Because good karma only keeps me down...
I'm actually an intern for Microsoft this summer, and every day I walk past new construction on the campus. Maybe those buildings are for show, but even now, Microsoft has employed enough people to operate a few construction crews.
Furthermore, Microsoft has a lot of its jobs overseas, so much of Microsoft's already measly job creation doesn't even take place in the US.
So does every major global company. But it's not like they decided, "No more new American Jobs." Especially since every Microsoft corporate location has to hire an army of grounds keepers, security guards, cooks, janitors, and other support people.
Back in the late nineties, money was everywhere, so record companies sunk tons of money into artists (videos, appearances, general promotion). Of course, because money was everywhere, people were willing to take the chance on a $15-18 dollar cd based on one single.
Fast forward a couple of years. Now money is tight. People aren't spending as much on luxury items. Now, the record industry still has to promote the artists as they did a few years ago, but it's more costly. Not so much that the production costs more, but fewer artists are doing well.
Why are they not doing as well? The mp3. But before you mod me down as a troll think about why. It's not that everyone is downloading whole albums and not buying cds. Research shows the opposite. Instead, it's that people aren't buying bad cd's. Because they can hear more than one or two singles in an album, they know if it's a good buy and make a purchase accordingly.
Because of the mp3, record companies can't get buy by putting albums with 1 good track and 13 crappy ones. Before it was, get one good song, hype it, produce a good video, fill the cd with enough trash to be over an hour and watch the money come in. Now you have to put out at least three such tracks to have a prayer.
The industry is still selling records in record numbers. Albums are continually breaking sales records. The problem is, they aren't getting money from the one-hit wonders who's albums aren't being bought due to lack of quality material. The mp3 is reducing the money of the Record Companies. It gave the consumer an out from a practice that had taken their money for years: the one track album.
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C++ is merely a faster version of C
This statement isn't wholly correct. While it is possible to write C++ code that is faster than C; most programs would be faster if they were written for C. I've talked with with both Brian Kernigan (of K & R C fame) and Bjorne Stroustrup (the creator of C++) about this and both will admit that generally, C is a faster language.
It should also be noted that originally, C++ was implemented via a wrapper program for C called Cfront. Cfront would simply take the C++ code and generate the C code necessary to drive the program. So in reality, C++ is C with a nice layer of abstraction.
Direct3D means you basically have to use MS VC++ and COM on windows.
Actually, you can use CodeWarrior to write DX code. I know a bunch of people who do.
As for the whole DX OpenGL thing, After watching my co-worker play Max Payne for 4 hours, Direct3D has actually become a very good looking way of presenting 3d graphics. And at points, i find it to be better than OpenGL, much cooler effects, and much smoother, but that's just me. Anyway, most probably won't read this. Yay moderation!!
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Because good karma only keeps me down... I'm actually an intern for Microsoft this summer, and every day I walk past new construction on the campus. Maybe those buildings are for show, but even now, Microsoft has employed enough people to operate a few construction crews.
Furthermore, Microsoft has a lot of its jobs overseas, so much of Microsoft's already measly job creation doesn't even take place in the US.
So does every major global company. But it's not like they decided, "No more new American Jobs." Especially since every Microsoft corporate location has to hire an army of grounds keepers, security guards, cooks, janitors, and other support people.
Back in the late nineties, money was everywhere, so record companies sunk tons of money into artists (videos, appearances, general promotion). Of course, because money was everywhere, people were willing to take the chance on a $15-18 dollar cd based on one single.
Fast forward a couple of years. Now money is tight. People aren't spending as much on luxury items. Now, the record industry still has to promote the artists as they did a few years ago, but it's more costly. Not so much that the production costs more, but fewer artists are doing well.
Why are they not doing as well? The mp3. But before you mod me down as a troll think about why. It's not that everyone is downloading whole albums and not buying cds. Research shows the opposite. Instead, it's that people aren't buying bad cd's. Because they can hear more than one or two singles in an album, they know if it's a good buy and make a purchase accordingly.
Because of the mp3, record companies can't get buy by putting albums with 1 good track and 13 crappy ones. Before it was, get one good song, hype it, produce a good video, fill the cd with enough trash to be over an hour and watch the money come in. Now you have to put out at least three such tracks to have a prayer.
The industry is still selling records in record numbers. Albums are continually breaking sales records. The problem is, they aren't getting money from the one-hit wonders who's albums aren't being bought due to lack of quality material.
The mp3 is reducing the money of the Record Companies. It gave the consumer an out from a practice that had taken their money for years: the one track album.
C++ is merely a faster version of C This statement isn't wholly correct. While it is possible to write C++ code that is faster than C; most programs would be faster if they were written for C. I've talked with with both Brian Kernigan (of K & R C fame) and Bjorne Stroustrup (the creator of C++) about this and both will admit that generally, C is a faster language. It should also be noted that originally, C++ was implemented via a wrapper program for C called Cfront. Cfront would simply take the C++ code and generate the C code necessary to drive the program. So in reality, C++ is C with a nice layer of abstraction.
Direct3D means you basically have to use MS VC++ and COM on windows.
Actually, you can use CodeWarrior to write DX code. I know a bunch of people who do.
As for the whole DX OpenGL thing, After watching my co-worker play Max Payne for 4 hours, Direct3D has actually become a very good looking way of presenting 3d graphics. And at points, i find it to be better than OpenGL, much cooler effects, and much smoother, but that's just me. Anyway, most probably won't read this. Yay moderation!!