I've got to say that article was quite the ego booster.
First, programming is most definitely an art as it is a blending of layout, design, creativity, and tasteful hacking to derive a solution.
The section about programmer's concentration was interesting, and I definitely fall into that category. It is nothing for me to sit down to go through the process of designing, coding, debugging, and repeat for 8 hours, without realize it at all. It only speaks of my passion for my work, and my enjoyment in solving challenging problems.
Poster here who have noted about treating programmers more like people than equipment hit the nail right on the head. In my school, our proffessors warn us to avoid jobs that look as though the employers treat programmers as "code monkeys" (if you sat enough monkeys at computers typing C, how long would it take until you get MS Office?). At some of my best internships, and the job I have gone back full-time to, my section leader encourages his team to take regular breaks (which often involve heading back to an ongoing game of RISK), schedules frequent offsites/classes/excursions to get us out of the cubicles, and overall creates one of the healthiest work environments I've ever been in.
All that said, I shouldn't be to programmer biased. Not all programmers are great programmers who have mastered that mystical "flow". I could see a manager reading this article, trying all these things, and getting really burnt.
It's all a game of balance that definitely begins with treating employees like people, not equipment.
Is java really worth developing for? I think it is great for its ease of programming and library support, but it's requirement of running on virtual machines leads to huge memory requirements for the simplest programs, and GC while nice, can lead to slow apps.
Why would anyone want to write a serious "enterprise" application in Java vs. say C++??
Exaclty what I was thinking. I suppose the whole "It would be fun at a LAN party" idea works, but in now way is this effective for server management in my opinion.
While I can definitely agree about the bundled software thing, and there's so much more to the M$ monopoloy than either of us have gone into. However, I feel you are really overlooking the importance of familiar, intuitive interfaces.
The XP interface, while a "candied" version of the "classic" windows desktop, is still familiar. As far as intuitive goes, I am not claiming that windows is intuitive, but that people have been brainwashed to see things the "windows way."
If I can show my boss or client that they can have the same comfortable interface, but on a *nix machince, and show them the added values gained by making the switch, it's just another ace up my sleeve.
If you want people to switch, give them something that's actually an upgrade on what they have.
I really feel that *nix options are rapidly becoming that upgrade, but don't suspect that every boss and client in the world is going to say "Oh yeah UNIX, birth of the internet, that's why I'm switching OS's." As computer advocates, we have to realize that not all users will think this way, and to do otherwise... is to be elitest.
Why does Microsoft have it's death grip on the OS market? Because they average computer user is just too comfortable with Windows since 95, and possibly 3.x. It's not/.'ers that this is really targeted for.
What we should be really happy about is there is a clean XP desktop for X11 we can load on a *nix box to show to our bosses and managers to try to get them to make the *nix switch.
Look how easy it is boss!!!
My only concern is will the M$ demon come down and smash this for some copyright infringement or something stupid.
Anyone know what IP/copyright/trademark issues are invloved?
Here is an article from the IST department. Posted down below. Also if you note on his web page the paper is still under review so that is why there are no links to it.
New Protocol Speeds Up Internet Resource Sharing
The new technology speeds to 10 times faster the allocation of Internet resources, said Park of his proposed Order-based Deadlock Prevention Protocol with Parallel Requests.
"In the near future, the demand for collaborative Internet applications will grow," Park said. "Better coordination will be required to meet that demand, and this protocol provides that."
Park describes his research in a paper, "A Scalable Protocol for Deadlock and Livelock Free Co-Allocation of Resources in Internet Computing," given Jan. 29 at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Symposium on Applications and the Internet in Orlando, Fla.
Park's proposed algorithm enables better coordination of Internet applications in support of large-scale computing. The protocol uses parallel rather than serial methods to process requests. That helps with more efficient resource allocation as well as solves the problems of deadlock and livelock caused by multiple concurrent Internet applications competing for Internet resources.
The new protocol also allows for Internet applications to choose among available resources. Existing technology can't support making choices, thereby limiting its utilization.
Its other advantage: Because it is decentralized, Park's proposed protocol can function with its own information. That allows for collaboration across multiple, independent organizations in the open environment of the Internet. Existing protocols require communication with other applications - not feasible in the open environment of the Internet.
Internet computing - the integration of widely distributed computational and informational resources into a cohesive network - allows for a broader exchange of information among more users than is possible today. Those can range from the military and government to businesses.
One example of such collaboration is Grid Computing that, much like electricity grids, harnesses available Internet resources in support of large-scale, scientific computing. Right now, the deployment of such virtual organizations is limited because they require a more sophisticated method to coordinate the resource allocation.
Read this paper to see why 40-bit keys are so bad.
However, to point to where the "military grade" security claim is coming from is the fact that in many military situations information is only needed to remain secure for minutes or a few hours. Unfortunately for FW Depot, that generally applies to wireless communications, not data stored on hard drives.
Maybe they are hoping that people will use it to courier sensitive data...but then they could just hire Johnny Mnemonic.
Yeah, bad product trying to meet ITAR regulations so they can export.
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How will this affect the 'evil' bit in IPv4?
