Yes, an when it comes to out-engineering...
I personally know some people at Sun who are working on the Niagara stuff and even they admit that they have a very steep hill to climb to be able to compete with the Intels and IBMs of the world.
It's not gonna to happen.
One of the differences between Target and Toysrus seems to be their shipping rates. I recently tried to order something from Toysrus that cost about $70 and they tried to charge $90 for shipping. Pretty ridiculous. Target shipped the same thing for about $20. Looks like someone is not getting the concept of an online store at Toysrus.
I'm getting this weird vision. Well maybe the rat likes it...
Re:What did they miss about checked exceptions
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How C# Was Made
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Ah, you hit the nail right on the head.
I couldn't have said it better. The lack of checked exceptions is a major C# weakness IMHO.
It's all about compile-time checking versus runtime checking. The more stuff you can get the compiler to check the less you get to debug these things at runtime, which is a waste of time.
You know, that's what I was taught in primary school also.
But that was before they started messing around with daylight saving time. Now I'm just not too sure if it's correct in winter or summer...
Well, its not so far from the truth.
considering that almost every Western European country has invaded at some point in the past what is now known as Belgium, your average Belgian is probably quite some crossbreed.
Let's see:
- France - ask Napoleon
- The Netherlands
- Spain - duc of Alva
- Italy - the romans
- Nordic countries - the vikings
- Germany - WW 1 + 2
- Austria - the habsburgers
I'm probably forgetting a couple...
My first car was an Alfa Romeo Alfasud. Definitely one of the most dangerous things to drive around in unless you wanted to become a rallye pilot. It used the lock the rear brakes half a second before the ones in front, giving me a couple of near-death experiences. Oh, and the engine would shut off during heavy rain. Then I killed it by running it into the rear of a DAF (car, not truck)...
Re:Didn't we just have such a review?
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Amen to that.
J2EE itself suffers from the "Golden Hammer" antipattern.
There is a certain class of problems that J2EE is good for: e.g. as a backend for a web application. For a lot of problems in the real world there is an impedance mismatch that makes any competent developer pull out their hair. No threads, no direct access to files etc...
Something that is simple without J2EE suddenly becomes a balancing act on a tightrope with both hands tied to your back when you're forced to do it in the constrained environment that J2EE provides you. Unfortunately the whole thing is so hyped that a lot of "architects" won't even consider solving a problem without J2EE.
Actually, that immigrant population may be better at spelling english than the average american. I know I am and english is my third language.
Knowing more than one language makes you more sensitive to spelling errors, in particular if these languages belong to the same language group.
Hmm, I wonder if one could write a plugin that understands java's RMI serialization. That would be a nice way to do an rmi call into a windows box without having to install java on that system (with some RMI socketfactory mucking of course)
Yeah, actually my ericsson t68i has exactly the same behavior here in san jose. GSM coverage with cingular is awfully thin (though better than sprint). I think the problem is with the SIMS locked to the network and lack of roaming agreements between the different GSM providers. Isn't the USA a great country:-)
Re:Quick and Dirty LIVE UPS Recharging Ideas
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Network Blackout
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You wouldn't be that guy from the redgreen show by any chance ?
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Reminds me of that bumper sticker : "Play an accordeon, go to jail"
Yes, an when it comes to out-engineering ...
I personally know some people at Sun who are working on the Niagara stuff and even they admit that they have a very steep hill to climb to be able to compete with the Intels and IBMs of the world.
It's not gonna to happen.
I'm waiting for MockingBird
But I haven't pented yet !
He must be one of these darn metrosexuals
One of the differences between Target and Toysrus seems to be their shipping rates. I recently tried to order something from Toysrus that cost about $70 and they tried to charge $90 for shipping. Pretty ridiculous. Target shipped the same thing for about $20.
Looks like someone is not getting the concept of an online store at Toysrus.
Yes, but...
where is the horn ?
Hmm,
...
I'm getting this weird vision.
Well maybe the rat likes it
Ah, you hit the nail right on the head. I couldn't have said it better. The lack of checked exceptions is a major C# weakness IMHO. It's all about compile-time checking versus runtime checking. The more stuff you can get the compiler to check the less you get to debug these things at runtime, which is a waste of time.
You know, that's what I was taught in primary school also. But that was before they started messing around with daylight saving time. Now I'm just not too sure if it's correct in winter or summer...
Well, its not so far from the truth. considering that almost every Western European country has invaded at some point in the past what is now known as Belgium, your average Belgian is probably quite some crossbreed. Let's see: - France - ask Napoleon - The Netherlands - Spain - duc of Alva - Italy - the romans - Nordic countries - the vikings - Germany - WW 1 + 2 - Austria - the habsburgers I'm probably forgetting a couple...
My first car was an Alfa Romeo Alfasud. Definitely one of the most dangerous things to drive around in unless you wanted to become a rallye pilot. It used the lock the rear brakes half a second before the ones in front, giving me a couple of near-death experiences. Oh, and the engine would shut off during heavy rain. Then I killed it by running it into the rear of a DAF (car, not truck)...
Amen to that. J2EE itself suffers from the "Golden Hammer" antipattern. There is a certain class of problems that J2EE is good for: e.g. as a backend for a web application. For a lot of problems in the real world there is an impedance mismatch that makes any competent developer pull out their hair. No threads, no direct access to files etc... Something that is simple without J2EE suddenly becomes a balancing act on a tightrope with both hands tied to your back when you're forced to do it in the constrained environment that J2EE provides you. Unfortunately the whole thing is so hyped that a lot of "architects" won't even consider solving a problem without J2EE.
Pfft, you really think that's worth capitalizing ...
Actually, that immigrant population may be better at spelling english than the average american. I know I am and english is my third language. Knowing more than one language makes you more sensitive to spelling errors, in particular if these languages belong to the same language group.
They have electricity in china now ????
Hmm, I wonder if one could write a plugin that understands java's RMI serialization. That would be a nice way to do an rmi call into a windows box without having to install java on that system (with some RMI socketfactory mucking of course)
Yeah, actually my ericsson t68i has exactly the same behavior here in san jose. GSM coverage with cingular is awfully thin (though better than sprint). I think the problem is with the SIMS locked to the network and lack of roaming agreements between the different GSM providers. Isn't the USA a great country :-)
You wouldn't be that guy from the redgreen show by any chance ?