... but it's just another ploy by Microsoft to force programmers to use something which they themselves not use.
See for example.NET. It's used sparingly in their flagship products (windows, office).
The same goes for WPF. I'll only start taking it seriously if MS ported all of their office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint,...) to a 100% WPF and.NET implementation.
Because if you ask me Office still uses "USER32 or Windows Forms".
I started using Delphi a bit late in the game. A few years ago I chose Delphi 6 because it looked pretty decent and I liked the way it simplified the Win32 API in such a way that we could get to developing software without too much hassle. Delphi 7 came along which I passed over because I wanted to wait for Delphi 8 and jump on the.NET bandwagon. When Delphi 8 came out I bought it...
... which was the biggest mistake I ever made. Delphi 8 was a such a POS I was shocked that people actually released software that bad. Like they say in Southpark, "You see, I learned a lesson today..." and boy did I learn it good.
Ever since then Borland has been spiralling downwards into oblivion. Their best engineers walked out causing them to lag behind never being able to catch up again. Delphi 2005 was a POS and Delphi 2006 needed a couple patches before it actually worked. I never even bothered to upgrade and no I haven't tried the demos and no I don't give a shit.
I regulary check out the borland.public.delphi.non-technical to see what's going on in Delphiland. Half the comments are from.NET haters who constantly preach about how they don't use dot garbage and claim that native code is the best. My reply to those people is that if you don't understand the advantages of.NET over native code then you have no business writing software.
The other half of the comments are from the Delphi evangelists clinging on to the vain hope that Delphi will some day come back to its glory days and be the top IDE once more. All I can say to them is... can you feel the water around your ankles yet?
The only chance that Delphi has is pure and unconditional open source. I've suggested open sourcing Delphi several times but always my suggestions have fallen on deaf ears. I get short-sighted replies such as "and how can Borland earn their money"? and "oooh.. I hope not!". Too bad because it's been proven time and again that money can be made with Open Source and Borland is precisely at the right time at the right place to pull it off. Oh well, I guess they're going to miss the boat... again.
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic es\Eventlog\Application\
3. Click on every folder underneath that one. Look at the eventmessagefile key.
Have you noticed that all of them have an 8.3 format?
It's a bug I came across in Windows. I tried to register a file for use in the Windows Event Log. It didn't have an 8.3 format. Windows barfed all over it.
Vista opens a window of opportunity for Linux to finally make its way on to the Desktops of many disenchanted users. Ubuntu should be the first one to fly right through it!!
(The puns in the last paragraph were very much intended).
I'm gonna hack Super Mario Brothers DS. I'm gonna make it so that the princess will be topless, and Mario will be running around with his tallywacker swinging all over the place.
I'm gonna put it on the internet so that people can download it and install it.
ESRB is going to change the rating of Super Mario Brothers DS to "M" for mature.
OPEN SOURCE CANNOT BE EXTENDED. At least not the way Microsoft wants it to be.
Why? Because it's based on open collaboration and open standards. It's a collective which cannot be controlled. What happens if Microsoft tries to control OSS? Simple. You fork it. What happens when Microsoft tries to find a way to exclusivly make money off of OSS? Simple. You make a free (beer, speech) alternative and put all the documentation on-line. All of it.
You see, Open Source cannot be killed. That's the beauty of the whole concept. Cut off one head and another grows... and I mean it in a good sense.
I'm in the same situation, but not 25 years but 5 years. Director for IT. Small company with $800K a year. Hopefully it will grow to the $20 million you describe. My work is hands on... and management doesn't listen to me when I say I need new licences, etc.
What advice do you have for me who's responsible for the IT in a growing company? Am I doomed to be replaced in 15 years? I'm going to be 30 this year.
Slashdot Mirror
We didn't land on the moon, the moon landed on us!
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... Firefox 2.0 is available on Mozilla's FTP.
o x/releases/2.0/
(I'm using it right now).
http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firef
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... but it's just another ploy by Microsoft to force programmers to use something which they themselves not use.
.NET. It's used sparingly in their flagship products (windows, office).
...) to a 100% WPF and .NET implementation.
See for example
The same goes for WPF. I'll only start taking it seriously if MS ported all of their office products (Word, Excel, Powerpoint,
Because if you ask me Office still uses "USER32 or Windows Forms".
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So maybe now GNU/Hurd will finally be Dunn...
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Too bad I don't have mod points because I that was a funny post.
Well, it's as easy as 1+1=3
Snapshots? I thought you meant screenshots. Show me the screenshots!!!!
(Bye bye karma. We will miss you).
I have a sister named Nora.
All of a sudden it doesn't sound so fun anymore...
