Depending on your definition of part-time, but many companies in The Netherlands will allow for a 32 hours week (4 days). As far as I know is hat not uncommon in Sweden either.
A seasoned good programmer will be easy to manage. They'll do the job and keep you up-to-date on things.
It's the young less experienced guys or the not-so-good programmers I would worry about. These are the types that are supposed to be "creative people" and refuse to be managed...
In my book debunking means looking at someone's statement. And then methodically showing that it's not true. This can be done by showing the truth is different, or showing that the reasoning is flawed.
This article IMHO just stated that things are different, but does not provide a better founded truth, nor does it show the flaws in the original reasoning in a methodical way (again it's just stating the opposite).
I would not call this debunking, I would call it disputing.
I work in the industry, and I can tell you that a "furious trader" (they tend to be furious whenever something doesn't go their way) is not a source you want to quote, they just complain as loud as they can (quite amusing at times).
Most European exchanges had their problems the last months due to hasty upgrades and new regulations.
Generally LSE is seen as the fastest exchange on the planet (the average response time is very low). At the moment they are a faster than Euronext and Euronext Liffe (Both running on Linux for a few years now).
Looking at the trends, Linux will be more and more dominant in the server at exchanges. This will probably go at he expense of Sun/HP and IBM to a lesser extent.
One lesson learned from the LSE example is hat you actually can build an exchange on MS technology. And MS technology actually allows you to build high performance set-ups too.
This is a fairly negative aproach which makes me think you've seen some really bad managers. Most (senior) managers actually are looking for what's best for the company. and the parent advice is very very good advice...
Actually you should not be advocating product X in any case. Just find the best solution for your employer (which in many cases could be MS.NET or other commercial products, keep in mind there is no perfect solution to most problems).
If you do this, you'll end up "selling" LAMP or whatever FOSS product if it works, you'll help yourseld end your employer and you stay credible for the right reasons.
Checking what my current word will read Wordperfect 5.x. which was introduced in 1988. That's over 20 years ago... It also reads even earlier word versions...
It can probably write those old versions too, but I don't have a 5 1/4" in my PC anymore to try my old copies of WP and Word.
I'm not worried about support for those older versions.
"I think there is almost no field of IT where that many totally incompetent people are trying to sell snakeoil than IT security."
Which is no less on/. if you're not able to filter that stuff out yourself, the/. crowd will present you with some good advice but mainly crap.
The crap on/. is possibly worse than in the commercial world. The commercial world still has an incentive (most of the time) to make the customer happy. The/. crowd's avice is maily driver my personal prefrence and zealotry...
I think you assume that advice on/. in the area of security is of good quality. I tend to disagree.
Did you go out and research yourself? Have you thought about what your company actually needs (are there policies, expectations from the business etc...)? How much do you know about he subject? In other words, if you need to ask, maybe you are not qualified to be involved... Thought of getting a professional (!=/.) advice? Do you honesly think that people hee will ive you a good view on the subject?
A test box is a box that techs use to test and try things on. A UN*X workstation is a techs personal playground. In many cases they actually _are_ a lot of trouble. Especially is the test box is shared most professionals will have some dicipline in not using it for things hey shouldn't.
I;ve seen too many times a tech leaing a company and all kind of things going wrong when he workstation was shut down. ALso the opposite case I've seen happen, all of he sudden all kinds of problems went away...
I feel managers not allowing this have a point.
Of course there are lots of professional exceptions around (like everyone on/........). But those in many cases do not justify a UN*X workstation.
And finally it's also a matter of culture, at a university an admin will much more easilly get a UN*X workstation. So if you don't like the policies, one could look for a different environment.
The lawsuit is not about access controll, the lawsuit is about publishing other people's content and making money off that without paying the copyright owner. No mater what model you use, this mechanism needs to be in there in a capitalist world.
Viacom is not saying they do not want to make money ff he internet, they don't like his particular situation.
I'm fairly sure Viacom _is_ looking at new ways of using the Internet. Maybe they have a different visio than you, but that's what happens in a changing world....
But they would like to see some of the money that's being made. Having soemone else just make money with your product does not make any business sense, old or new...
If you look at things the "old" and "new" media, as you like to call it, are quite similair, make content, distribute, make money because people watch it...
I assure you, the future is not producing content and having other people make money without seeing any money yourself.
My advice to you, if you want to comment on something, get a decent understanding of the subject first....
In the last I did design work (all kinds of stuff) and YES you need that. And this is just a simple example. For engineers (read people who build machines etc.) the metric system is very practical...
Nope, but I have done a lot of design work n the past (engines, machinery sensors etc.) and then it is very handy that moving from one related unit to another in many cases just means moving the decimal point...
