Remembering that IANAL, IIRC, if you don'thave any illegal or pirated software, what have you to hide? Basically, the fact that you are so worried about it indicates that you do have something to hide, and I have to say I feel sorry for you.
Well, that's nice. I suppose you haven't considered that maybe they don't want to spend 3 man-months producing licenses for software they legally own.
If it had the same mass as the moon and collided on a tangent to the moon's orbit, it would replace the moon in our sky. Our "old" moon would go flying off into space.
As I remember it met the standard, however it allowed the programmer to use Windows only features
The real problem was that the Windows only features were implemented in the java "namespace". This could potentially lead less knowledgeable (or simply uncaring) developers to use these features on non-Windows systems and then complain that "Java on Solaris is broken".
Everything would have been kosher had MS implemented these same features in any other namespace.
Ben Affleck mentioned he was going to be taking on the role of Jack Ryan in the next Tom Clancy movie. *sigh*.
That movie would be "The Sum of All Fears" on hold indefinitely and I have to agree with you here. The worst part is in Jack Ryan's life, "The Sum of All Fears" occurs after every other Jack Ryan movie that's been made and the actor playing him will actually be younger.
And not to take anything away from Ben Affleck (he is a great actor), but Ryan is DCI in SoAF - Ford would be WAY more believable in that role than Affleck simply because of age.
I have a ReplayTV and use the 30 second skip when watching football games. When the whistle blows to end the play, hit it once and they are ready to snap the ball again.
But then it would only take like 5 minutes to watch a football game. That's not nearly enough time to consume a 12-pack;^)
Point taken. As a consultant, I find myself having to ponder other people's Perl code for longer than I feel it should take to figure out what is really going on and almost never have the opportunity to keep to my way of doing things.
I find languages like C++ and Java to be less "personalized" and therefore easier to maintain.
BTW, I find VB...um...frustrating. It's amazing how much you miss things like inheritence and polymorphism;^)
Learning the syntax is the easiest thing when learning a new language - usually. Most languages have the same control structures, keywords, etc. Therefore, chances are you already know most of the syntax. Replacing a BEGIN...END pair with curly braces isn't a huge intellectual leap - at least it shouldn't be.
Now Perl allows all kinds of things that just make the code hard to read.
The use of globals all over the place ($_ anyone?)
Allowing any function to accept any number of parameters
Having to specify $ for scalars, @ for lists, etc.
The preceding list doesn't even touch the surface when you let loose a script-kiddie who couldn't write clear code to save his life.
Incidentally, I believe learning the libraries to be the hardest thing about learning a new language.
Should we all strap on 45s and call each other out, like "Shoot out at the OK corral"???
Well, if that didn't solve the problem it would at least improve the species.
Seriously, do you think they guy with 110dB subwoofer cranked at 2 A.M. would do it if there was the possibility of getting shot - and the person doing the shooting had the law on his side?
Now think about the guy whos highway exit is backed up for a mile. He decides to zoom up the center lane then at the last second hook a sharp right onto his exit endangering everyone else on the road. Should he be allowed to live?
I often wonder how much more pleasant the world would be if shooting inconsiderate, intentionally ignorant people was legal.
If you're male, you should probably grow a beard...and not a goatee - that just makes you look like a slacker - but a real, "Grizzly Adams" looking thing.
Then get some suspenders;^)
If you're female, don't grow a beard. People will just look at you funny.
.. we found pair programming it the most useful part! Several other posters dislike it as well; I wonder what makes the difference.
I would guess the difference is the maturity level of the pair. Having one coder or the other unable to take constructive criticism, complaining about indentation, etc would completely destroy any usefulness this process has.
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I'd like to just be able to fly in comfort.
LOL!
The medical profession is second only to the software development profession in the number of incompetent practitioners in its ranks.
That's the first time I've ever "heard" anyone say that...
You have to multiply your estimates by a factor of 4. How else do you expect to get a reputation as a miracle worker?
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Try this one.
The name for what you have is "senility" ;)
I know a rather..ahem...well-endowed woman who often says "talk to the face 'cause the boobs aren't listening"
Dude, how does your penis stand it? That's a lot of pr0n.
>>No way. The best sports movie ever made is, of course, "Slapshot".
Wrong again, the best sports movie ever made is Days of Thunder ;)
Well, that's nice. I suppose you haven't considered that maybe they don't want to spend 3 man-months producing licenses for software they legally own.
-1, Unoriginal
You just ripped that off from an old TV show.8^)
BINGO!
The real problem was that the Windows only features were implemented in the java "namespace". This could potentially lead less knowledgeable (or simply uncaring) developers to use these features on non-Windows systems and then complain that "Java on Solaris is broken".
Everything would have been kosher had MS implemented these same features in any other namespace.
That movie would be "The Sum of All Fears" on hold indefinitely and I have to agree with you here. The worst part is in Jack Ryan's life, "The Sum of All Fears" occurs after every other Jack Ryan movie that's been made and the actor playing him will actually be younger.
And not to take anything away from Ben Affleck (he is a great actor), but Ryan is DCI in SoAF - Ford would be WAY more believable in that role than Affleck simply because of age.
But then it would only take like 5 minutes to watch a football game. That's not nearly enough time to consume a 12-pack ;^)
Remember fondly? That's what I use for my router, DNS, web server, and development workstation!
It's time to upgrade when people start using phrases like "remember fondly" to describe the most powerful system you own.
You're lucky. Most of us get to juggle 10 things we hate doing and can get fired if they aren't done right.
Believe or not, I saw a Corvette with a trailer hitch just the other day.
I find languages like C++ and Java to be less "personalized" and therefore easier to maintain.
BTW, I find VB...um...frustrating. It's amazing how much you miss things like inheritence and polymorphism ;^)
Learning the syntax is the easiest thing when learning a new language - usually. Most languages have the same control structures, keywords, etc. Therefore, chances are you already know most of the syntax. Replacing a BEGIN...END pair with curly braces isn't a huge intellectual leap - at least it shouldn't be.
Now Perl allows all kinds of things that just make the code hard to read.
- The use of globals all over the place ($_ anyone?)
- Allowing any function to accept any number of parameters
- Having to specify $ for scalars, @ for lists, etc.
The preceding list doesn't even touch the surface when you let loose a script-kiddie who couldn't write clear code to save his life.Incidentally, I believe learning the libraries to be the hardest thing about learning a new language.
Well, if that didn't solve the problem it would at least improve the species.
Seriously, do you think they guy with 110dB subwoofer cranked at 2 A.M. would do it if there was the possibility of getting shot - and the person doing the shooting had the law on his side?
Now think about the guy whos highway exit is backed up for a mile. He decides to zoom up the center lane then at the last second hook a sharp right onto his exit endangering everyone else on the road. Should he be allowed to live?
I often wonder how much more pleasant the world would be if shooting inconsiderate, intentionally ignorant people was legal.
Then get some suspenders ;^)
If you're female, don't grow a beard. People will just look at you funny.
I would guess the difference is the maturity level of the pair. Having one coder or the other unable to take constructive criticism, complaining about indentation, etc would completely destroy any usefulness this process has.
Great! Now my ass can get 17x the mass of Jupiter too!