Not to mention that zeroing memory out strengthens security (if only a bit). Fewer passwords and secrets sitting around waiting to be paged out to disk.
The OS looks compelling enough, and I have no doubt there will be quality handsets on the market - HTC can easily make those.
It's really all about how slick the pipe is between the developers and consumers now. MS hasn't announced an SDK yet, but I'll bet it'll be.NET based and be pretty workable for developers. If developers build the apps, the consumers will come.
Or, it's also a sign that a significant number of women choose to have children and decide not to return to their profession. Men who have kids, OTOH, tend to get a career boost (for a large number of subtle reasons).
When I was little, I had a thing for teddy bears. I loved them, carried them with them everywhere, and always wanted new ones. That didn't turn me into a forest ranger or bear researcher. Dolls aren't going to turn your daughter into a non-business person, non-athlete, or a non-scientist.
I think a typical yet reasonable school of thought is that the best model depends on the characteristics of the project. Some projects are very fluid and some projects are very constrained. Designing the next cool iPhone game versus programming a perfect clone of last month's cool iPhone game.
Well, at least Etch-a-Sketch lets me draw perfectly straight lines without a ruler.
BTW, what this needs isn't a way to save out the image information. What it needs is to cost around $5, because I'd rather buy a steno pad from Staples.
If I could also play MP3's and view PDF's on it, that'd be all I want! I don't need to download apps for it or give me Google Maps or anything. Just let me use it as a basic media device....
If I could also download apps and view Google Maps on it, I'd be perfectly happy. I don't need to show HD video or have 3D acceleration for games or anything. Just let me use it as a basic computer....
I think it's a foregone conclusion that 60fps looks smoother than 30fps. However, it also matters for game input for fast action games. 30fps means that you have a maximum latency of about 33ms, or an average of about 16ms between when something happens and the time you could possibly observe it. 60fps cuts that in half, and removes about 8ms of latency on average. Two players being equal and having equal network latency and bandwidth, the one running at 60fps will edge the other out by a small but significant margin.
The capsule motels, despite the cigarette smoke, are actually quite nice inside. The only reason this works is that the Japanese value cleanliness more than most other cultures, and even the perpetually unemployed tend to pick up their own trash. Here in San Francisco, I'm sure the floors would be riddled with needles and the stench would pervade over a 3 block radius.
Also, I'm pretty sure they like to rent out the lower bunks first as I can see major injuries occurring with drunken salarymen trying to get their head into the second row.
How much money have you spent making the product? That's about what it would cost the funded company to make themselves, and that's about what you could possibly sell the company for.
Also, depending on your corporate structure, you should be able to just sell a majority stake in your company to anyone. If you are looking for someone to negotiate for you, you'll probably have to give that party a stake as well.
Like other responses here, I'd conclude that you're better off trying to sell your software instead of hawking your company. This is 2010, not 1998.
Every line should be commented, like:// Declare function called doit with one int param that returns an int int doit(int i)// See above comment {// The function's open brace. I like to put braces on their own line. You should too!! BTW, this is C code, so braces are totally the way to go.
if(i == 0)// Check if i is 0. You know, in C, "==" is the way to compare values, unlike in VB where you use a single "=". Just thought u should know.
return 0;// Return 0. That is, all the bits of the return value are 0. We could also return i, because i is 0, too. That is, all the bits of i are 0. On a 32 bit system, there would be, like, 32 0's.
else
{// Begin an if block using a brace (this is C syntax!!!)
int j = i - 1;// Declare an int variable named j that is one less than i
return i + doit(j);// Return the sum of i and the value of calling doit with j
}// Finish the if block with a C close brace. By the way, we could have written the above code as return i + doit(i - 1) without using the braces. }// The function's close brace.
There! Now that is both way readable and informative. Anything less would just not pass my code review.
I definitely will be hands on if they show the interest... But if they gravitate towards, say, politics, and I end up with Ender and Valentine, I think I'll just keep my C++ to myself:)
I have two babies and I'm always wondering how I'd teach them programming. The conclusion I came to is that I won't. Instead, I'll give them a computer and let them take their own path. For all I know, they'd eschew the programming, but go on to become amazing digital artists.
If they are truly interested, they'll find C, or Java, or whatever, all by themselves. And daddy will be there to guide them along that path after they've found it.
Unless the manager is a developer on a different project, I think making a developer a manager is a bad idea. First, it makes performance reviews very difficult. All developers make mistakes, including the managing developer, and the manager has to work extra hard to stay above the fray. In addition to management responsibility, trying to be the model developer as well puts tremendous strain on a single individual, and it would be hard to find anyone who would last long and be effective in that position. Furthermore, a manager who does end up making significant mistakes as a developer might find himself devoid of credibility, which compromises his/her effectiveness as a manager.
Also, things get super hairy when the manager is responsible for compensation increases and bonuses.
The only way this could work is if performance reviews are based strictly on raw data (eg. #bugs fixed, #lines of code, etc) but we all know these kinds of metrics rarely tell the correct story of a developer.
I do think engineering management should understand the code and architecture, however. But this should be done through instituting regular code and arch reviews, good documentation, good source code management, etc.
I think the recession plays a major factor in Apple's slight drop. Apple's smart in holding the line, however, since they don't want a large line of low margin products that will have heavy support costs. After the recession fades, they want to look consistent with their pricing.
Also, I wonder if they counted virtual machines in the survey?
In the past, the fighting was about who is the dominant, master race in this world. If advanced aliens were to land in front of the White House, the fighting would become about who is, um, the dominant master race who should represent us as a species.
I wonder, though. If Jupiter is the solar system's vacuum cleaner, eliminating much of the deadly debris that might destroy Earth, then wouldn't it also act in the same with with panspermia dust from Earth?
