Re:Congratulations are in order!
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A Decade of PHP
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It's not really a good thing to hard code your application to a specific database
For most simple apps (90% of what PHP apps are) you should stick with SQL-92 syntax when you write your queries. Then just write yourself some generic functions that you pass your query and a connection string to. The functions determine the db-specific query execution code to use. I always use parameterized queries. So I've even got functions to switch the parameter character ('?' or '@' etc) to the syntax of the target db. For my apps, all I have to do is change the connection string (currently supports, MySql, Sql Server, any Odbc and any OleDb). No query or code changes required necessary.
But yea, it'd be nice if this functionality was native.
Haha, it's interesting how MS spun that. Instead of "V7 ships with a search toolbar that defaults to MSN. Now users won't feel the need to use Google's toolbar." They say things like, "Seamless Search!" and "Choices of Providers!".
Gotta love it! I wonder how the "choices" will be listed. Alphabetically? MSN at top? Google buried in the middle somewhere? Hmmm. . . It'll be interesting!
Well, not really. The easy answer to that question would be Quality. I want the answer to take into account that both systems have high quality components. After that, what's the difference? Because we all know that Apple doesn't have their own manufacturing facility for all of their hardware. They are getting their hardware from the same assembly lines as any other high-quality PC product (drives, RAM, LCD panels, chasses, etc.).
In other words, why the heck would anybody say something rediculous like, "I'd still buy a Mac to run Windows on simply because the Mac hardware is better than PC hardware" (ie. grandparent).
Now that Macs run on Intel processors they have no hardware edge on a similar quality PC. The only thing that could be better about a Mac is the OS.
The Mac cult has lost one of it's main "superior hardware" arguments with this move to Intel. They always claimed their processor was intrinsically better. Now that can't be used as an argument of why the Mac is better. The most important piece of hardware of a Mac is now no different than that of a PC. I think its too bad. I mean, even if they would have went with an AMD processor it wouldn't have been that bad.
So . ..
When it comes to similarly priced hardware how is a $2,000 Mac any better quality than a $2,000 PC? Most of the arguments are gone now. Am I correct.
Btw, this question is about hardware. Your post will be offtopic if you post about how the OS is the difference.
It'll be very interesting to see the specs on the motherboard Apple ends up with when they convert to Intel. Other than the processor, what other hardware features make Mac hardware better than similar highly-priced PC hardware?
Windows users don't tend to be processor zealots. I'm not even sure that average PC users even care what processor is in their box (Intel, AMD, etc.). Win users won't switch because they'll have to learn a whole new OS and a Mac will still be more expensive.
I hate writing documentation too. So when I notice that I'm getting a lot of support questions for a feature, I like to tweak the UI so it's more intuitive. Eventually the confusion disappears due to better UI design.
I said, "Invented a new MARKET (Consumer-Grade tablets)". IBM never did that. Besides, don't even go into the "_____ actually invented it first" crap because the company that made it popular is rarely also the inventor. Including Apple.
So Apple's clearly copying Microsoft? I mean seriously. This IS one example of where MS totally invented a new market (consumer-grade tablets) and now Apple's trying to get in on it.
Ya know, I'm starting to wonder what's so great about all things Google too. Do you think there will come a day when the term phrase "Free as in Google" will be added to the techie's vocab? It's pretty obvious that Google is only giving away free services as long as you don't expect them to respect your privacy. Google's existence is defined by services that help them gain more advertizing dollars. I remember when everybody had a fit because Intel was including a unique identifier in the new P4s.
Now all the same paranoid people are signing up for gmail, using the web accellerator and using the search engine when they KNOW that Google records every move they make while using Google services. . . and if they aren't tracking it now they are hiring away Microsoft's best tallent to figure out how to track it!
Duh. So invest your cooling resources in the room. Then when you need to replace your hardware you don't have to throw away your cooling investment with it.
Unless you don't plan to use the same room forever. Then invest in cooling the box so you can take your cooling investment with you (and leave the room behind).
So, large Datacenters should cool the room. Small businesses should cool the box.
There.
Thank goodness for level headed professionals like you. The problem with zealots is that they are in love with their OS. What's wrong with that? Love is blind.