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I started using Delphi a bit late in the game. A few years ago I chose Delphi 6 because it looked pretty decent and I liked the way it simplified the Win32 API in such a way that we could get to developing software without too much hassle. Delphi 7 came along which I passed over because I wanted to wait for Delphi 8 and jump on the .NET bandwagon. When Delphi 8 came out I bought it...
.NET haters who constantly preach about how they don't use dot garbage and claim that native code is the best. My reply to those people is that if you don't understand the advantages of .NET over native code then you have no business writing software.
... again.
... which was the biggest mistake I ever made. Delphi 8 was a such a POS I was shocked that people actually released software that bad. Like they say in Southpark, "You see, I learned a lesson today..." and boy did I learn it good.
Ever since then Borland has been spiralling downwards into oblivion. Their best engineers walked out causing them to lag behind never being able to catch up again. Delphi 2005 was a POS and Delphi 2006 needed a couple patches before it actually worked. I never even bothered to upgrade and no I haven't tried the demos and no I don't give a shit.
I regulary check out the borland.public.delphi.non-technical to see what's going on in Delphiland. Half the comments are from
The other half of the comments are from the Delphi evangelists clinging on to the vain hope that Delphi will some day come back to its glory days and be the top IDE once more. All I can say to them is... can you feel the water around your ankles yet?
The only chance that Delphi has is pure and unconditional open source. I've suggested open sourcing Delphi several times but always my suggestions have fallen on deaf ears. I get short-sighted replies such as "and how can Borland earn their money"? and "oooh.. I hope not!". Too bad because it's been proven time and again that money can be made with Open Source and Borland is precisely at the right time at the right place to pull it off. Oh well, I guess they're going to miss the boat
END OF RANT
Is Mozilla going to incorporate automated testing into the project?
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Here's my opinion on the subject...
t he-hobbits-to-isengard/
http://macbros.dnsalias.com/blog/they-are-taking-
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Portal technology has been around for quite a while...
It's so obvious I'm embarassed I never thought of it myself...
Kudos for Valve for pointing out the obvious to all of us!!
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Hmm I knew I read this post somewhere before...
_ Versus_.Net_Stacks#c2266320
:-P
http://digg.com/software/eWEEK_Labs_Bakeoff_Linux
Gotcha!
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PS: I need a life...
1. Run regedit.
c es\Eventlog\Application\
2. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi
3. Click on every folder underneath that one. Look at the eventmessagefile key.
Have you noticed that all of them have an 8.3 format?
It's a bug I came across in Windows. I tried to register a file for use in the Windows Event Log. It didn't have an 8.3 format. Windows barfed all over it.
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Excellent. I want that on a T-shirt.
I think so.
Vista opens a window of opportunity for Linux to finally make its way on to the Desktops of many disenchanted users. Ubuntu should be the first one to fly right through it!!
(The puns in the last paragraph were very much intended).
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Lame.
Y
I'm gonna hack Super Mario Brothers DS. I'm gonna make it so that the princess will be topless, and Mario will be running around with his tallywacker swinging all over the place.
I'm gonna put it on the internet so that people can download it and install it.
ESRB is going to change the rating of Super Mario Brothers DS to "M" for mature.
Just you watch.
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I wonder how the people working on DNF managed to keep it up without having seriuos burnouts...
I mean... hearing the phrase "Hail to the King Baby" day-in day-out for 10 years must drive anybody INSANE!!!
You have to admire their perseverance. Somebody should award them with a world record or something...
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Ah but everyone... here's the catch...
OPEN SOURCE CANNOT BE EXTENDED. At least not the way Microsoft wants it to be.
Why? Because it's based on open collaboration and open standards. It's a collective which cannot be controlled. What happens if Microsoft tries to control OSS? Simple. You fork it. What happens when Microsoft tries to find a way to exclusivly make money off of OSS? Simple. You make a free (beer, speech) alternative and put all the documentation on-line. All of it.
You see, Open Source cannot be killed. That's the beauty of the whole concept. Cut off one head and another grows... and I mean it in a good sense.
BBC mentions slashdot:
c id=15065726
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4883482.stm
Kudos to the guy who wrote that:
http://apple.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=182273&
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Goodbye Mac OSX. We hardly knew thee.
Ok. But I forgot to mention:
I own the company.. well a big share of it.
Does that change things?
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I'm in the same situation, but not 25 years but 5 years. Director for IT. Small company with $800K a year. Hopefully it will grow to the $20 million you describe. My work is hands on ... and management doesn't listen to me when I say I need new licences, etc.
What advice do you have for me who's responsible for the IT in a growing company? Am I doomed to be replaced in 15 years? I'm going to be 30 this year.
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Why not use LAPP
;-)
As in LAPP dancing
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