Ugh, it is the worst development environment I have ever used. VCL is so full of hacks and other rubbish I'd rather go back to MFC if forced to choose one or the other. The whole C++ Builder package was a complete nightmare, but thankfully I'll never have to go anywhere near it ever again.
Standards? Come on, VS may not be that compliant, but then few compilers are. Builder isn't. OTOH the VS IDE completely blows away the Builder hack which mostly reminds me of VB's horrible IDE (6 & earlier - never used 7, never want to see VB ever again).
You are making a mistake equating individual companies with a market system. Free markets clean up problem businesses.
That is the theory, but unfortunately no free markets exist so it remains untested.
I think that if we could eliminate the laws protecting specific industries and eliminate the dumb notion of maximising shareholder value we'd at least see some improvement.
Employees contribute to a company, customers contribute - these people are important. Shareholders are not, they contribute nothing except at the initial share offering where they give a company some money, after that they just become rich parasites.
There is nothing worse than horrific injuries - you have to live with or if you're lucky recover slowly and painfully from those.
When you're dead, you're dead. You don't wander around thinking damn this is terrible, how I wish I could have gotten off with some horrific injuries.
Given the option between permanent, serious disability and death I choose death.
Modern sportbikes can accelerate at an insane rate, it really does feel like your eyeballs are being squeezed and your brain compressed against the back of your skull. Then again my '81 750cc could do over 220kph even if it didn't have the acceleration of the modern two wheeled rockets. My current 600 may be able to do 270kph, but I've yet to find a road where I'd even consider trying that - out in the desert maybe.
If they're doing this in their private capacity then in any sane country where workers' rights are protected they would be able to sue their employer for wrongful termination and get re-instated or the settlement to which they are rightfully entitled.
But this is the US where abusing your employees is right and proper. Down with worker's rights.
I'd hire someone without a degree if they had proven skills, but otherwise I'd lean towards the person with the degree - someone who has completed a university degree has generally learned a high degree of problem-solving and creative thinking. It's true my country anyway, can't speak for the thinking ability of US students.
University marks themselves however are not an indicator of anything really unless you know how much work went into getting those marks - someone who studied for 3 hours and achieved 50% is probably better than someone who spent 3 weeks and achieved 70%.
Cranston-Cuebas: In today's market, a lot of recruiting and job hunting is a networking game. Make sure that everyone you know knows that you'll consider other opportunities. Word of mouth is becoming more and more important.
Huh, so what has changed? This is exactly what they were telling us at school 20 years ago.
NEVER SPEND DOUBLE THE MONEY ON A CARS BOOK VALUE. Cause if you wreck it, the insurance will only pay book.
Surely that depends how you insure it? Costs more obviously, but I specifically list the most expensive modifications on my insurance so mine is covered for well beyond the listed book value.
Creating unions can only encourage the movement offshore if scum corporate executives are supported by a scum government which puts so-called shareholder value above people and their families.
Reagan and the pigs that have followed him are thoroughly anti-people and completely anti-family. They're a scourge which hopefully will one day be wiped from the face of the earth.
Unions remain the only way for workers to protect themselves against greedy, exploitative employers.
They've built a brand? Oh come on. Who buys a book, CD or DVD based on the studio? Oh, it's from Columbia, must be good. A Penguin book? Ooh yes, love Penguin. Author, director, actors, producers, bands, screenwriters - what are those? Just because we know the names of movie studios, book publishers and record labels doesn't mean those names carry any wait or influence.
Most of the time the stuff that costs the most to make and more importantly to market is also the worst garbage.
He's absolutely correct about making music - all my musician friends invest their money in quality hardware and software rather than wasting it on a studio - as a result they can produce quality recordings with only one upfront cost. And since they are interested in making good music and having people hear it they don't care how it gets distributed as long as if someone is doing it for money the musician is also getting his cut.
corporations exist for one reason: to make money. For good or for ill, there are no moral obligations placed on them.
But do they really?
A business's only motivation is, and should be, to make a profit.
Again purely an opinion.
This is the screw everyone in your path principle as espoused by Reagan, Bush and other scum.
It's a difficult question - what is the purpose of a corporation? How does it benefit society and human advancement?
If people wish to impose morality on a business, it should be done the same way, through profit. Simple answer: If a business is engaging in behaviour that people disagree with, boycott them.
Oh yes, big difference that'll make.