Just watch. Apple will develop it so that it will only function on mac machines. And Apple probably found somebody who dreamed up some nifty variation on the ordinary mouse. I mean, come on, it won't just have two *ordinary* buttons or a *normal* scroll wheel. It's got to have some bling that makes it distinctly mac. People have to have an awestruck reaction when they see one. Then they'll sell the things for 100 bucks and all the mac zealots will get in line and happily fork it over. How do you think Jobs got to be a Billionaire anyway!?
I just wish the OSS industry had some motivation to stay focused and organized. Seems like every OSS publisher leaves the software out there to die a couple years after developing it. They invent some great OSS then get married/kids and their priorities change. So much orphaned OSS out there. It's really too bad.
That's why OSS may always have it's following, but it will NEVER kill the companies that charge for software. An OSS developer can decide to fall off the wagon for a year and he's not accountable to anybody. If you use his software or need his support you're just screwed. If the same guy charges for his software he can't fall off the wagon cause he'll starve.
BTW, don't give me that, "Oh, you can get the source code and continue development yourself if you need to." I live my life in real-time. I can't push a pause button to develop/debug orphaned OSS.
The best boss I ever had focused on results. I was the project manager for a team of 5 smart young developers. I did the project management stuff to keep my developers working on what they want to do -> programming not meetings. We showed up for work at 2pm and worked till 12am. It was pretty crazy but we were all night owls. Somebody approched my boss about our weird schedules. My boss went to the CIO about it. The CIO basically said, "What he is doing is working. I'm not going to ask him to change a thing." During my 2+ years there my team finished several large enterprise-wide web apps (using Java & DB2).
The CIO was praised. Why? Because he and I focused on the important stuff. Don't worry about your guys coming in a little late. Don't pester them for/.ing too much. Tell them that you completely trust them. If you can't, why not? Address that problem on a person-by-person basis (don't revoke everybody's freedom because of one lazy bum). Have clear goals that you expect them to accomplish.
You get paid to produce results and so do your "normals". Focus on getting those results and not all the other crap that makes employment such a game. Your employees will love your flexibility and will know that you appreciate them when they meet their development schedules. Your bosses will love you because you make them look good (by getting stuff done).
"...mod a news article as flamebait?"
Come on you hating/.ers. The guy's giving 750 mil to help children. Sheesh!
Besides if you put together IBM, Sun and RedHat I'm sure you could come up with 750mil to give over 10 years and it wouldn't be a drop in the bucket compared to their profits on the open source industry.
The scientist who's got nothing to show for the last 18 years of his life said, "I think right now the key lesson is this -- if you're looking for a job with instant and guaranteed success, this isn't it."
No, sir. Acutally the lesson is much simpler - USE A CHECKLIST!
Besides, what's "instant" about 18 years? And what's "guaranteed" about NASA? This guy just has a problem with the Obvious things in life.
Re:So Hybrid cars will increase global warming?
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BBC on Global Dimming
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Uh, wow. That was a Biblical reference. Believe it or not, there's nothing in the Bible that says it's a sin to run a gasoline engine. And there's also nothing about the environment being able to bestow grace either. So your reference to theology was totally out of place.
And besides if, "No, more like our vehicles are failing to upset the not-so-delicate balance of cooling and warming cycles" is true then you're saying that our cars aren't even affecting the environment anyway.
Prove your point with logic not emotion.
So Hybrid cars will increase global warming?
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BBC on Global Dimming
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If everybody started driving electric/hybrid vehicles today, in 5 years there would be less pollutants/carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scientists now believe that these ingredients are keeping sunlight out. So if the amount of carbon dioxide etc. decreased so would global warming. Right????? Come on people. Don't let the extremests make you feel guilty for driving your "environmentally unfriendly" vehicle. Our vehicles are maintaining the "delicate balance" of the cooling and warming cycles.
Yep, a security flaw allowing unauthorized root access is undeniably embarrassing. It also seems that us Linux zealots suddenly have a life this weekend and aren't able to submit too many biased excuses for this/. news item. Oh wait, maybe our Firefox browser got hacked and we're just downloading/installing patches. A lot of bad Open Source news for an otherwise good weekend. Oh well, no OS is perfect.
