all i get out of reading the article is that silver has a bee in his bonnet and doesn't like the firm in question. anyone who's done a statistics course knows numbers can be twisted and played with to come out with just about any answer. i'd be very suprised if ALL pollsters do this.
.net is innovative in the sense it's a worthy competitor to java. while you could argue.net isn't truely innovative because it fills the same niche that java did years before, you'd be vastly understating the work that went into the.net framework and not understanding how they've done things differently. remmeber innovation isn't finding new problems, it's finding new solutions to problems.
To answer your question i use AD daily at work - it's fine. i haven't ever had a single problem with it going back to 2000. it's always done exactly what it's supposed to. at the moment i run windows 2003 server and sql server 2005. while i'm not 100% satisfied with reporting services, it's still well ahead of anything OSS has to offer and cheaper then buying crystal reports. with the exception of service packs windows server 2003 hasn't ever needed a restart or crashed. the only issues i've ever had have been flaky 3rd party apps.
you retreat into the tired old fanboy nonsense of accusing me of having an MS pr play book - that's total bullshit, there are great OSS projects i have used and am a fan of. python, postgresql and apache to name some.
what i can't stand is OSS people who refuse point blank to consider MS has done anything right. for fucks sake, they are the market leader, they must be doing something right. i want better software, not your ideology.
.net is their only real innovation that comes to mind. I think you are over playing the innovation card though, MS's real strength is in their ability to take technologies and make them easy to use, consistent and reliable.
they know exactly what people want and they cater to it, which is what OSS still doesn't get after much posturing.
i don't argee. while he shouldn't be leading the project, he can still work on it. did you know everything about every application you've ever worked on operated??? this is how real world experience is gained, you don't start out the expert.
The above poster is the most level headed and sane on here so far, but i'm cringing at some of the suggestions on here. if you do ANYTHING, do this - get a decent fucking DBA who can guide you through these issues. solving this at the application layer is asking for disaster, this HAS to be done in the database.
if this was me, my solution would be as follows
1. on initiating your transaction, create a named sql object with the name being unquie based on the client's session (take your pick on how you do this, but this solves your state issues). in a decent sql server you can set a timeout on these query objects, so that if the session is closed it won't bog the system down (i don't know exactly what you plan on using so it's hard to say).
2. take advantage of the databases build in locking - since your using your named object that persists within the database this is now easy and more importantly FAST. what i'm cringing about on here the most is the endless suggestions that require extra columns and requerying of the database from the webapp.
like i said without knowing the database your using it's bit of a shot in the dark, but conceptually this is what you should be doing. one other thing i'd do also is create these queries from within an sql function, so that you don't need to give gobal create permissions or anything of that sort. it'll mean the function will have the permissions and not the clients, letting you lock things down nicely.
MS haven't broken any laws here, all that's happening is a policitan is trying to deflect attention from his poor management of the states fiances.
lets examine his claim about post dating 13 years of taxes. if this has been law for 13 years why haven't they gone after MS before now, if MS is cause why weren't we in deficet 13 years ago?
not in retail. you don't have any technical or business knowledge in retail that poses a threat.
the spirit of the non compete isn't to stop you changing jobs anyway, they are there to protect the employer from being raped by the employee eg. taking clients and information with them.
since when is offering someone a better job with more money a "bribe". get the spin under control please. bribe implies something illegal is happening.
wake up, you ARE powerless. your child is an entity independant of you, you can and will find trouble. learning through experience is far too lacking these days...
cursive is merely a style, it's changed many times over the years. as long as you can print, and lets face it lots of people's cursive has been unreadable for 50 years, that's fine.
hey i want a column writing stupid shit and getting paid for it.
he's clearly never heard of latency or the reliability issues of wireless. then again, he has managed to whore his crap on/. so he can't be all stupid...
while i agree, it still boils down to a single point of failure - trust. back in the day the bank teller not only got your signature, she knew your face. by far the most effective security we have ever had, it's all been down hill since personalised service was dumped.
i work with truckies all day every day, and i can assure you it's because about 90% of them are morons who NEED constant monitoring. it's just like running a prep school. while it'd be a valid whinge that they do get the shit end of the stick, all i say is, you should have paid more attention in class and avoided having to do shit house jobs like drive trucks because your a dumbass.
you dare to speak the truth, i'm suprised yor arem't modded troll of something as stupid.
the group think here is very much as you describe - don't worry about pirates, but if/.er's were spending 10 mil on developing a title only to see it on pirate bay for free i reckon they would sing a different tune. just look at how they react to gpl infringements....
