Stagnant? How about stable and secure.
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From the article: The slowness of the JCP holds up the creation of additional standards and services, he pointed out. In addition, standards proposals aimed at portability -- Java's strong suit -- are also stagnant.... "In the meantime, people want faster, easier development."
Golly, I like slow, careful, and secure development of my enterprise backbone software. People may want faster inclusion of features, but they need stability and security.
The latest flashy feature doesn't do shit if your enterprise backbone is crashing or being hacked into oblivion.
Yeah, but this is just wrong. For instance, sometimes on the third of a chord you play a touch flat. It brings a completely different flavor to the chord.
And what about mean tone tuning for different keys? Hmmmmm?
Yeah, their general use performance does suck ass. Could you compensate with specialized hardware for audio production? DSP's and whatnot?
You could also try putting a lower powered mobile Athlon into your SN41G2 (for lower heat dissapation) and replacing the fan with a quieter model, maybe a magnetic tip driven fan.
What? Man, I can see that/your/ glass is half empty.
Yeah, not to mention that this is a huge percentage of profits going to a charity from a corporate source. Usually you hear them saying, "a portion of the profits from this product go to charity X." Wanna know what that "portion" is? Usually not that much, say 5%-10%. 50% is HUGE.
Sorry I can't spoonfeed you evidence to satisfy your skepticism. Try researching the footnotes of the Please Understand Me books, or check out a psychology of personality journal.
However, if you don't view psychology as a "scientific" discipline, which I suspect is the case, it won't help.
I'm not sure where your "here" is, but here in Texas the electricity bill on my 1300 sq. ft. home averages $200/month. (AC is high efficiency, too. Yes, I caulk...)
Judging from the fact that most PHBs have heard about it it seems to have worked quite well - the fact that they (or, it seems, almost anybody) have no idea what it does it besides the point.
Sounds awfully familiar...kind of like George Bush's campaign strategy...
Ooo, lets just pull something out of the air shall we to cover your ass. *yawn*
You're pretty impressed with yourself, ain't ye? So I'm pulling the concept of "tester" out of my ass, eh? Are you qualified to talk about software development?
Your life is so shallow that the only way you can get noticed is to create a stink in public.
Not really. I just have a few minutes to spare from work to comment on a message board. But it looks like you're calling the kettle black, kiddo. I accuse you of nothing more than bias and you return with "fastidious self-absorption" and "childish egocentricity," and "chronic depression"? Aside from the mistake of making sweeping character based on a few sentences, you may want to be careful using those big words. You might hurt yourself.
Just how is he supposed to fix it without changing the code? By magic?
d00d, who pissed in your wheaties?
Have you ever hear of a software tester? They test. They don't code. They shouldn't code. That's the coder's job, as so many testers have pointed out to me over the years.
As a matter of fact, articles like that are very useful feedback.
Never said they weren't. Again, your bias coming through.
He was certainly a dam site more helpful than your lame ass reply.
Terse and "lame ass" comments can be useful sometimes. They often serve to elicit reactions that show the ingrained biases of others. Your reaction was a great example of that.:)
A lot of us, myself included, don't have the time or know-how to learn how to hack the source and sucessfully have patches included in a release.
True. But you can provide usability testing.
Everyone who can operate a computer can provide usability testing.
The original poster wanted usability testing on OpenOffice, but did not seem willing to provide it. He only wanted to complain about the lack of it and say that that lacking would never be fulfilled because OpenOffice is an open source project.
Not everyone is a programmer and suggestions about needed improvements by real users shouldn't be beaten up like this.
Constructive suggestions are fine. Most of the original poster's comments were constructive. Saying "All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, it won't be" is not constructive.
This stupid attitude that end-users-with-a-view only deserve to have one if they can code too
That's not my attitude, son. The original poster specifically said that the software wouldn't change because it was open source. I disagree with that. And notice that I never said "code" in my reply. That's your addition.
Linux has grown to encompass the world of ORDINARY people now too, or hadn't you noticed?
Why, yes I have. And that growth was specifically caused by changes to GNU/Linux that made ORDINARY people comfortable with it. The original poster wanted the same types of changes made to Open Office, (specifically usability testing) but thought that wasn't possible because it is open source software.
Go read the original post, mull over it, and get back to me.
All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, it won't be.
This should read, "All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, AND I WON'T GET OFF MY LAZY ASS AND HELP, BUT ONLY WANT TO BITCH, it won't be."
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Anyone know any good/quick IDEs for Java?
jEdit
Get a RPM from the JPackage project.
From the article:
The slowness of the JCP holds up the creation of additional standards and services, he pointed out. In addition, standards proposals aimed at portability -- Java's strong suit -- are also stagnant.... "In the meantime, people want faster, easier development."
Golly, I like slow, careful, and secure development of my enterprise backbone software. People may want faster inclusion of features, but they need stability and security.
The latest flashy feature doesn't do shit if your enterprise backbone is crashing or being hacked into oblivion.
Yeah, but this is just wrong. For instance, sometimes on the third of a chord you play a touch flat. It brings a completely different flavor to the chord.
And what about mean tone tuning for different keys? Hmmmmm?
Yeah, their general use performance does suck ass. Could you compensate with specialized hardware for audio production? DSP's and whatnot?
