first thing i did with the free time was plan my wedding, a full time proposition in and of itself...
now... hrm... i'm starting to try to figure out what i would do with all this "freetime"... i did the work/school thing for like 4 years, and well... it was tough and i had no time...
i've got a lot more time now... and i'm just getting to teh "what do I want to do" stage...
thinking about music... or art classes... i dunno... something that doesnt involve typing...
the issue is saving bandwidth - and for extremely high traffic sites, i bet you see this type of coding a lot.
and you're also right in saying that for the vast majority of sites, this is pointless.
to further expand on your assembly example - for the vast majority of applications and processes, a compiler will optimize much better than a human could.
but, if you need an extremely tight loop that will be executed millions and millions of times, assembly is the way to go.
but thats an extremely small percentage of apps that need it.
just like an extremely small percentage of web sites need to have shortened names of objects.
as far as the html spec - the things a friggin hack to begin with:-)
really? do you have a source for that? i'd be really happy if they did, but i fear the legions of VB coders out there wont be able to break old habits...
i assumed thats what you were talking about with teh "readable code" thing...
but yes, in general, you're right, the variable name "FirstName" is MUCH better than "fn" - except when variable names are transmitted with html.
i do like your solution with the production and development version though.
ahh well... clear names are good - hungarian bad, and asm like names are needed to save bandwidth for extremely high-traffic sites...
go look at the html code from google - notice how they abbreviate every object name to ONE letter in the interest of bandwidth.
i'm sorry that you learned how to code sloppily, and are bitching about streamlining code for efficiency, and cost savings.
most of us dont need the damn hungarian notation that MS has spreads like gospel truth. It makes for unreadable names that convey less meaning that a nice clear variable name.
oh - and i know when to use a goto to streamline code, too:-)
(Organized) religion is the opiate of the masses - by promising the underclass that ther suffering will be rewarded in the next life, the populace is placated into trudging through life uncomplaining as a beast of burden, feeling no pain for they know they will be rewarded.
of course, you havent really studied marx, have you?
employees are STILL just "labor" - and we as americans fail to realize this. there is a division between owners and labor, and the owners only look out for their own interests.
never forget that labor is considerred to be the same as the chair you are sitting on, or the building you are working in. it is an asset and nothing more.
this is why unions are formed, because labor eventurally demands to be recognized as greater than any of the other means of production.
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never underestimate the baud rate of a station wagon filled with backup tapes...
nah... Spacetaxi and H.E.R.O ru13zzzzzzzzzzz
not to be even more nitpicky,
...
but you are referring to a kilocalorie - which is what the popular definition of a "Calorie" is anyway...
truly, a calorie is the amount of energy it takes to heat 1g H2o, 1 degree C
heh...
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i did that, graduated last january...
first thing i did with the free time was plan my wedding, a full time proposition in and of itself...
now... hrm... i'm starting to try to figure out what i would do with all this "freetime"... i did the work/school thing for like 4 years, and well... it was tough and i had no time...
i've got a lot more time now... and i'm just getting to teh "what do I want to do" stage...
thinking about music... or art classes... i dunno... something that doesnt involve typing
binary stream?
html was developped on unix - we dont do binary ANYTHING....
the issue is saving bandwidth - and for extremely high traffic sites, i bet you see this type of coding a lot.
:-)
and you're also right in saying that for the vast majority of sites, this is pointless.
to further expand on your assembly example -
for the vast majority of applications and processes, a compiler will optimize much better than a human could.
but, if you need an extremely tight loop that will be executed millions and millions of times, assembly is the way to go.
but thats an extremely small percentage of apps that need it.
just like an extremely small percentage of web sites need to have shortened names of objects.
as far as the html spec - the things a friggin hack to begin with
MS is discouraging hungarian notation?
really? do you have a source for that? i'd be really happy if they did, but i fear the legions of VB coders out there wont be able to break old habits...
i assumed thats what you were talking about with teh "readable code" thing...
but yes, in general, you're right, the variable name "FirstName" is MUCH better than "fn" - except when variable names are transmitted with html.
i do like your solution with the production and development version though.
ahh well... clear names are good - hungarian bad, and asm like names are needed to save bandwidth for extremely high-traffic sites...
no, there arent better solutions.
as i stated earlier, go to google and look at the source - one letter field names, and no line breaks.
why? TO SAVE BANDWIDTH.
every byte is sacred... every byte is great...
and if a byte is wasted, CFO's get quite irate...
go look at the html code from google - notice how they abbreviate every object name to ONE letter in the interest of bandwidth.
:-)
i'm sorry that you learned how to code sloppily, and are bitching about streamlining code for efficiency, and cost savings.
most of us dont need the damn hungarian notation that MS has spreads like gospel truth. It makes for unreadable names that convey less meaning that a nice clear variable name.
oh - and i know when to use a goto to streamline code, too
marx wasnt an atheist you uneducated fool.
let me expand on the quote
(Organized) religion is the opiate of the masses - by promising the underclass that ther suffering will be rewarded in the next life, the populace is placated into trudging through life uncomplaining as a beast of burden, feeling no pain for they know they will be rewarded.
of course, you havent really studied marx, have you?
heh... i dont watch tv... at all...
i do have a problem with Xian fundies though. THey have fundamentally corrupted the teachings of jesus and are damn scary.
nope, you're wrong.
its an economic model.
its an extreme reaction to extreme capitalism.
(good thing that we dont have that in america right now... corporations screwing everyone... corruption, abusing workers...)
i pity those who must rely on mythology in order to feel safe.
does it make you feel superior to me knowing that you're "saved"?
opiate of the masses. maybe you will one day understand that marx was 100% on target when he said that.
we're discussing science, and not mythology.
hey, why dont you just join the flat earth society, their positions are as rasonable and as well founded as yours.
christians arent even well-versed in the bible.
except of course that ATM's dont reproduce and selectively pass on traits, jackass.
controlling, no... set in motion, yes... made the clock, wound it up and let it go... only interferring when absolutely needed...
this, is why unions were formed.
employees are STILL just "labor" - and we as americans fail to realize this. there is a division between owners and labor, and the owners only look out for their own interests.
never forget that labor is considerred to be the same as the chair you are sitting on, or the building you are working in. it is an asset and nothing more.
this is why unions are formed, because labor eventurally demands to be recognized as greater than any of the other means of production.
or just leave it at "billy's house" and then go off an create mischief...
actually, there seems to be a slight advantage to the "house", due to the structured hit/dont hit rules that are used.
even after the 5% commision the casino extracts, teh better odds are still betting on the house.
i've always heard 3% in BJ... craps is .8/.6 only if you stick with (no) pass line bets, and the field, but only if you buy odds...
anyway, if you're going to a casino, what you need to remember is -
play blackjack, craps or bacarat, the rest rape you without lubricant.
(whereas the previous three will use lube first, and take their good old time)
bleh, now that i read the site...
interesting that the dealer has an advantage... i'm really curious as to where that comes from...
they make money when you bet on the bank, as you pay a 5% premium on your bet.
nevertheless, bacarat is THE best odds on the floor.
worst is keno, followed by slots.
oh the casinos, won't someone please think of the poor cash starved casinos!!!!
best odds on teh floor is bacarat, betting on the player, *truly* 50/50...
of course the game is as exciting as flipping a coin, but oh well...
second best is craps.
third is BJ