I've said it before, but I'll repeat myself, MS is run by lawyers and marketing people who don't consider any technical aspects of what they're doing. MS messed up bad with the ActiveX craze and maybe this influenced the move away from the.Net name. Very few still understand what.Net actually is, and MS isn't helping. I really wish they could have some of their techs/programmers sit down and write a coherent explanation/introduction, without lawyer/marketing influence. It took me a looong time to get a grip on it, simply because any MS material is so filled with buzzwords and marketing terms.
For those that still don't know what.Net is, it's like an MS version of J2EE, not Java, J2EE. It's a architecture with among other things a large class library and a cross platform runtime that all.Net languages can run under.
They're not alone though, ICQ for instance has always been a beta hasn't it? I'm starting to think that Beta has taken on the meaning of "Still a living evolving product", ie, as long as there's any development done on the project it's called a beta or development version or some such, no matter how solid it is.
People think that beta simply means the latest and best, thus when they encounter something that is a true beta, ie Safari, they're surprised that there are still bugs.
Problem is, nowadays a lot of software never leaves Beta stage, a 1.0 version is often years away. Using a beta version usually means you're using what should be called version 1.0. Instead, it's called a beta, features are tacked on and the 1.0 milestone seems to drift further and further away.
Ah, I read your other post and I see what you mean, and I agree to some extent. A while ago I was taking some MS certification classes, and it was not an uncommon thing to see the behaviour you speak of. Well, that, and various other weird stuff...
Not because of the way VB itself works, but because at times it seems some of the bad practices out there are promoted by MS marketing staff writing technical documents.
While threads and multithreading surely is nice, the typical VB app can easily live without them. VB is hardly the language to use for heavy number crunching. You use VB to present a frontend to the user and do lighter processing on the user end, if you need to, you use C/C++ behind it to get the heavy stuff done.
Uhm, but that's not the tools fault, that's the fault of bad programmers. The reason VB has such a bad rep is because so many inexperienced people use it, which in turn is because it is so easy to learn and use.
When all you have in your sights is a good strong quarter or end of year result though, it tends to work fairly well. Worry about stock price and result now, employees and competence later, problem is, most never catch up to later.
This is like an American version of Godzilla vs. Mothra, 2 monsters in suits battling eachother in the courtroom, you're not quite sure who'll win, you're not quite sure you care, but you have to watch it and cheer them on.
Uhm, yes, the cube didn't do that (often) which made the heat control a cool engineering trick, I don't see why your athlon melting proves that apple can't design something that works?
Cooled cabinets for banks of them? You had a bank of cubes? Find me a bank of computers that doesn't use some cooling outside the case or extraordinary cooling inside the case.
Finally, the "lack of proper heat control" methods was a feature, no noisy fans or other weird stuff, just good old fashioned voodoo to keep it cool.
Why? I occasionally pick one up from the library to get an overview on a certain topic (Bible, learn X in Y hrs/days). Sure, it doesn't give me enough information to master the topic, but I do have an idea of what it is and an idea of what part of it I wish to learn more about, then I can go and buy a more specific book.
Compare "Markup languages for morons" and "SOAP, the complete reference", Sure, the SOAP book is probably "better", but if I've never heard of markup languages or have any idea what to use it for, I'd be better off with the first one.
Ballpoint pens have been found to have no advantage over pencils regarding spelling.
Calculators found to not aid basic understanding and proficiency in mathematics. (Yesterday I saw someone enter 150000 * 1 into a calulator, then write down the answer so they wouldn't forget it)
It's a tool, just because you have it it doesn't mean you know how to use it. Too much emphasis is placed on the hardware in schools, too much money is spent on a fast connection, teach kids (and teachers) how to actually use them for academic purposes and you may see an improvement in some topics.
For subjects such as history and geography, the internet really can help a lot. To teach spelling or mathematical skills, maybe some software can be of assistance, but only if people know how to use it. The computer is not a replacement for a teacher.
Maybe someone else worries so much about being PC that they would've said "Ooops, sorry!" out of fear of being branded a homophobe, or as you implied in your first post, a closet homosexual. I don't fear that much, I know who and what I am already.