You could also try putting a lower powered mobile Athlon into your SN41G2 (for lower heat dissapation) and replacing the fan with a quieter model, maybe a magnetic tip driven fan.
Try the Hush PC: http://www.mini-itx.com/store/hush.asp
1 GHz processor, mini-itx, fanless.
What? Man, I can see that /your/ glass is half empty.
Yeah, not to mention that this is a huge percentage of profits going to a charity from a corporate source. Usually you hear them saying, "a portion of the profits from this product go to charity X." Wanna know what that "portion" is? Usually not that much, say 5%-10%. 50% is HUGE.
Her usage of "$$$" instead of writing "money" is a major turn-off for me.
Bravo! What an amazingly facile and childish reason for dismissing someone's ideas.
I want some of what you've been smoking...
Here ya go...
Now this is a reason to celebrate!
:)
I totally agree. I discovered FLAC about a month ago.
I'm now in the process of re-ripping my entire CD collection.
Even vs. MP3 at 320bps there's a huge difference.
I can hear harmonics I couldn't hear before. I can hear the singer breathing. I can hear the clicking of loose piano keys.
It makes the music come alive.
I ain't never going back.
Sorry I can't spoonfeed you evidence to satisfy your skepticism. Try researching the footnotes of the Please Understand Me books, or check out a psychology of personality journal.
However, if you don't view psychology as a "scientific" discipline, which I suspect is the case, it won't help.
The whole idea of splitting people into categories like this is really stupid.
So, I guess dividing them into, say, "men" and "women" is really silly?
*sigh*
Are electric rates in Japan like they are here?
I'm not sure where your "here" is, but here in Texas the electricity bill on my 1300 sq. ft. home averages $200/month. (AC is high efficiency, too. Yes, I caulk...)
Just finished reading Hyperion and I was wondering if there might be a link with "Joseph Severn".
:)
Well, considering the last release was named "Shrike" that's not much of a stretch.
Learn to think in Patterns.
Then, there is less of a distinction. You come closer to "Quick 'n' Proper"
Those were under the heading "Features of the conventional water-cooling system"
And, yes, they were in bold type in the article, too. Right above the text you quoted.
Judging from the fact that most PHBs have heard about it it seems to have worked quite well - the fact that they (or, it seems, almost anybody) have no idea what it does it besides the point.
Sounds awfully familiar...kind of like George Bush's campaign strategy...
Besides, I doubt you're that old.
OK. Tell me. How old am I?
Ah, fuggetaboutit. You're pretty silly, tenacious D. Have a good life building up and tearing down straw men.
Ooo, lets just pull something out of the air shall we to cover your ass. *yawn*
You're pretty impressed with yourself, ain't ye? So I'm pulling the concept of "tester" out of my ass, eh? Are you qualified to talk about software development?
Your life is so shallow that the only way you can get noticed is to create a stink in public.
Not really. I just have a few minutes to spare from work to comment on a message board. But it looks like you're calling the kettle black, kiddo. I accuse you of nothing more than bias and you return with "fastidious self-absorption" and "childish egocentricity," and "chronic depression"? Aside from the mistake of making sweeping character based on a few sentences, you may want to be careful using those big words. You might hurt yourself.
Just how is he supposed to fix it without changing the code? By magic?
:)
d00d, who pissed in your wheaties?
Have you ever hear of a software tester? They test. They don't code. They shouldn't code. That's the coder's job, as so many testers have pointed out to me over the years.
As a matter of fact, articles like that are very useful feedback.
Never said they weren't. Again, your bias coming through.
He was certainly a dam site more helpful than your lame ass reply.
Terse and "lame ass" comments can be useful sometimes. They often serve to elicit reactions that show the ingrained biases of others. Your reaction was a great example of that.
A lot of us, myself included, don't have the time or know-how to learn how to hack the source and sucessfully have patches included in a release.
True. But you can provide usability testing.
Everyone who can operate a computer can provide usability testing.
The original poster wanted usability testing on OpenOffice, but did not seem willing to provide it. He only wanted to complain about the lack of it and say that that lacking would never be fulfilled because OpenOffice is an open source project.
Comprende?
Not everyone is a programmer and suggestions about needed improvements by real users shouldn't be beaten up like this.
Constructive suggestions are fine. Most of the original poster's comments were constructive. Saying "All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, it won't be" is not constructive.
This stupid attitude that end-users-with-a-view only deserve to have one if they can code too
That's not my attitude, son. The original poster specifically said that the software wouldn't change because it was open source. I disagree with that. And notice that I never said "code" in my reply. That's your addition.
Linux has grown to encompass the world of ORDINARY people now too, or hadn't you noticed?
Why, yes I have. And that growth was specifically caused by changes to GNU/Linux that made ORDINARY people comfortable with it. The original poster wanted the same types of changes made to Open Office, (specifically usability testing) but thought that wasn't possible because it is open source software.
Go read the original post, mull over it, and get back to me.
All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, it won't be.
This should read, "All this can be fixed. But because it's open source, AND I WON'T GET OFF MY LAZY ASS AND HELP, BUT ONLY WANT TO BITCH, it won't be."
Even capitalism can break, as Standard Oil and Microsoft have shown us. Do you think Microsoft would just up and die of something better came along?
Hate to break it to you, but it hasn't and it won't.