after years as the target of criticism, the PHP computer programming language is seeing a revival
PHP has a really bad reputation, probably well-deserved. I don't know if it can overcome that at this point.
It can be implemented well. I have seen it. The trouble arises when folks insist on over-engineering their PHP solution. I won't mention the photo project, but one time I was looking for the value of a variable. After days of grepping and sifting through thousands of lines of code, I found out that this variable was nothing but a constant in a very deeply embedded class structure. Why they created this whole class and derivatives just to set a constant, I can only guess that they freebased the OOP Kool-Aid.
I don't give a shit what your CS prof says, there is nothing wrong with defines. Or 'goto's for that matter. There's nothing more annoying than a method/function that's hundreds of lines long just because the programmer didn't want to use a 'goto'.
If your function is hundreds of lines long just because you didn't use a goto, you're still doing it wrong.
I think that the 360 watch is probably the best looking (aesthetically) watch out there so far (granting that the Apple watch is not yet officially "out there"). I just think that tepid market reaction is part of the larger overall muted reaction to smart watches. Anyone else have thoughts?
Sounds a little like Goedel, Escher, Bach but more approachable. I am all for every single tool that we can use to get people interested in computer science. I am definitely going to recommend this to friends/family who have are even the least-bit interested in the topic. Let 1000 flowers bloom.
Where did the anonymous reader get information regarding the hacker's access to "passwords/API keys for Twitter and Facebook accounts"? On a related note, it appears that the anonymous reader cannot properly copy and paste; It is Automattic and not Automatic.
I was always under the impression that David Patterson at Berkeley and John Hennessy (now President of Stanford) invented the RISC architecture and then took it to Sun?
The Patterson bio linked to above seems to indicate that he did invent the RISC architecture. Huh.
I was actually fortunate enough to get my hands on one of these early. They are great devices and they are going to be perfect for their intended market.
These were the devices donated by AMD to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in the Houston Reliant Park shelter and George R. Brown Convention Center.
I thought it was a little odd that the test setup included the HTTP 1.0 protocol. Without 1.1, you don't get the benefit of persistent connections. While both 2k3 and Apache could take advantage of these persistent connections, I thought I remember a rumour that IIS used (basically) hacked persistent connections between IE clients and an IIS webserver. Therefore, running HTTP 1.0 limited Apache's ability to limit the overhead of setting up and tearing down tcp/http connections repeatedly. However, 2k3/IIS limited this overhead by using techniques not allowed by the official protocol. It seems like Apache is being punished for following the rules. Just one opinion.
Indeed. I didn't mean it like that. I was trying merely trying to point out that he had completed college. I emphasized the way I did only to make the distinction more complete. Sorry to have offended.
He dropped out of GRADUATE school. There's a difference. Bill Gates never finished undergrad.
From the google website: (http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporate /execs.htm l#larry) "Page became an honors graduate from the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering, with a concentration on computer engineering."
"While in the PhD program in computer science at Stanford University, Page met Sergey Brin and together they developed and ran Google, which began operating in 1998. Page went on leave from Stanford after earning his master's degree."
Actually, we are quite up front about it. There is someone constantly monitoring its setup and usage. I applaud you for speaking up and talking to someone before you speak about something you are ignorant about. You can always contact C&IS if you have questions, we are more than happy to answer. Or, you can contact me directly william . hawkins @ furman . edu.
Actually, what you are referring to is from a Docuementary of the history of the internet called Triumph of the Nerds 2.0.1. And, the first message (across the internet) was "LOG". It was transmitted in an attempt to spell LOGIN but the program crashed. They checked the program (router), made a change, tried again and it worked. Coincidentally, it was one of the few government projects that was on budget and ahead of schedule -- go figure!
Okay,
So, I seem to get the impression from the article that this guy who spent all this time researching and essentially discovering this long lost tube system is going to get screwed out of its use. The director of Information Technology for the city was quoted as saying that this guy would have the option to bid on the use of this system along with everyone else! Don't you think that he should have the right to use this if he wants, considering he discovered it?
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I see what you did there.
It would have only been better had this somehow been related to a Java implementation. Then they could have had their hand in the Cookie.jar.
It is not ironic at all -- cheap food is incredibly unhealthy and leads to obesity.
after years as the target of criticism, the PHP computer programming language is seeing a revival
PHP has a really bad reputation, probably well-deserved. I don't know if it can overcome that at this point.
