Not only is this not a new theory, it's NOT A THEORY AT ALL!
A theory in technical use is a more or less verified or established explanation accounting for known facts or phenomena: the theory of relativity. A hypothesis is a conjecture put forth as a possible explanation of phenomena or relations, which serves as a basis of argument or experimentation to reach the truth: This idea is only a hypothesis.
There has been a lot of talk about getting rid of C++ altogether. I can't help but think C++ will continue to be used (and with good reason) by many schools and universities. Being such a low level language, C++ does a good job at teaching one about memory and computer architecture while also teaching principles of programming. Learning C++ with help one with a computer architecture course and vice versa. It is also a nice transition language between learning a programming language and learning assembly programming. Do we really think it will be gotten rid of? Just a thought.
exactly right. sometime's it's not just a nerd slant that i read on slashdot. most people here need to take a entry level economy book and learn a little about the global economy.
When I made my very first linux install (SuSE 5.1) on a Compaq P200 MMX, I had to call SuSE because I wanted to set the BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM, and I couldn't figure out how to get into the BIOS.. Anyway... I called tech support (this was back when you were calling from the US you actually got to talk to an American).... I called tech support and I told the guy I need to know how to get into the BIOS... He paused for just a moment, and said confidently, "Okay, go to your start menu, go to "find," type in BIOS, and his "search."
Thanks for the info, that helped me understand the pros and cons a lot better. My dilema is that I struggled in math in High School so I'm very far behind now in college.
Could anyone with a degree or a lot of experience in CS tell me if it looks like a reasonable program? The reason I want to do this emphasis is because of my limited math abilities, however, I don't want to cheat myself of the proper education for a computer scientist.
I'm currently in a computer science program, however my emphasis requires less math (only business calc after college algebra) and more business classes.. I will end up taking classes like coporate finance, a couple accounting classes, management, and several BA classes in place of the higher math classes. Of course, I won't be able to take the upper level 3d graphics classes, but other than that, the CS classes are almost exactly the same as the other CS emphases that require more math. I would like to hear the opinions about this from people already working with CS degrees...
is that when/if projects like XFree86 and Apache stop providing their software for free, someone will jump in and provide a substitute service for free and more people will use that product instead. Let's face it. A gigantic reason people use XFree86 and Apache are because they are free. We could use Gimp as an example. I would much rather run Adobe Photoshop at home but the fact the Gimp is free makes up for any lack of performance. Of course, there are other programs like OpenOffice for windows, that I would much rather use than a bloated microsoft office just to be able to type up a paper. So not only is OpenOffice free, it is a better product for me. However, if things were the other way around; if microsoft word were free and OpenOffice was not, i would use word. What I am trying to say is that whether a free program is inferior or not, we are more likely to use it than a non-free program. Apache and XFree86 have literally had years and years of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. If they begin to charge for their program. Someone somewhere will see the opportunity and create a substitute service (although it may perhaps be temporarily inferior) for free and people will begin using, hacking, and therefore improving it.
In addition to all this, there is another important point to make. Microsoft and other companies that charge insane amounts for software, capitalize on the ignorance of users by providing an easy-to-use service with telephone tech support and by providing a product that "gets us by." The average Linux/BSD et. al. user has an advantage because s/he can say "stuff it" to a company who decides to charge and make a transition to another program that make require more savvy user, or require additional tweaking, or have less tech support but makes free software. We need not be troubled, free software will prevail in our world.
Well... I had given up on ever getting a G4 laptop... but now, I am torn. Okay, so here's the deal. I will be starting the computer science program next semester (January) and I would enjoy having a laptop (or is it unnecessary for a poor college student?). I have never owned a laptop, but, like most of you I would like to get the most of my $1100-1300... I have also never owned a Macintosh nor used Mac OS X, but the idea of having something unix(ish) on a laptop is very appealing. Now I just don't know what to do... i could get the 14" 933 MHz ibook or get a asus m2n 1.4 GHz for the same price. I was hoping someone had the experience to point me in the right direction.
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Not only is this not a new theory, it's NOT A THEORY AT ALL! A theory in technical use is a more or less verified or established explanation accounting for known facts or phenomena: the theory of relativity. A hypothesis is a conjecture put forth as a possible explanation of phenomena or relations, which serves as a basis of argument or experimentation to reach the truth: This idea is only a hypothesis.
