Back in my day, we used our feet to get the wheels turning... we managed to use the different gears to adjust going up hill. If the hill was too steep we got off and pushed.
Starting from Java 1.4, it's ok not to specify the CLASSPATH in your environment (im not talking about JAVA_HOME or J2EE_HOME). When Java (the JVM that is) sees there is no CLASSPATH defined it will assume it to be the path where java.exe is being called and the current directory of the class file to execute.
so if you do:
c:\myProj>\java\jdk1.4\bin\java.exe MyProg
The implicit Classpath will be:
C:\java\jdk1.4\bin;c:\myproj
So if you don't have any previous java installations that need to define a CLASSPATH the suggestion is to first run your programs without that environment variable to see if the JVM will resolve it by itself.
Another thing, if you are declaring a CLASSPATH remember to include your local (current) directory with a . (dot), because nothing is assumed in Java!!
But, given that software is a "hand made creation", people (programers) can still decide how to implement a softwae "solution".
I'm saying this because you mentioned SOAP as a barrier of entry, indeed it is somewhat elaborated and covoluted. The alternative is XMLRPC that very well simplyfies what you want to achieve with remote procedure calls over the internet.
And I bet other alternatives are out there ready to be used. It just depends how many people use it and help it achieve critical mass.
I might see your point that sometimes books offer additional information compared to what could be contained in some web pages.
But, if we make sure that online content is up to par with published media then the benefits are huge. Instead of restricting information to just the members of that Library (which the best belong to expensive universities) we are offering it to the rest of the digital world.
So if a kid in the States does not take advantage of the information given, maybe a kid in Nepal will.
I checked the MSDN article and they show an example of how to detect if your browser is running SP2 or not, talk about thinking in double negative!!!
var g_fIsSP2 = false; function browserVersion() {
g_fIsSP2 = (window.navigator.userAgent.indexOf("SV1") != -1);
if (g_fIsSP2)
{ //This browser is Internet Explorer in SP2.
}
else
{ //This browser is not Internet Explorer in SP2.
} }
"IF you don't find an entry for SV1 THEN it means is SV2 OTHERWISE is SV1"
Its a catch 22. Google knows everything as long as you ask with the right keywords (i.e jdbc, rmi, DCOM, etc.) If you have no idea what acronyms to include in your query then you are stuck. A good place to get a starting point on the acronyms is reading them from a book!!!:o)
Flame me all you want but I think big media companies have other things to worry about than controlloing what their users watch on tv.
Quality content is really a big problem, I'm not living in the States so sometimes I don't share the same sense of humor or editiorial judgements that I watch in the american channels. But unfortunately local canadian production is non-existent, all we get is american channels.
Besides watching the news (when I'm not on the net) and some PBS specials I stopped watching tv most of the time. I know the situation is different for people with kids or spouses demanding to watch something at a particular time. But is not to hard to just stop watching tv altogether and find something else to do (internet, magazines, books).
Think about it, how many reality shows can you watch before stupidity starts oozing out of your ears!!!
I don't think you understand how these robots actually work. They could not have been debugged and fixed if they were "unfunctioning" or "unresponding".
While reading this thread I have for the past 2 hours trying to find a middle ground between MS Word documents and the alternative (for now) OpenOffice.org.
- I downloaded OpenOffice.org v1.1 - Saved my Word document in different formats (.rtf,.doc 6 & 95, html)
Nothing has yet worked to fully translate the fancy cover page the people in Marketing designed for our company documents (Our company name in a vertical column and right aligned). I know that maybe my document would be too much to ask since I'm sure the person doing it spend many hours fiddling with MS Word options.
Now, my problem with Stallman's proposal of converting all our Word documents to plain text or HTML is no better. Definitely plain text will not do specially with people wanting to impress clients with fancy graphics and all; and is hard for an HTML document to contain images and font styles (hard to put everything in one attachment).
The closest I got with Word is saving my documents in.doc 6/95, that was the easiest for OpenOffice.org.
The other alternative would be PDFs, but then wouldn't Adobe start changing the spec as Micro$oft right now?
Very well quoted. Although I felt the draft was fundamentally wrong with the American spirit, this has been the clearest statement yet. A draft seems to be the last resort a democratic government should use when facing a very clear threat to their existence. Somehow a draft today is not justified.
The sun has 5 billion years more to live, so that in theory would allow some time for a planet similar to earth to develop.
The problem is if humans survive for that long, by current trends in our history I suspect they won't. Probably another type of lifeform would evolve and attempt to reach Vega (i.e. cockroaches).
One example of a Quick and dirty commercial product is Crystal Reports (I'm currently on v8.5).
It has gone through several version numbers but it still behaves like the version I first used 4 years ago.
This is evident on error handling. One example is when connecting to an Oracle db and letting the connection to timeout(i.e leaving Crystal open all night). Crystal doesn't catch this and simply explodes with an exception window. You wonder how difficult would it be to check for a 'ORA' type error code before trying to render a report.
Other cludges include the extensive use of formula fields for handling special conditions in the result set.
Defining the basic elements for a computer printer is the first step to come up with alternatives and free up the monopoly from the Lexmark, Epson, etc.
Slashdot Mirror
It really didn't sound practical at first: over 15 lbs. of gear, around 25 min. or 50 kms in range.
Maybe there are a bunch of motivated e-bikers out there but apparently Slashdot is only concerned in the other type of "e".
