I agree -- XML is one of the most hyped buzzwords of the 21st century. When used for storing larger amounts of type complex data, the structure of an XML container often grows to enormous amounts. And with Microsoft proclaiming XAML and every single byte of source code embedded in XML documents, we can only imagine (and fear!) the sizes of the CVS development repositories of the future.
I work as a developer on a combined Java/C# code generator application for exchanging data between several data models, XML formats, databases etc. The application primarily uses a GUI for defining the data mappings, which triggers the need for a generic XML container for storing the code. When the mapping is defined, you press the -button - and the application generates the code in the language of choice. This really shows the strength of the XML world, also in the vast territories of application development - generic data are translated into the development environment and platform of your choice. In this way, XML is a nice choice. But don't hype it too much.
Gosh. The same system requirements as War Operation Plan Response (WOPR)? That's what I call vintage. Maybe Microsoft has finally worked out that green text consoles provide much better UI than Avalon.
Interesting list, I suppose...
My top ten includes (besides the well-known hotfixes, and SPs from MS):
1) Vim/win32
2) UnxUtils
3) iTunes/win32
4) Mozilla Firefox
5) Mozilla Thunderbird
6) PuTTY
7) SSE IRIS/MFS
8) OpenOffice.org
9) WinRAR
10) TOAD
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
> LIST GAMES
1) TIC TAC TOE
2) CHESS
3) FALKEN'S MAZE
4) BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE
5) GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR... I've seen too much Wargames, I think.
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I agree -- XML is one of the most hyped buzzwords of the 21st century. When used for storing larger amounts of type complex data, the structure of an XML container often grows to enormous amounts. And with Microsoft proclaiming XAML and every single byte of source code embedded in XML documents, we can only imagine (and fear!) the sizes of the CVS development repositories of the future.
I work as a developer on a combined Java/C# code generator application for exchanging data between several data models, XML formats, databases etc. The application primarily uses a GUI for defining the data mappings, which triggers the need for a generic XML container for storing the code. When the mapping is defined, you press the -button - and the application generates the code in the language of choice. This really shows the strength of the XML world, also in the vast territories of application development - generic data are translated into the development environment and platform of your choice.
In this way, XML is a nice choice. But don't hype it too much.
Gosh. The same system requirements as War Operation Plan Response (WOPR)? That's what I call vintage. Maybe Microsoft has finally worked out that green text consoles provide much better UI than Avalon.
Interesting list, I suppose... My top ten includes (besides the well-known hotfixes, and SPs from MS): 1) Vim/win32 2) UnxUtils 3) iTunes/win32 4) Mozilla Firefox 5) Mozilla Thunderbird 6) PuTTY 7) SSE IRIS/MFS 8) OpenOffice.org 9) WinRAR 10) TOAD
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME?
... I've seen too much Wargames, I think.
> LIST GAMES
1) TIC TAC TOE
2) CHESS
3) FALKEN'S MAZE
4) BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE
5) GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR
SHALL WE PLAY A GAME? > LIST GAMES 1) TIC TAC TOE 2) CHESS 3) FALKEN'S MAZE 4) BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL WARFARE 5) GLOBAL THERMONUCLEAR WAR ... I've seen too much Wargames, I think.
The car's on fire And there's no driver at the wheel And the sewers are all muddied with a thousand lonely suicides And a dark wind blows
1) Serve the public trust ...
2) Protect the innocent
3) Uphold the law
4)
Hmm, can't remember the fourth directive!