Oh, insults, namecalling, cursing and all caps, you lose.
I appreciate people commenting on my posts indeed, but judging? If you judge me by one of my posts you really need to stop and think for a moment.
So I should just have offended women by calling them thieves and cheaters? How's that more appropriate?
And I explained my choice of analogy above if you'd care to actually read it, but in the meantime, I see no reason to not lump you in with those that have picked a cause and desperatly need to find something or someone to fight over it.
Hey, I explained why I chose that particular analogy above, if you're offended by my point, say so, if you're offended because it happened to be about a transexual, tough, I chose my analogy because it conveyed the point well in the context the parent post started. I didn't mean to offend anyone and I don't think there's anything offensive in my comparison, it's all in your head. Go on and point out offending posts when you see them, more power to ya. But don't go looking for things to offend you where there's no intent.
uhm, no...you didn't get it any more than the Offtopic mods did. You see, my post wasn't about homosexuality or any kinda gay bashing, it was about pretending to be one thing then screwing over the people you fooled when you reveal your true self, I was hoping with such an obvious analogy in the prom context I wouldn't have to explain it...but I guess it's easier to see malicious intent where there is none than to think and try to actually understand? Now put up your sword and take off that shining armor sir knight, there's little need for you here.
Oh, two more things, I'm not american, and are you trying to offend me by implying that I'm homosexual? Sorry, can't really take offense at that, interesting you should chose that as an insult though, some hidden homophobia?
Yeah, but when you escort her home after the prom and find out the "girl" is really a man who now tells you to bite the pillow, this'll hurt a little, I think you have a right to be upset...
And the ironic thing is that, as a Quaker, I would feel it to be of the utmost importance to listen to both sides without prejudice and to value both sides equally as I weight the facts.
That's your problem right there, just start playing CS instead, they're much more emotional. Or you can fake it and still be a Quaker, just stand up and yell "WTF?! STFU!!!" at the defendant after each question, then "0wn3d!!!11! lol lol lol" as they're found guilty.
To avoid the dozens of replies pointing out the obvious, yes, this post is a joke.
The reason I sometimes step in in defense of MS is simple, I tire of people making up fake arguments. There is no reason to make up bad stuff about MS, there's plenty there already to use against the giant. So from "Windows crashes every 5 minutes" to ".Net is just a Java ripoff", I tend to point out the small fact that if you need to invent bad things about MS, then maybe MS isn't all that bad.
Yahoo still has a very strong community built around it, it may not be the best, the fastest or the prettiest, but it's where their friends are and have been for years now.
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The Swedish Anti Pirat Byrån had a recorded interview on their site which was from a radio show about how piracy hurts the poor poor business owners, why piracy is bad, copyright laws etc etc.
The twist? They didn't bother to ask the radio station for permission before they put it up there, then tried to make it a case of fair use when the radio station called them on it...
Ah, but StarOffice has been free for years without it becoming the standard! Ironically it's only the latest version 6 that Sun decided you have to pay for. Now Sun is giving it away for free to some selected institution, and people think it's the best thing since sliced bread.
1. Change StarOffice from free to $75
2. Give away $75 StarOffice for free
3. ???
4. Profit!
Interesting? hardly, it is however getting a wee bit annoying that people are seen as insightful just cause they whine about.Net. If you don't like.Net on techincal merit, fine. If you don't like it cause MS made it, fine. But quit whining about it just because you don't understand it and you're too lazy to pick up some books.
.Net has been compared to most modern languages/runtimes/architectures/strategies in a ".Net is just xxx with yyy!" way, sorry, it is nothing like those. Yes it is similar to J2EE, not Java, J2EE, but not many other things, so please stop the comparisons if you don't know what you're talking about.
99% of their architecture isn't ready, pray tell what that refers to?
