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Huh? What are you guys talking about, you can use any Windows GUI elements and custom ones in.NET.
I am suspecting that almost everyone here has never had a real development job.
I am suspecting that you've never used the Java Swing package.
Re:Java, my abusive friend
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Came back with more knowledge and was disappointed by speed (ran on a slow machine while trying IDEs from Borland and Forte)
Most newer IDEs provide far more functionality than anyone needs while learning tha language or working on simple applications. That contributes to the long startup times and some of the complexity.
The MS Visual Studio.NET user interface is also quite slow unless you throw some serious hardware at it. 2GHz+ CPU, 1GB+ RAM to make it a bearable experience.
Anyone know any good/quick IDEs for Java? (that would install on a RH9 distro, that is)
Not up to the developers...
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Dot Net doesn't look like a developer panacea just yet.
It's not up to developers. Regardless of developer preferences or platform capabilities, when the right sales people talk to the right managers, the.NET decision rolls downhill.
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Java's big failing, IMHO, is Swing. It is too big and too clunky
I used to think that as well, before I was forced into a large.NET project. Swing clunky? Perhaps, but it's VERY powerful. Example: Building a custom text UI component with the Swing Text Package may be insanely complex, but trying to accomplish anything similar in.NET is not possible. User wants more than textboxes and buttons? Forget it.
Java is crying out for a stripped down GUI library that is part of the API spec that will be as easy to work wit
Perhaps one of the apartments listed from $700-$1200 at apartments.com might be more affordable. Or can't you impress your colleagues if you're not in a building renting for $2200/month?
I never said that I live in that area. Blood thirsty people around here...
How about Weirdstuff Warehouse. That was my favorite back when I lived behind the tofu curtain. It was called "Computer Surplus" back in the day and was a museum of old and really old computer hardware. Guaranteed to swell your pocket protector.
Most apartments require each resident (even individual roommates) to have a yearly salary at least 40 times the monthly rent. Thus, a 2 bedroom apartment at $2200 a month = minumum of $88k yearly salary, verified by check stubs or W2s, before they would lease it.
$24,000 / 40 = $600 a month maximum, regardless of what you feel you can budget for. Non commercial properties may be more lenient.
you trying to say there are no school teachers, nurses, policemen, or blue collar workers in all of Arlington, VA?
Yep.
I can't figure out what these people do for a living to afford to live here. Even then, what would possess someone to dump that kind of cash into an apartment?
Please define "most". I live in the nation's 15th largest city and live in a 1,000 sq. ft. apartment. I have no difficulty at all making my rent payment while earning a salary in the range being discussed.
A one bedroom apartment in Arlington, VA requires a $74,000 salary to qualify.
Having a child is a conscious choice in this era and if you couldn't afford it, you shouldn't have done it.
I didn't.
Besides, I see lots of people making less than $40K with two or three children. They might be driving a Ford P.O.S., but they get by just fine.
For now, the cost is too high to put in smaller denominations, but I'm guessing that with the huge numbers of bills, the cost will eventually no longer be a deciding factor.
Active RFID tags will always be too expensive for tracking/authenticating small denomination currency or high-volume/low-cost merchandise.
Passive RFID has a much lower cost-per-unit and it's better in many other ways as well. It's perfect for currency as it cannot be duplicated.
I can't figure out why Walmart isn't jumping all over it.
every few weeks I would remove all the cap keys from my keyboard and clean each one by hand using a bleach solution, inside and out
Cleaning by hand takes too long. Pop all the caps off, dump them in a large glass or cup, pour in some degreaser (Formula 409 works well), and stir around with a straw. Rinse vigorously.
Where do you get the notion that federal money is used to subsidize teachers?
Uh, not really sure. A quick Google shows reports for "Federal Primary Education Funds". I don't expect that a teacher gets a check from the federal government, but funds are used. Around here, most funding for schools come from property taxes, a subject I've recently become quite concerned with. That's probably why I jumped into this thread to begin with.
In addition, I am under the impression that teaching in college has higher requirements.
The teachers I had in highschool had at least a Bachelors degree, plus some kind of teaching credentials. Some of the college instructors I encountered had less than that.
If my understanding is skewed (AP teachers are more "learned" than elementary through high school teachers) then my argument is flawed.
Again, "back in my days", there wasn't a difference. Often the coursework was identical to the non-AP class. It all had to do with the exam at the end. That could have, and should have, changed since then.
There are classes of three or four kids at a school (sometimes less) who can get together with other kids from their district and a teacher from out of state on a weekly (or daily) basis, and learn topics that would be completly out of reach for them otherwise.
That happened back in the BBS days at 300bps. Does it need a T1 today? Not that it would be bad, but it's not a requirement. We're talking solid copper versus fiber.
I don't see it as a replacement (not that you are saying that I do) but as a teaching aid.
I believe that people who truly don't understand technology think that by shoving enough of it at an elementary school student, that they'll become a successful engineer. We do what we want to do.
The Federal Subsciber Line Charge is for maintenence of the local copper.
Oops. Just one of many line items on my phone bill...
Good discussion, by the way. Don't be alarmed, I have only one vote and some karma to burn on slashdot.
...and all the best IT people I've worked with grew up out in the country. Is there a coincidence?
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Dorm IP access isn't a charity handout, it's a bought and paid for commercial service.
I learn all I need to know about current events from Fox News.
Poke around this site. It's more history than I knew.
Short answer: For marketing reasons, the Apple III was first, then the IIe, then the IIc. All three had the open-apple and closed-apple buttons.
The MS Visual Studio
Try Netbeans.
It's not up to developers. Regardless of developer preferences or platform capabilities, when the right sales people talk to the right managers, the
AWT.
Passive RFID can already do that.
...and can be read at greater distances, can't be duplicated, can be used in any type of material, is more durable, etc...
Don't miss the Museum of American History. There's an "Information Age" exhibit that every geek would love.
How about Weirdstuff Warehouse. That was my favorite back when I lived behind the tofu curtain. It was called "Computer Surplus" back in the day and was a museum of old and really old computer hardware. Guaranteed to swell your pocket protector.
$24,000 / 40 = $600 a month maximum, regardless of what you feel you can budget for. Non commercial properties may be more lenient.
I can't figure out what these people do for a living to afford to live here. Even then, what would possess someone to dump that kind of cash into an apartment?
The rest of us commute from cheaper areas.
I didn't.
Not around here.
Passive RFID has a much lower cost-per-unit and it's better in many other ways as well. It's perfect for currency as it cannot be duplicated.
I can't figure out why Walmart isn't jumping all over it.
It's not touchscreen, but it works well and there's already Linux based software to drive it as an MP3 jukebox
I used a VFD 20x4 display, an IRman IR reciever, and a credit card size remote control in my car. Works great.
How to not get your ass kicked by the police.
The teachers I had in highschool had at least a Bachelors degree, plus some kind of teaching credentials. Some of the college instructors I encountered had less than that.
Again, "back in my days", there wasn't a difference. Often the coursework was identical to the non-AP class. It all had to do with the exam at the end. That could have, and should have, changed since then.
That happened back in the BBS days at 300bps. Does it need a T1 today? Not that it would be bad, but it's not a requirement. We're talking solid copper versus fiber.
I believe that people who truly don't understand technology think that by shoving enough of it at an elementary school student, that they'll become a successful engineer. We do what we want to do.
Oops. Just one of many line items on my phone bill...
Good discussion, by the way. Don't be alarmed, I have only one vote and some karma to burn on slashdot.