Yes, I understand that C is virtually everywhere, but requires much more to deploy an application everywhere.
Javascript: write once - deploy everywhere C: Write once, compile for every target, deploy everywhere.
See the difference?
And how often is it necessary to alter a compiled application for nuances on specific targets? Javascript is often written wifh fallbacks for targets that don't support a specific feature.
I'm not saying Javascript is superior or inferior to C. They have different strengths and weaknesses. Why must there be a "best language" or arguments over "my language is better than yours"? It's all a personal preference when more than one language can perform a given task. What about tasks that are possible in one language and not in another? Apples and oranges comparing C and Javascript.
Thursday I was writing Objective-C, Friday I was writing Java, today I was replacing the fuel-injectors in my truck, sometime next week I expect to be writing some PHP. Personally, I enjoyed replacing the fuel-injectors more than the work I did Thursday or Friday - and now my truck is running better. Because fuel-system work makes my truck run better, does that make auto-repair better than Objective-C or Java - because neither of them make my truck run better? Objective-C and Java pay the bills while working on my truck does not - does that make programming better than auto-repair? Apples and oranges.
I think it's safe to say that you prefer C to the exclusion of everything else.
As I understand it, the system is tied into other federal databases. Just because you haven't signed up, doesn't mean you aren't in one of the other databases that healthcare.gov is connected to.
When interviewing for a tech support manager position with a company in San Diego - I went through a whole slew of interviews on the same afternoon. director of sales, director of product development, director of software engineering and finally the director of customer service.
That last interview had to be the best interview of my life. Not because I had good answers for all of the questions (I did). Not because I was a great fit for the position (I was). And not because I really wanted the job (I really did). It was the best interview of my life because I sat and had a long conversation with what I believe to be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Mmm, Mmm Anna.
At the end of the interview, she asked "Do you have any questions for me". I had only one. "Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?"
Sadly, Anna said she was married.
That afternoon, I was hired. On my first day, I met Christina (Anna's assistant) the second most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Mmm, Mmm Christina. I spent the next 2 years flying around the country with Anna and Christina going to trade shows (to set up the equipment), and to customer sites to assess their needs.
Part of the beauty of a software development career is that you're constantly asked to do things that you don't necessarily know how to do. When has a customer ever contacted a developer and asked "Can you do this very common thing that everybody can do in their sleep?" - Never! The question is always "We have this incredibly technical thing we want done, and nobody here knows how to do it - can you figure it out?" (paraphrasing, of course)
It's always new and refreshing. I find the challenges invigorating - and often I find myself up until all hours because I've come to an understanding of something new and I want to see it to completion (or a good stopping point).
Every task, every day, every job is a triumph.
I even find it enjoyable to explain to my customers that I don't know how to do something. Part of the explanation includes my excitement to learn how to accomplish it. If I've explained it right, they're as excited for me to do the work as I am. They have a desire to see the job done - and so do I, but for entirely different reasons.
One of the greatest joys is learning how many developers before me declined to try, or tried and failed. For my last contract, my customer explained that I was the 5th developer they contacted - and the only one to submit a proposal.
The software went live Monday, and I couldn't be happier. My customer is in a pretty good mood too.
When has a video camera ever stopped someone from doing exactly what they intend to do? Youtube is full of examples of people behaving badly in front of a video camera (sometimes - because of the video camera)
Sure, video cameras may cause people to reconsider their behavior - but a criminal intent on committing a crime will just wear a mask or disable the camera with some high-tech sticky tape. If the group is repairing the machines so their modification can't be detected - nobody would be the wiser. They might consider the tape to be the work of a prankster and peel it off.
Maybe if the video camera was attached to a flame-thrower - that might do the trick.
Who said we want to harm him. Just a single punch in the arm - for every email he ever sent. After the first million or so, his arm should look like an Italian sausage. It's a good thing he only sent hundreds of millions of messages out....
I suspect that if run against my picture, I'd be classified as either Biker or Hipster (although I'm neither). The algorithm probably fails against anyone who doesn't live in an urban environment, so I guess the results would be inaccurate anyway.
Why is so much effort placed on classifying a person. You belong to X group, or Y group or Z group - what if I don't like or associate with any of those groups? What if my long beard has nothing to do with motorcycles? I suppose it's marketing related - but I'm tired of being classified.
Android devices work in the other direction--I don't know of any that have been supported with the latest updates for 4 years.
I've been a big fan of the Samsung Galaxy phones. My old phones, and current phone can all be updated to the current and latest releases of android:
Samsung Galaxy S (soon to be 4 years old), Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 can all be updated to 4.3.1 (Jellybean), and will soon have an update to 4.4 (KitKat)
So, you'd act against a child's best interests - in defiance of the parent's wishes?
Tea Party Members are individuals. There isn't an actual political party with leaders who speak for the entire group, there is no official press release because there is no official. It's a bunch of individuals with similar goals and complaints. The people saying "we never said that" - probably didn't. The first time I heard it was from a news reporter who could barely stop giggling long enough to say it.
