Consoles? Are you kidding? I would never give up gaming on my PC because loading games on a console is (arguably) slightly easier. Most console games do not have the depth and feel of PC equivalents. Besides, playing FPS without a mouse is PAINFUL at best. Consoles maybe dumbed down, but that does not translate to better.
I understand some of what you are saying, but I don't think everything you are asserting it true.
For example, the c and c++ libraries that come with GCC are under LGPL. You can statically link with them and not have to release your code.
Am I missing something?
One thing I never understood about the LGPL. If I don't modify the code, then I don't have to release mine. But, if I do modify it, then I have to release the changes AND my code. I understand having to release my changes to the LGPL code, but why do I have to also release my code when I wouldn't of had to if I didn't change the LGPL'd library?
Imagine doing some extreme programming with this, with one person writing code and another following the first and correcting their mistakes & making optimizations simultaneously?
Oh, great, not only would the moron be breathing down my neck while I was typing, he'd be changing my code to! What a recipe for disaster, even when ignoring my revulsion to the idiocy that is Extreme Programming. Someone should not be making changes to your code while you are writing it. That's what a peer-review is for: when you have time to study at it in its entirely and understand the whole scope and logic of it. Second-guessing what you "think" he meant in a code fragment is a piece-o-crap wait to be written. And premature optimization has been proven to be very, very bad time and again!
*shudder*
You are assuming that a company is willing to pay for the extra time and people to do this idealized method. They are not, at least not any that I have worked for.
As for requirements tests. Anyone trying to interpret requirements while implementing them, and then expecting to catch any missed or misinterpreted ones during testing is a moron. Requirement interpretation is done during design. And the design is reviewed by the system engineers who wrote the requirements. Incorrect requirements that make it to the testing phase are inexcusable and costly. Besides, unit and string tests will NOT catch an error in the requirements. You need to do requirements testing for that. We have SV people for that. These tests are test the system level, where the testing cannot automated.
Maybe next week, your professor will teach you about structs and function pointers.
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I'm no Java expert, and so am wondering what was meant by the comment in the summary at the opencroquet site, calling Java a "dangerous approxmiation" of a true multiplatform system? I'm not interested in a language zealots' flame-war, or a "my language is better than your language rant." Just curious what it means.
I've walked out on more than one interview in my job hunting days because they expected me to take some kind of test (either aptitude or personality). I find the practice insulting.
I also refused to send companies my transcripts from the various schools I've attended. One company called me up out-of-the-blue an wanted my high school transcripts, and at the time I'd been out of school high for over 10 years! I would argue against any coorelation between GPA and job performance, and if there is, I find that C students tend to make better employees and co-workers than A students.
Got a similar story: A friend of mine works for a small chemical company. One day out of the blue, a MS rep. walked in an flashed his MS ID and demanded (demanded!) to be allowed to inspect all their computers for unauthorized MS software. He acted like he was some sort of offical, or goverment agent or something. The freakin' audacity!
Yes, it does. The law only states that your computer must have the CAPACITY to send and receive faxes and print them to paper. It says nothing about what actions were actually carryed out.
Where in Hell did many people here learn that the delineation between what is a scripting language and what is not, is whether it is interpreted or not???
I *may* give you that most or all scripting languages are interpreted, but just because a language is interpreted does make it a scripting language. I wouldn't consider Java, Lisp, Basic, Prologue, et. al., scripting languages by any stretch of the imagination! And the fact that these languages now have compilers that generate native code makes no difference.
I just built a new machine. 3.06Ghz Intel, Radeon 9700 Pro, the works. As a joke, I put a dual 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 drive in it that I got off ebay. None of my friends "got it." They aren't geeks. Sigh.
Our award amount is directly related to how on schedule the project is, along with other aspects such as techological achievement and budget overrun. All these items are rated and a percentage generated from this rating (by the military). This is the percentage of the total contract award we actually get.
Maybe "crap" was a bit harsh, for I will admit a few years ago, this system of award by level of effort (I forget its offical name) was not used and things were more "loosey-goosey." But you should talk of how things are in the present tense without actually knowing.
Your friend is full of crap. I, too, work for a defense contractor (Lockheed), and the US military (all braches) is one of our most demanding customers. They regulary audit our schedules, documentation, development process, CM (configuration managament), SDFs (software development folders), testing, etc.
This is not true. It all depends on the contract. We deal with subcontractor who do this all the time. They build software subsystems for us, which they also use in other projects for other companies. Its done all the time. There is no all or nothing here. Not every piece of software you write for a company is necessarily a "work for hire."
Not to get off-topic, but I heard on the radio this morning that they (dept. of homeland security) are going to create a database of every purchase by every American in their effort to fight terrrorist.
scary.
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I have always been amazed that such an impressive compiler is still free. Thanks to the GCC team. You guys/gals rock!
Consoles? Are you kidding? I would never give up gaming on my PC because loading games on a console is (arguably) slightly easier. Most console games do not have the depth and feel of PC equivalents. Besides, playing FPS without a mouse is PAINFUL at best. Consoles maybe dumbed down, but that does not translate to better.