You are right, but I have found that hard to expalin to people. Any company is about making money (especially public companies). This means they are out there to find profit, not promote certain standards or ways of thinking.
So once any company becomes dominant in any marketplace they will focus less on open standards but solely on what's good for their business.
No one can argue that keeping SOAP would make them potentially a lot of money, but I'm sure they did the math...
I was tought Pascal (allthough I allready know some stuff atvthe time, like BASIC and Z80 Machine code). And I would suggest teaching them Pascal using "Programming by design" by Miller & Miller.
You're right. Actually forking will lead to more fragmentation which is the problem in the first place. You can't expect a software vendor to support many different Distros (you could argue over it, but in general very few people see that commercially viable).
The problem would never have existed if things didn't get forked all the time and everyone would re-use what's out there. But then again, that would take the fun out of it....
Similar articles were written for the '95 release and for the win2 release (I saw less of them when XP was to be released). The reality is: It doesn't matter at all. In time new machines will come in and the new product will start to be used.
Most large companies don't care either, they'll get a project going and they'll change over when hey're ready.
I's no news, and it's really not relevant (allthough I expect once again people to come up with anecdotal evedence for the opposite, anecdotes support anything).
On the other hand, one can think about bringing the emssage differently so the receiver will understand...
I found that almost all messages will be understood by any decent manager. But then again, maybe that why I alwais get the interresting jobs and assignments (and promotions of course).
Yep I find that most CS majors I've worked with the last couple of years lack a solid understanding of statistics in general. IMHO this is a very important skill.
The danger of not teaching it is that most guys that need it in their professional life think they are very smart, start using it and suffer from the "sourcer's apprentice syndrome".
This shows that the CS educati has not matured yet. I'm still happy I did a mechanical engineering school instead of CS, since it gave me all the things mose CS graduates miss...
But then again it took the mechanical world a few centuries too;-)
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Depending on your definition of part-time, but many companies in The Netherlands will allow for a 32 hours week (4 days).
As far as I know is hat not uncommon in Sweden either.
A seasoned good programmer will be easy to manage. They'll do the job and keep you up-to-date on things.
It's the young less experienced guys or the not-so-good programmers I would worry about. These are the types that are supposed to be "creative people" and refuse to be managed...
It's for Apache/Linux so it must be well crafted code written with the best intention....
Isn't that always the case with FOSS. If it was for Microsoft then it would be _real_ malware....
In my book debunking means looking at someone's statement. And then methodically showing that it's not true. This can be done by showing the truth is different, or showing that the reasoning is flawed.
This article IMHO just stated that things are different, but does not provide a better founded truth, nor does it show the flaws in the original reasoning in a methodical way (again it's just stating the opposite).
I would not call this debunking, I would call it disputing.
My 2 cents...
Some remarks...
I work in the industry, and I can tell you that a "furious trader" (they tend to be furious whenever something doesn't go their way) is not a source you want to quote, they just complain as loud as they can (quite amusing at times).
Most European exchanges had their problems the last months due to hasty upgrades and new regulations.
Generally LSE is seen as the fastest exchange on the planet (the average response time is very low). At the moment they are a faster than Euronext and Euronext Liffe (Both running on Linux for a few years now).
Looking at the trends, Linux will be more and more dominant in the server at exchanges. This will probably go at he expense of Sun/HP and IBM to a lesser extent.
One lesson learned from the LSE example is hat you actually can build an exchange on MS technology. And MS technology actually allows you to build high performance set-ups too.
This is a fairly negative aproach which makes me think you've seen some really bad managers. Most (senior) managers actually are looking for what's best for the company. and the parent advice is very very good advice...
.NET or other commercial products, keep in mind there is no perfect solution to most problems).
Actually you should not be advocating product X in any case. Just find the best solution for your employer (which in many cases could be MS
If you do this, you'll end up "selling" LAMP or whatever FOSS product if it works, you'll help yourseld end your employer and you stay credible for the right reasons.
Checking what my current word will read Wordperfect 5.x. which was introduced in 1988. That's over 20 years ago...
It also reads even earlier word versions...
It can probably write those old versions too, but I don't have a 5 1/4" in my PC anymore to try my old copies of WP and Word.
I'm not worried about support for those older versions.
"I think there is almost no field of IT where that many totally incompetent people are trying to sell snakeoil than IT security."
/. if you're not able to filter that stuff out yourself, the /. crowd will present you with some good advice but mainly crap.
/. is possibly worse than in the commercial world. The commercial world still has an incentive (most of the time) to make the customer happy. The /. crowd's avice is maily driver my personal prefrence and zealotry...