Regarding "Tuna" - I told her that she wouldn't want that name if she knew what it meant, and that she should talk to her mom to get the explanation.
You may choose to degrade yourself by calling people such names, but I won't.
A friends daughter insisted on being called "Tuna" when she was 10 years old. Her parents, and parents friends (including myself) refused to call her Tuna - and tried to convey that she wouldn't want that nickname when she got older - but she insisted. When she turned 16, she was still trying to get her schoolmates to stop calling her Tuna.
The people who knew better, the ones who knew why it was wrong, held themselves to a higher standard.
Apparently you don't know any better and don't hold yourself to a higher standard.
The "Teabagger" name isn't used by the people it's meant to represent. Conservatives that I know don't use such terms. That combined with DogDudes further comments lead me to believe it wasn't sarcasm.
Furthermore, the comment about the second amendment can be considered an attack, as it attempts to point out a weakness in the law - that it has no training requirement. This is a bogus attack, as none of the bill of rights has a training requirement. Maybe the bill of rights could use an accompanying bill of responsibilities.
Take your fascist views to another country, Commie!
fascist - I do not think that word means what you think it means. Commie - I do not think that word means what you think it means.
NOWHERE in the SECOND AMENDMENT does it say ANYTHING about gun education
Nor does the parenting handbook - because their is no parenting handbook. I feel it is my responsibility to raise fully functional, non-sociopath, productive children. Incidentally, I also teach them that name-calling is a sign of weakness.
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Yes, I understand that C is virtually everywhere, but requires much more to deploy an application everywhere.
Javascript: write once - deploy everywhere
C: Write once, compile for every target, deploy everywhere.
See the difference?
And how often is it necessary to alter a compiled application for nuances on specific targets? Javascript is often written wifh fallbacks for targets that don't support a specific feature.
I'm not saying Javascript is superior or inferior to C. They have different strengths and weaknesses. Why must there be a "best language" or arguments over "my language is better than yours"? It's all a personal preference when more than one language can perform a given task. What about tasks that are possible in one language and not in another? Apples and oranges comparing C and Javascript.
Thursday I was writing Objective-C, Friday I was writing Java, today I was replacing the fuel-injectors in my truck, sometime next week I expect to be writing some PHP. Personally, I enjoyed replacing the fuel-injectors more than the work I did Thursday or Friday - and now my truck is running better. Because fuel-system work makes my truck run better, does that make auto-repair better than Objective-C or Java - because neither of them make my truck run better? Objective-C and Java pay the bills while working on my truck does not - does that make programming better than auto-repair? Apples and oranges.
I think it's safe to say that you prefer C to the exclusion of everything else.
and you must compile for every platform.
Write once - deploy everywhere.
Name one other language that is as well supported and as broadly implemented as JavaScript?
With technologies like Node.js - it can run on both the client and the server.
Sure, there are inconsistencies in implementation - but the bulk of functionality is supported in every implementation.
don't actually include any pictures or videos
Except for the picture...and video that I looked at when I visited.
As I understand it, the system is tied into other federal databases. Just because you haven't signed up, doesn't mean you aren't in one of the other databases that healthcare.gov is connected to.
Offtopic?
I said something that should have taken me out of the running for that position - asking my interviewer out on a date! Who else here has done that?
Granted, I've only ever been interviewed by an uber-hottie once... so I suppose that kind of opportunity doesn't happen every day.
When interviewing for a tech support manager position with a company in San Diego - I went through a whole slew of interviews on the same afternoon. director of sales, director of product development, director of software engineering and finally the director of customer service.
That last interview had to be the best interview of my life. Not because I had good answers for all of the questions (I did). Not because I was a great fit for the position (I was). And not because I really wanted the job (I really did). It was the best interview of my life because I sat and had a long conversation with what I believe to be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Mmm, Mmm Anna.
At the end of the interview, she asked "Do you have any questions for me". I had only one. "Would you like to have dinner with me tonight?"
Sadly, Anna said she was married.
That afternoon, I was hired. On my first day, I met Christina (Anna's assistant) the second most beautiful woman I've ever seen. Mmm, Mmm Christina. I spent the next 2 years flying around the country with Anna and Christina going to trade shows (to set up the equipment), and to customer sites to assess their needs.
I loved that job. The scenery was great.
Reminds me of the classic Gary Larson - Far Side rendition of "How birds see the world"
http://veggie.buntch.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/larsonhowbirdsseetheworld.jpg
Hey now, I cut my teeth on COBOL. I at least deserve that level of (lack of) respect.
I hope not.
Of course, I pass on the mundane jobs for that reason (and because mundane jobs pay mundane amounts)
Not very long.
Um...22 years next Tuesday.
