Anders had many years of reflection (arf) to ponder over too. Additionally, Sun went out of their way to avoid breaking backwards compatibility where possibly. The other organisation not so much.
Pedantry, but there was no Java SE 4. Confusingly it is Java2, version 1.4. Then they went to Java 5, 6, 7, but kept the internal version number as 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and it's still "Java 2 platform, standard edition".
That post is full of crap. So, the battery goes after 2 years. You either replace the part yourself (which involves opening the case up) or you take it back to Apple and have it replaced by them. You certainly do not have to trash the laptop. He then goes on to say buy the Macbook Pro - which suffers from exactly the same issues...
And while I'm not an Apple "fanboi", I have owned a number of Apple products and none of them have died, even when well past their expected 3-4 year lifetime (anyone expecting modern consumer electronics to last longer than that is living on borrowed time or in denial about build quality and the world of commercial exploitation that we live in).
IMO, IT has never really been about innovation. IT is primarily about rolling out services to users, migrating them to new ones, and maintaining / decommissioning old systems, although sure, there are pockets of innovation there (figuring out how to transition users with no down time, how to patch systems without breaking everything even though the patches are mutually exclusive, etc).
If you want a field of innovation perhaps you should move more towards the other side of the fence - the side that is developing the services that users want rolled out.
Except this isn't the first negative act against Java by Oracle, or against OSS in general. They've seriously fragmented the MySQL market (though arguably this isn't a bad thing), ruined OpenOffice, and destroyed Solaris. They don't exactly have a good track record with the open source community, but had the audacity to claim they were going to foster a community of participation and transparency, which they haven't lived up to - especially if you look at the debacle around Apache Harmony and the JCK licencing (in effect, you can't have an open source Java implementation since the certification kit isn't available to them). Not only that, but major Java developers couldn't get out of Sun (and then Oracle) fast enough once the acquisition was on its way.
Although everyone expects bugs in a point zero release, Oracle were made fully aware of the bugs and their implications before the product shipped, and had plenty of time to delay. Hell, Java7 is years late anyway, its not like another two weeks would have made much of a difference. This release is just another screw up by a company that couldn't give a crap about its customers, let alone those that aren't actually buying products from them.
That's because those kinds of refactorings are either impossible due to the language (PHP) or extremely hard to the point of being impossible (C, C++).
Citeseer is a pretty good filter imo. Well cited articles tend to be better than less cited ones in most fields. In those fields where there are few well cited papers, well, every paper is worth reading (or none of them are).
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Anders had many years of reflection (arf) to ponder over too. Additionally, Sun went out of their way to avoid breaking backwards compatibility where possibly. The other organisation not so much.
Oh sure, I couldn't care either - other than the version number has been ridiculously inflated to meaningless proportions! :-)
Pedantry, but there was no Java SE 4. Confusingly it is Java2, version 1.4. Then they went to Java 5, 6, 7, but kept the internal version number as 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, and it's still "Java 2 platform, standard edition".
Let me guess... you bought the green pens (or stick on rims) for the edges of your CDs too?
Am I the only person that liked Enterprise?
That post is full of crap. So, the battery goes after 2 years. You either replace the part yourself (which involves opening the case up) or you take it back to Apple and have it replaced by them. You certainly do not have to trash the laptop. He then goes on to say buy the Macbook Pro - which suffers from exactly the same issues...
Details on replacing the battery. http://www.apple.com/support/macbookair/service/battery/ - details on replacing the battery.
And while I'm not an Apple "fanboi", I have owned a number of Apple products and none of them have died, even when well past their expected 3-4 year lifetime (anyone expecting modern consumer electronics to last longer than that is living on borrowed time or in denial about build quality and the world of commercial exploitation that we live in).
Such as?
Americans did not demand low prices. Low life company directors and shareholders bent on profits did.
Not speaking for the GP, but my take is that the harder the language, the less incompetent programmers it will attract.
Surely the harder the language, the less programmers it will attract. There will be a similar proportion of incompetent ones in that language.
Think about it this way: if any idiot can do VB then every idiot will do VB (in preference of other languages).
Then why don't the programming Gods use VB? I'm pretty sure they can all code VB if they wanted.
What about metadata that tells it?
Sounds like you need a new window manager?
Relying on handouts has become a lifestyle choice for many because the handouts available are worth more than a wage.
Well, at least the Government (that nobody voted for) will be there to discuss their role in the riots too!
People still use FTP? I exclusively use SFTP and/or SCP these days. I can't remember when I last used FTPS, let alone plain FTP.
IMO, IT has never really been about innovation. IT is primarily about rolling out services to users, migrating them to new ones, and maintaining / decommissioning old systems, although sure, there are pockets of innovation there (figuring out how to transition users with no down time, how to patch systems without breaking everything even though the patches are mutually exclusive, etc).
If you want a field of innovation perhaps you should move more towards the other side of the fence - the side that is developing the services that users want rolled out.
We will be left with our Oil and our Rare Earths because the EPA stuck it's nose in. When it matters, WE will be the ones that are self sufficient.
And then you will run out too. Then what?
Really? And that's all you noticed that was wrong?
Except this isn't the first negative act against Java by Oracle, or against OSS in general. They've seriously fragmented the MySQL market (though arguably this isn't a bad thing), ruined OpenOffice, and destroyed Solaris. They don't exactly have a good track record with the open source community, but had the audacity to claim they were going to foster a community of participation and transparency, which they haven't lived up to - especially if you look at the debacle around Apache Harmony and the JCK licencing (in effect, you can't have an open source Java implementation since the certification kit isn't available to them). Not only that, but major Java developers couldn't get out of Sun (and then Oracle) fast enough once the acquisition was on its way.
Although everyone expects bugs in a point zero release, Oracle were made fully aware of the bugs and their implications before the product shipped, and had plenty of time to delay. Hell, Java7 is years late anyway, its not like another two weeks would have made much of a difference. This release is just another screw up by a company that couldn't give a crap about its customers, let alone those that aren't actually buying products from them.
That's because those kinds of refactorings are either impossible due to the language (PHP) or extremely hard to the point of being impossible (C, C++).
Android doesn't just run on phones. Not all other devices use ARM based processors.
Two links to the Daily Mail in a serious comment? Really?
Mod parent up. This is the first factual comment in the discussion...
When the place everyone starts reading is here.
Not confusing in the slightest.
Citeseer is a pretty good filter imo. Well cited articles tend to be better than less cited ones in most fields. In those fields where there are few well cited papers, well, every paper is worth reading (or none of them are).
And the rest. Some journals charge up to £100 per paper to non-subscribers.