Maybe because I'm a sysadmin I was mainly thing of the backend. With a stable backend, you could put whatever window dressing on top of it according to the flavor of the day.
Be careful with frameworks, because as soon as you find yourself having to do things outside of its protective little garden, you might as well give up on the framework.
But in terms of long lived, go with Java. It has no buzz or the glory the pretty new things have and thats why its still in wide use in the enterprise.
I remember my first computer, an Intel 486 Packard Bell way back in the early 90s. Windows 3.11 and DOS. I learned by pushing every button, even sometimes breaking the computer, but making sure I fixed it. Then I found BASIC buried in there and started playing with programming. I had no books to learn from, didn't even know where to begin on something like that but I learned through trial and error. It really came in handy as a calculator to check my homework against. I have fond memories with gorillas throwing nuclear bananas.
I'm now a Linux sysadmin specializing in HPC clusters.
When working on a problem, I usually have two or more shells open. I don't mean multitasking, but with more then one open, I can issue commands from one and use the others to monitor logs/etc.
Its all about whats needed to get the job done. If it works, great. If not, move on to the next thing. The job is whats important, the philosophy can come second.
This is about the last mile. You don't need fiber to your door to take advantage of it nor do you need access to that much bandwidth. My broadband comes in on twisted pair at 12Mbps and my issue isn't with bandwidth capacity, but with the price. The price of broadband needs to go down. The definition of what broadband is needs to change to increase the baseline of what can be called broadband.
We have plenty of tech jobs, not of the kind glorified by Google or Facebook, but Rackspace and USAA are major employers.
Also do your research, San Antonio is #7 in city population and #25 in metro population. Not to mention in the top 20 for fastest growing cities.
Following the builder analogy, at my university, there were issues with a new building's facade, so the builder came back and repaired it. But warranties also expire. This sounds a lot like maintenance contracts used when buying servers/software(eg Oracle). But as for 'blaming' a particular developer for the issue, couldn't you also argue that the QA team is at fault? What about those who wrote the spec? There are many people involved in building software and this is where the analogy breaks down.
I think things like common sense and courtesy are cultural ideas that are created and modified in the marketplace of ideas. I'd rather let the airlines, and thus the consumers, decide. The FCC showed via Science that its ok to use a cell phone, that it doesn't affect the safety of the flight. They should just leave it there and not legislate social norms.
Yes well that might be true, but then why didn't they tell Sony about this at the beginning, I'm sure they would have made more money by getting Sony to license the technology from them instead of through a lawsuit.
If this doesn't prove the US Patent system needs some overhauling, then I don't know what does. Hopefully this will get the big corporations involved in changing patent law, but for the better?
Not exactly, I'm no programmer but I'm sure it would be setup such a way that only trusted computers could connect to the database through some sort of hardware authentication. Plus with software security (keys and/or biometrics) signing out/in such documents would be more secure but also easier, for one who has access. Also having the documents in only digital form, there would be no losing documents since they could never leave the room where they were accessed. The old way of thinking is not to trust anyone at all, so that can make security procedures more complicated and drawn out, thus the people following you and such. This is why I like trusted computing.
And yes I know there are ways around software based security, but trusted computing is still in its infancy.
I think hardware based security is something that is needed by government and other organizations that handle sensitive information. That way we wouldn't be hearing about databases being cracked and having millions of people's information leaked. Thats the good part.
The bad part is what it means should trusted computing enter consumer electronics. With DRM it would be like having someone from the MPAA in my living room, and thats something I dont want to happen. While this technology sure has potential, it does need leash to keep it under control. I paid for the machine, so it should do what I want it to do.
This is so true. So what if they can come out with better looking graphics and such. With no story line to hold it up, its nothing. But I wouldn't call the games that came out afterwards bad. I liked FF9(execept for that ending omg!) and FF Online. Its my first online game and I really like it. Sure its a bit time consuming to get money and find out more of the story, but I'm sticking with it.
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Maybe because I'm a sysadmin I was mainly thing of the backend. With a stable backend, you could put whatever window dressing on top of it according to the flavor of the day.
Be careful with frameworks, because as soon as you find yourself having to do things outside of its protective little garden, you might as well give up on the framework. But in terms of long lived, go with Java. It has no buzz or the glory the pretty new things have and thats why its still in wide use in the enterprise.