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I've got to say that article was quite the ego booster.
First, programming is most definitely an art as it is a blending of layout, design, creativity, and tasteful hacking to derive a solution.
The section about programmer's concentration was interesting, and I definitely fall into that category. It is nothing for me to sit down to go through the process of designing, coding, debugging, and repeat for 8 hours, without realize it at all. It only speaks of my passion for my work, and my enjoyment in solving challenging problems.
Poster here who have noted about treating programmers more like people than equipment hit the nail right on the head. In my school, our proffessors warn us to avoid jobs that look as though the employers treat programmers as "code monkeys" (if you sat enough monkeys at computers typing C, how long would it take until you get MS Office?). At some of my best internships, and the job I have gone back full-time to, my section leader encourages his team to take regular breaks (which often involve heading back to an ongoing game of RISK), schedules frequent offsites/classes/excursions to get us out of the cubicles, and overall creates one of the healthiest work environments I've ever been in.
All that said, I shouldn't be to programmer biased. Not all programmers are great programmers who have mastered that mystical "flow". I could see a manager reading this article, trying all these things, and getting really burnt.
It's all a game of balance that definitely begins with treating employees like people, not equipment.
Is java really worth developing for? I think it is great for its ease of programming and library support, but it's requirement of running on virtual machines leads to huge memory requirements for the simplest programs, and GC while nice, can lead to slow apps.
Why would anyone want to write a serious "enterprise" application in Java vs. say C++??
Exaclty what I was thinking. I suppose the whole "It would be fun at a LAN party" idea works, but in now way is this effective for server management in my opinion.
While I can definitely agree about the bundled software thing, and there's so much more to the M$ monopoloy than either of us have gone into. However, I feel you are really overlooking the importance of familiar, intuitive interfaces.
The XP interface, while a "candied" version of the "classic" windows desktop, is still familiar. As far as intuitive goes, I am not claiming that windows is intuitive, but that people have been brainwashed to see things the "windows way."
If I can show my boss or client that they can have the same comfortable interface, but on a *nix machince, and show them the added values gained by making the switch, it's just another ace up my sleeve.
If you want people to switch, give them something that's actually an upgrade on what they have.
I really feel that *nix options are rapidly becoming that upgrade, but don't suspect that every boss and client in the world is going to say "Oh yeah UNIX, birth of the internet, that's why I'm switching OS's." As computer advocates, we have to realize that not all users will think this way, and to do otherwise... is to be elitest.
Why does Microsoft have it's death grip on the OS market? Because they average computer user is just too comfortable with Windows since 95, and possibly 3.x. It's not /.'ers that this is really targeted for.
What we should be really happy about is there is a clean XP desktop for X11 we can load on a *nix box to show to our bosses and managers to try to get them to make the *nix switch. Look how easy it is boss!!!My only concern is will the M$ demon come down and smash this for some copyright infringement or something stupid.
Anyone know what IP/copyright/trademark issues are invloved?
Worst Acronym Ever = MMORTFPSRPG (Massive Multiplayer Real-time First Person Shooter Role Playing Game)
Gotta Love Google.
New Protocol Speeds Up Internet Resource Sharing
The new technology speeds to 10 times faster the allocation of Internet resources, said Park of his proposed Order-based Deadlock Prevention Protocol with Parallel Requests.
"In the near future, the demand for collaborative Internet applications will grow," Park said. "Better coordination will be required to meet that demand, and this protocol provides that."
Park describes his research in a paper, "A Scalable Protocol for Deadlock and Livelock Free Co-Allocation of Resources in Internet Computing," given Jan. 29 at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' Symposium on Applications and the Internet in Orlando, Fla.
Park's proposed algorithm enables better coordination of Internet applications in support of large-scale computing. The protocol uses parallel rather than serial methods to process requests. That helps with more efficient resource allocation as well as solves the problems of deadlock and livelock caused by multiple concurrent Internet applications competing for Internet resources.
The new protocol also allows for Internet applications to choose among available resources. Existing technology can't support making choices, thereby limiting its utilization.
Its other advantage: Because it is decentralized, Park's proposed protocol can function with its own information. That allows for collaboration across multiple, independent organizations in the open environment of the Internet. Existing protocols require communication with other applications - not feasible in the open environment of the Internet.
Internet computing - the integration of widely distributed computational and informational resources into a cohesive network - allows for a broader exchange of information among more users than is possible today. Those can range from the military and government to businesses.
One example of such collaboration is Grid Computing that, much like electricity grids, harnesses available Internet resources in support of large-scale, scientific computing. Right now, the deployment of such virtual organizations is limited because they require a more sophisticated method to coordinate the resource allocation.
Park's decentralized protocol could provide that.
Read this paper to see why 40-bit keys are so bad.
However, to point to where the "military grade" security claim is coming from is the fact that in many military situations information is only needed to remain secure for minutes or a few hours. Unfortunately for FW Depot, that generally applies to wireless communications, not data stored on hard drives.
Maybe they are hoping that people will use it to courier sensitive data...but then they could just hire Johnny Mnemonic.
Yeah, bad product trying to meet ITAR regulations so they can export.