While the US sells weapons to almost anyone there are a couple of places they won't or no longer supply. China and Russia supply those places. Ironic that the US then provides China with the means to oppress its citizens.
most of them are nothing special (which is why they are small and unsigned)
That's just drivel. Getting signed is at least 90% luck. We have to change the ridiculous assumption that signed==must be good, not signed==must be bad.
I seldom use P2P networks, but when I do it is purely to find interesting music that will never get anywhere near the radio or my local music shop.
bands with nothing new to offer will stay small and unsigned
More likely they'll get huge recording deals - much easier to sell the same old trash to the public than challenge them with new sounds.
If they lowered the price of Office and XP to sensible levels they'd sell more copies to home users especially outside the US where this software is extremely expensive compared to the cost of hardware and more importantly people's income. Home users have no real incentive to buy the software so it has to be cheap. By making the software cheap they'd end up selling some copies where previously they'd sell none and hence they stand to actually make more money.
Unfortunately then they may be deemed to not be maximising shareholder value, i.e. not screwing their customers and employees sufficiently.
lots of laws were passed making executives and auditors legally liable for hiding losses, inflating profits, and tucking them into future good years
And you really think these will get enforced? Maybe one day when democracy re-appears in the US, but for now with industry flunkies running the country they can get away with whatever they want.
If I've bought the box then that should include the use of the version of the software on it when I get it. If I don't care about regular upgrades then I should not have to pay a fee. And I don't care about program guides either.
Well if everyone keeps saying Ogg isn't that widespread so I'm going to use mp3 then it won't get anywhere. Take the initiative, say to hell with mp3 and refuse to use any software or hardware players that don't support Ogg.
Exactly. What I want is a super VCR, not some subscription service. And I want devices with some upgrade facility - I am tired of buying devices that are superceded a few months later - I do not mind having to buy a piece here or there, but not the whole damn device.
I was initially very enthusiastic about the PVR until I discovered I had to subscribe to use it.
I don't want a subscription to some service, I want a device that gives me more flexible and powerful recording options than I get from the typical VCR. They also need to be easy to upgrade, e.g. add a bigger HD - in fact they should support at least two at a time.
Personally I think the price premium charged for devices with the bigger drives and hence recording time is completely ridiculous when you consider the cost of HDs.
So come on guys bring us a device that can take the place of my VCR and I'll buy it.
I used to get neck/shoulder tension leading to headaches, then I learned to sit properly and stretch from time to time. No more problems.
They make no mention of whether these people are actually all using CRTs or also LCDs - in fact the article says nothing about CRTs therefore we can assume they mean any type of computer display.
What about TV? Surely we'd expect similar problems from hours of TV every day? That is if the display is at fault as opposed to other factors.
Poor quality furniture is also often at fault. Ever tried to get a decent chair or desk out of your typical corporation? In one case I eventually had to threaten legal action to get a decent chair.
They claim to be an information technology company and complain that their reputation has been damaged - well of course it is going to be damaged if you act like a bunch of twits who have no idea how to use computers. I certainly wouldn't trust these clowns after this bit of utter stupidity.
Besides even they state that Reuters only published the information after the company had officially published it themselves. And even if they hadn't, as far as I'm concerned this falls under investigative journalism and should be thoroughly protected - corps would love nothing better than to keep out the prying eyes of journalists so they can get on with their nefarious activities.
It is like somone who learns piano from the age of five, they will be able to play on a level that somone who starts learning at the age of 20 never will.
A common myth, but in fact absolute rubbish. The evidence is actually just the contrary. Like all skills things like musical instruments and coding require practice and it makes no difference when you start practicing.
Ross Perot (owner of EDS, I think) could wear what the janitor wears, if he thought it was more comfortable than his suit. He doesn't, and that should tell you something about comfort.
No, it would tell me something about his brain. Not anything I don't already know though.
Suits are uncomfortable and it has nothing to do with being accustomed to anything, it's just a fact.
And yes I am rebellious by nature, but then I'm also highly reliable and mature. Intelligent people take me on my skills. And I'll continue to wear what I choose.
If someone is wearing a suit I wonder why they need it, what are they trying to hide?
Mature? Wearing a suit is not mature, it's as childish as you can get. Maturity is realising the total stupidity of such ugly uncomfortable attire and having the guts to take a stand against it. Suits should long ago have gone the way of the buggy whip.
Interacting is pretty easy, although the more intelligent you are the harder it gets because frankly the average person is a moron. And they're getting stupider by the day.
Coders, like scientists generally, are typically blunt and have no time for fools. Typically managers expect you to lie rather than tell them the bald truth. Typically being forthright and honest is interpreted as rudeness by the weakminded.
