My condolences to you as well. I'm so sorry for your loss. I feel like my daughter's Facebook page is acting as a virtual grave site, where people can go and "talk" to her. And it's nice to be able to read what other people are writing on her wall.
My daughter died 2 months ago in a car accident. Many of her family and friends still post messages to her Facebook page telling her how much we miss her. I'm not sure if it's helping or hindering the grieving process, but at least for me, it's been nice to hear from all the people who loved her. Some share memories while others just say they were thinking about her. There have been links to YouTube videos of sad songs, sappy (but sweet) poetry, and slideshows of her. At least for now, I can't even bring myself to delete her from my contacts in my phone, let alone delete her Facebook profile.
How is this different from selling a 2004 car in 2003? The 2004 Acura TSX came out last month (-ish). It's a brand new car! They couldn't call it a 2003?!?
I've used Eclipse and I think it's one of the best IDEs out there. The great thing is it's not just for Java. It's completely extensible and there are many people working on plugins. I don't know exactly what plugins are being written at present, but it's possible to write editors for other languages. It comes with the Java editor, as well as a Plugin Development Editor (PDE) so you can create your own plugins for it. I think this will turn out to be something great, once more plugins are written.
I totally agree with Slynkie. I, too, work at IBM and I *love* my job. I just started on a new project that is interesting and challenging. I love it so much that I work at home, of my own free will, often well into the night. Not because of some stupid deadline, but becuase I enjoy it. I honestly lose track of time (and a lot of sleep). The satisfaction of working on a project that is useful, instead of some inane project your teacher comes up with, is a wonderful feeling.
Don't get me wrong, though. It's not all great. I think every job has good and bad parts to it. I was bored to tears just a few months ago. I even talked to management about joining a different department. But I stuck with it. And I'm glad I did!
My humble advice is to stick it out. The workplace is very different from school. Getting a second degree would also be a good idea. As other people have said, if you can combine CS with something else you enjoy, you could end up with a great and rewarding career.
I first tried Linux 2 years ago when I was getting my CS degree. It was RH 5.2 and it was a nightmare! The setup was confusing. Configuration consisted of editing a multitude of text files. The documentation was just as confusing. And there were very few quality apps for everyday computing tasks. I have since sworn off Linux -- and subsequently gained new interest -- multiple times. I have tried RH 6.2 (which took a huge leap in hardware compatability and ease of setup), Caldera 2.3 and just recently I installed Mandrake 8.0 (which I found is very easy to use). I agree with most people here that Linux is in its infancy when it comes to the desktop. Given time to mature, it could become a great contender. I don't see Windows going away, but maybe Linux on the desktop will force MS to innovate and stop bringing us crap. Then maybe healthy competition will reign and we will all benefit. (I'm I only dreaming?!?)
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My condolences to you as well. I'm so sorry for your loss. I feel like my daughter's Facebook page is acting as a virtual grave site, where people can go and "talk" to her. And it's nice to be able to read what other people are writing on her wall.
Thank you.
My daughter died 2 months ago in a car accident. Many of her family and friends still post messages to her Facebook page telling her how much we miss her. I'm not sure if it's helping or hindering the grieving process, but at least for me, it's been nice to hear from all the people who loved her. Some share memories while others just say they were thinking about her. There have been links to YouTube videos of sad songs, sappy (but sweet) poetry, and slideshows of her. At least for now, I can't even bring myself to delete her from my contacts in my phone, let alone delete her Facebook profile.
Your spelling is flawed. Why don't you learn English as your next language?
Am I the only one who thinks it's wrong for the submitter to change this guy's words around to make it seem like his entire experience was bad?
"for me [it] was one of the worst operating system experiences that I've ever encountered."
"[it]" being "Installing Vista Beta 2", not his overall experience.
If you want it to be possessive, it's just 'ITS.' But if it's supposed to be a contraction then it's 'I-T-apostrophe-S,' scalawag.
castVote("Kerry");
while (countingVotes()) {
crossFingers();
}
if (getWinner().equals("Bush")) {
bendOver();
moveTo("Canada");
}
How is this different from selling a 2004 car in 2003? The 2004 Acura TSX came out last month (-ish). It's a brand new car! They couldn't call it a 2003?!?
I've used Eclipse and I think it's one of the best IDEs out there. The great thing is it's not just for Java. It's completely extensible and there are many people working on plugins. I don't know exactly what plugins are being written at present, but it's possible to write editors for other languages. It comes with the Java editor, as well as a Plugin Development Editor (PDE) so you can create your own plugins for it. I think this will turn out to be something great, once more plugins are written.
I totally agree with Slynkie. I, too, work at IBM and I *love* my job. I just started on a new project that is interesting and challenging. I love it so much that I work at home, of my own free will, often well into the night. Not because of some stupid deadline, but becuase I enjoy it. I honestly lose track of time (and a lot of sleep). The satisfaction of working on a project that is useful, instead of some inane project your teacher comes up with, is a wonderful feeling.
Don't get me wrong, though. It's not all great. I think every job has good and bad parts to it. I was bored to tears just a few months ago. I even talked to management about joining a different department. But I stuck with it. And I'm glad I did!
My humble advice is to stick it out. The workplace is very different from school. Getting a second degree would also be a good idea. As other people have said, if you can combine CS with something else you enjoy, you could end up with a great and rewarding career.
I first tried Linux 2 years ago when I was getting my CS degree. It was RH 5.2 and it was a nightmare! The setup was confusing. Configuration consisted of editing a multitude of text files. The documentation was just as confusing. And there were very few quality apps for everyday computing tasks. I have since sworn off Linux -- and subsequently gained new interest -- multiple times. I have tried RH 6.2 (which took a huge leap in hardware compatability and ease of setup), Caldera 2.3 and just recently I installed Mandrake 8.0 (which I found is very easy to use). I agree with most people here that Linux is in its infancy when it comes to the desktop. Given time to mature, it could become a great contender. I don't see Windows going away, but maybe Linux on the desktop will force MS to innovate and stop bringing us crap. Then maybe healthy competition will reign and we will all benefit. (I'm I only dreaming?!?)