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There has been a lot of talk about getting rid of C++ altogether. I can't help but think C++ will continue to be used (and with good reason) by many schools and universities. Being such a low level language, C++ does a good job at teaching one about memory and computer architecture while also teaching principles of programming. Learning C++ with help one with a computer architecture course and vice versa. It is also a nice transition language between learning a programming language and learning assembly programming. Do we really think it will be gotten rid of? Just a thought.
sorry, sometimes is neither possesive nor a contraction. ;)
exactly right. sometime's it's not just a nerd slant that i read on slashdot. most people here need to take a entry level economy book and learn a little about the global economy.
When I made my very first linux install (SuSE 5.1) on a Compaq P200 MMX, I had to call SuSE because I wanted to set the BIOS to boot from the CD-ROM, and I couldn't figure out how to get into the BIOS.. Anyway... I called tech support (this was back when you were calling from the US you actually got to talk to an American) .... I called tech support and I told the guy I need to know how to get into the BIOS... He paused for just a moment, and said confidently, "Okay, go to your start menu, go to "find," type in BIOS, and his "search."
i think i replied to my own post, just wanted you to see that i replied.
Thanks for the info, that helped me understand the pros and cons a lot better. My dilema is that I struggled in math in High School so I'm very far behind now in college.
This is the emphasis i am working on: Information Technology
Could anyone with a degree or a lot of experience in CS tell me if it looks like a reasonable program? The reason I want to do this emphasis is because of my limited math abilities, however, I don't want to cheat myself of the proper education for a computer scientist.
I'm currently in a computer science program, however my emphasis requires less math (only business calc after college algebra) and more business classes.. I will end up taking classes like coporate finance, a couple accounting classes, management, and several BA classes in place of the higher math classes. Of course, I won't be able to take the upper level 3d graphics classes, but other than that, the CS classes are almost exactly the same as the other CS emphases that require more math. I would like to hear the opinions about this from people already working with CS degrees...
is that when/if projects like XFree86 and Apache stop providing their software for free, someone will jump in and provide a substitute service for free and more people will use that product instead. Let's face it. A gigantic reason people use XFree86 and Apache are because they are free. We could use Gimp as an example. I would much rather run Adobe Photoshop at home but the fact the Gimp is free makes up for any lack of performance. Of course, there are other programs like OpenOffice for windows, that I would much rather use than a bloated microsoft office just to be able to type up a paper. So not only is OpenOffice free, it is a better product for me. However, if things were the other way around; if microsoft word were free and OpenOffice was not, i would use word. What I am trying to say is that whether a free program is inferior or not, we are more likely to use it than a non-free program. Apache and XFree86 have literally had years and years of beta testing by hundreds of thousands of people throughout the world. If they begin to charge for their program. Someone somewhere will see the opportunity and create a substitute service (although it may perhaps be temporarily inferior) for free and people will begin using, hacking, and therefore improving it.
In addition to all this, there is another important point to make. Microsoft and other companies that charge insane amounts for software, capitalize on the ignorance of users by providing an easy-to-use service with telephone tech support and by providing a product that "gets us by." The average Linux/BSD et. al. user has an advantage because s/he can say "stuff it" to a company who decides to charge and make a transition to another program that make require more savvy user, or require additional tweaking, or have less tech support but makes free software. We need not be troubled, free software will prevail in our world.
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what happened to your friend? executed?
-bean
once again in attempt to appease minority crowds slashdot employs subliminal ebonics. Yvan Eht Nioj.
"whoever you are" that's funny.
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Yeah, i read the specs, but they sell on pricewatch.com with the "guts" for about the same price as the ibook, sorry for not clarifying that.
Asus (Notebooks - Windows OS)Centrino Notebook,Asus M2N , Pentium M1.4Ghz, 256MB DDR, 20GB, DVD/CD-RW Combo+ WIN XP COA. $ 1266
or
256MB DDR266 (128MB built-in & 128MB SO-DIMM)
40GB Ultra ATA drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
AirPort Extreme Card
14.1-inch TFT XGA display
933MHz PowerPC G4
ATI Mobility Radeon 9200 w/ 32MB DDR video memory
Subtotal $1,288.00
Well... I had given up on ever getting a G4 laptop... but now, I am torn. Okay, so here's the deal. I will be starting the computer science program next semester (January) and I would enjoy having a laptop (or is it unnecessary for a poor college student?). I have never owned a laptop, but, like most of you I would like to get the most of my $1100-1300... I have also never owned a Macintosh nor used Mac OS X, but the idea of having something unix(ish) on a laptop is very appealing. Now I just don't know what to do... i could get the 14" 933 MHz ibook or get a asus m2n 1.4 GHz for the same price. I was hoping someone had the experience to point me in the right direction.