Isn't that what lawyers are for?
Its the 90s all over again. This reminds me of Reboot, but worse.
I remember my first computer, an Intel 486 Packard Bell way back in the early 90s. Windows 3.11 and DOS. I learned by pushing every button, even sometimes breaking the computer, but making sure I fixed it. Then I found BASIC buried in there and started playing with programming. I had no books to learn from, didn't even know where to begin on something like that but I learned through trial and error. It really came in handy as a calculator to check my homework against. I have fond memories with gorillas throwing nuclear bananas. I'm now a Linux sysadmin specializing in HPC clusters.
Because well all know what happens
When working on a problem, I usually have two or more shells open. I don't mean multitasking, but with more then one open, I can issue commands from one and use the others to monitor logs/etc.
Maybe poor for not explaining that a symptom of depression is fatigue and decreased energy.
One of the symptoms of depression is fatigue and decreased energy
Its all about whats needed to get the job done. If it works, great. If not, move on to the next thing. The job is whats important, the philosophy can come second.
This is about the last mile. You don't need fiber to your door to take advantage of it nor do you need access to that much bandwidth. My broadband comes in on twisted pair at 12Mbps and my issue isn't with bandwidth capacity, but with the price. The price of broadband needs to go down. The definition of what broadband is needs to change to increase the baseline of what can be called broadband.
2004 doesn't feel like that long ago. But hearing it phrased like that makes me feel old. -_-
We have plenty of tech jobs, not of the kind glorified by Google or Facebook, but Rackspace and USAA are major employers. Also do your research, San Antonio is #7 in city population and #25 in metro population. Not to mention in the top 20 for fastest growing cities.
Austin has all the big names, but San Antonio is just a better city.
Where is my popcorn?
Following the builder analogy, at my university, there were issues with a new building's facade, so the builder came back and repaired it. But warranties also expire. This sounds a lot like maintenance contracts used when buying servers/software(eg Oracle). But as for 'blaming' a particular developer for the issue, couldn't you also argue that the QA team is at fault? What about those who wrote the spec? There are many people involved in building software and this is where the analogy breaks down.
I think things like common sense and courtesy are cultural ideas that are created and modified in the marketplace of ideas. I'd rather let the airlines, and thus the consumers, decide. The FCC showed via Science that its ok to use a cell phone, that it doesn't affect the safety of the flight. They should just leave it there and not legislate social norms.
Yes well that might be true, but then why didn't they tell Sony about this at the beginning, I'm sure they would have made more money by getting Sony to license the technology from them instead of through a lawsuit.
Well hopefully it will be thrown out as well. If I remember correctly, Sony doesn't have to pay a dime as long as there is an appeal pending.
If this doesn't prove the US Patent system needs some overhauling, then I don't know what does. Hopefully this will get the big corporations involved in changing patent law, but for the better?
Not exactly, I'm no programmer but I'm sure it would be setup such a way that only trusted computers could connect to the database through some sort of hardware authentication. Plus with software security (keys and/or biometrics) signing out/in such documents would be more secure but also easier, for one who has access. Also having the documents in only digital form, there would be no losing documents since they could never leave the room where they were accessed. The old way of thinking is not to trust anyone at all, so that can make security procedures more complicated and drawn out, thus the people following you and such. This is why I like trusted computing.
And yes I know there are ways around software based security, but trusted computing is still in its infancy.
I think hardware based security is something that is needed by government and other organizations that handle sensitive information. That way we wouldn't be hearing about databases being cracked and having millions of people's information leaked. Thats the good part.
The bad part is what it means should trusted computing enter consumer electronics. With DRM it would be like having someone from the MPAA in my living room, and thats something I dont want to happen. While this technology sure has potential, it does need leash to keep it under control. I paid for the machine, so it should do what I want it to do.
This is so true. So what if they can come out with better looking graphics and such. With no story line to hold it up, its nothing. But I wouldn't call the games that came out afterwards bad. I liked FF9(execept for that ending omg!) and FF Online. Its my first online game and I really like it. Sure its a bit time consuming to get money and find out more of the story, but I'm sticking with it.