It can be implemented well. I have seen it. The trouble arises when folks insist on over-engineering their PHP solution. I won't mention the photo project, but one time I was looking for the value of a variable. After days of grepping and sifting through thousands of lines of code, I found out that this variable was nothing but a constant in a very deeply embedded class structure. Why they created this whole class and derivatives just to set a constant, I can only guess that they freebased the OOP Kool-Aid.
I don't give a shit what your CS prof says, there is nothing wrong with defines. Or 'goto's for that matter. There's nothing more annoying than a method/function that's hundreds of lines long just because the programmer didn't want to use a 'goto'.
If your function is hundreds of lines long just because you didn't use a goto, you're still doing it wrong.
I think that the 360 watch is probably the best looking (aesthetically) watch out there so far (granting that the Apple watch is not yet officially "out there"). I just think that tepid market reaction is part of the larger overall muted reaction to smart watches. Anyone else have thoughts?
What was the reason for his departure?
Fair enough. It's not about computers, per se, but I do think that it can still be about computer science (or what is computable).
Sounds a little like Goedel, Escher, Bach but more approachable. I am all for every single tool that we can use to get people interested in computer science. I am definitely going to recommend this to friends/family who have are even the least-bit interested in the topic. Let 1000 flowers bloom.
I think that CMU is doing something like this already:
https://olivearchive.org/
One of the key players is the person who brought us AFS. How cool!
Will
Where did the anonymous reader get information regarding the hacker's access to "passwords/API keys for Twitter and Facebook accounts"? On a related note, it appears that the anonymous reader cannot properly copy and paste; It is Automattic and not Automatic.
I was always under the impression that David Patterson at Berkeley and John Hennessy (now President of Stanford) invented the RISC architecture and then took it to Sun? The Patterson bio linked to above seems to indicate that he did invent the RISC architecture. Huh.
I was actually fortunate enough to get my hands on one of these early. They are great devices and they are going to be perfect for their intended market.
These were the devices donated by AMD to the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in the Houston Reliant Park shelter and George R. Brown Convention Center.
You can see pics of how they were deployed at http://blog.popanalytics.com/?p=42
I thought it was a little odd that the test setup included the HTTP 1.0 protocol. Without 1.1, you don't get the benefit of persistent connections. While both 2k3 and Apache could take advantage of these persistent connections, I thought I remember a rumour that IIS used (basically) hacked persistent connections between IE clients and an IIS webserver. Therefore, running HTTP 1.0 limited Apache's ability to limit the overhead of setting up and tearing down tcp/http connections repeatedly. However, 2k3/IIS limited this overhead by using techniques not allowed by the official protocol. It seems like Apache is being punished for following the rules. Just one opinion.
Indeed. I didn't mean it like that. I was trying merely trying to point out that he had completed college. I emphasized the way I did only to make the distinction more complete. Sorry to have offended.
He dropped out of GRADUATE school. There's a difference. Bill Gates never finished undergrad.
e /execs.htm l#larry)
From the google website:
(http://www.google.com/intl/en/corporat
"Page became an honors graduate from the University of Michigan, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in engineering, with a concentration on computer engineering."
"While in the PhD program in computer science at Stanford University, Page met Sergey Brin and together they developed and ran Google, which began operating in 1998. Page went on leave from Stanford after earning his master's degree."
Ann Curry is who you are thinking of.
Actually, we are quite up front about it. There is someone constantly monitoring its setup and usage. I applaud you for speaking up and talking to someone before you speak about something you are ignorant about. You can always contact C&IS if you have questions, we are more than happy to answer. Or, you can contact me directly william . hawkins @ furman . edu.
I think that this one is particularly funny.
Check out http://www.convergys.com, and click on the link on the left side labeled 'Have a question? Ask me.'
Then, ask the attendent at the top of the screen "What is the meaning of life?"
You'll get some neat responses!
Actually, what you are referring to is from a Docuementary of the history of the internet called Triumph of the Nerds 2.0.1. And, the first message (across the internet) was "LOG". It was transmitted in an attempt to spell LOGIN but the program crashed. They checked the program (router), made a change, tried again and it worked. Coincidentally, it was one of the few government projects that was on budget and ahead of schedule -- go figure!
Okay, So, I seem to get the impression from the article that this guy who spent all this time researching and essentially discovering this long lost tube system is going to get screwed out of its use. The director of Information Technology for the city was quoted as saying that this guy would have the option to bid on the use of this system along with everyone else! Don't you think that he should have the right to use this if he wants, considering he discovered it?