Assembler, Perl, shell, C, Java, Erlang, makefiles, SQL... all gets pounded through my trusty Eclipse workspace. The Subclipse plugin is very nice integration with Subversion too (which I use constantly).
Firstly it's easy to never make the tab/space error. I've used make heavily for years and I don't make that error. What's wrong with your tools?
Secondly Ant and make aren't even comparable in power or capabilities. Ant files are large, hard to read, and are the "training wheels" version of makefiles: There's so much you just cannot do, or cannot do with similar ease.
The Makefile is an exemplary manifestation of the UNIX philosophy: a concise, powerful DSL that does one thing well.
(OTOH, at my day job we do build our Java applications with Ant but are not afraid to use make where it makes sense (haha).)
If you can't learn to use make, maybe you should stick to Visual Studio...
MS was a customer hostile enterprise (eventually proved criminal, time and time again) from the day Gates crawled out of bed and set it up in 1975, with mission: Enrich ME, fuck everyone else. (Remember the anti-hobbyist memo (first of many famous incriminating memos)? The leopard doesn't change its spots.)
I make that 32 years. The cost to civilisation is incalculable, and we'll be paying for decades to come. Millions of lives are made worse by Windows and every other worthless MS product, every day.
Ballmer was hired and retained to continue the disgusting legacy.
Whoever said that "beauty and intuition" were incompatible with "functionality"?
It is better to have functionality and intuitive beauty as well. Viz: Apple.
The important thing is to climb out of the Microsoft swamp of mediocrity. Every time someone goes the extra mile, cares about quality*, we get closer to returning to a civilised state. Personally I'm glad Linus is willing to spare his brains and intuition to improve things for everyone.
I've dragged 2 different 17" Apple PowerBook G4s around the world a few times - maybe 100 flights, nearly a dozen countries in nearly every continent - and never had any glitch whatsoever. Both are still running perfectly, and both have been my every-day work machines in offices, hotels, wherever I am. The Apple universal power adapters are also very reliable (I've used them in every country I've been to). The current range of MacBooks should be equally dependable (but with much better battery life than the G4:)... and they run the most stable, secure and sexy desktop O/S.
Never ascribe to malice what results from trying to dishonestly force junk through standardisation processes. Memo to Microsoft: Your product stinks, is why you didn't get your way. And your business practices stink even worse. Go away.
An "obscure" language could well be the stand-out choice, regardless of whether the skills already exist in your organisation. You can outsource them to get a more optimal solution (Erlang consultants, for example) rather than being restricted to the lowest-common-denominator of developers you already have.
Data obsolescence is a huge problem. MS doesn't give a damn, their business model is to sit between you and your data. (OOXML versus ODF.)
Apple also did something like this (or worse) when they EOL'd Classic in Leopard. Millions of files become inaccessible overnight because the applications to read them simply cannot be run. It's thoughtless and cynical and extremely destructive.
The summary is not alarmist. Data obsolescence happens every day. It's a fatal flaw in the proprietary software model that RMS correctly identified decades ago.
In contrast, one of XP machine is running like snail still after several attempts to clean ups, defrags, and registry cleanings; so i don't even want to boot it up anymore.
So I'm not sure which to believe... "Use XP because Vista sucks," or "Use Vista because XP sucks."
Personally I use OS X and only read the Vista-sucks articles for the comedy value. They'll never be relevant to me or my employer...
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You only need to start Eclipse every few months or years (especially true of Apple laptops, which sleep).
Doesn't take long to amortise a 30 second startup over 6 months of working without restarting, relaunching, crashes or BSODs.
Assembler, Perl, shell, C, Java, Erlang, makefiles, SQL... all gets pounded through my trusty Eclipse workspace. The Subclipse plugin is very nice integration with Subversion too (which I use constantly).
Firstly it's easy to never make the tab/space error. I've used make heavily for years and I don't make that error. What's wrong with your tools?
Secondly Ant and make aren't even comparable in power or capabilities. Ant files are large, hard to read, and are the "training wheels" version of makefiles: There's so much you just cannot do, or cannot do with similar ease.
The Makefile is an exemplary manifestation of the UNIX philosophy: a concise, powerful DSL that does one thing well.
