We use C or C++ with provisos depending on what Design Assurance Level (A-E) the product is, (See FAA standard DO178B that covers software development for avionics). We have to comply with our processes based on DO178B so depending on the DAL of the project we may or may not be able to use mechanisms that lead to unpredictable code paths such as exceptions, recursion, inheritance etc. IMHO the actual effect of that is to make the risk of potential problems worse.
>> You're completely off base. No you are. neenner.
>> Code generation is a vital productivity tool. except maybe for generating event handler stubs for GUI code, or throwaway protoype apps, I strongly disagree.
Auto-generated code is often unmaintainable and supporting it long term is way more of a time-consuming pain in the ass than it saves. Generally, if you need a program to write code for you, chances are you have other problems.
QT is awful. Any helper library that also needs its own preprocessor has definately lost the plot somewhere. QT also enocurages bad programmers to use endless amounts of signals and slots that break encapsluation and obscure program flow, where a normal function or method call would have been used before. Good luck trying to figure out program flow with heavy use of those abominations.
Whilst I dont agree with the sentiment of these morons...There are also fraternities that happily publicise themseves as being for African Americans only, yet somehow no-one seems at all bothered by their existence.
These clowns saying black people will never join their frat is racist, but pretty much just the same shoe on the other foot.
Racism won't ever go away until we end the whole idea that any organisation can legally and more importantly, morally exist and only cater to one race (so by extension exclude others). The perceived relative social status of any race is should not ever trump racism.
Until we change our social values to make it unacceptable for single-race organsations to exist at all (no matter how well-intended they are, the racial divide is being constaly reinforced by their very existence and racism won't ever be allowed to go away.
I would like to know what the US Gov's real objectives are in funding Tor in the first place. Call me cynical but I have a hard time believing its truly altruistic.
Its already known that the NSA and GCHQ already have found at least partially successful ways to identify Tor users http://www.theguardian.com/wor... That leak is old, so you can bet they've made progress since then. Tor is probably still better than nothing but not much. Or is it? maybe just by using Tor at all you are making yourself more likely to be watched/snooped on. Consequently all Tor can really offer at this point is a false sense of security.
My guess is added spyware, ad-related content, micropayments, a locked-in addons store and a dumbed-down user interface with all the most useful and frequently used functionaity now either removed, hidden or buried under a layer of braindead ribbon tools.
Completely agree. The fact that file extensions are hidden by default is, for me one of the most retarded and annoying things about Windows. Its literally the first thing I set after I renstall windows or get given a new windows PC at work, or even fix a friends PC. Of course I always ask and explain first when I do it on someone elses PC. Its surprises me how most people do actually prefer to see the extensions but never acutally enable it for themselves.
Do you think an infection would be more likely to come from hackers that somehow modified the drive after the manufacturer shipped it, or do you think it is more likely that the NSA (or whoever) already work with the manufacturer?
If the latter, chances are the option with least security risk is to not update it at all, especially if its an older drive.
I live in Phoenix. Cox have just this last few weeks been laying fiber to everyones houses all over Phoenix, including mine. The cable that was dug up and broken was owned by CenturyLink, one of Cox's main competitors here in AZ. To even dig up the cable not only needed the knowledge of about where and what it was in the first place, you also need detection equipment to locate it before you start digging, and heavy plant equipment to dig it up, just like what Cox has been using to put in new fiber. Do the math.
>> the company also announced that it is giving away 6-month free subscription to all Superfish-affected users
A 6 month free subscription to what? If there is anything on the PC they ship that needs a subscription then it seems clear they havent in fact gotten rid of all the bloatware.
Believe in yourself, don't let anyone else belittle you or your ideas. Do listen to criticism but only enough to ask yourself if they actually have a point.
Don't worry about following convention or always doing what your friends say. Many "conventions", "obviously right ways", laws, religious teachings and "Friendly Advice" are actually just mechansims used by people to get you to behave in ways that benefits them only.
Don't always play safe. People that always choose the low-risk option have a safe but very grey life.
Don't spend time worrying/griping about problems, spend it finding/implementing solutions.
>> The rest of the world don't want products with official US backdoors though. So you'll have a very hard time selling anything US made abroad
I don't agree with that. Look at how many non-US people still run Windows, even though Microsoft build-in backdoors and provide snooping/data reovery tools such as cigarete to pretty much any official body who asks for them (NSA, FBI and even police forces).
seriously if you're trying to get someone arrested/fined/sent to court just because they accidentally bumped into you on the sidewalk, then you have a much bigger issue than they do.
>> Java and JavaScript are now locked in a battle of sorts for control of the programming world.
Whatever. Wake me up when you can write a (good) device driver in either then I'll take your claim a little more seriously.