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Don't know what they use, but it isn't sourcesafe. It is according to ex-employees an internally developed product.
VSS is fine for small things.
Ugh, it is the worst development environment I have ever used. VCL is so full of hacks and other rubbish I'd rather go back to MFC if forced to choose one or the other. The whole C++ Builder package was a complete nightmare, but thankfully I'll never have to go anywhere near it ever again.
Standards? Come on, VS may not be that compliant, but then few compilers are. Builder isn't. OTOH the VS IDE completely blows away the Builder hack which mostly reminds me of VB's horrible IDE (6 & earlier - never used 7, never want to see VB ever again).
You are making a mistake equating individual companies with a market system. Free markets clean up problem businesses.
That is the theory, but unfortunately no free markets exist so it remains untested.
I think that if we could eliminate the laws protecting specific industries and eliminate the dumb notion of maximising shareholder value we'd at least see some improvement.
Employees contribute to a company, customers contribute - these people are important. Shareholders are not, they contribute nothing except at the initial share offering where they give a company some money, after that they just become rich parasites.
There is nothing worse than horrific injuries - you have to live with or if you're lucky recover slowly and painfully from those.
When you're dead, you're dead. You don't wander around thinking damn this is terrible, how I wish I could have gotten off with some horrific injuries.
Given the option between permanent, serious disability and death I choose death.
Modern sportbikes can accelerate at an insane rate, it really does feel like your eyeballs are being squeezed and your brain compressed against the back of your skull. Then again my '81 750cc could do over 220kph even if it didn't have the acceleration of the modern two wheeled rockets. My current 600 may be able to do 270kph, but I've yet to find a road where I'd even consider trying that - out in the desert maybe.
If they're doing this in their private capacity then in any sane country where workers' rights are protected they would be able to sue their employer for wrongful termination and get re-instated or the settlement to which they are rightfully entitled.
But this is the US where abusing your employees is right and proper. Down with worker's rights.
I'd hire someone without a degree if they had proven skills, but otherwise I'd lean towards the person with the degree - someone who has completed a university degree has generally learned a high degree of problem-solving and creative thinking. It's true my country anyway, can't speak for the thinking ability of US students.
University marks themselves however are not an indicator of anything really unless you know how much work went into getting those marks - someone who studied for 3 hours and achieved 50% is probably better than someone who spent 3 weeks and achieved 70%.
Cranston-Cuebas: In today's market, a lot of recruiting and job hunting is a networking game. Make sure that everyone you know knows that you'll consider other opportunities. Word of mouth is becoming more and more important.
Huh, so what has changed? This is exactly what they were telling us at school 20 years ago.
NEVER SPEND DOUBLE THE MONEY ON A CARS BOOK VALUE. Cause if you wreck it, the insurance will only pay book.
Surely that depends how you insure it? Costs more obviously, but I specifically list the most expensive modifications on my insurance so mine is covered for well beyond the listed book value.
Does this mean all apps are going to get that ugly created with java look or that java apps are finally going to look decent?
Creating unions can only encourage the movement offshore if scum corporate executives are supported by a scum government which puts so-called shareholder value above people and their families.
Reagan and the pigs that have followed him are thoroughly anti-people and completely anti-family. They're a scourge which hopefully will one day be wiped from the face of the earth.
Unions remain the only way for workers to protect themselves against greedy, exploitative employers.
They've built a brand? Oh come on. Who buys a book, CD or DVD based on the studio? Oh, it's from Columbia, must be good. A Penguin book? Ooh yes, love Penguin. Author, director, actors, producers, bands, screenwriters - what are those? Just because we know the names of movie studios, book publishers and record labels doesn't mean those names carry any wait or influence.
Most of the time the stuff that costs the most to make and more importantly to market is also the worst garbage.
He's absolutely correct about making music - all my musician friends invest their money in quality hardware and software rather than wasting it on a studio - as a result they can produce quality recordings with only one upfront cost. And since they are interested in making good music and having people hear it they don't care how it gets distributed as long as if someone is doing it for money the musician is also getting his cut.
corporations exist for one reason: to make money. For good or for ill, there are no moral obligations placed on them.
But do they really?
A business's only motivation is, and should be, to make a profit.
Again purely an opinion.
This is the screw everyone in your path principle as espoused by Reagan, Bush and other scum.
It's a difficult question - what is the purpose of a corporation? How does it benefit society and human advancement?
If people wish to impose morality on a business, it should be done the same way, through profit. Simple answer: If a business is engaging in behaviour that people disagree with, boycott them.
