Ah, my Everquest memories of 'making the run' to ToV north and Vex Thal. Sure it was a pain in the ass, to me it only made victory sweeter - granted once you'd figured out how to pharm the good zones, it was never terribly difficult. Trying to rez your way up to Air island 7...now that *was* a memory I'd rather forget:P
One of your options is to use Salesforce Content, which is a very usable content & collaboration piece from salesforce.com. It's fully wired in to the rest of the force.com platform and CRM apps suite too, so if you're looking to build out more of your company's apps in the cloud, it's worth taking a look at it. http://www.salesforce.com/crm/marketing-automation/document-content-management/
Yep, I experience this quite frequently. On many occasions I've figured out a solution to a difficult tech problem when in the very light sleep just before waking up (or very shortly after waking up). Normally when this happens, I feel semi-aware that I'm thinking something through yet know that I'm not awake, it's hard to describe. Then finally when I do wake up and everything clicks it's eureka time!
It's not unusual for a company to have a code of conduct that isn't part of your official contract. The rules in it may not mention social networking, but the principles are the same - non-binding guidelines on being a "good corporate citizen".
And to be frank, anyone publicly airing "insider" information about their employer doesn't have leg to stand on. With the exception that if it was someone acting as a whistleblower concerning illegal events. But there are laws for those cases in western nations at least.
I have been through something similar, when my small company was acquired by a larger, established one. It wasn't always easy, but if your team sticks together, you can definitely make a success of it.
Beware the politics, petty bureaucracy, process monkeys and wannabe loudmouths who think they understand the industry though! Sure, people who have worked in big business know how the gears of industry turn, but they often don't understand how to develop good software and keep the quality high. Having said that, you'll probably be able to learn a lot through the experience.
I strongly urge you not to "play up" the notion of "staying for the transition" as another poster suggested. If you give an aloof impression from the outset, you are likely to impact the deal and cause the buyer to reorganize how they schedule your payouts so that you'll have to stay longer to get all the benefits. I've seen this happen.
To be frank, unless you really plan on building a full business yourself with all the right component parts, you'd be idiotic to turn this opportunity down. Good luck!
My suggestion is, if you don't have the experience or qualifications, try to start out with a smaller company who are searching for someone with the raw aptitude and a bit of know-how rather than employed experience.
Be able to demonstrate your skills with sample code, open source contributions, and be prepared to solve problems and write code in the interviews.
Arguably the best path to this is to throw a ton of time at hobby projects and study. Write LOTS of code. Read even more code. Work with as many tools on your platform of choice as you can. It may sound corny, but make it part of your DNA.
Passion. That's what it's all about. If your employer thinks you're passionate, dedicated, have the aptitude and really care about it, they will overlook shortcomings in qualifications and experience.
That's what I did, I had no formal qualifications and it worked for me.
Because a large number of developers are mediocre. If an employer is looking for someone productive, this is the last thing they want.
It's amazing how people big themselves up on their resume then struggle to demonstrate their claimed proficiency in a language by writing a little program. I've seen this time and time again.
Aharrgh! These scrolls do be precious learnin' lore for all scurvy pirates in the oarless oceans of Eve Online. It takes more than just saying "yarrr" once a week lads!
Easy - File->Open more than once! You can have multiple documents open at the same time, with floating windows. Granted, floating windows are not 'tabs' but you can use Ctrl-Tab to flip between them.
Correct. In fact I recall downloading and using sybase for linux back in approximately 1998. It was a free beer license back then too, but I think it was for non-commercial use only.
As well as being fast and reliable, I always felt one of Sybase's strong points was its comprehensive documentation.
As this is only a list of manufacturers of synthesizer hardware, it's leaving out an enormous amount. Not only artists, but manufacturers of other important equipment both hardware and software used in electronic music production. There's no mention of sequencers, mixers, storage media, MIDI and the plethora of related items that have evolved alongside, and complement, the synth (the intro does exclude them from the scope of the article though).