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I've said it before, but I'll repeat myself, MS is run by lawyers and marketing people who don't consider any technical aspects of what they're doing. MS messed up bad with the ActiveX craze and maybe this influenced the move away from the .Net name. Very few still understand what .Net actually is, and MS isn't helping. I really wish they could have some of their techs/programmers sit down and write a coherent explanation/introduction, without lawyer/marketing influence. It took me a looong time to get a grip on it, simply because any MS material is so filled with buzzwords and marketing terms.
For those that still don't know what .Net is, it's like an MS version of J2EE, not Java, J2EE. It's a architecture with among other things a large class library and a cross platform runtime that all .Net languages can run under.
Ok, so it's not 100% accurate, but close enough.
They're not alone though, ICQ for instance has always been a beta hasn't it? I'm starting to think that Beta has taken on the meaning of "Still a living evolving product", ie, as long as there's any development done on the project it's called a beta or development version or some such, no matter how solid it is.
People think that beta simply means the latest and best, thus when they encounter something that is a true beta, ie Safari, they're surprised that there are still bugs.
Problem is, nowadays a lot of software never leaves Beta stage, a 1.0 version is often years away. Using a beta version usually means you're using what should be called version 1.0. Instead, it's called a beta, features are tacked on and the 1.0 milestone seems to drift further and further away.
Ah, I read your other post and I see what you mean, and I agree to some extent. A while ago I was taking some MS certification classes, and it was not an uncommon thing to see the behaviour you speak of. Well, that, and various other weird stuff...
Not because of the way VB itself works, but because at times it seems some of the bad practices out there are promoted by MS marketing staff writing technical documents.
Where are the buttons in assembly code?
While threads and multithreading surely is nice, the typical VB app can easily live without them. VB is hardly the language to use for heavy number crunching. You use VB to present a frontend to the user and do lighter processing on the user end, if you need to, you use C/C++ behind it to get the heavy stuff done.
Uhm, but that's not the tools fault, that's the fault of bad programmers. The reason VB has such a bad rep is because so many inexperienced people use it, which in turn is because it is so easy to learn and use.
When all you have in your sights is a good strong quarter or end of year result though, it tends to work fairly well.
Worry about stock price and result now, employees and competence later, problem is, most never catch up to later.
This is like an American version of Godzilla vs. Mothra, 2 monsters in suits battling eachother in the courtroom, you're not quite sure who'll win, you're not quite sure you care, but you have to watch it and cheer them on.
Uhm, yes, the cube didn't do that (often) which made the heat control a cool engineering trick, I don't see why your athlon melting proves that apple can't design something that works?
Cooled cabinets for banks of them? You had a bank of cubes? Find me a bank of computers that doesn't use some cooling outside the case or extraordinary cooling inside the case.
Finally, the "lack of proper heat control" methods was a feature, no noisy fans or other weird stuff, just good old fashioned voodoo to keep it cool.
Why? I occasionally pick one up from the library to get an overview on a certain topic (Bible, learn X in Y hrs/days). Sure, it doesn't give me enough information to master the topic, but I do have an idea of what it is and an idea of what part of it I wish to learn more about, then I can go and buy a more specific book.
Compare "Markup languages for morons" and "SOAP, the complete reference", Sure, the SOAP book is probably "better", but if I've never heard of markup languages or have any idea what to use it for, I'd be better off with the first one.
Ballpoint pens have been found to have no advantage over pencils regarding spelling.
Calculators found to not aid basic understanding and proficiency in mathematics. (Yesterday I saw someone enter 150000 * 1 into a calulator, then write down the answer so they wouldn't forget it)
It's a tool, just because you have it it doesn't mean you know how to use it. Too much emphasis is placed on the hardware in schools, too much money is spent on a fast connection, teach kids (and teachers) how to actually use them for academic purposes and you may see an improvement in some topics.
For subjects such as history and geography, the internet really can help a lot. To teach spelling or mathematical skills, maybe some software can be of assistance, but only if people know how to use it. The computer is not a replacement for a teacher.
Wanna activate comments in the "Computers Not Working In Education" article?
Maybe someone else worries so much about being PC that they would've said "Ooops, sorry!" out of fear of being branded a homophobe, or as you implied in your first post, a closet homosexual. I don't fear that much, I know who and what I am already.
