the way to win a TopCoder competition is to not only be analytical enough to figure out the solution but also to [be] able to type quickly and accurately as well as to take shortcuts like using short variable names.
Well, why not? You make it sound like a problem to be able to type well! I think you should get paid less if you can't type properly.
At least it'll give hacker groups the ability to show their views to the world. This isn't the first computer controlled advertising display. E.g. McD's and Coke ads in Piccadilly Circus, London.
B: Do we pay them from 0700? A: No. We pay them from 0730. B: We suck. A: Correct! B: Why don't we treat them with respect? A: Because we don't understand respect having never been afforded any ourselves. B: Pass the KY, bitch. A: Here you go. Do these pants make my ass look big? B: Can't you just shut up for a change?
IIRC, they named a development system/OS or something 'Sagan' and he objected, so they renamed it 'BHA' which they would never spell out, though everyone knew it really meant 'Butt Head Astronomer'.
At least you get to smoke as much dope as you like and your nation is one of the more sexually liberated on the planet with a high quantity of beautiful blonde ladies willing to do nasty things for free.
*duck*
Seriously though, as a UK citizen I am actually excluded from entering the US green card lottery (not that I would anyway). Anyone know why?
Being able to type faster than you can think is not a Good Thing when programming
I disagree. I am typing this whilst looking directly at the screen. I can see and correct errors as I make them, so I don't need to read everything through when I've finished and correct the mistakes. When I watch someone else typing and they are looking at the keyboard, it is painful to behold.
On the other hand, when copying text from notes or a listing, I can keep my eyes on the source material.
Not-touch-typing is not hunt-and-peck Agreed. This was hyperbolic (or litotic - wtf?).
It's not the speed at which you produce code that counts but the quality of the code In fact, its the speed and the quality that count.
Let me just say that I would strongly recommend touch typing to anyone. I'm sure you'll feel that you've become more efficient and you'll enjoy the whole typing thing a lot more.
Hardware support is not going anywhere, but a large number of other jobs are. The result of this will be that a load of out of work programmers and software support engineers suddenly hit the job market - hardware support included. Applications for the remaining jobs will therefore go up and wages will go down.
My advice to anyone in the IT industry in the west is to diversify as soon and as widely as you can - preferably out of IT. Being a postman would be quite enjoyable during the summer, for instance.
That's right. Apparrently it is in the genetic interest of Komodo dragons as a species to increase the number of dead or dying prey animals in the environment whether or not the original predating individual benefits directly.
If you are a creationist, please ignore this post as komodo dragons, being large lizards, don't have to exist for you.
So I have to assum eit is a good draw at higher speeds
I, on the other hand, assume that the British Beer and Pub Association think that if they can pour more pints more quickly then their members will turn a greater profit (by employing less bar staff or serving more customers, for instance).
So this guy loses his home and all his posessions and...
The video game company - Mystic Entertainment of Fairfax, Va. - sent Machado seven T-shirts and a few hats after hearing about his family's misfortune.
Gee, thanks! So now they have no home, no posessions and they all look like assholes!
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trading didn't bring much income anyway.
Bollocks. I used to to make shitloads trading slaves and narcotics.
the way to win a TopCoder competition is to not only be analytical enough to figure out the solution but also to [be] able to type quickly and accurately as well as to take shortcuts like using short variable names.
Well, why not? You make it sound like a problem to be able to type well!
I think you should get paid less if you can't type properly.
The ability of an American college freshman
We should not be amazed at peoples' ability simply because they are Americans.
At least it'll give hacker groups the ability to show their views to the world.
This isn't the first computer controlled advertising display. E.g. McD's and Coke ads in Piccadilly Circus, London.
B: Do we pay them from 0700?
A: No. We pay them from 0730.
B: We suck.
A: Correct!
B: Why don't we treat them with respect?
A: Because we don't understand respect having never been afforded any ourselves.
B: Pass the KY, bitch.