Part of the beauty of a software development career is that you're constantly asked to do things that you don't necessarily know how to do. When has a customer ever contacted a developer and asked "Can you do this very common thing that everybody can do in their sleep?" - Never! The question is always "We have this incredibly technical thing we want done, and nobody here knows how to do it - can you figure it out?" (paraphrasing, of course)
It's always new and refreshing. I find the challenges invigorating - and often I find myself up until all hours because I've come to an understanding of something new and I want to see it to completion (or a good stopping point).
Every task, every day, every job is a triumph.
I even find it enjoyable to explain to my customers that I don't know how to do something. Part of the explanation includes my excitement to learn how to accomplish it. If I've explained it right, they're as excited for me to do the work as I am. They have a desire to see the job done - and so do I, but for entirely different reasons.
One of the greatest joys is learning how many developers before me declined to try, or tried and failed. For my last contract, my customer explained that I was the 5th developer they contacted - and the only one to submit a proposal.
The software went live Monday, and I couldn't be happier. My customer is in a pretty good mood too.
FTA: Arvig
When has a video camera ever stopped someone from doing exactly what they intend to do? Youtube is full of examples of people behaving badly in front of a video camera (sometimes - because of the video camera)
Sure, video cameras may cause people to reconsider their behavior - but a criminal intent on committing a crime will just wear a mask or disable the camera with some high-tech sticky tape. If the group is repairing the machines so their modification can't be detected - nobody would be the wiser. They might consider the tape to be the work of a prankster and peel it off.
Maybe if the video camera was attached to a flame-thrower - that might do the trick.
Yes, I am talking about Cyanogenmod - and nobody ever said it had to be an official update.
Who said we want to harm him. Just a single punch in the arm - for every email he ever sent. After the first million or so, his arm should look like an Italian sausage. It's a good thing he only sent hundreds of millions of messages out....
I suspect that if run against my picture, I'd be classified as either Biker or Hipster (although I'm neither). The algorithm probably fails against anyone who doesn't live in an urban environment, so I guess the results would be inaccurate anyway.
Why is so much effort placed on classifying a person. You belong to X group, or Y group or Z group - what if I don't like or associate with any of those groups? What if my long beard has nothing to do with motorcycles? I suppose it's marketing related - but I'm tired of being classified.
And an uncle with a red Barchetta
Android devices work in the other direction--I don't know of any that have been supported with the latest updates for 4 years.
I've been a big fan of the Samsung Galaxy phones. My old phones, and current phone can all be updated to the current and latest releases of android:
Samsung Galaxy S (soon to be 4 years old), Galaxy S2 and Galaxy S3 can all be updated to 4.3.1 (Jellybean), and will soon have an update to 4.4 (KitKat)
"Every time I said "Kill all humans" I'd always mutter "Except Fry"" B.B. Rodriguez
It's all so confusing,
Not really, but if that's your excuse - who am I to suggest you be a better person.
So, you'd act against a child's best interests - in defiance of the parent's wishes?
Tea Party Members are individuals. There isn't an actual political party with leaders who speak for the entire group, there is no official press release because there is no official. It's a bunch of individuals with similar goals and complaints. The people saying "we never said that" - probably didn't. The first time I heard it was from a news reporter who could barely stop giggling long enough to say it.
Regarding "Tuna" - I told her that she wouldn't want that name if she knew what it meant, and that she should talk to her mom to get the explanation.
You may choose to degrade yourself by calling people such names, but I won't.
A friends daughter insisted on being called "Tuna" when she was 10 years old. Her parents, and parents friends (including myself) refused to call her Tuna - and tried to convey that she wouldn't want that nickname when she got older - but she insisted. When she turned 16, she was still trying to get her schoolmates to stop calling her Tuna.
The people who knew better, the ones who knew why it was wrong, held themselves to a higher standard.
Apparently you don't know any better and don't hold yourself to a higher standard.
I just chose to use
There you have it. Marc Whinery chooses to use the name of a deviant sexual behavior to refer to a group of people based on their political beliefs.
Didn't your parents teach you that name-calling is a sign of weakness?
The "Teabagger" name isn't used by the people it's meant to represent. Conservatives that I know don't use such terms. That combined with DogDudes further comments lead me to believe it wasn't sarcasm.
Furthermore, the comment about the second amendment can be considered an attack, as it attempts to point out a weakness in the law - that it has no training requirement. This is a bogus attack, as none of the bill of rights has a training requirement. Maybe the bill of rights could use an accompanying bill of responsibilities.
Again with the name calling.
Take your fascist views to another country, Commie!
fascist - I do not think that word means what you think it means.
Commie - I do not think that word means what you think it means.
NOWHERE in the SECOND AMENDMENT does it say ANYTHING about gun education
Nor does the parenting handbook - because their is no parenting handbook. I feel it is my responsibility to raise fully functional, non-sociopath, productive children. Incidentally, I also teach them that name-calling is a sign of weakness.