I realise that the internet is a massive source of employment, but believe it or not, its not the only thing out there. There are acutally a few of us software developers left that do not do web stuff (and actually like it that way).
>> Are you referring to Hybrid in the sense of electric motors and batteries that are charged by regenerative braking? That's something I don't have any experience with but I'm not aware of any downside to them.
Extra weight, complexity, extra cost to buy and maintain.
I like the idea of a TJ or a wrangler, but its surprising how expensive even old/very high mileage ones are. Also AC and a somewhat airtight cabin are both pretty much must-haves here in Phoenix in the summer.
I really don't want (to buy, maintain, or the extra weight, complexity and/or immediate outdatedness of) LCD touchscreens, navigation, parking aids, multimedia systems, blind spot monitors, voice control, OnStar, 57 airbags, hybrid technology, my car connecting to its manufacturer, etc etc. These "features" are pretty much all literally unavoidable in all cars these days.
I ESPECIALLY don't EVER want a car that drives itself.
I wish someone would just make a new version what used to pass for a sporty car about 20-30 years ago. I.e.a simple, ergonomic cabin that uses physical controls, analog dials, a good motor and a well-sorted suspension, all without the need for any onboard computers at all. I say this as a software engineer, even I know there are some places that are better off without any technology and computers, and the car is one of the best examples I can think of.
Ahh I was (incorrectly) presuming you were talking about offshoring.
I agree that more first gen. immigrants are coming into software within the US. As long as they are truly competing on an actually level playing field (i.e they don't get concessions over locals and any other artificial advantages in the hiring decisions) I don't actually see that in itself as a bad thing. The real question is, is it actually level?
Don't forget that the US was built by and is mostly comprised of families that were themselves immigrants only a few generations ago.
>> in the future, it will be done by 'cheap world labor'. ie, NOT YOU.
I call bullshit. I've worked in several comapnies that have each tried outsourcing software development projects and without exception they've ALL failed due to bad quailty. Thankfully many if not most US companies are finally deciding that outsourcing software development as a cost-cutting exercise just doesn't work.
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We use C or C++ with provisos depending on what Design Assurance Level (A-E) the product is, (See FAA standard DO178B that covers software development for avionics). We have to comply with our processes based on DO178B so depending on the DAL of the project we may or may not be able to use mechanisms that lead to unpredictable code paths such as exceptions, recursion, inheritance etc. IMHO the actual effect of that is to make the risk of potential problems worse.
Yeah I take it you're a web developer or something similar where most code is considered throwaway or "here today gone tomorrow".
Auto code generation of any kind just doesn't fly (literally) in my field (embedded, avionics).
>> You're completely off base.
No you are. neenner.
>> Code generation is a vital productivity tool.
except maybe for generating event handler stubs for GUI code, or throwaway protoype apps, I strongly disagree.
Auto-generated code is often unmaintainable and supporting it long term is way more of a time-consuming pain in the ass than it saves. Generally, if you need a program to write code for you, chances are you have other problems.
QT is awful. Any helper library that also needs its own preprocessor has definately lost the plot somewhere.
QT also enocurages bad programmers to use endless amounts of signals and slots that break encapsluation and obscure program flow, where a normal function or method call would have been used before. Good luck trying to figure out program flow with heavy use of those abominations.
Whilst I dont agree with the sentiment of these morons...There are also fraternities that happily publicise themseves as being for African Americans only, yet somehow no-one seems at all bothered by their existence.
These clowns saying black people will never join their frat is racist, but pretty much just the same shoe on the other foot.
Racism won't ever go away until we end the whole idea that any organisation can legally and more importantly, morally exist and only cater to one race (so by extension exclude others). The perceived relative social status of any race is should not ever trump racism.
Until we change our social values to make it unacceptable for single-race organsations to exist at all (no matter how well-intended they are, the racial divide is being constaly reinforced by their very existence and racism won't ever be allowed to go away.
I would like to know what the US Gov's real objectives are in funding Tor in the first place. Call me cynical but I have a hard time believing its truly altruistic.
Its already known that the NSA and GCHQ already have found at least partially successful ways to identify Tor users
http://www.theguardian.com/wor...
That leak is old, so you can bet they've made progress since then.
Tor is probably still better than nothing but not much. Or is it? maybe just by using Tor at all you are making yourself more likely to be watched/snooped on.
Consequently all Tor can really offer at this point is a false sense of security.
Snowden must be mad wanting to return to the US.
There is no way in hell he will get a fair trial since the US Gov are just dying to make an example of him.
Any judge that Snowden gets will already know to play ball with the US Gov so will automatically give Snowden the worst possible sentence.
My guess is added spyware, ad-related content, micropayments, a locked-in addons store and a dumbed-down user interface with all the most useful and frequently used functionaity now either removed, hidden or buried under a layer of braindead ribbon tools.
