.NET lacks the mandatory exception handling of Java. Rather than have the compiler complain that I'm not handling my errors, I have to sort through buckets of documentation. The reason for this? "We found too many Java developers were using empty catch statements." So the answer was to make shoddy exception handling easier and good error handling harder?
I admit I haven't programmed much in Java, but I hate checked exceptions. They do absolutely nothing to improve the final quality of programs. It seems to me that they're good for one thing and one thing only: making things harder for programmers.
Maybe you were being sarcastic, but I think you hit the nail right on the head. Apple's primary concern for OS X seems to be getting their own software to work. If an OS upgrade breaks some third-party program, tough luck. For Microsoft, things are quite different. There are thousands of crappy one-shot Windows applications out there, and Microsoft just can't afford not to keep them working.
Distros like Ubuntu are not developer friendly because they are sudo based and you will have a hell of a time compiling anything from source unless you get all the right development libs after install and setup a genuine superuser so that you can compile C programs.
Why exactly would someone need to be root to compile a C program? gcc works just fine on my Ubuntu box from an ordinary user account.
I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I love my cell phone as much as the next guy. It's just that there are some places where non-emergency phone calls are inappropriate. Plane flights are bad enough without people chatting on their cell for hours on end.
In-flight wifi, on the other hand, sounds far more promising. I can imagine it being used for some really awesome things, like movie rentals that work directly with your laptop.
That would be slightly funnier if the exploit actually involved SOCKS. In reality, it looks like a simple CSRF attack. (Is it just me, or are we seeing a lot more of those lately?)
Exactly. The patent appears to cover a "real" guitar, complete with its own audio output. On the other hand, a Guitar Hero "guitar" is really just a fancy (PC|Playstation 2|Playstation 3|Wii|Xbox 360) controller.
You may have a point, but open source is no silver bullet either. Unless you build everything from source code and you first carefully audit said source code, you are still at risk. I mean, have you ever just downloaded a precompiled app from SourceForge?
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The guy who wrote the program left *his own login credentials* in cleartext in the source code. I don't doubt that he had malicious intent, but he certainly doesn't seem like the brightest guy ever.
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Now if only Sun could give us a GUI toolkit that doesn't royally suck...
Maybe you were being sarcastic, but I think you hit the nail right on the head. Apple's primary concern for OS X seems to be getting their own software to work. If an OS upgrade breaks some third-party program, tough luck. For Microsoft, things are quite different. There are thousands of crappy one-shot Windows applications out there, and Microsoft just can't afford not to keep them working.
Why exactly would someone need to be root to compile a C program? gcc works just fine on my Ubuntu box from an ordinary user account.
Yeah, I kept parsing it as "Nevada governor to Bill Fossett [is a] widow for search."
Mu. Said "free registration required" form should not exist, and neither should traditional CAPTCHAs. Problem solved.
I'm going to be modded flamebait! I'm going to be modded flamebait. I'm going to be modded flamebait. I'm going to--oh shit!
That's not AT&T's fault per se. Odds are your modem doesn't have the memory/CPU capacity to withstand so many connections.
Home gardening is killing produce?
The universe is safe for you and me, but what of Lazarus?
And when I make VoIP calls using a microphone..?
You better hope I'm not sitting behind you when you try that. (Last time I checked, cluesticks weren't on the list of banned weapons.I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I love my cell phone as much as the next guy. It's just that there are some places where non-emergency phone calls are inappropriate. Plane flights are bad enough without people chatting on their cell for hours on end.
In-flight wifi, on the other hand, sounds far more promising. I can imagine it being used for some really awesome things, like movie rentals that work directly with your laptop.
There was no joke intended, just a bit of gloating that I have a modem that still works perfectly and is secure (as far as I know).
Oops, my mistake.
That would be slightly funnier if the exploit actually involved SOCKS. In reality, it looks like a simple CSRF attack. (Is it just me, or are we seeing a lot more of those lately?)
... I still have my old Speedstream 5100b. :)
People bother with the iPhone because it's sleek-looking, it has a great, very usable interface, and it doubles as an iPod.
STFW, k?
If only I hadn't just used my mod points, you'd be +1 Insightful by now. Oh well.
PS: I dare you guys to mod me down!
Exactly. The patent appears to cover a "real" guitar, complete with its own audio output. On the other hand, a Guitar Hero "guitar" is really just a fancy (PC|Playstation 2|Playstation 3|Wii|Xbox 360) controller.
You may have a point, but open source is no silver bullet either. Unless you build everything from source code and you first carefully audit said source code, you are still at risk. I mean, have you ever just downloaded a precompiled app from SourceForge?
I wouldn't be so sure about that. The guy who wrote the program left *his own login credentials* in cleartext in the source code. I don't doubt that he had malicious intent, but he certainly doesn't seem like the brightest guy ever.
No, no, no! You see, in Korea only old people use BSD!