Oh yes, big difference that'll make.
While the US sells weapons to almost anyone there are a couple of places they won't or no longer supply. China and Russia supply those places. Ironic that the US then provides China with the means to oppress its citizens.
most of them are nothing special (which is why they are small and unsigned)
That's just drivel. Getting signed is at least 90% luck. We have to change the ridiculous assumption that signed==must be good, not signed==must be bad.
I seldom use P2P networks, but when I do it is purely to find interesting music that will never get anywhere near the radio or my local music shop.
bands with nothing new to offer will stay small and unsigned
More likely they'll get huge recording deals - much easier to sell the same old trash to the public than challenge them with new sounds.
Apparently, her Mac isn't doing much better.
What a surprise. My Mac crashes far more often than my PC.
If they lowered the price of Office and XP to sensible levels they'd sell more copies to home users especially outside the US where this software is extremely expensive compared to the cost of hardware and more importantly people's income. Home users have no real incentive to buy the software so it has to be cheap. By making the software cheap they'd end up selling some copies where previously they'd sell none and hence they stand to actually make more money.
Unfortunately then they may be deemed to not be maximising shareholder value, i.e. not screwing their customers and employees sufficiently.
lots of laws were passed making executives and auditors legally liable for hiding losses, inflating profits, and tucking them into future good years
And you really think these will get enforced? Maybe one day when democracy re-appears in the US, but for now with industry flunkies running the country they can get away with whatever they want.
If I've bought the box then that should include the use of the version of the software on it when I get it. If I don't care about regular upgrades then I should not have to pay a fee. And I don't care about program guides either.
Well if everyone keeps saying Ogg isn't that widespread so I'm going to use mp3 then it won't get anywhere. Take the initiative, say to hell with mp3 and refuse to use any software or hardware players that don't support Ogg.
Exactly. What I want is a super VCR, not some subscription service. And I want devices with some upgrade facility - I am tired of buying devices that are superceded a few months later - I do not mind having to buy a piece here or there, but not the whole damn device.
I was initially very enthusiastic about the PVR until I discovered I had to subscribe to use it.
I don't want a subscription to some service, I want a device that gives me more flexible and powerful recording options than I get from the typical VCR. They also need to be easy to upgrade, e.g. add a bigger HD - in fact they should support at least two at a time.
Personally I think the price premium charged for devices with the bigger drives and hence recording time is completely ridiculous when you consider the cost of HDs.
So come on guys bring us a device that can take the place of my VCR and I'll buy it.
I used to get neck/shoulder tension leading to headaches, then I learned to sit properly and stretch from time to time. No more problems.
They make no mention of whether these people are actually all using CRTs or also LCDs - in fact the article says nothing about CRTs therefore we can assume they mean any type of computer display.
What about TV? Surely we'd expect similar problems from hours of TV every day? That is if the display is at fault as opposed to other factors.
Poor quality furniture is also often at fault. Ever tried to get a decent chair or desk out of your typical corporation? In one case I eventually had to threaten legal action to get a decent chair.
They claim to be an information technology company and complain that their reputation has been damaged - well of course it is going to be damaged if you act like a bunch of twits who have no idea how to use computers. I certainly wouldn't trust these clowns after this bit of utter stupidity.
Besides even they state that Reuters only published the information after the company had officially published it themselves. And even if they hadn't, as far as I'm concerned this falls under investigative journalism and should be thoroughly protected - corps would love nothing better than to keep out the prying eyes of journalists so they can get on with their nefarious activities.
A common myth, but in fact absolute rubbish. The evidence is actually just the contrary. Like all skills things like musical instruments and coding require practice and it makes no difference when you start practicing.
No, it would tell me something about his brain. Not anything I don't already know though.
Suits are uncomfortable and it has nothing to do with being accustomed to anything, it's just a fact.
And yes I am rebellious by nature, but then I'm also highly reliable and mature. Intelligent people take me on my skills. And I'll continue to wear what I choose.
If someone is wearing a suit I wonder why they need it, what are they trying to hide?
Mature? Wearing a suit is not mature, it's as childish as you can get. Maturity is realising the total stupidity of such ugly uncomfortable attire and having the guts to take a stand against it. Suits should long ago have gone the way of the buggy whip.
Interacting is pretty easy, although the more intelligent you are the harder it gets because frankly the average person is a moron. And they're getting stupider by the day.
Coders, like scientists generally, are typically blunt and have no time for fools. Typically managers expect you to lie rather than tell them the bald truth. Typically being forthright and honest is interpreted as rudeness by the weakminded.