gnome, but KDE seems to run AWT/Swing far better than Gnome. This is with both Blackdown and IBM JDK's...
Java. The IBM JDK does not run well on Mandrake for me, in particular when trying to access a network.
Video. I had Redhat 5.2 and 6.0 running X on a machine fine. When I installed Mandrake 6.0 (and 6.1) the video was freaking out. I had the same settings for X on Mandrake as I did for Redhat.
Besides that, Mandrake has worked well for me, but I think that I'll stick to Redhat for Java development.
Tell me about it...I installed Solaris on an x86 machine and it was hell trying to find a gcc compiler for it. Every website that I would check would have a precompiled gcc for SPARC, but nada for x86. Of course it was really easy to find sources, but ummm its kind of useless since these people don't even ship a friggin compiler with the system.
I'm sure glad that I'm not in HS nowadays. Around senior year I started to hate HS with a passion. The teachers were cool, but the administrators were cocky sons of bitches. All of the rules that they put in place that are supposed to protect students and keep distractions down themselves become distractions to learning IMHO. Especially when they send you to the office instead of class because they don't like what you're wearing.
I loved college...they knew you were there to learn, and didn't give a fuck about what you wore or what you looked like. A lack of restrictions in college made the learning experience so much nicer...
I agree 100%...stick to version numbers. They are much easier to understand!
This sounds like an interesting option for current Windows users who are interested in taking the Linux plunge but don't have the time/patience/guts to partition drives and configure drivers.
Huh? So how does this work...it just uses your current windows drivers and your FAT* partition? (I'd go see for myself but I can't get to their site) How would they handle buggy drivers that Windows would give a blue screen for?
For the record, I'm using a Matrox G400 Single head 16MB with version 3.3.4 of X
Sorry for being off topic, but I thought I'd ask this anyway...
When using Netscape 4.61 on Mandrake 6.0, my netscape icons are appearing black and grey even though I'm running at 24 bpp color. I tried uninstalling and reinstaling but no luck. Has anyone else had this problem?
fyi: Mandrake 6.0 does come with ppp...
Reminds me of the time that I was filling out some stupid form just so that I could get to a knowledge base article. There was a checkbox that basicly gave them permission to spam me if I selected it. The problem was that the form would crap out if I submitted it without the check box selected. Once I selected it, it worked. :/
...but then again, it's only for Java. What languages does VS support this for?
I think that this issue will become more important as we get away from PPP and move towards cable and dsl. The person who wrote this article was fortunate because he realized that someone was logged into his machine, but if the average user walks away from his/her machine at home, then Bad Things can happen without the user knowing it
All computer users need to be made more aware of security issues, including those running Windows. I have a friend with a cable modem, and just for fun one day he decided to see how many Windows shares were available to him on his network. He was able to get, among other things, someone's tax return because of a share that user left open.
Ouch.
I love that commercial. I couldn't believe my ears when I heard it...especially coming from HP!
I purchased the Mandrake 6.0 distribution and yes it did come with BootMagic and PartitionMagic, but there is nothing that forces you to actually use them. In fact, I've set up a dual boot NT/Linux machine and I haven't touched either BootMagic or PartitionMagic. You can set it up to use LILO off of the HD or do like I did, and set LILO to boot off a floppy. If the floppy's in, then Linux boots. Pull the floppy out, NT boots.
Most of the C code examples reinforce bad habits such as feeding external data directly into fixed-length character buffers...I thinks its best to teach programmers while they're young so to save them a major rewrite later on.
I haven't done C programming in a while so I don't remember how to do proper string manipulation. However my g/f is going to take a C class this fall so I need to get up to speed so that I can help her. What would be the correct way to allocate a string in order to allow external input, say from the keyboard? Anybody care to debate fixed size vs. dynamic size strings in C?
WinModem is a specific brand, but I believe that he's saying that *all* software-based modems have earned the infamous name of WinModem because they only work with you-know-what.
I wish that I would have known before that 98%of PCI modems are WinModems. I wasted money on two of them so far. =( I'm waiting to see if I get cable access soon...or else it's external for me.
I followed the instructions at this link: http://linux.com/howto/mini/DHCP-4.html and I didn't have any trouble setting up a DHCP server on Redhat 6.0...
Where do you download it? I want a copy!
ZD actually didn't write the story. It's from Reuters, and this story actually appeared first on Wired.
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