I couldn't see any entry for Jarre's laser harp. Or modern 'software synths', many of which emulate 'old' dedicated hardware and substite for their antiquated predecessors.
You need the very latest version, 0.83. You also need the TLS module, which is downloadable separately. Then you must ensure that it is configured correctly. If you are running through a HTTP proxy, in the preferences window go to the Connection pane and try changing it to use 'SSL (CONNECT method)'.
I honestly don't know how it's done under MSNP as I haven't investigated, but I imagine that the guys who develop gaim, amsn, trillian etc can probably tell you.
And no, I haven't used IRC seriously for many years, so thanks for the heads-up on the latest:P
Well the most recent version of M$'s instant messaging uses TLS/SSL and it works through HTTP proxies too. IRC, last time I checked, doesn't do these things (although I haven't used it in a while). Plus they are aimed at slightly different audiences. IRC is great where you want to hop on a channel where you want to meet strangers interested in the same subjects as you, where as IM clients are more geared towards 1-on-1 chatting with existing friends and colleagues.
There's something deeply ironic about the.NET Messenger messenges I've been getting from M$ today telling me that my Linux-based MSN client is a security risk.
Purchasing characters and items removes much of the fun from these games. It trivializes the progression path that you would otherwise normally take and provides a 'quick hit' solution for those who can't be bothered with spending months building their characters up themselves and with their online friends. If that's what people want to do with their money, then so be it.
Players build up reputations over a period of time (they can also be torn down rather quickly). Characters that have been purchased online can easily be spotted by experienced players as the person playing it often has little or no clue how to play properly. Many of the serious gaming guilds won't allow an "ebay" character to join in with their fun as they have not taken the time to build up a trusting relationship with guild, and a guild won't want to help a player who may simply sell his character on for profit in 6 months time. So individuals who buy and sell characters and items are often viewed as untrustworthy by players who play by the rules and build their characters up the hard way.
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Ah, my Everquest memories of 'making the run' to ToV north and Vex Thal. Sure it was a pain in the ass, to me it only made victory sweeter - granted once you'd figured out how to pharm the good zones, it was never terribly difficult. Trying to rez your way up to Air island 7...now that *was* a memory I'd rather forget :P
One of your options is to use Salesforce Content, which is a very usable content & collaboration piece from salesforce.com. It's fully wired in to the rest of the force.com platform and CRM apps suite too, so if you're looking to build out more of your company's apps in the cloud, it's worth taking a look at it. http://www.salesforce.com/crm/marketing-automation/document-content-management/
Yep, I experience this quite frequently. On many occasions I've figured out a solution to a difficult tech problem when in the very light sleep just before waking up (or very shortly after waking up). Normally when this happens, I feel semi-aware that I'm thinking something through yet know that I'm not awake, it's hard to describe. Then finally when I do wake up and everything clicks it's eureka time!
It's not unusual for a company to have a code of conduct that isn't part of your official contract. The rules in it may not mention social networking, but the principles are the same - non-binding guidelines on being a "good corporate citizen".
And to be frank, anyone publicly airing "insider" information about their employer doesn't have leg to stand on. With the exception that if it was someone acting as a whistleblower concerning illegal events. But there are laws for those cases in western nations at least.
I have been through something similar, when my small company was acquired by a larger, established one. It wasn't always easy, but if your team sticks together, you can definitely make a success of it.
Beware the politics, petty bureaucracy, process monkeys and wannabe loudmouths who think they understand the industry though! Sure, people who have worked in big business know how the gears of industry turn, but they often don't understand how to develop good software and keep the quality high. Having said that, you'll probably be able to learn a lot through the experience.
I strongly urge you not to "play up" the notion of "staying for the transition" as another poster suggested. If you give an aloof impression from the outset, you are likely to impact the deal and cause the buyer to reorganize how they schedule your payouts so that you'll have to stay longer to get all the benefits. I've seen this happen.
To be frank, unless you really plan on building a full business yourself with all the right component parts, you'd be idiotic to turn this opportunity down. Good luck!