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It's not really a good thing to hard code your application to a specific database
For most simple apps (90% of what PHP apps are) you should stick with SQL-92 syntax when you write your queries. Then just write yourself some generic functions that you pass your query and a connection string to. The functions determine the db-specific query execution code to use. I always use parameterized queries. So I've even got functions to switch the parameter character ('?' or '@' etc) to the syntax of the target db. For my apps, all I have to do is change the connection string (currently supports, MySql, Sql Server, any Odbc and any OleDb). No query or code changes required necessary.
But yea, it'd be nice if this functionality was native.
Haha, it's interesting how MS spun that. Instead of "V7 ships with a search toolbar that defaults to MSN. Now users won't feel the need to use Google's toolbar." They say things like, "Seamless Search!" and "Choices of Providers!".
Gotta love it! I wonder how the "choices" will be listed. Alphabetically? MSN at top? Google buried in the middle somewhere? Hmmm. . . It'll be interesting!
Well, not really. The easy answer to that question would be Quality. I want the answer to take into account that both systems have high quality components. After that, what's the difference? Because we all know that Apple doesn't have their own manufacturing facility for all of their hardware. They are getting their hardware from the same assembly lines as any other high-quality PC product (drives, RAM, LCD panels, chasses, etc.).
In other words, why the heck would anybody say something rediculous like, "I'd still buy a Mac to run Windows on simply because the Mac hardware is better than PC hardware" (ie. grandparent).
Now that Macs run on Intel processors they have no hardware edge on a similar quality PC. The only thing that could be better about a Mac is the OS.
The Mac cult has lost one of it's main "superior hardware" arguments with this move to Intel. They always claimed their processor was intrinsically better. Now that can't be used as an argument of why the Mac is better. The most important piece of hardware of a Mac is now no different than that of a PC. I think its too bad. I mean, even if they would have went with an AMD processor it wouldn't have been that bad.
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So . .
When it comes to similarly priced hardware how is a $2,000 Mac any better quality than a $2,000 PC? Most of the arguments are gone now. Am I correct.
Btw, this question is about hardware. Your post will be offtopic if you post about how the OS is the difference.
It'll be very interesting to see the specs on the motherboard Apple ends up with when they convert to Intel. Other than the processor, what other hardware features make Mac hardware better than similar highly-priced PC hardware?
Windows users don't tend to be processor zealots. I'm not even sure that average PC users even care what processor is in their box (Intel, AMD, etc.). Win users won't switch because they'll have to learn a whole new OS and a Mac will still be more expensive.
I hate writing documentation too. So when I notice that I'm getting a lot of support questions for a feature, I like to tweak the UI so it's more intuitive. Eventually the confusion disappears due to better UI design.
Dupes are bad when they speak ill of Apple or OSS. Dupes are good when they speak of the evils of MS or how wonderful Apple and OSS are.
". . . Blackberry is grabbing marketshare among business users that want a phone-cum-organiser."
:oD
Lol! I guess Blackberry wants to help folks organize their 1-900 numbers??? Okey-doke!
I guess this is part of MS's #3 strategy to "Get them young". That's all I can figure!
I said, "Invented a new MARKET (Consumer-Grade tablets)". IBM never did that. Besides, don't even go into the "_____ actually invented it first" crap because the company that made it popular is rarely also the inventor. Including Apple.
So Apple's clearly copying Microsoft? I mean seriously. This IS one example of where MS totally invented a new market (consumer-grade tablets) and now Apple's trying to get in on it.
Mod Away!!!!!!
Ya know, I'm starting to wonder what's so great about all things Google too. Do you think there will come a day when the term phrase "Free as in Google" will be added to the techie's vocab? It's pretty obvious that Google is only giving away free services as long as you don't expect them to respect your privacy. Google's existence is defined by services that help them gain more advertizing dollars. I remember when everybody had a fit because Intel was including a unique identifier in the new P4s.
Now all the same paranoid people are signing up for gmail, using the web accellerator and using the search engine when they KNOW that Google records every move they make while using Google services. . . and if they aren't tracking it now they are hiring away Microsoft's best tallent to figure out how to track it!
Duh. So invest your cooling resources in the room. Then when you need to replace your hardware you don't have to throw away your cooling investment with it. Unless you don't plan to use the same room forever. Then invest in cooling the box so you can take your cooling investment with you (and leave the room behind). So, large Datacenters should cool the room. Small businesses should cool the box. There.
Thank goodness for level headed professionals like you. The problem with zealots is that they are in love with their OS. What's wrong with that? Love is blind.
