Well, you have to. A simple statement like PHP is faster than Java makes no sense. Faster for what? What application? for who? This is the difference between rational discussion and advocacy; provide context, please.
I find that Java is fairly fast for doing DB backed stuff. More than that, it's maintainable and fairly easy to use, once you've got some lib code and coding conventions. On the other hand, php is probably faster for kicking simple stuff out the door.
As far as i'm concerned, any real web app should be maintainable, and speed of development is secondary. That said, language is also secondary. What matters is not whether you use PHP, Java, JSP, or whatever, but that you have a workable design and separate your business logic from the presentation. This alone will save you tons of time if you ever have to port it
companies sometimes threaten suit for trademark infringement because they are legally obliged to.[1] (IANAL)
You certainly aren't. Providing a tool which can be used for trademark infringement does not, in itself, constitute trademark infringement. (IANAL either)
My rule (which isn't too far from the law) is that if the intent in creating the product was to enable people to commit a crime, then it shouldn't be allowed.
actually that's fairly far from the law. The supreme court has ruled that if a product has significant non-infringing uses, then it is allowed.
It's as if Radio Shack decided to have everyone who comes into the store just to browse arrested for shoplifting, on the off chance that one of them actually is a shoplifter, and to encourage people to purchase something so they don't have to empty their pockets in front of the security guards.
If a security guard at RatShack accused me of shoplifting, I'd just leave. Most security can't do any more than that anyway. Sure, they could detain you if they thought they had reasonable cause, but then they're acting as a citizen, and that's rather chancy, especially if you're found not to be guilty.
No it's not. I can patent something, say a
method for encoding images (gif), and ignore
infringements for years, then suddenly start suing
left and right when it's firmly entrenched.
Somebody explain to me how a G4/733 (with an extended pipeline as the P4 has) can be double the speed of Pentium 4 1.5 ghz if that was the case
Perhaps they'd claim to be the equal of that P4/1.5 instead? The G4 probably doesn't have the same architectural weaknesses as the P4 (like a choked decoder or second ALU that is never used), seeing as it wasn't rushed out the door.
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yes, but in a good way.
Wasn't the school that exploded actually a weapons factory?
Try to kill a classroom with a baseball bat.
No thanks. I'll just strap some TNT to this propane tank i bought at Home Depot
So far as i can tell, the news media view all such games as Doom. It's almost as if Doom will become a generic term like FPS.
You have anything to back that up, or are you just trolling? I've found java quite useful for large projects.
Well, you have to. A simple statement like PHP is faster than Java makes no sense. Faster for what? What application? for who? This is the difference between rational discussion and advocacy; provide context, please.
I find that Java is fairly fast for doing DB backed stuff. More than that, it's maintainable and fairly easy to use, once you've got some lib code and coding conventions. On the other hand, php is probably faster for kicking simple stuff out the door.
As far as i'm concerned, any real web app should be maintainable, and speed of development is secondary. That said, language is also secondary. What matters is not whether you use PHP, Java, JSP, or whatever, but that you have a workable design and separate your business logic from the presentation. This alone will save you tons of time if you ever have to port it
I've programmed C++ in real life projects. I've also programmed C. Both are fairly easy to use; it just requires a bit of discipline.
One of my questions was about why a rational and benevolent deity would allow Survivor II to air on primetime television
This, more than anything, has eroded my faith in God
Actually, I don't. I spend my money on Anime.
yeah right. What good is a Linux client if it doesn't work at random times?
I just hope it's not part of the job interview.
thankfully, I don't shop at walmart.
it's a joke. Laugh
companies sometimes threaten suit for trademark infringement because they are legally obliged to.[1] (IANAL)
You certainly aren't. Providing a tool which can be used for trademark infringement does not, in itself, constitute trademark infringement. (IANAL either)
My rule (which isn't too far from the law) is that if the intent in creating the product was to enable people to commit a crime, then it shouldn't be allowed.
actually that's fairly far from the law. The supreme court has ruled that if a product has significant non-infringing uses, then it is allowed.
It's as if Radio Shack decided to have everyone who comes into the store just to browse arrested for shoplifting, on the off chance that one of them actually is a shoplifter, and to encourage people to purchase something so they don't have to empty their pockets in front of the security guards.
If a security guard at RatShack accused me of shoplifting, I'd just leave. Most security can't do any more than that anyway. Sure, they could detain you if they thought they had reasonable cause, but then they're acting as a citizen, and that's rather chancy, especially if you're found not to be guilty.
[Defend or losit it for trademarks]
The same is true of patent law
No it's not. I can patent something, say a method for encoding images (gif), and ignore infringements for years, then suddenly start suing left and right when it's firmly entrenched.
Somebody explain to me how a G4/733 (with an extended pipeline as the P4 has) can be double the speed of Pentium 4 1.5 ghz if that was the case
Perhaps they'd claim to be the equal of that P4/1.5 instead? The G4 probably doesn't have the same architectural weaknesses as the P4 (like a choked decoder or second ALU that is never used), seeing as it wasn't rushed out the door.
try parsing the stuff inside the 'Contributor Table' plus the tracklist immediately following it.
[consequences of no privacy]
1) Crime would greatly decrease. We can see this already in Britain with CCTV systems.
Nope. CCTV just moves the crime to some other place (in the case of muggings), or does nothing at all (impulse crimes).