Most widely-used compilers were non-compliant with the C++ spec. Visual C++ generated good code, had a high-quality debugging environment, and still compiles faster than most out-of-the-box alternatives (G++ included).
And now it's just as C++-compliant as any other compiler except Comeau's. IIRC the only thing it doesn't support is the "import" keyword. I do have to say, though, the VC++ 2003 IDE is definitely slower than the VC++ 6 IDE was. I wish I could have the VC++ 6 IDE (which was native x86 code) with the VC++ 2003 compiler (which AIUI runs on.NET).
Says who? When I lasted used it, it was a typical Microsoft compiler product - a huge system, with very big manuals, and a phenomenal number of options, memory models, segment types, and strange keywords starting with double underlines. It was a monster. I dumped it.
And back in those days, what C compiler didn't have those warts? The memory model/segment type stuff was needed to cope with DOS and Windows, it wasn't MSC-specific. You had all the same stuff to deal with in Borland C/C++ - I should know, I used both environments back in the DOS/Win3.x days.
The Microsoft interview style is to ask the interviewee a constant stream of white board programming problems and throught puzzles. While this selects people with a certain level of intelligence, it also selects people who can think rapidly "on their feet"... Perhaps the end result is to select a homogenious population of "Softies" think fast, settle on an approach and then hack it into code. Where a better approach to product development might be to think about the design, think about some alternatives, discuss the design and then implement it.
Microsoft hires deep thinkers, too - but they let them do research instead of pushing product out the door.
Let's take delivery of donor organs. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm used to it), certain organs must be transplanted very soon after the host dies. So if someone in Japan needs said organ and someone in New York is killed in a motorcycle accident, a private company could ultra-priority ship this organ overseas via a 90 minute sub-orbital flight.
Wouldn't a soft squishy organ be damaged by the g-loads encountered in such a flight?
Many american soldiers also like the AK47 more than their M16s because it has more "stopping power" at close range (particularly when the enemy does not have body armor). And when you are fighting street corner, to street corner, you don't need the increased accuracy of the M-16, you need to make sure who you shoot goes down, and stays down.
Interesting. Maybe for close-up work, our guys should get these...
I don't know about vietnam, but the guys in Iraq sure seem to like the AK.
The AK-47 and clones are cheap, and widely available, manufactured in countries and by companies with even fewer scruples and sense of responsibility than your typical American gun maker. So naturally the AK-47 has become the weapon of choice for terrorists and other rabble around the world. That doesn't make it a better weapon.
and I *hate* alton. yes, there is a lot of chemistry and science in cooking, and it is very interesting, and a lot of it can be boiled down to quantifiable, deterministic values - but ultimately, COOKING IS AN ART. if it wasn't, any regular joe could pick up a copy of the Joy of Cooking and be running a four-star restaurant in a week. i can't count how often something i've tried in the kitchen that chemically and scientifically should have worked fine, but in the end came out curdled, or tasteless, or fallen. maybe "regular" home cooking can be broken down into pure numbers that anybody can grind out, but making truly excellent food will always need that certain artists' touch.
I can't help but wonder whether the real reason you hate (hate! what a strong word for a guy with a TV show...) Alton Brown is that he's helping to strip away a little of the mystery and confusion that permits you to be such an elitist snob about your "art". God forbid he should help make your mysterious "art" a little bit easier to understand for us, the unwashed, uninitiated masses, eh?
No, see, that's where you're wrong. The music doesn't have to be good. If you read the quotes from the people in the "article" then you would have seen first-hand that all it takes is a good body, a great video, and some money plunked down by the conglomorates to get you in.
Well, then, I guess that's what the people want, now, isn't it? And shouldn't the people get what they want? Or are you one of those elitists who thinks that you know what's good for everyone?
People that care don't worry as much about the money. They worry about what matters... Pleasing the people that enjoy music.
So, you're saying that all the people buying music today are doing it... because they don't enjoy the music? The record companies are indeed providing product that people want. You're just annoyed that it's not the product that you want.