/. in the area of security is of good quality. I tend to disagree.
Which is no less on
The crap on
I think you assume that advice on
I am wondering...
/.) advice? Do you honesly think that people hee will ive you a good view on the subject?
Did you go out and research yourself?
Have you thought about what your company actually needs (are there policies, expectations from the business etc...)?
How much do you know about he subject? In other words, if you need to ask, maybe you are not qualified to be involved... Thought of getting a professional (!=
Think about it....
You are right, but it goes beyond that.
/. .......). But those in many cases do not justify a UN*X workstation.
A test box is a box that techs use to test and try things on. A UN*X workstation is a techs personal playground. In many cases they actually _are_ a lot of trouble. Especially is the test box is shared most professionals will have some dicipline in not using it for things hey shouldn't.
I;ve seen too many times a tech leaing a company and all kind of things going wrong when he workstation was shut down. ALso the opposite case I've seen happen, all of he sudden all kinds of problems went away...
I feel managers not allowing this have a point.
Of course there are lots of professional exceptions around (like everyone on
And finally it's also a matter of culture, at a university an admin will much more easilly get a UN*X workstation. So if you don't like the policies, one could look for a different environment.
I think you mean:
http://www.other90.com/
It's been around for a long time, butnever took off, still not sure what to think of that...
The lawsuit is not about access controll, the lawsuit is about publishing other people's content and making money off that without paying the copyright owner. No mater what model you use, this mechanism needs to be in there in a capitalist world.
Viacom is not saying they do not want to make money ff he internet, they don't like his particular situation.
I'm fairly sure Viacom _is_ looking at new ways of using the Internet. Maybe they have a different visio than you, but that's what happens in a changing world....
But they would like to see some of the money that's being made. Having soemone else just make money with your product does not make any business sense, old or new...
If you look at things the "old" and "new" media, as you like to call it, are quite similair, make content, distribute, make money because people watch it...
I assure you, the future is not producing content and having other people make money without seeing any money yourself.
My advice to you, if you want to comment on something, get a decent understanding of the subject first....
Tanenbaum's point still stands.
I'm not sure if minix3 will be the future, but I do think it's a peek at a direction that would work well.
In the last I did design work (all kinds of stuff) and YES you need that. And this is just a simple example. For engineers (read people who build machines etc.) the metric system is very practical...
This is hurting your industry...
Nope, but I have done a lot of design work n the past (engines, machinery sensors etc.) and then it is very handy that moving from one related unit to another in many cases just means moving the decimal point...
How many cubic inches make up a gallon?
:-)
Since he calculation using the metric system is really easy
You are right, but I have found that hard to expalin to people. Any company is about making money (especially public companies). This means they are out there to find profit, not promote certain standards or ways of thinking.
So once any company becomes dominant in any marketplace they will focus less on open standards but solely on what's good for their business.
No one can argue that keeping SOAP would make them potentially a lot of money, but I'm sure they did the math...
I was tought Pascal (allthough I allready know some stuff atvthe time, like BASIC and Z80 Machine code). And I would suggest teaching them Pascal using "Programming by design" by Miller & Miller.
I found that to be an excellent course...
You're right. Actually forking will lead to more fragmentation which is the problem in the first place. You can't expect a software vendor to support many different Distros (you could argue over it, but in general very few people see that commercially viable).
....
The problem would never have existed if things didn't get forked all the time and everyone would re-use what's out there. But then again, that would take the fun out of it
Similar articles were written for the '95 release and for the win2 release (I saw less of them when XP was to be released). The reality is: It doesn't matter at all. In time new machines will come in and the new product will start to be used.
Most large companies don't care either, they'll get a project going and they'll change over when hey're ready.
I's no news, and it's really not relevant (allthough I expect once again people to come up with anecdotal evedence for the opposite, anecdotes support anything).
On the other hand, one can think about bringing the emssage differently so the receiver will understand...
I found that almost all messages will be understood by any decent manager. But then again, maybe that why I alwais get the interresting jobs and assignments (and promotions of course).
Yep I find that most CS majors I've worked with the last couple of years lack a solid understanding of statistics in general. IMHO this is a very important skill.
The danger of not teaching it is that most guys that need it in their professional life think they are very smart, start using it and suffer from the "sourcer's apprentice syndrome".
Oh yes I agree, one employer of mine called me "technical en engineer" how little can you understand...
(On the other hand those guys thought a recently CS graduated kid knows how to run a datacenter...)
This shows that the CS educati has not matured yet. I'm still happy I did a mechanical engineering school instead of CS, since it gave me all the things mose CS graduates miss...
;-)
But then again it took the mechanical world a few centuries too