As far as I see,.NET is a 'program with whatever you want' system. All the languages are being brought up to the same level so that people who are more experienced that C or Java can use C++ or C#, while VB programmers can use VB.NET (if they're not too lazy to re-learn the language)
The reason one might not go to C++ or Java is: C++ has a little bit more tricky syntax than C# (as one book I have says: "C# is a language of few words") -- there are many fewer keywords in C# than C++
Java may not deliver the same functionality that a programmer needs, or maybe they're forced in some circumstance to use Visual Studio...
BTW, the only language I've ever seen (course not that I've seen them all) with END IF is Visual Basic...
Personally I have a near-heart attack every time I must open up IE. Unless MS can find a way to make IE without so many holes (or at least hush it up better), I would not use IE7. Besides, Fox has got a lot better customization.
Now, how much will this cost the taxpayers of New York? Not to be a troll, but regardless of the need to be environmentally green it also helps to be monetarily green.
Apple sees that it's failing in Desktops (as it is before the Intel alliance...not going into that) so it's moving to mobile:
The Apple deal fits well within this strategy to create a rich, open platform that can compete with Windows and the Visual Studio tools in the enterprise and consumer markets, and keep Microsoft at bay on mobile devices. Browsing is an important issue that needs to be addressed more effectively than it has been to date on mobile devices, particularly as handsets incorporate open IP access via Wi-Fi and as operators start, grudgingly, to open their walled gardens.
I'd actually be quite interested to see what sort of things Apple can come up with on Mobile. If they are equally priced to Microsoft's 'solutions' and can perform as well or better that might make Apple for this decade.
I don't want anyone to make the internet safer except myself. I installed the Firewall. I installed the AV. I installed all the other safety stuff. Not the government, and I don't want them to bud in.
Dodgeball - Google acquired this two-person cell phone social networking company in May 2005. The company was looking for investors, and Google apparently fit the bill. So far, nothing has happened with this company, but it will probably have something to do with Google Mobile.
Google Mobile? So are they making cell phones or something? I'm confused.
Buzznet - Yahoo! beat Google to the punch by acquiring Flickr, one of my candidates in the first draft of this article. Like Flickr, Buzznet is a photo hosting and sharing service that features unique tagging features. It is possible to browse by tag and see all sorts of interesting stuff. Buzznet would probably jibe with Picasa's Hello photo posting service, perhaps include some sort of photo-Blogger, and integrate well with Orkut.
I think this would do very well and could be a competitor to Imageshack.us. I also think they would integrate it w/ Picasa probably and Blogger.
Monster - Monster is the most popular job search site. Some bloggers have tossed this idea around, touting various forms of integration with other Google services. They also mention that Yahoo! owns HotJobs. However, one wonders whether Google is interested in this market at all.
Hmm...that'd be interesting to see
Anyone seen Epic? Epic is a mock 'history' presentation on Google from the POV of 2015. It's quite interesting and while the idea of this is creepy it'd be cool at the same time.
How come nobody counts Distributed Computing as Supercomputers? I'm sure many of the BOINC Projects (SETI@Home at berkeley, E@H at UWM, etc.) have close or even higher than that.
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Personally, I don't care about the MS situation, but I am pissed at the Sony thing.
oooh I like that idea.
I wonder how long (and I'm dead serious here, not sarcastic) it'll take the other countries to capitulate.
Just because it's done through DNS now doesn't mean it's the only way it can be done.
Do *you* want to pay $600 for an xbox 360? MS will want a 100% profit on that license per xbox and they'll get it.
Not to troll or anything, but it seems to me that there ought to be something more interesting than the kernel.org server moving.
Okay I concede that point then...
As far as I see, .NET is a 'program with whatever you want' system. All the languages are being brought up to the same level so that people who are more experienced that C or Java can use C++ or C#, while VB programmers can use VB.NET (if they're not too lazy to re-learn the language)
The reason one might not go to C++ or Java is:
C++ has a little bit more tricky syntax than C# (as one book I have says: "C# is a language of few words") -- there are many fewer keywords in C# than C++
Java may not deliver the same functionality that a programmer needs, or maybe they're forced in some circumstance to use Visual Studio...