Completely agree. The fact that file extensions are hidden by default is, for me one of the most retarded and annoying things about Windows. Its literally the first thing I set after I renstall windows or get given a new windows PC at work, or even fix a friends PC.
Of course I always ask and explain first when I do it on someone elses PC.
Its surprises me how most people do actually prefer to see the extensions but never acutally enable it for themselves.
Do you think an infection would be more likely to come from hackers that somehow modified the drive after the manufacturer shipped it, or do you think it is more likely that the NSA (or whoever) already work with the manufacturer?
If the latter, chances are the option with least security risk is to not update it at all, especially if its an older drive.
I live in Phoenix. Cox have just this last few weeks been laying fiber to everyones houses all over Phoenix, including mine.
The cable that was dug up and broken was owned by CenturyLink, one of Cox's main competitors here in AZ.
To even dig up the cable not only needed the knowledge of about where and what it was in the first place, you also need detection equipment to locate it before you start digging, and heavy plant equipment to dig it up, just like what Cox has been using to put in new fiber.
Do the math.
>> the company also announced that it is giving away 6-month free subscription to all Superfish-affected users
A 6 month free subscription to what? If there is anything on the PC they ship that needs a subscription then it seems clear they havent in fact gotten rid of all the bloatware.
Believe in yourself, don't let anyone else belittle you or your ideas. Do listen to criticism but only enough to ask yourself if they actually have a point.
Don't worry about following convention or always doing what your friends say. Many "conventions", "obviously right ways", laws, religious teachings and "Friendly Advice" are actually just mechansims used by people to get you to behave in ways that benefits them only.
Don't always play safe. People that always choose the low-risk option have a safe but very grey life.
Don't spend time worrying/griping about problems, spend it finding/implementing solutions.
Enjoy every sunny day.
Be good.
Be considerate.
sorry I meant cofee not cigarete
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C...
>> The rest of the world don't want products with official US backdoors though. So you'll have a very hard time selling anything US made abroad
I don't agree with that.
Look at how many non-US people still run Windows, even though Microsoft build-in backdoors and provide snooping/data reovery tools such as cigarete to pretty much any official body who asks for them (NSA, FBI and even police forces).
seriously if you're trying to get someone arrested/fined/sent to court just because they accidentally bumped into you on the sidewalk, then you have a much bigger issue than they do.
I bid .0000001 btcoin.
>> Java and JavaScript are now locked in a battle of sorts for control of the programming world.
Whatever. Wake me up when you can write a (good) device driver in either then I'll take your claim a little more seriously.
I realise that the internet is a massive source of employment, but believe it or not, its not the only thing out there. There are acutally a few of us software developers left that do not do web stuff (and actually like it that way).
>> Are you referring to Hybrid in the sense of electric motors and batteries that are charged by regenerative braking? That's something I don't have any experience with but I'm not aware of any downside to them.
Extra weight, complexity, extra cost to buy and maintain.
Of course I have. Call me strange if yuou want but I actually LIKE driving, especially on long open roads you find on roadtrips.
I like the idea of a TJ or a wrangler, but its surprising how expensive even old/very high mileage ones are.
Also AC and a somewhat airtight cabin are both pretty much must-haves here in Phoenix in the summer.
I once had asparagus.
I have EXACTLY the same issue with cars.
I really don't want (to buy, maintain, or the extra weight, complexity and/or immediate outdatedness of) LCD touchscreens, navigation, parking aids, multimedia systems, blind spot monitors, voice control, OnStar, 57 airbags, hybrid technology, my car connecting to its manufacturer, etc etc.
These "features" are pretty much all literally unavoidable in all cars these days.
I ESPECIALLY don't EVER want a car that drives itself.
I wish someone would just make a new version what used to pass for a sporty car about 20-30 years ago. I.e.a simple, ergonomic cabin that uses physical controls, analog dials, a good motor and a well-sorted suspension, all without the need for any onboard computers at all. I say this as a software engineer, even I know there are some places that are better off without any technology and computers, and the car is one of the best examples I can think of.
Ahh I was (incorrectly) presuming you were talking about offshoring.
I agree that more first gen. immigrants are coming into software within the US.
As long as they are truly competing on an actually level playing field (i.e they don't get concessions over locals and any other artificial advantages in the hiring decisions) I don't actually see that in itself as a bad thing. The real question is, is it actually level?
Don't forget that the US was built by and is mostly comprised of families that were themselves immigrants only a few generations ago.
>> in the future, it will be done by 'cheap world labor'. ie, NOT YOU.
I call bullshit. I've worked in several comapnies that have each tried outsourcing software development projects and without exception they've ALL failed due to bad quailty. Thankfully many if not most US companies are finally deciding that outsourcing software development as a cost-cutting exercise just doesn't work.