It is always a hoot to read these type of stories. You have the "zomg it isn't that hard" folk come in and tell us all how easy it is. write once, run everywhere! - it is painfully obvious they haven't written an Android App beyond "Hello World."
Weren't we all promised that back when Java was up and coming and how well did that work?
But, those like you that have done both (and myself) realize how much of a fricking pain Android is to develop on. You can even have the same exact phone with different carriers and experience different issues. I don't know why Google doesn't restrict the rights to license the Android name more, to only phones that implement the APIs exactly as they should on the phone.. It is an absolute pain to debug Android issues.
Writing Android Apps is a breeze, I enjoy it. It is an issue when you go to QA them that you run into issues...
If someone makes a threat, arrest them and file charges (which has been done in this case). Only when actions have real life consequences will the trolls Learn.
But in reality, a tiny sliver of individuals will ever read this. It would be more useful if it were in the App Stores or a screen on the device you could easily find to get the info. It will be another "EULA" which people just hit "Accept" for
Years - and people wonder why the police are militarized, why violence is prevelant, why mass shootings happen, why bombings happen. It is because our culture is one of death and destruction, because 'merica. Endless war has done this, the value of life is nonexistent in our government.
They are caught in the mix of trying to be several things. Their bread and butter is enterprise and desktop. Why are they pushing into hardware? They really don't have the expertise to get into it - and with the Surface mess, it really shows. They need to pick their path and shed the silly ideas. Want to be a software company? Be the best you can. Don't half ass hardware - where you will get schooled by older venders.
That microsoft has to slash the price to fight off people wanting to buy them?
Is that the correct spin?
Lets face it. Microsoft has tried to push the "Convertible laptop / tablet" on the market since 2000 (even before maybe?) - and no one wants it. They simply cannot grasp that it isn't what the consumer (even enterprise wants). People want tablets to consume content, not create it.
No, it is more disturbing that dozens of black men in cities all across the country are murdered and no one gives a shit. Where is the President on this? Oh, he and the media only interject when the race baiters find something to dig their teeth into.
This trial is a stupid show put on for idiots while real tragedies occur every day.
Is nothing more than a dog and pony show to convict Zimmerman. I don't care either way what the verdict is - but lets call a spade a spade. The political push to prosecute him from the President down doesn't surprise me that the state was hiding evidence to support their case.
Good idea, but in reality it should be all revolved around creating true standards and interoperability. Systems communicating together should have been the single desirable element in all of it. Instead, it was an afterthought. Now we get garbage like Commonwell (From the 5 largest EHR vendors) that will create more proprietary garbage.
The people that created the mess we are in want to fix it? Please.
Before the govt started handing out $44k for docs to adopt shitty EHR systems and collect free money. We now have a plethora of shitty EHR systems in hospitals that don't solve any issues at all.
So, the government created this incentive (Which made a few companies insanely rich, like Epic, Cerner, and Athena) - and created this massive siloed data mess. Anyone who has worked in HIT knows what a complete failure this EHR rollout has been on every front.
Even better are the CHIIT "certification" standards (aka, a complete pile of shit) which were to ensure that EHR software met a bunch of standards to get that $44k. One of the hallmarks was "Interoperability" - which to CHIIT meant "systems can communicate with themselves" - derp.
The EHR rollout was a complete failure, mainly due to the govt pushing shit out on the marketplace with their stupid incentives. It is going to take over a decade to untangle the mess of complete crap.
Most of the posts are hate, but good for Microsoft. It is a step in the right direction. Anyone who works/worked there will tell you the organization is very segregated. Business units fight one another and things aren't done in a cohesive manner.
But, Apple is very segregated as well and they seem to do alright. Perhaps it is just the culture at Microsoft that is the issue.
Perhaps they will finally end their silly employee review process as well - as people I know at MS absolutely hate it.
Exactly. Anyone who says fragmentation isn't an issue clearly isn't doing Android development.
I find the platform a breeze to actually develop for. But, the issue is in testing and QA. The dearth of devices out there with hundreds of variations has created an unsustainable environment to deploy against.
Google really should be pushing any manufactures that want to license the Android name to properly implement the APIs. Failing to do so is creating quite the issue.
I am 31 and FB tried hard to recruit me. I have friends that have passed up Google, etc.
None of us have interest in working for them. They do nothing that interests us (well, I think Google does some cool stuff, but nothing they'd hire me for).
I think it is easier for younger people to get spun up working for "Facebook" or "Google" than it is to work elsewhere. Other jobs may not be resume builders like those two, but they may be of more value.
Conversely, most of the people I know starting their own businesses are 35+, but then again I may have selection bias due to my own age.
I've had to debug systems where code was abstracted so much - to make such simple routines that it was nearly impossible to debug. So, though simplification helps - sometimes writing a long routine maybe preferable.
No no, you see it has been rebraned "global climate change" - so even if the temp drops, it is because of humans and thus is bad. So, now they own both sides of the argument.
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It is always a hoot to read these type of stories. You have the "zomg it isn't that hard" folk come in and tell us all how easy it is. write once, run everywhere! - it is painfully obvious they haven't written an Android App beyond "Hello World."
Weren't we all promised that back when Java was up and coming and how well did that work?
But, those like you that have done both (and myself) realize how much of a fricking pain Android is to develop on. You can even have the same exact phone with different carriers and experience different issues. I don't know why Google doesn't restrict the rights to license the Android name more, to only phones that implement the APIs exactly as they should on the phone.. It is an absolute pain to debug Android issues.