If anyone were really serious about finding out about what was in these places, they'd probably use solar-powered "Predator" type drones with video cameras, rather than risk setting off any motion sensors by moving on the ground.
Yeah, 'cause I'm sure there are no radars or aerial surveillance at Groom Lake.
I haven't seen any maps of cellular coverage, but I've been with Verizon for years. A lot of my friends have used AT&T, Cricket, Voicestream, T-Mobile, and a couple of others. So far, I've never seen one that got as good of coverage as I do. (I should mention that I have a good-quality tri-mode phone.)
I don't mean to sound like a cheerleader but... I've got to agree - Verizon is far and away the best cellular provider I've ever dealt with. I had Verizon, switched to T-Mobile (to play with the shiny new Treo 180) then switched back in disgust as I almost never had coverage with T-Mobile. Before Verizon, I had AT&T, which wasn't as bad as T-Mobile but still not as good as Verizon.
Quit doing the job of the War on Drugs idiots by equating hemp and marijuana.
What's with all the backfilling and apologizing from all these folks? "Oh no, don't be mad at us, you can't get high off hemp!" So what if you could get high off it? Why would that be something to get uptight about?
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Most widely-used compilers were non-compliant with the C++ spec. Visual C++ generated good code, had a high-quality debugging environment, and still compiles faster than most out-of-the-box alternatives (G++ included).
And now it's just as C++-compliant as any other compiler except Comeau's. IIRC the only thing it doesn't support is the "import" keyword. I do have to say, though, the VC++ 2003 IDE is definitely slower than the VC++ 6 IDE was. I wish I could have the VC++ 6 IDE (which was native x86 code) with the VC++ 2003 compiler (which AIUI runs on .NET).
Says who? When I lasted used it, it was a typical Microsoft compiler product - a huge system, with very big manuals, and a phenomenal number of options, memory models, segment types, and strange keywords starting with double underlines. It was a monster. I dumped it.
And back in those days, what C compiler didn't have those warts? The memory model/segment type stuff was needed to cope with DOS and Windows, it wasn't MSC-specific. You had all the same stuff to deal with in Borland C/C++ - I should know, I used both environments back in the DOS/Win3.x days.
The Microsoft interview style is to ask the interviewee a constant stream of white board programming problems and throught puzzles. While this selects people with a certain level of intelligence, it also selects people who can think rapidly "on their feet"... Perhaps the end result is to select a homogenious population of "Softies" think fast, settle on an approach and then hack it into code. Where a better approach to product development might be to think about the design, think about some alternatives, discuss the design and then implement it.
Microsoft hires deep thinkers, too - but they let them do research instead of pushing product out the door.
And Gus didn't just have a problem with Liberty Bell 7's hatch
<bad acting> "The hatch just blew! Why won't anyone believe me!??!!" </bad acting>
It's all well and good when you're on Omnicron-8, but on the train, heading towards Slough
Slough? You live/work in Slough? You don't work at Wernham-Hogg, do you?
Since it'd be virtual exile -- exile Microsoft, the NSA, the RIAA, the MPAA, Congress, Pakistan, Israel...
I think you just described the Golfrincham "B" ark.
Let's take delivery of donor organs. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm used to it), certain organs must be transplanted very soon after the host dies. So if someone in Japan needs said organ and someone in New York is killed in a motorcycle accident, a private company could ultra-priority ship this organ overseas via a 90 minute sub-orbital flight.
Wouldn't a soft squishy organ be damaged by the g-loads encountered in such a flight?
Many american soldiers also like the AK47 more than their M16s because it has more "stopping power" at close range (particularly when the enemy does not have body armor). And when you are fighting street corner, to street corner, you don't need the increased accuracy of the M-16, you need to make sure who you shoot goes down, and stays down.
Interesting. Maybe for close-up work, our guys should get these...
I don't know about vietnam, but the guys in Iraq sure seem to like the AK.
The AK-47 and clones are cheap, and widely available, manufactured in countries and by companies with even fewer scruples and sense of responsibility than your typical American gun maker. So naturally the AK-47 has become the weapon of choice for terrorists and other rabble around the world. That doesn't make it a better weapon.