(OTOH, at my day job we do build our Java applications with Ant but are not afraid to use make where it makes sense (haha).)
If you can't learn to use make, maybe you should stick to Visual Studio...
"Defined crappy computing" - now that's accurate.
n/t
It has to be said - Pink Floyd post-Waters is arguably not "the same band" that produced The Wall...
When was the last time MShit respected a law?
they've changed a lot and are starting differently with the next gen OS
How wonderful! In the meantime I'll keep using my Mac, OK?
(Next you'll be telling us they've adopted ethical business practices. Feh.)
Somebody can't count.
MS was a customer hostile enterprise (eventually proved criminal, time and time again) from the day Gates crawled out of bed and set it up in 1975, with mission: Enrich ME, fuck everyone else. (Remember the anti-hobbyist memo (first of many famous incriminating memos)? The leopard doesn't change its spots.)
I make that 32 years. The cost to civilisation is incalculable, and we'll be paying for decades to come. Millions of lives are made worse by Windows and every other worthless MS product, every day.
Ballmer was hired and retained to continue the disgusting legacy.
Has somebody not been paying attention?
Or do they mean, "less combative, more abhorrent"?
Whoever said that "beauty and intuition" were incompatible with "functionality"?
It is better to have functionality and intuitive beauty as well. Viz: Apple.
The important thing is to climb out of the Microsoft swamp of mediocrity. Every time someone goes the extra mile, cares about quality*, we get closer to returning to a civilised state. Personally I'm glad Linus is willing to spare his brains and intuition to improve things for everyone.
* - Also see Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance.
I've dragged 2 different 17" Apple PowerBook G4s around the world a few times - maybe 100 flights, nearly a dozen countries in nearly every continent - and never had any glitch whatsoever. Both are still running perfectly, and both have been my every-day work machines in offices, hotels, wherever I am. The Apple universal power adapters are also very reliable (I've used them in every country I've been to). The current range of MacBooks should be equally dependable (but with much better battery life than the G4 :) ... and they run the most stable, secure and sexy desktop O/S.
Never ascribe to malice what results from trying to dishonestly force junk through standardisation processes. Memo to Microsoft: Your product stinks, is why you didn't get your way. And your business practices stink even worse. Go away.
IIRC, he defined media as an extension of the body, or extension of the senses, and went beyond this to include tools such as the automobile.
I am not near my McLuhan library to give specific references, sorry.
An "obscure" language could well be the stand-out choice, regardless of whether the skills already exist in your organisation. You can outsource them to get a more optimal solution (Erlang consultants, for example) rather than being restricted to the lowest-common-denominator of developers you already have.
Disclaimer: I've dabbled in Erlang.
Where the moron describes 'being green' as a fad.
Clearly they live on another planet. I hope their SUV plunges into a polluted lake some time soon... fatally.
eliminate running bots, protect yourself from the next virus outbreak, keep your data safe
If you gave a shit about any of the above, you'd have got rid of Windows already.
Pile them all on to ships and send them to Australia!
The U.S. Department of Justice will go medieval on Microsoft
Data obsolescence is a huge problem. MS doesn't give a damn, their business model is to sit between you and your data. (OOXML versus ODF.)
Apple also did something like this (or worse) when they EOL'd Classic in Leopard. Millions of files become inaccessible overnight because the applications to read them simply cannot be run. It's thoughtless and cynical and extremely destructive.
The summary is not alarmist. Data obsolescence happens every day. It's a fatal flaw in the proprietary software model that RMS correctly identified decades ago.
It's clear who learned to spell from TV.
BEACONS of Gondor, for Sauron's sake.
BEACONS.
If you can't afford a dictionary, rednecks, at least Google.
Nuff said.
Honestly, why are people so clueless. Life is short.
In contrast, one of XP machine is running like snail still after several attempts to clean ups, defrags, and registry cleanings; so i don't even want to boot it up anymore.
So I'm not sure which to believe... "Use XP because Vista sucks," or "Use Vista because XP sucks."
Personally I use OS X and only read the Vista-sucks articles for the comedy value. They'll never be relevant to me or my employer...