My suggestion is, if you don't have the experience or qualifications, try to start out with a smaller company who are searching for someone with the raw aptitude and a bit of know-how rather than employed experience.
Be able to demonstrate your skills with sample code, open source contributions, and be prepared to solve problems and write code in the interviews.
Arguably the best path to this is to throw a ton of time at hobby projects and study. Write LOTS of code. Read even more code. Work with as many tools on your platform of choice as you can. It may sound corny, but make it part of your DNA.
Passion. That's what it's all about. If your employer thinks you're passionate, dedicated, have the aptitude and really care about it, they will overlook shortcomings in qualifications and experience.
That's what I did, I had no formal qualifications and it worked for me.
Because a large number of developers are mediocre. If an employer is looking for someone productive, this is the last thing they want. It's amazing how people big themselves up on their resume then struggle to demonstrate their claimed proficiency in a language by writing a little program. I've seen this time and time again.
Some related C++ analysis tools for Visual Studio may also be of interest to you, IncludeManager and StyleManager: https://secure.profactor.co.uk/products.php
Aharrgh! These scrolls do be precious learnin' lore for all scurvy pirates in the oarless oceans of Eve Online. It takes more than just saying "yarrr" once a week lads!
Right now, subclipse is buggy, unreliable and slow, particularly on large projects. I save a lot of time by using the command line svn client.
Easy - File->Open more than once! You can have multiple documents open at the same time, with floating windows. Granted, floating windows are not 'tabs' but you can use Ctrl-Tab to flip between them.
You can already use 'tabs' in Excel, they're called 'worksheets'.
There are still plenty of chat-based worms such as the recent W32.Serflog.C worm, which is quite unpleasant.
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I'm wary of the fact that this "call for help" comes just days after over 1400 BBC technology staff were out sourced to Siemens
Correct. In fact I recall downloading and using sybase for linux back in approximately 1998. It was a free beer license back then too, but I think it was for non-commercial use only. As well as being fast and reliable, I always felt one of Sybase's strong points was its comprehensive documentation.
I couldn't see any entry for Jarre's laser harp. Or modern 'software synths', many of which emulate 'old' dedicated hardware and substite for their antiquated predecessors.
Allowing arbitrary 'branded' TLDs would solve nothing, it's more likely to cause confusion amongst net users and organisations alike.
Now that's what I call cutting edge technology!
You need the very latest version, 0.83. You also need the TLS module, which is downloadable separately. Then you must ensure that it is configured correctly. If you are running through a HTTP proxy, in the preferences window go to the Connection pane and try changing it to use 'SSL (CONNECT method)'.
I honestly don't know how it's done under MSNP as I haven't investigated, but I imagine that the guys who develop gaim, amsn, trillian etc can probably tell you. And no, I haven't used IRC seriously for many years, so thanks for the heads-up on the latest :P
Well the most recent version of M$'s instant messaging uses TLS/SSL and it works through HTTP proxies too. IRC, last time I checked, doesn't do these things (although I haven't used it in a while). Plus they are aimed at slightly different audiences. IRC is great where you want to hop on a channel where you want to meet strangers interested in the same subjects as you, where as IM clients are more geared towards 1-on-1 chatting with existing friends and colleagues.
There's something deeply ironic about the .NET Messenger messenges I've been getting from M$ today telling me that my Linux-based MSN client is a security risk.
Purchasing characters and items removes much of the fun from these games. It trivializes the progression path that you would otherwise normally take and provides a 'quick hit' solution for those who can't be bothered with spending months building their characters up themselves and with their online friends. If that's what people want to do with their money, then so be it. Players build up reputations over a period of time (they can also be torn down rather quickly). Characters that have been purchased online can easily be spotted by experienced players as the person playing it often has little or no clue how to play properly. Many of the serious gaming guilds won't allow an "ebay" character to join in with their fun as they have not taken the time to build up a trusting relationship with guild, and a guild won't want to help a player who may simply sell his character on for profit in 6 months time. So individuals who buy and sell characters and items are often viewed as untrustworthy by players who play by the rules and build their characters up the hard way.