You've looked at the idea of design patterns and tried to fit them to a problem that you were attempting to solve without analysing that problem, right here in your post. It's sort of poetic that you complain about design patterns being misused this way.
The most important thing the concept give us as software professionals is a common vocabulary for things we were all already doing over and over. It's not that the intent was to use these patterns to solve every problem, and it says right in the book that it's not complete. It just formalizes the notion of the solutions that were being widely used so that people could start concentrating on different abstractions.
What encourages bad analysis is the shortcut mentality, which is present regardless of the information available beforehand.
This "rate my party" has a crappy interface - it gives me the same picture repeatedly, and it requires two clicks to register a vote. WHY GOD WHY? Plus I didn't see a single picture that looked like it came from a party. Is there a point to this charade? Is this a jedi mind trick of such advanced skill I can't even fathom it's purpose? These aren't the party pics I was looking for? Help a brother out here.
I think you're drastically overestimating the pecentage of good VB programmers. In my (admittedly anecdotal) experience, only about 5% of programmers total are "damn good," the rest are just about competent, or worse. I personally believe that ratio holds true no matter what language or platform.
Dear god, this is the most level-headed post I've read in all of these ad-flogging hot coffee draining stories. Where do you get off having an account on/.?
You've got to get more demagoguery in there - and you should know full well by now that the number one practice of the "tolerant" is intolerance of anyone who disagrees. If you keep making sense and being insightful like this, it might catch on. We can't have that here.
You wrote more than 15 words, and you made me stop and think what kind of a fucked up individual you must be to believe violence is better than sex in the first place. Then I realized I was assuming a hell of a lot, so I stopped thinking about that and started thinking about having some violent sex with the girl sitting at the desk next to mine. Now I can't stand up to go to the bathroom for a few minutes. Thanks a lot, assfucker.
The anonymous fanboy: "I have chosen a corporation to which I shall tie my identity, and I will die proclaiming my love for it (anonymously) on the internet!"
...the sensationalist media starting to learn (in the 50s and 60s) that playing upon people's fears pays.
What? Art thou high? Have you ever heard of the era of yellow journalism? Muckrakers? Ever read a newspaper article from the 1800s? I can't believe you honestly think that the media took this turn in the 50s. It has never been any different - there's just more of it now.
Sorry I went all offtopic on you, but I love me my journalism.
I disagree with this, respectfully. I think a politician should follow their conscience rather than the mercurial (and often ill-informed) wishes of the general public. Being responsive to public opinion is the same as running for re-election right after winning the vote, which is basically what politicians do now. I'd like it a whole hell of a lot better if the goal of people in public office wasn't mostly to keep that office as long as possible.
Suppose that, instead of C, you tried it in C#, like the parent post, nay, this entire article, is about.
Might be somewhat easier.
I know it works in java, because eclipse is kind enough to point things like uncalled private methods, unreferenced locals, useless assignments, and more...
Was this necessary to make your point? This issue is being flogged by specific religious nutjobs - they hold no power, they raise a stink about everything, and the only people that listen to them are people that already agree. Why act like all Americans think the same way they do?
Are all non-Americans insecure asshats? Would that be a valid assumption?
Don't you dare disparage the feedback loop of the internet.
The entire system of reinforcement of already strongly held opinion is the most powerful factor in allowing our governmental overlords to consolidate their control over us - attempting to dismantle this system will result in powermongers losing their power, and we can't have that.
You should donate that money to my "Pave The Earth" project. You see, once the entire earth has been paved, people will be able to drive in straight lines to their destinations. The fuel savings will be astronomical, pollution will drop dramatically, and everyone will be happier.
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I love those chick tracts. Christ, but that man can really sing the loony song in a cartoon.
Well, I'm off to learn satanic powers through reading Harry Potter. Happy Christianing!
You've looked at the idea of design patterns and tried to fit them to a problem that you were attempting to solve without analysing that problem, right here in your post. It's sort of poetic that you complain about design patterns being misused this way.