BTW, the only language I've ever seen (course not that I've seen them all) with END IF is Visual Basic...
no problem...if I code that and get $2 mil from MS, then I'm happy
:D
and they can handle the legal problems with any 'stolen' code from apple
"Skype -- the entire world, except for China, can talk for free"
In which case you will have a computer with more than 3 Ghz and a video card newer than 6 months old. Look how convenient!
Besides, it's in 2 years, by then 3 Ghz will be entry level.
Hey if you can't stand the heat, get out of the vista...
that was terrible..
Nobody's forcing you to upgrade to Vista, besides it's more graphical updates than functionality to the normal end-user.
I think I have something to do this sunday
Really...since when do American Economics apply in China?
Personally I have a near-heart attack every time I must open up IE. Unless MS can find a way to make IE without so many holes (or at least hush it up better), I would not use IE7. Besides, Fox has got a lot better customization.
Now, how much will this cost the taxpayers of New York? Not to be a troll, but regardless of the need to be environmentally green it also helps to be monetarily green.
Selling a device that is intentionally crippled is just plain ridiculous
Why is it so ridiculous? The company is only out to make some more money. They don't want anything but that. Some people just don't get the fact.
Apple sees that it's failing in Desktops (as it is before the Intel alliance...not going into that) so it's moving to mobile:
The Apple deal fits well within this strategy to create a rich, open platform that can compete with Windows and the Visual Studio tools in the enterprise and consumer markets, and keep Microsoft at bay on mobile devices. Browsing is an important issue that needs to be addressed more effectively than it has been to date on mobile devices, particularly as handsets incorporate open IP access via Wi-Fi and as operators start, grudgingly, to open their walled gardens.
I'd actually be quite interested to see what sort of things Apple can come up with on Mobile. If they are equally priced to Microsoft's 'solutions' and can perform as well or better that might make Apple for this decade.
3 Distros of Linux I have downloaded
2 versions of America's Army (free game)
3-5 patches of various games I have
all at about 300-400 kbps
need I go on?
You don't need a picture of the floorplan of a large office building to ram a plane in to it.
If the police sucked as much as these gov't organizations I would be saying that.
I don't want anyone to make the internet safer except myself. I installed the Firewall. I installed the AV. I installed all the other safety stuff. Not the government, and I don't want them to bud in.
1. Why is it news when MS releases a patch? It happens every week.
2. First a JPG problem, then a PNG problem, so what's next? A GIF and a BMP problem? Or are we moving onto video formats next?
Dodgeball - Google acquired this two-person cell phone social networking company in May 2005. The company was looking for investors, and Google apparently fit the bill. So far, nothing has happened with this company, but it will probably have something to do with Google Mobile.
Google Mobile? So are they making cell phones or something? I'm confused.
Buzznet - Yahoo! beat Google to the punch by acquiring Flickr, one of my candidates in the first draft of this article. Like Flickr, Buzznet is a photo hosting and sharing service that features unique tagging features. It is possible to browse by tag and see all sorts of interesting stuff. Buzznet would probably jibe with Picasa's Hello photo posting service, perhaps include some sort of photo-Blogger, and integrate well with Orkut.
I think this would do very well and could be a competitor to Imageshack.us. I also think they would integrate it w/ Picasa probably and Blogger.
Monster - Monster is the most popular job search site. Some bloggers have tossed this idea around, touting various forms of integration with other Google services. They also mention that Yahoo! owns HotJobs. However, one wonders whether Google is interested in this market at all.
Hmm...that'd be interesting to see
Anyone seen Epic? Epic is a mock 'history' presentation on Google from the POV of 2015. It's quite interesting and while the idea of this is creepy it'd be cool at the same time.
How come nobody counts Distributed Computing as Supercomputers? I'm sure many of the BOINC Projects (SETI@Home at berkeley, E@H at UWM, etc.) have close or even higher than that.
You never pretend you have privacy so you're never disappointed.