If Google doubts it's readiness for mission-critical usage it gets a "beta" slapped on it. Do real professionals actually think Google Apps is ready for prime time usage?
Very true. But these days, there are better ways to skin the cat. "Better" in the sense that some of newer battle-hardened OO languages (Java &.Net) are a more elegant way to build sturdy & scalable apps.
The middle-class need tax relief. So let's tax the big companies they all work for much more heavily.
This will surely help the middle-class employees of these large greedy companies. In order to remain competitive in this global economy these large companies must move out of the USA because the taxes are so burdensome here.
This will be helpful when I have a flat tire and don't have the air compressor and pneumatic ratchet handy to get the lug nuts off. Just, plug in a Brownian ratchet via USB into my laptop and zip off those lug nuts!!
Put as much code as possible into the same subroutine. When your subroutines are over 1000 lines you've got the hang of it.
* Do all of your validation on the client side. Nobody turns off javascript any more like they used to.
* Screw layered architecture. It just creates way too many confusing files and projects.
* Error handling? Your code should just work properly. Error handling is for the weak.
* Code is like art. Every programmer should have their own unique standards.
* Pick one modern popular language and vehemently refuse to work with any other language.
* Never work with anybody else's code no matter how seemingly battle-hardned. It is always faster and better to start the project over from scratch (especially if you can change the language to your pet language).
Yea, Google has a stranglehold on Internet search and therefore is in touch with their user base.
MS on the other hand has a stranglehold on the desktop OS and therefore is an evil monopoly.
Let's face it folks here's the only difference:
* Google's monopoly will hurt businesses wanting to buy web ads.
* Microsoft's monopoly will hurt individuals who use desktop products.
It just depends on whether you are a business or an individual as to which monopoly you'll feel stung by.
I've never played WoW. I've got a few friends who do. One told his wife he'd quit after he got to level 70. He's achieved level 70 and now he's going for all upgraded gear and getting "epiced" (or something). Is there any end? Or is the game built so you never really become king of the hill? Is there always another carrot out there to keep you coming back?
The parent was not advising we all go buy a gun and storm the Capital building. He was referring to Obama's stated goal to make the government the only one allowed to bear arms. After all the government knows best. If you disagree you are wrong. But why would they even care what you think. You can't do a damn thing about it.
They couldn't even get through the door if they wanted to. It isn't a matter of being prudent and taking time to do it right. Adobe is able to get through the door on the Windows platform with no trouble.
I think a good piece of advice for this young man would be to also keep an open mind about the language he makes a career out of. He could learn C#.NET and even classic Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Why? Because corporations are filled with "Excel-gurus". These guys are essential. Now I am not a fan of trying to run my biz off of Excel like some companies and departments try to do. But you can get a job at almost any mid-sized company if you know VBA. If you're looking for experience this is a good place to start. You'll get paid for it too. And if you want to tinker with side projects or other languages after hours, you can!
You'll need to ramp up from VB to C# or Java or some other more capable language pretty quick. VBA guys don't get paid very well. But don't get stuck on Objective C or any other language. Every few years you'll be learning a new language anyway.
Right now you need to get your foot in the door at a company..NET experience or VBA is the quickest path.
The Mac was hacked 2 minutes into day 2. After day 2 was over no other OSs or browsers had been hacked. Period. Give it up. Safari sucks. The web is a jungle. Tame it by not using Safari on your Mac.
You're going to have to ditch that line of reasoning in porportion to the market share that Macs get. Windows machines are now heavily battle tested. Macs not battle tested and it is now becoming apparent.
Hey guys and gals,
Is it just me or is this browser war pointless? If MS pre-installed FireFox and stopped pouring money into IE what how would FireFox even benefit? How would a complete lack of competition either way benefit the users?
Back in the IE vs Netscape days all the rage was about how "Portals" and "browsers" were the big cash cows of the web. Popularity of your browser or portal was a yardstick of how successful you will become in the new.com age. Now the money is in search engines. Companies give their portals and browsers away as loss-leaders to get people to use their search engine.
For MS, pre-installing IE only has value when un-educated users use the default MSN home page. That's it! As soon as somebody changes it to Gooogle or Yahoo, Microsoft has lost all value of having that broswer pre-installed. To MS, I'd bet they view maintaining IE a necessary evil. What does MS stand to lose if it just quit the browser race?
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If Google doubts it's readiness for mission-critical usage it gets a "beta" slapped on it. Do real professionals actually think Google Apps is ready for prime time usage?
You won't have to worry about figuring out how to get a job overseas. Your current company will leave the USA and and you can just go with them.
Very true. But these days, there are better ways to skin the cat. "Better" in the sense that some of newer battle-hardened OO languages (Java & .Net) are a more elegant way to build sturdy & scalable apps.
Cobol is here to stay too. Look at all the vast piles of code written for the medical & insurance companies.
Therefore your next project should be written in Cobol. Because it isn't going anywhere. . .
Large user base does not equate to a large project. We all love Slashdot, but Slashdot doesn't qualify as a large mission critical system.
I got mine pre-installed with ddwrt for around $100.