A: Here you go. Do these pants make my ass look big?
B: Can't you just shut up for a change?
Sure! I used to use it all the time but now I have Slashdot for finding virgins.
Vlad T. Impaler
Count of Dracula.
IIRC, they named a development system/OS or something 'Sagan' and he objected, so they renamed it 'BHA' which they would never spell out, though everyone knew it really meant 'Butt Head Astronomer'.
At least you get to smoke as much dope as you like and your nation is one of the more sexually liberated on the planet with a high quantity of beautiful blonde ladies willing to do nasty things for free.
*duck*
Seriously though, as a UK citizen I am actually excluded from entering the US green card lottery (not that I would anyway). Anyone know why?
MS Access 2 had a similar problem with the space character.
Somehow, I wish I didn't know that.
No kidding?
Fantastic! ...for six months and then you'll be queueing to get on the slipway.
Being able to type faster than you can think is not a Good Thing when programming
I disagree. I am typing this whilst looking directly at the screen. I can see and correct errors as I make them, so I don't need to read everything through when I've finished and correct the mistakes.
When I watch someone else typing and they are looking at the keyboard, it is painful to behold.
On the other hand, when copying text from notes or a listing, I can keep my eyes on the source material.
Not-touch-typing is not hunt-and-peck
Agreed. This was hyperbolic (or litotic - wtf?).
It's not the speed at which you produce code that counts but the quality of the code
In fact, its the speed and the quality that count.
Let me just say that I would strongly recommend touch typing to anyone. I'm sure you'll feel that you've become more efficient and you'll enjoy the whole typing thing a lot more.
In my opinion, anyone working in the IT industry and especially programmers should be able to reach a minimum standard of typing (say 70 wpm).
When you're getting paid the big bucks and you're still doing hunt-and-peck, you're not worth the money.
To answer the question, though, try 'TyperShark' from PopCap games. It's good fun.
A fanny magnet.
voice recognition which is, comparatively, much easier to do
IANAAIP (IANA AI Programmer) but...
I would have thought it would be harder to distinguish between different voices because they are usually more similar than different faces.
Hardware support is not going anywhere, but a large number of other jobs are.
The result of this will be that a load of out of work programmers and software support engineers suddenly hit the job market - hardware support included. Applications for the remaining jobs will therefore go up and wages will go down.
My advice to anyone in the IT industry in the west is to diversify as soon and as widely as you can - preferably out of IT. Being a postman would be quite enjoyable during the summer, for instance.
That's right. Apparrently it is in the genetic interest of Komodo dragons as a species to increase the number of dead or dying prey animals in the environment whether or not the original predating individual benefits directly.
If you are a creationist, please ignore this post as komodo dragons, being large lizards, don't have to exist for you.
it's even arguable that the whole rail system be shut down with the main and branch lines turned into roads.
Alan Partridge is the bloke who comes on after Top Gear.
I find it interesting that the pro-government newspaper (this is a tabloid rag) should be so anti regarding the idea
It's nothing but rabble rousing. Just what the currant bun loves a bit of - especially when the mercury's on the high side.
I find it interesting that the government is considering abolishing the license fee.
Gloss on matt, iirc.
The question mark can be useful for changing a statement into a question, but a little polish can be added by adjusting the word order as well.
For instance;
"Linux will have...?" becomes
"Will Linux have...?"
So much better.
So I have to assum eit is a good draw at higher speeds
I, on the other hand, assume that the British Beer and Pub Association think that if they can pour more pints more quickly then their members will turn a greater profit (by employing less bar staff or serving more customers, for instance).
So this guy loses his home and all his posessions and...
The video game company - Mystic Entertainment of Fairfax, Va. - sent Machado seven T-shirts and a few hats after hearing about his family's misfortune.
Gee, thanks! So now they have no home, no posessions and they all look like assholes!
You've been able to get something called 'Chinese boneless rabbit' (i.e. boneress labbit) in the UK for ages
How troo, how trew.