Oh, insults, namecalling, cursing and all caps, you lose.
I appreciate people commenting on my posts indeed, but judging? If you judge me by one of my posts you really need to stop and think for a moment.
So I should just have offended women by calling them thieves and cheaters? How's that more appropriate?
And I explained my choice of analogy above if you'd care to actually read it, but in the meantime, I see no reason to not lump you in with those that have picked a cause and desperatly need to find something or someone to fight over it.
Hey, I explained why I chose that particular analogy above, if you're offended by my point, say so, if you're offended because it happened to be about a transexual, tough, I chose my analogy because it conveyed the point well in the context the parent post started. I didn't mean to offend anyone and I don't think there's anything offensive in my comparison, it's all in your head.
Go on and point out offending posts when you see them, more power to ya. But don't go looking for things to offend you where there's no intent.
uhm, no...you didn't get it any more than the Offtopic mods did. You see, my post wasn't about homosexuality or any kinda gay bashing, it was about pretending to be one thing then screwing over the people you fooled when you reveal your true self, I was hoping with such an obvious analogy in the prom context I wouldn't have to explain it...but I guess it's easier to see malicious intent where there is none than to think and try to actually understand? Now put up your sword and take off that shining armor sir knight, there's little need for you here.
Oh, two more things, I'm not american, and are you trying to offend me by implying that I'm homosexual? Sorry, can't really take offense at that, interesting you should chose that as an insult though, some hidden homophobia?
Now we're offtopic
Yeah, but when you escort her home after the prom and find out the "girl" is really a man who now tells you to bite the pillow, this'll hurt a little, I think you have a right to be upset...
And the ironic thing is that, as a Quaker, I would feel it to be of the utmost importance to listen to both sides without prejudice and to value both sides equally as I weight the facts.
That's your problem right there, just start playing CS instead, they're much more emotional.
Or you can fake it and still be a Quaker, just stand up and yell "WTF?! STFU!!!" at the defendant after each question, then "0wn3d!!!11! lol lol lol" as they're found guilty.
To avoid the dozens of replies pointing out the obvious, yes, this post is a joke.
The reason I sometimes step in in defense of MS is simple, I tire of people making up fake arguments. There is no reason to make up bad stuff about MS, there's plenty there already to use against the giant. So from "Windows crashes every 5 minutes" to ".Net is just a Java ripoff", I tend to point out the small fact that if you need to invent bad things about MS, then maybe MS isn't all that bad.
Ack, alldeles rätt, tackar.
Yahoo still has a very strong community built around it, it may not be the best, the fastest or the prettiest, but it's where their friends are and have been for years now.
The Swedish Anti Pirat Byrån had a recorded interview on their site which was from a radio show about how piracy hurts the poor poor business owners, why piracy is bad, copyright laws etc etc.
The twist? They didn't bother to ask the radio station for permission before they put it up there, then tried to make it a case of fair use when the radio station called them on it...
Ah, but StarOffice has been free for years without it becoming the standard!
Ironically it's only the latest version 6 that Sun decided you have to pay for. Now Sun is giving it away for free to some selected institution, and people think it's the best thing since sliced bread.
1. Change StarOffice from free to $75
2. Give away $75 StarOffice for free
3. ???
4. Profit!
The article speaks mostly about Sun's StarOffice and how students will be offered it, not that every school will switch to Linux...
I'll leave translation to someone who has stronger danish skills than me though.
Interesting? hardly, it is however getting a wee bit annoying that people are seen as insightful just cause they whine about .Net. .Net on techincal merit, fine. If you don't like it cause MS made it, fine. But quit whining about it just because you don't understand it and you're too lazy to pick up some books.
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.Net has been compared to most modern languages/runtimes/architectures/strategies in a ".Net is just xxx with yyy!" way, sorry, it is nothing like those.
Yes it is similar to J2EE, not Java, J2EE, but not many other things, so please stop the comparisons if you don't know what you're talking about.
99% of their architecture isn't ready, pray tell what that refers to?