The middle-class need tax relief. So let's tax the big companies they all work for much more heavily.
This will surely help the middle-class employees of these large greedy companies. In order to remain competitive in this global economy these large companies must move out of the USA because the taxes are so burdensome here.
Thanks Obama! That really helped a lot!
This will be helpful when I have a flat tire and don't have the air compressor and pneumatic ratchet handy to get the lug nuts off. Just, plug in a Brownian ratchet via USB into my laptop and zip off those lug nuts!!
Furthermore,
Put as much code as possible into the same subroutine. When your subroutines are over 1000 lines you've got the hang of it.
* Do all of your validation on the client side. Nobody turns off javascript any more like they used to.
* Screw layered architecture. It just creates way too many confusing files and projects.
* Error handling? Your code should just work properly. Error handling is for the weak.
* Code is like art. Every programmer should have their own unique standards.
* Pick one modern popular language and vehemently refuse to work with any other language.
* Never work with anybody else's code no matter how seemingly battle-hardned. It is always faster and better to start the project over from scratch (especially if you can change the language to your pet language).
* Have I missed any essential tips?
Yea, Google has a stranglehold on Internet search and therefore is in touch with their user base.
MS on the other hand has a stranglehold on the desktop OS and therefore is an evil monopoly.
Let's face it folks here's the only difference:
* Google's monopoly will hurt businesses wanting to buy web ads.
* Microsoft's monopoly will hurt individuals who use desktop products.
It just depends on whether you are a business or an individual as to which monopoly you'll feel stung by.
I've never played WoW. I've got a few friends who do. One told his wife he'd quit after he got to level 70. He's achieved level 70 and now he's going for all upgraded gear and getting "epiced" (or something). Is there any end? Or is the game built so you never really become king of the hill? Is there always another carrot out there to keep you coming back?
The parent was not advising we all go buy a gun and storm the Capital building. He was referring to Obama's stated goal to make the government the only one allowed to bear arms. After all the government knows best. If you disagree you are wrong. But why would they even care what you think. You can't do a damn thing about it.
The technology is there, it's just not setup throughout the system.
Is having a security tool and not using it system-wide any different from not having it at all?
DOH! You're gonna need a detector and a Dark Archon to kill that Lurker burrowed near the vespene.
They couldn't even get through the door if they wanted to. It isn't a matter of being prudent and taking time to do it right. Adobe is able to get through the door on the Windows platform with no trouble.
Yea, It's a real slap in the face when older OS versions are capable and reliable enough to build new products around.
I've got a friend with an old iMac. It's got OS9 on it and works just fine. What a slap in the face for Apple.
I think a good piece of advice for this young man would be to also keep an open mind about the language he makes a career out of. He could learn C#.NET and even classic Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). Why? Because corporations are filled with "Excel-gurus". These guys are essential. Now I am not a fan of trying to run my biz off of Excel like some companies and departments try to do. But you can get a job at almost any mid-sized company if you know VBA. If you're looking for experience this is a good place to start. You'll get paid for it too. And if you want to tinker with side projects or other languages after hours, you can!
.NET experience or VBA is the quickest path.
You'll need to ramp up from VB to C# or Java or some other more capable language pretty quick. VBA guys don't get paid very well. But don't get stuck on Objective C or any other language. Every few years you'll be learning a new language anyway.
Right now you need to get your foot in the door at a company.
It's interesting that the 2 vulnerable attack vectors are from the 2 companies that have the largest Mac user-base. Apple (Safari) and Adobe (Flash).
The Mac was hacked 2 minutes into day 2. After day 2 was over no other OSs or browsers had been hacked. Period. Give it up. Safari sucks. The web is a jungle. Tame it by not using Safari on your Mac.
You're going to have to ditch that line of reasoning in porportion to the market share that Macs get. Windows machines are now heavily battle tested. Macs not battle tested and it is now becoming apparent.
Um, wtf does Safari have to do with HP (or anything but Mac)? Nobody uses Safari except Mac users. Nobody.
If all OS makers got out of the browser business how would that hurt them?
Hey guys and gals, Is it just me or is this browser war pointless? If MS pre-installed FireFox and stopped pouring money into IE what how would FireFox even benefit? How would a complete lack of competition either way benefit the users?
.com age. Now the money is in search engines. Companies give their portals and browsers away as loss-leaders to get people to use their search engine.
Back in the IE vs Netscape days all the rage was about how "Portals" and "browsers" were the big cash cows of the web. Popularity of your browser or portal was a yardstick of how successful you will become in the new
For MS, pre-installing IE only has value when un-educated users use the default MSN home page. That's it! As soon as somebody changes it to Gooogle or Yahoo, Microsoft has lost all value of having that broswer pre-installed. To MS, I'd bet they view maintaining IE a necessary evil. What does MS stand to lose if it just quit the browser race?
Us Mac users never believed in this line of logic. Right?
http://www.lynuxworks.com/solutions/milaero/in-action/ddx.php
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Concurrents_Redhawk_Linux_Selected_For_THAAD_Missile_Defense_Program.html
The military is already embracing real-time linux distros. . .