Good luck!
Yes, yes, yes... we knew that already. So, what's new?
/waiting anxiously for the "real" news
For Shame!!
Back in my day, we used our feet to get the wheels turning... we managed to use the different gears to adjust going up hill. If the hill was too steep we got off and pushed.
Back in my day, people seemed skinnier too.
Ha Ha!
so if you do:The implicit Classpath will be:So if you don't have any previous java installations that need to define a CLASSPATH the suggestion is to first run your programs without that environment variable to see if the JVM will resolve it by itself.
Another thing, if you are declaring a CLASSPATH remember to include your local (current) directory with a . (dot), because nothing is assumed in Java!!
Your talking about rejecting AT LEAST 80% of corporate or government related contracts being tendered right now.
I understand Java is uncool but why include Oracle in the same boat? Oracle has been around way longer than Java.
my 0.02
That is so sad and at the same time so scary.
ahh thank you!
My subconscious can let it go now...
Exactly!
But, given that software is a "hand made creation", people (programers) can still decide how to implement a softwae "solution".
I'm saying this because you mentioned SOAP as a barrier of entry, indeed it is somewhat elaborated and covoluted. The alternative is XMLRPC that very well simplyfies what you want to achieve with remote procedure calls over the internet.
And I bet other alternatives are out there ready to be used. It just depends how many people use it and help it achieve critical mass.
My $0.02
I might see your point that sometimes books offer additional information compared to what could be contained in some web pages.
But, if we make sure that online content is up to par with published media then the benefits are huge. Instead of restricting information to just the members of that Library (which the best belong to expensive universities) we are offering it to the rest of the digital world.
So if a kid in the States does not take advantage of the information given, maybe a kid in Nepal will.
phew!!!
Its a catch 22. Google knows everything as long as you ask with the right keywords (i.e jdbc, rmi, DCOM, etc.) If you have no idea what acronyms to include in your query then you are stuck. A good place to get a starting point on the acronyms is reading them from a book!!! :o)
Flame me all you want but I think big media companies have other things to worry about than controlloing what their users watch on tv.
Quality content is really a big problem, I'm not living in the States so sometimes I don't share the same sense of humor or editiorial judgements that I watch in the american channels. But unfortunately local canadian production is non-existent, all we get is american channels.
Besides watching the news (when I'm not on the net) and some PBS specials I stopped watching tv most of the time. I know the situation is different for people with kids or spouses demanding to watch something at a particular time. But is not to hard to just stop watching tv altogether and find something else to do (internet, magazines, books).
Think about it, how many reality shows can you watch before stupidity starts oozing out of your ears!!!
I don't think you understand how these robots actually work. They could not have been debugged and fixed if they were "unfunctioning" or "unresponding".
While reading this thread I have for the past 2 hours trying to find a middle ground between MS Word documents and the alternative (for now) OpenOffice.org.
.doc 6 & 95, html)
.doc 6/95, that was the easiest for OpenOffice.org.
- I downloaded OpenOffice.org v1.1
- Saved my Word document in different formats (.rtf,
Nothing has yet worked to fully translate the fancy cover page the people in Marketing designed for our company documents (Our company name in a vertical column and right aligned). I know that maybe my document would be too much to ask since I'm sure the person doing it spend many hours fiddling with MS Word options.
Now, my problem with Stallman's proposal of converting all our Word documents to plain text or HTML is no better. Definitely plain text will not do specially with people wanting to impress clients with fancy graphics and all; and is hard for an HTML document to contain images and font styles (hard to put everything in one attachment).
The closest I got with Word is saving my documents in
The other alternative would be PDFs, but then wouldn't Adobe start changing the spec as Micro$oft right now?
my $0.02
Probably to add all that sugar coating so it can look like C#.
Very well quoted.
Although I felt the draft was fundamentally wrong with the American spirit, this has been the clearest statement yet.
A draft seems to be the last resort a democratic government should use when facing a very clear threat to their existence. Somehow a draft today is not justified.
The sun has 5 billion years more to live, so that in theory would allow some time for a planet similar to earth to develop.
The problem is if humans survive for that long, by current trends in our history I suspect they won't. Probably another type of lifeform would evolve and attempt to reach Vega (i.e. cockroaches).
The greenback remains.
Tones of copper and peach are added but overall the dollar remains with it's green appearance.
There is no color like on the euro or canadian dollar, so relax.
Finally we can evolve and say:
"Imagine a sensor web of... ipods!!
or something like it.
yup...
Please mod up.
between making children and wanting them.
If you can't forsee the problems and investment of having children then somebody else who did is smarter.
One example of a Quick and dirty commercial product is Crystal Reports (I'm currently on v8.5).
It has gone through several version numbers but it still behaves like the version I first used 4 years ago.
This is evident on error handling. One example is when connecting to an Oracle db and letting the connection to timeout(i.e leaving Crystal open all night). Crystal doesn't catch this and simply explodes with an exception window. You wonder how difficult would it be to check for a 'ORA' type error code before trying to render a report.
Other cludges include the extensive use of formula fields for handling special conditions in the result set.
How is this offtopic?
Defining the basic elements for a computer printer is the first step to come up with alternatives and free up the monopoly from the Lexmark, Epson, etc.
That would be REALLY cool.
Insightful!!!!!!!
Wonder if Boeing engineers read slashdot.