When you say, "Most ppl graduating don't know how to use emacs," are you trying to say that the University should be a Unix training ground? Are you of the opinion that a CS curriculum should expose the student to a wide array of technologies?
Also, I like to post, I paid, I should get priority over those that don't.
Isn't this the exact argument that the MPAA is using in blocking the spread of DeCSS? That if you want to use the decryption algorithm that you'll have to license it like all the law-abiding companies who make DVD players do?
Good to hear that these tubes are not as noisy as was previously observed. They always seemed promising, but with the electrical noise that accompanied transmissions, they just weren't practical.
They've seem to have lowered their standards, but when I was fresh out of undergrad these guys demanded a PhD in CS and a PhD in either Physics or Math.
2! At that point I realized that I would never work on the bleeding edge of software.:-(
You'll never get a truthful answer if you ask the question that way.
Try, "Can you expound on the backgrounds of your professors?"
Find out about the people who will be teaching you. Do they like programming? Do they have industry experience? Are they algorithm freaks? Are they fresh out of grad school? Why do they teach if they can make a ton more outside of school?
Try to figure out what you want out of school and find the school whose professors are aligned with that thinking.
You're missing the big picture. There's tons of VC money waiting to be thrown at the Next Big Thing. When a technology is premature, you have a much better chance of getting in on the ground floor and gathering up all this loose cash.
"Professional" usually implies some sort of income is derived from your profession. I am a college graduate, but I'd like to be gainfully unemployed. How do you make money?
When you say, "Lawyers that represent clients in the wrong, are in the wrong themselves," do you really mean, "The guilty have no right to a fair trial"?
When you eschew a profession because you don't like what is going on in that part of the industry, you throw away a chance to make a difference from within.
You aren't going to change things sitting on your ass posting on/. or sending a few pennies to the EFF. If you really want to make a difference, study the law, pass the bar, put yourself in the position to affect change.
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When you say, "Most ppl graduating don't know how to use emacs," are you trying to say that the University should be a Unix training ground? Are you of the opinion that a CS curriculum should expose the student to a wide array of technologies?
Also, I like to post, I paid, I should get priority over those that don't.
Isn't this the exact argument that the MPAA is using in blocking the spread of DeCSS? That if you want to use the decryption algorithm that you'll have to license it like all the law-abiding companies who make DVD players do?
Cool. But dangerous!
Can't complain then!
They hit the defroster.
Now back to taking purty pictures.
Good to hear that these tubes are not as noisy as was previously observed. They always seemed promising, but with the electrical noise that accompanied transmissions, they just weren't practical.
Very good news!
It was only 80 years ago that 'horseless carriages' were useful.
Well, you can bid for a flight on eBay...
Unless you're going to be up there for a while, it's really not as interesting as you'd think. They sure won't let you press any buttons.
They've seem to have lowered their standards, but when I was fresh out of undergrad these guys demanded a PhD in CS and a PhD in either Physics or Math.
:-(
2! At that point I realized that I would never work on the bleeding edge of software.
#5 offers lifetime employment. Not to mention the awesome perks.
I took a personality test once. The results were negative.
You'll never get a truthful answer if you ask the question that way.
Try, "Can you expound on the backgrounds of your professors?"
Find out about the people who will be teaching you. Do they like programming? Do they have industry experience? Are they algorithm freaks? Are they fresh out of grad school? Why do they teach if they can make a ton more outside of school?
Try to figure out what you want out of school and find the school whose professors are aligned with that thinking.
ESR is not an economist.
Amount of education required?
You're missing the big picture. There's tons of VC money waiting to be thrown at the Next Big Thing. When a technology is premature, you have a much better chance of getting in on the ground floor and gathering up all this loose cash.
"Professional" usually implies some sort of income is derived from your profession. I am a college graduate, but I'd like to be gainfully unemployed. How do you make money?
When you say, "Lawyers that represent clients in the wrong, are in the wrong themselves," do you really mean, "The guilty have no right to a fair trial"?
When you eschew a profession because you don't like what is going on in that part of the industry, you throw away a chance to make a difference from within.
/. or sending a few pennies to the EFF. If you really want to make a difference, study the law, pass the bar, put yourself in the position to affect change.
You aren't going to change things sitting on your ass posting on
Whichever way you choose, you eventually get used to it.
// code
// more code
// code
// more code
Personally, I change the bracing style depending upon the language.
C and C++ get the One True Style:
int foo(bar)
{
if (something)
{
}
else
{
}
}
Perl gets the cuddled style:
sub foo {
if ($something) {
} elsif {
}
}
Those readers of your code will be novices at some point in their career. Comment and code as if all your readers were novices.
Mass variable declaration is evil.
// This is our output buffer (we should have used a more descriptive name) // Descriptive comment here
If you need to declare things, break them out to their own lines. That makes it easy to add comments to each one when necessary.
char* foo;
char bar;
Code Complete by Steve McConnell
Writing Solid Code by Steve Maguire
I learned that little piece of trivia watching Fight Club.
The picture loses all of its warmth.
You really need to use IMAX film and the screen itself needs to be of very high quality.
KPMG astroturfers? Do they sing their corporate theme song before they begin their trolling?
KPMG! We're strong as can be!