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all i get out of reading the article is that silver has a bee in his bonnet and doesn't like the firm in question. anyone who's done a statistics course knows numbers can be twisted and played with to come out with just about any answer. i'd be very suprised if ALL pollsters do this.
To answer your question i use AD daily at work - it's fine. i haven't ever had a single problem with it going back to 2000. it's always done exactly what it's supposed to. at the moment i run windows 2003 server and sql server 2005. while i'm not 100% satisfied with reporting services, it's still well ahead of anything OSS has to offer and cheaper then buying crystal reports. with the exception of service packs windows server 2003 hasn't ever needed a restart or crashed. the only issues i've ever had have been flaky 3rd party apps.
you retreat into the tired old fanboy nonsense of accusing me of having an MS pr play book - that's total bullshit, there are great OSS projects i have used and am a fan of. python, postgresql and apache to name some.
what i can't stand is OSS people who refuse point blank to consider MS has done anything right. for fucks sake, they are the market leader, they must be doing something right. i want better software, not your ideology.
they know exactly what people want and they cater to it, which is what OSS still doesn't get after much posturing.
i don't argee. while he shouldn't be leading the project, he can still work on it. did you know everything about every application you've ever worked on operated??? this is how real world experience is gained, you don't start out the expert.
if this was me, my solution would be as follows
1. on initiating your transaction, create a named sql object with the name being unquie based on the client's session (take your pick on how you do this, but this solves your state issues). in a decent sql server you can set a timeout on these query objects, so that if the session is closed it won't bog the system down (i don't know exactly what you plan on using so it's hard to say).
2. take advantage of the databases build in locking - since your using your named object that persists within the database this is now easy and more importantly FAST. what i'm cringing about on here the most is the endless suggestions that require extra columns and requerying of the database from the webapp.
like i said without knowing the database your using it's bit of a shot in the dark, but conceptually this is what you should be doing. one other thing i'd do also is create these queries from within an sql function, so that you don't need to give gobal create permissions or anything of that sort. it'll mean the function will have the permissions and not the clients, letting you lock things down nicely.
lets examine his claim about post dating 13 years of taxes. if this has been law for 13 years why haven't they gone after MS before now, if MS is cause why weren't we in deficet 13 years ago?
they are all phony shitty titles for old technology
the spirit of the non compete isn't to stop you changing jobs anyway, they are there to protect the employer from being raped by the employee eg. taking clients and information with them.
since when is offering someone a better job with more money a "bribe". get the spin under control please. bribe implies something illegal is happening.
wake up, you ARE powerless. your child is an entity independant of you, you can and will find trouble. learning through experience is far too lacking these days...
cursive is merely a style, it's changed many times over the years. as long as you can print, and lets face it lots of people's cursive has been unreadable for 50 years, that's fine.
why didn't you all make a big deal out of apples ability to do this? oh thats right you were all too busy masturbating over your mac mini's.
leave it to /. to not get the facts straight.
he's clearly never heard of latency or the reliability issues of wireless. then again, he has managed to whore his crap on /. so he can't be all stupid...
how the fuck is this news worthy?
only if you want to pay a premium.....
why do you care about my penis? homo.
looks like it was done in MS paint to me...
as usual, nerds are hopeless with business decisions.
your sad about weta bugs? those things fucking bite you.
while i agree, it still boils down to a single point of failure - trust. back in the day the bank teller not only got your signature, she knew your face. by far the most effective security we have ever had, it's all been down hill since personalised service was dumped.
science has left the building folks....
i work with truckies all day every day, and i can assure you it's because about 90% of them are morons who NEED constant monitoring. it's just like running a prep school. while it'd be a valid whinge that they do get the shit end of the stick, all i say is, you should have paid more attention in class and avoided having to do shit house jobs like drive trucks because your a dumbass.
solar winds = sun. root cause people.....
the group think here is very much as you describe - don't worry about pirates, but if /.er's were spending 10 mil on developing a title only to see it on pirate bay for free i reckon they would sing a different tune. just look at how they react to gpl infringements....