Ob. Mallrats quote:
Quoting from "Mallrats" is never obligatory, and seldom even advisable.
I didn't go for it, and went with the 15" TiBook instead, because at the time the 12" would only go to 640MB of RAM.
But... 640MB of RAM oughta be enough for anybody!
I'll take Mary Ann over Ginger any day...
Ah, hope springs eternal for yet another Slashdotter...
...and his "one-man mobile satellite linkup"?
What bugs me, is that movie goers excpect a bit of privacy in the theater (as many couples can attest).
Well, that's just silly. If you really expect privacy, stay home.
and I *hate* alton. yes, there is a lot of chemistry and science in cooking, and it is very interesting, and a lot of it can be boiled down to quantifiable, deterministic values - but ultimately, COOKING IS AN ART. if it wasn't, any regular joe could pick up a copy of the Joy of Cooking and be running a four-star restaurant in a week. i can't count how often something i've tried in the kitchen that chemically and scientifically should have worked fine, but in the end came out curdled, or tasteless, or fallen. maybe "regular" home cooking can be broken down into pure numbers that anybody can grind out, but making truly excellent food will always need that certain artists' touch.
I can't help but wonder whether the real reason you hate (hate! what a strong word for a guy with a TV show...) Alton Brown is that he's helping to strip away a little of the mystery and confusion that permits you to be such an elitist snob about your "art". God forbid he should help make your mysterious "art" a little bit easier to understand for us, the unwashed, uninitiated masses, eh?
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No, see, that's where you're wrong. The music doesn't have to be good. If you read the quotes from the people in the "article" then you would have seen first-hand that all it takes is a good body, a great video, and some money plunked down by the conglomorates to get you in.
Well, then, I guess that's what the people want, now, isn't it? And shouldn't the people get what they want? Or are you one of those elitists who thinks that you know what's good for everyone?
People that care don't worry as much about the money. They worry about what matters... Pleasing the people that enjoy music.
So, you're saying that all the people buying music today are doing it... because they don't enjoy the music? The record companies are indeed providing product that people want. You're just annoyed that it's not the product that you want.
If anyone were really serious about finding out about what was in these places, they'd probably use solar-powered "Predator" type drones with video cameras, rather than risk setting off any motion sensors by moving on the ground.
Yeah, 'cause I'm sure there are no radars or aerial surveillance at Groom Lake.
Hell, I can tell you what goes on there: nothing exciting. They test secret missile systems and secret aircraft.
And that's not exciting? Sounds pretty f'in' cool to me. I mean, c'mon, we all knew there were no UFOs there, didn't we? Really?
I haven't seen any maps of cellular coverage, but I've been with Verizon for years. A lot of my friends have used AT&T, Cricket, Voicestream, T-Mobile, and a couple of others. So far, I've never seen one that got as good of coverage as I do. (I should mention that I have a good-quality tri-mode phone.)
I don't mean to sound like a cheerleader but... I've got to agree - Verizon is far and away the best cellular provider I've ever dealt with. I had Verizon, switched to T-Mobile (to play with the shiny new Treo 180) then switched back in disgust as I almost never had coverage with T-Mobile. Before Verizon, I had AT&T, which wasn't as bad as T-Mobile but still not as good as Verizon.
Christ I wish someone would cover Baltimore in algae.
OK, but leave Ocean City alone. I play golf there every year.
D'oh! And all this time I've been getting my technology from France, my women from Germany, and my food from Poland!
Mmmmm... pirogi... <drool>
Btw, has anyone considered what adding an additional 10K square miles of evaporation will do to the weather patterns?
You mean, like, compared to the oceans? I don't think another 10K sq mi will mean much.
Quit doing the job of the War on Drugs idiots by equating hemp and marijuana.
What's with all the backfilling and apologizing from all these folks? "Oh no, don't be mad at us, you can't get high off hemp!" So what if you could get high off it? Why would that be something to get uptight about?