I understand some of what you are saying, but I don't think everything you are asserting it true. For example, the c and c++ libraries that come with GCC are under LGPL. You can statically link with them and not have to release your code. Am I missing something?
Now that makes sense. Thanks.
One thing I never understood about the LGPL. If I don't modify the code, then I don't have to release mine. But, if I do modify it, then I have to release the changes AND my code. I understand having to release my changes to the LGPL code, but why do I have to also release my code when I wouldn't of had to if I didn't change the LGPL'd library?
Imagine doing some extreme programming with this, with one person writing code and another following the first and correcting their mistakes & making optimizations simultaneously? Oh, great, not only would the moron be breathing down my neck while I was typing, he'd be changing my code to! What a recipe for disaster, even when ignoring my revulsion to the idiocy that is Extreme Programming. Someone should not be making changes to your code while you are writing it. That's what a peer-review is for: when you have time to study at it in its entirely and understand the whole scope and logic of it. Second-guessing what you "think" he meant in a code fragment is a piece-o-crap wait to be written. And premature optimization has been proven to be very, very bad time and again! *shudder*
This is no clocks in Big Ben. Big Ben is the name of the bell, not the Tower.
The slashdot group will argue about ANYTHING! You guys are as bad as my daughter. She'd argue over the validity of 2 + 2 = 4.
You are assuming that a company is willing to pay for the extra time and people to do this idealized method. They are not, at least not any that I have worked for. As for requirements tests. Anyone trying to interpret requirements while implementing them, and then expecting to catch any missed or misinterpreted ones during testing is a moron. Requirement interpretation is done during design. And the design is reviewed by the system engineers who wrote the requirements. Incorrect requirements that make it to the testing phase are inexcusable and costly. Besides, unit and string tests will NOT catch an error in the requirements. You need to do requirements testing for that. We have SV people for that. These tests are test the system level, where the testing cannot automated.
Maybe next week, your professor will teach you about structs and function pointers.
I'm no Java expert, and so am wondering what was meant by the comment in the summary at the opencroquet site, calling Java a "dangerous approxmiation" of a true multiplatform system? I'm not interested in a language zealots' flame-war, or a "my language is better than your language rant." Just curious what it means.
Sounds like paradise. Do you need a lacky? I'm very good a boot licking.
I've walked out on more than one interview in my job hunting days because they expected me to take some kind of test (either aptitude or personality). I find the practice insulting. I also refused to send companies my transcripts from the various schools I've attended. One company called me up out-of-the-blue an wanted my high school transcripts, and at the time I'd been out of school high for over 10 years! I would argue against any coorelation between GPA and job performance, and if there is, I find that C students tend to make better employees and co-workers than A students.
Got a similar story: A friend of mine works for a small chemical company. One day out of the blue, a MS rep. walked in an flashed his MS ID and demanded (demanded!) to be allowed to inspect all their computers for unauthorized MS software. He acted like he was some sort of offical, or goverment agent or something. The freakin' audacity!
Yes, it does. The law only states that your computer must have the CAPACITY to send and receive faxes and print them to paper. It says nothing about what actions were actually carryed out.
Where in Hell did many people here learn that the delineation between what is a scripting language and what is not, is whether it is interpreted or not??? I *may* give you that most or all scripting languages are interpreted, but just because a language is interpreted does make it a scripting language. I wouldn't consider Java, Lisp, Basic, Prologue, et. al., scripting languages by any stretch of the imagination! And the fact that these languages now have compilers that generate native code makes no difference.
You don't need BIOS support to use SMART. You just need to get a utility from the harddrive maker to enable this feature.
That theory was disproved long ago.
Now I can be REALLY targeted by mass-marketers!!
I just built a new machine. 3.06Ghz Intel, Radeon 9700 Pro, the works. As a joke, I put a dual 3 1/2 and 5 1/4 drive in it that I got off ebay. None of my friends "got it." They aren't geeks. Sigh.
Our award amount is directly related to how on schedule the project is, along with other aspects such as techological achievement and budget overrun. All these items are rated and a percentage generated from this rating (by the military). This is the percentage of the total contract award we actually get. Maybe "crap" was a bit harsh, for I will admit a few years ago, this system of award by level of effort (I forget its offical name) was not used and things were more "loosey-goosey." But you should talk of how things are in the present tense without actually knowing.
Your friend is full of crap. I, too, work for a defense contractor (Lockheed), and the US military (all braches) is one of our most demanding customers. They regulary audit our schedules, documentation, development process, CM (configuration managament), SDFs (software development folders), testing, etc.
This is not true. It all depends on the contract. We deal with subcontractor who do this all the time. They build software subsystems for us, which they also use in other projects for other companies. Its done all the time. There is no all or nothing here. Not every piece of software you write for a company is necessarily a "work for hire."
A Windows infection??? Oh no, is there a cream for that? Seriously, this is one of the funniest messages I've ever read!
Not to get off-topic, but I heard on the radio this morning that they (dept. of homeland security) are going to create a database of every purchase by every American in their effort to fight terrrorist. scary.