Writing Android Apps is a breeze, I enjoy it. It is an issue when you go to QA them that you run into issues...
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So, why is anyone surprised his executive agencies are putting up more roadblocks to building power plants? I mean, he said it in plain english.
If someone makes a threat, arrest them and file charges (which has been done in this case). Only when actions have real life consequences will the trolls Learn.
But in reality, a tiny sliver of individuals will ever read this. It would be more useful if it were in the App Stores or a screen on the device you could easily find to get the info. It will be another "EULA" which people just hit "Accept" for
Not true at all. I-81 in Virginia has these signs.
I was once driving north on it late at night. All of a sudden, my car lit up with a bright spotlight from above surrounding it. I about shit myself.
The spotlight then moved to the car and front of me, and so on.
It was either aliens or the VSP. I'd say, the VSP.
Years - and people wonder why the police are militarized, why violence is prevelant, why mass shootings happen, why bombings happen. It is because our culture is one of death and destruction, because 'merica. Endless war has done this, the value of life is nonexistent in our government.
Spam, harassing phone calls to sell their services. Yep, great non-corporate service. Please.
They are caught in the mix of trying to be several things. Their bread and butter is enterprise and desktop. Why are they pushing into hardware? They really don't have the expertise to get into it - and with the Surface mess, it really shows. They need to pick their path and shed the silly ideas. Want to be a software company? Be the best you can. Don't half ass hardware - where you will get schooled by older venders.
That microsoft has to slash the price to fight off people wanting to buy them?
Is that the correct spin?
Lets face it. Microsoft has tried to push the "Convertible laptop / tablet" on the market since 2000 (even before maybe?) - and no one wants it. They simply cannot grasp that it isn't what the consumer (even enterprise wants). People want tablets to consume content, not create it.
No, it is more disturbing that dozens of black men in cities all across the country are murdered and no one gives a shit. Where is the President on this? Oh, he and the media only interject when the race baiters find something to dig their teeth into.
This trial is a stupid show put on for idiots while real tragedies occur every day.
Is nothing more than a dog and pony show to convict Zimmerman. I don't care either way what the verdict is - but lets call a spade a spade. The political push to prosecute him from the President down doesn't surprise me that the state was hiding evidence to support their case.
Does someone really need to connect the dots?
Good idea, but in reality it should be all revolved around creating true standards and interoperability. Systems communicating together should have been the single desirable element in all of it. Instead, it was an afterthought. Now we get garbage like Commonwell (From the 5 largest EHR vendors) that will create more proprietary garbage.
The people that created the mess we are in want to fix it? Please.
Before the govt started handing out $44k for docs to adopt shitty EHR systems and collect free money. We now have a plethora of shitty EHR systems in hospitals that don't solve any issues at all.
So, the government created this incentive (Which made a few companies insanely rich, like Epic, Cerner, and Athena) - and created this massive siloed data mess. Anyone who has worked in HIT knows what a complete failure this EHR rollout has been on every front.
Even better are the CHIIT "certification" standards (aka, a complete pile of shit) which were to ensure that EHR software met a bunch of standards to get that $44k. One of the hallmarks was "Interoperability" - which to CHIIT meant "systems can communicate with themselves" - derp.
The EHR rollout was a complete failure, mainly due to the govt pushing shit out on the marketplace with their stupid incentives. It is going to take over a decade to untangle the mess of complete crap.
campaign against Google, attacking Google for "reading your email" for putting ads on the screen.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/7/3962794/microsoft-revives-anti-google-scroogled-campaign-to-attack-gmail
I've dealt with Apple. Divisions don't communicate with one another. It is terribly silo'd.
Most of the posts are hate, but good for Microsoft. It is a step in the right direction. Anyone who works/worked there will tell you the organization is very segregated. Business units fight one another and things aren't done in a cohesive manner.
But, Apple is very segregated as well and they seem to do alright. Perhaps it is just the culture at Microsoft that is the issue.
Perhaps they will finally end their silly employee review process as well - as people I know at MS absolutely hate it.
Exactly. Anyone who says fragmentation isn't an issue clearly isn't doing Android development.
I find the platform a breeze to actually develop for. But, the issue is in testing and QA. The dearth of devices out there with hundreds of variations has created an unsustainable environment to deploy against.
Google really should be pushing any manufactures that want to license the Android name to properly implement the APIs. Failing to do so is creating quite the issue.
Folk?
I am 31 and FB tried hard to recruit me. I have friends that have passed up Google, etc.
None of us have interest in working for them. They do nothing that interests us (well, I think Google does some cool stuff, but nothing they'd hire me for).
I think it is easier for younger people to get spun up working for "Facebook" or "Google" than it is to work elsewhere. Other jobs may not be resume builders like those two, but they may be of more value.
Conversely, most of the people I know starting their own businesses are 35+, but then again I may have selection bias due to my own age.
Just imagine if he had lied to congress about something serious - like steroids in baseball. Then he'd definitely be looking at jail time!
Now how about the people that were harassed get that money instead of back to the govt coffers. Oh wait, that's not how it works.
I've had to debug systems where code was abstracted so much - to make such simple routines that it was nearly impossible to debug. So, though simplification helps - sometimes writing a long routine maybe preferable.
I can't decipher how sad or pathetic this actually is.
No no, you see it has been rebraned "global climate change" - so even if the temp drops, it is because of humans and thus is bad. So, now they own both sides of the argument.
Protip: glass isn't recording 24/7. I know, reality differs a bit compared to flamebait you read in Slashdot