Just watch. Apple will develop it so that it will only function on mac machines. And Apple probably found somebody who dreamed up some nifty variation on the ordinary mouse. I mean, come on, it won't just have two *ordinary* buttons or a *normal* scroll wheel. It's got to have some bling that makes it distinctly mac. People have to have an awestruck reaction when they see one. Then they'll sell the things for 100 bucks and all the mac zealots will get in line and happily fork it over. How do you think Jobs got to be a Billionaire anyway!?
I bet the mac zealots would hate this ruling if Microsoft was suing. But since it's Apple winning something they love it.
Which shows that they don't care about the ramifications of the law. They just like ANYTHING Apple does. Even if it tramples on free speech.
I just wish the OSS industry had some motivation to stay focused and organized. Seems like every OSS publisher leaves the software out there to die a couple years after developing it. They invent some great OSS then get married/kids and their priorities change. So much orphaned OSS out there. It's really too bad. That's why OSS may always have it's following, but it will NEVER kill the companies that charge for software. An OSS developer can decide to fall off the wagon for a year and he's not accountable to anybody. If you use his software or need his support you're just screwed. If the same guy charges for his software he can't fall off the wagon cause he'll starve. BTW, don't give me that, "Oh, you can get the source code and continue development yourself if you need to." I live my life in real-time. I can't push a pause button to develop/debug orphaned OSS.
The best boss I ever had focused on results. I was the project manager for a team of 5 smart young developers. I did the project management stuff to keep my developers working on what they want to do -> programming not meetings. We showed up for work at 2pm and worked till 12am. It was pretty crazy but we were all night owls. Somebody approched my boss about our weird schedules. My boss went to the CIO about it. The CIO basically said, "What he is doing is working. I'm not going to ask him to change a thing." During my 2+ years there my team finished several large enterprise-wide web apps (using Java & DB2). /.ing too much. Tell them that you completely trust them. If you can't, why not? Address that problem on a person-by-person basis (don't revoke everybody's freedom because of one lazy bum). Have clear goals that you expect them to accomplish.
The CIO was praised. Why? Because he and I focused on the important stuff. Don't worry about your guys coming in a little late. Don't pester them for
You get paid to produce results and so do your "normals". Focus on getting those results and not all the other crap that makes employment such a game. Your employees will love your flexibility and will know that you appreciate them when they meet their development schedules. Your bosses will love you because you make them look good (by getting stuff done).
"...mod a news article as flamebait?" Come on you hating /.ers. The guy's giving 750 mil to help children. Sheesh!
Besides if you put together IBM, Sun and RedHat I'm sure you could come up with 750mil to give over 10 years and it wouldn't be a drop in the bucket compared to their profits on the open source industry.
The scientist who's got nothing to show for the last 18 years of his life said, "I think right now the key lesson is this -- if you're looking for a job with instant and guaranteed success, this isn't it." No, sir. Acutally the lesson is much simpler - USE A CHECKLIST! Besides, what's "instant" about 18 years? And what's "guaranteed" about NASA? This guy just has a problem with the Obvious things in life.
Uh, wow. That was a Biblical reference. Believe it or not, there's nothing in the Bible that says it's a sin to run a gasoline engine. And there's also nothing about the environment being able to bestow grace either. So your reference to theology was totally out of place. And besides if, "No, more like our vehicles are failing to upset the not-so-delicate balance of cooling and warming cycles" is true then you're saying that our cars aren't even affecting the environment anyway. Prove your point with logic not emotion.
If everybody started driving electric/hybrid vehicles today, in 5 years there would be less pollutants/carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Scientists now believe that these ingredients are keeping sunlight out. So if the amount of carbon dioxide etc. decreased so would global warming. Right????? Come on people. Don't let the extremests make you feel guilty for driving your "environmentally unfriendly" vehicle. Our vehicles are maintaining the "delicate balance" of the cooling and warming cycles.
Yep, a security flaw allowing unauthorized root access is undeniably embarrassing. It also seems that us Linux zealots suddenly have a life this weekend and aren't able to submit too many biased excuses for this /. news item. Oh wait, maybe our Firefox browser got hacked and we're just downloading/installing patches. A lot of bad Open Source news for an otherwise good weekend. Oh well, no OS is perfect.