I believe that although tiny errors can have huge consequences, we should never stop or slow down the struggle for enhancing our technology.
I'd like to refer to Isaac Asimov's "A Choice of Catastrophes" which points out that almost every danger, imminent or not, can best be countered by human-technological progress. One of these things is exploring space.
I therefore want to encourage NASA and others concerned, to continue their work.
For my internship I have been developing software for mobile phones such as this one, using the Java 2 MicroEdition.
Most applications were games, because that is what the market appears to be interested in. (The youth who wants to look cool with the latest Nokia).
Unfortunately, this shrinked-down version of Java is as slow as it's big brother, and not great for gaming. The alternative is SymbianOS programming, which is done in C++ and thus much, much faster.
The bad thing about this is that Symbian is not implemented on many phones.
I don't want Java to be removed from phones, because with Java my mother can still write working code:-) But for decent fast working software, please, please use C++ on these things.
But now I see that Linux is used, you can expect a C/C++ subsystem which can possible be used.
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I don't think it is that abstract though. Purely technical, the.NET framework might not be that bad, or even very good. The problem is not with the technical side of Microsoft, but the contracts and legal-issues associated with licensing their software. Microsoft has a tendency to create contracts and agreements which bind you not only by hands and feet, but which will also "dictate" a predefined Microsoft-approved-certified-blahblah direction.
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Nah man, I don't need it. I just added that line to prevent some people of making dumb remarks.
Cool, this might spice up someone geeks sex-life, if they manage to get it into spanish-fly as well!
(and yes I know it's a beverage...)
I recommend it to everyone interested, on earth as well :P
I believe that although tiny errors can have huge consequences, we should never stop or slow down the struggle for enhancing our technology.
I'd like to refer to Isaac Asimov's "A Choice of Catastrophes" which points out that almost every danger, imminent or not, can best be countered by human-technological progress. One of these things is exploring space.
I therefore want to encourage NASA and others concerned, to continue their work.
Might be something for my barebones boss, he also comes without brain, memory and persistent storage of any significant knowledge.
For my internship I have been developing software for mobile phones such as this one, using the Java 2 MicroEdition.
:-) But for decent fast working software, please, please use C++ on these things.
Most applications were games, because that is what the market appears to be interested in. (The youth who wants to look cool with the latest Nokia).
Unfortunately, this shrinked-down version of Java is as slow as it's big brother, and not great for gaming. The alternative is SymbianOS programming, which is done in C++ and thus much, much faster.
The bad thing about this is that Symbian is not implemented on many phones.
I don't want Java to be removed from phones, because with Java my mother can still write working code
But now I see that Linux is used, you can expect a C/C++ subsystem which can possible be used.
I don't think it is that abstract though. .NET framework might not be that bad, or even very good.
Purely technical, the
The problem is not with the technical side of Microsoft, but the contracts and legal-issues associated with licensing their software.
Microsoft has a tendency to create contracts and agreements which bind you not only by hands and feet, but which will also "dictate" a predefined Microsoft-approved-certified-blahblah direction.