The most important thing the concept give us as software professionals is a common vocabulary for things we were all already doing over and over. It's not that the intent was to use these patterns to solve every problem, and it says right in the book that it's not complete. It just formalizes the notion of the solutions that were being widely used so that people could start concentrating on different abstractions.
What encourages bad analysis is the shortcut mentality, which is present regardless of the information available beforehand.
Or to put it another way, yet make the same point, Democrats will only attack those incapable of defending themselves.
Fuckin eh.
Just guessing - are you Canadian?
This "rate my party" has a crappy interface - it gives me the same picture repeatedly, and it requires two clicks to register a vote. WHY GOD WHY? Plus I didn't see a single picture that looked like it came from a party. Is there a point to this charade? Is this a jedi mind trick of such advanced skill I can't even fathom it's purpose? These aren't the party pics I was looking for? Help a brother out here.
Damn. You got modded up for the same post twice. You're my temporary hero.
GOOD JOB, HERO!
I think you're drastically overestimating the pecentage of good VB programmers. In my (admittedly anecdotal) experience, only about 5% of programmers total are "damn good," the rest are just about competent, or worse. I personally believe that ratio holds true no matter what language or platform.
Dear god, this is the most level-headed post I've read in all of these ad-flogging hot coffee draining stories. Where do you get off having an account on /.?
You've got to get more demagoguery in there - and you should know full well by now that the number one practice of the "tolerant" is intolerance of anyone who disagrees. If you keep making sense and being insightful like this, it might catch on. We can't have that here.
What do the posts that start with IANAL smell like?
You wrote more than 15 words, and you made me stop and think what kind of a fucked up individual you must be to believe violence is better than sex in the first place. Then I realized I was assuming a hell of a lot, so I stopped thinking about that and started thinking about having some violent sex with the girl sitting at the desk next to mine. Now I can't stand up to go to the bathroom for a few minutes. Thanks a lot, assfucker.
The anonymous fanboy: "I have chosen a corporation to which I shall tie my identity, and I will die proclaiming my love for it (anonymously) on the internet!"
...the sensationalist media starting to learn (in the 50s and 60s) that playing upon people's fears pays.
What? Art thou high? Have you ever heard of the era of yellow journalism? Muckrakers? Ever read a newspaper article from the 1800s? I can't believe you honestly think that the media took this turn in the 50s. It has never been any different - there's just more of it now.
Sorry I went all offtopic on you, but I love me my journalism.
Your as bad as my cow-orker.
and then getting pardoned ten minutes later. Dontchathink?
I disagree with this, respectfully. I think a politician should follow their conscience rather than the mercurial (and often ill-informed) wishes of the general public. Being responsive to public opinion is the same as running for re-election right after winning the vote, which is basically what politicians do now. I'd like it a whole hell of a lot better if the goal of people in public office wasn't mostly to keep that office as long as possible.
Suppose that, instead of C, you tried it in C#, like the parent post, nay, this entire article, is about.
Might be somewhat easier.
I know it works in java, because eclipse is kind enough to point things like uncalled private methods, unreferenced locals, useless assignments, and more...
those american morons
Was this necessary to make your point? This issue is being flogged by specific religious nutjobs - they hold no power, they raise a stink about everything, and the only people that listen to them are people that already agree. Why act like all Americans think the same way they do?
Are all non-Americans insecure asshats? Would that be a valid assumption?
intertron
This has never been funny or clever. Please stop it.
Brother, 1990 may as well be 90 for all that it matters now. It was so much a different world that it's like we're not even connected, you know?
Don't you dare disparage the feedback loop of the internet.
The entire system of reinforcement of already strongly held opinion is the most powerful factor in allowing our governmental overlords to consolidate their control over us - attempting to dismantle this system will result in powermongers losing their power, and we can't have that.
and why does Amtrak let you people get away with it?
You should donate that money to my "Pave The Earth" project. You see, once the entire earth has been paved, people will be able to drive in straight lines to their destinations. The fuel savings will be astronomical, pollution will drop dramatically, and everyone will be happier.
I guess both of you running solaris will have to suffer.
finish the fucking story, man.
Why doesn't the license holder sue for some portion of operating system revenues? Stupider lawsuits have borne fruit.