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Not to mention that zeroing memory out strengthens security (if only a bit). Fewer passwords and secrets sitting around waiting to be paged out to disk.
No, we won't lay all the blame, only half. You're still fired, though.
It isn't the library that doesn't let you parameterize that's retarded. It's the one that does parameterize, but incorrectly.
The OS looks compelling enough, and I have no doubt there will be quality handsets on the market - HTC can easily make those.
It's really all about how slick the pipe is between the developers and consumers now. MS hasn't announced an SDK yet, but I'll bet it'll be .NET based and be pretty workable for developers. If developers build the apps, the consumers will come.
I would hope for the sake of accuracy, the program completely freezes when the viewer hits the event horizon.
Let's see: Females being elevated and at the same time protected by a large number of disposable males? Sounds like a recurring pattern in nature.
I'll skip the nerdy and take the cute female who can outcode me in C.
Or, it's also a sign that a significant number of women choose to have children and decide not to return to their profession. Men who have kids, OTOH, tend to get a career boost (for a large number of subtle reasons).
When I was little, I had a thing for teddy bears. I loved them, carried them with them everywhere, and always wanted new ones. That didn't turn me into a forest ranger or bear researcher. Dolls aren't going to turn your daughter into a non-business person, non-athlete, or a non-scientist.
Maybe next they should study how to program bi-curiosity. God knows most software is pretty gay these days, and I'd like to know why.
I think a typical yet reasonable school of thought is that the best model depends on the characteristics of the project. Some projects are very fluid and some projects are very constrained. Designing the next cool iPhone game versus programming a perfect clone of last month's cool iPhone game.
I much prefer the "someone just please code the damn thing" model.
Well, at least Etch-a-Sketch lets me draw perfectly straight lines without a ruler.
BTW, what this needs isn't a way to save out the image information. What it needs is to cost around $5, because I'd rather buy a steno pad from Staples.
If I could also play MP3's and view PDF's on it, that'd be all I want! I don't need to download apps for it or give me Google Maps or anything. Just let me use it as a basic media device. ...
If I could also download apps and view Google Maps on it, I'd be perfectly happy. I don't need to show HD video or have 3D acceleration for games or anything. Just let me use it as a basic computer. ...
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I think it's a foregone conclusion that 60fps looks smoother than 30fps. However, it also matters for game input for fast action games. 30fps means that you have a maximum latency of about 33ms, or an average of about 16ms between when something happens and the time you could possibly observe it. 60fps cuts that in half, and removes about 8ms of latency on average. Two players being equal and having equal network latency and bandwidth, the one running at 60fps will edge the other out by a small but significant margin.
The capsule motels, despite the cigarette smoke, are actually quite nice inside. The only reason this works is that the Japanese value cleanliness more than most other cultures, and even the perpetually unemployed tend to pick up their own trash. Here in San Francisco, I'm sure the floors would be riddled with needles and the stench would pervade over a 3 block radius.
Also, I'm pretty sure they like to rent out the lower bunks first as I can see major injuries occurring with drunken salarymen trying to get their head into the second row.
How much money have you spent making the product? That's about what it would cost the funded company to make themselves, and that's about what you could possibly sell the company for.
Also, depending on your corporate structure, you should be able to just sell a majority stake in your company to anyone. If you are looking for someone to negotiate for you, you'll probably have to give that party a stake as well.
Like other responses here, I'd conclude that you're better off trying to sell your software instead of hawking your company. This is 2010, not 1998.
Every line should be commented, like: // Declare function called doit with one int param that returns an int // See above comment // The function's open brace. I like to put braces on their own line. You should too!! BTW, this is C code, so braces are totally the way to go. // Check if i is 0. You know, in C, "==" is the way to compare values, unlike in VB where you use a single "=". Just thought u should know. // Return 0. That is, all the bits of the return value are 0. We could also return i, because i is 0, too. That is, all the bits of i are 0. On a 32 bit system, there would be, like, 32 0's. // Begin an if block using a brace (this is C syntax!!!) // Declare an int variable named j that is one less than i // Return the sum of i and the value of calling doit with j // Finish the if block with a C close brace. By the way, we could have written the above code as return i + doit(i - 1) without using the braces. // The function's close brace.
int doit(int i)
{
if(i == 0)
return 0;
else
{
int j = i - 1;
return i + doit(j);
}
}
There! Now that is both way readable and informative. Anything less would just not pass my code review.
I definitely will be hands on if they show the interest... But if they gravitate towards, say, politics, and I end up with Ender and Valentine, I think I'll just keep my C++ to myself :)
I have two babies and I'm always wondering how I'd teach them programming. The conclusion I came to is that I won't. Instead, I'll give them a computer and let them take their own path. For all I know, they'd eschew the programming, but go on to become amazing digital artists.
If they are truly interested, they'll find C, or Java, or whatever, all by themselves. And daddy will be there to guide them along that path after they've found it.
Unless the manager is a developer on a different project, I think making a developer a manager is a bad idea. First, it makes performance reviews very difficult. All developers make mistakes, including the managing developer, and the manager has to work extra hard to stay above the fray. In addition to management responsibility, trying to be the model developer as well puts tremendous strain on a single individual, and it would be hard to find anyone who would last long and be effective in that position. Furthermore, a manager who does end up making significant mistakes as a developer might find himself devoid of credibility, which compromises his/her effectiveness as a manager.
Also, things get super hairy when the manager is responsible for compensation increases and bonuses.
The only way this could work is if performance reviews are based strictly on raw data (eg. #bugs fixed, #lines of code, etc) but we all know these kinds of metrics rarely tell the correct story of a developer.
I do think engineering management should understand the code and architecture, however. But this should be done through instituting regular code and arch reviews, good documentation, good source code management, etc.
I think the recession plays a major factor in Apple's slight drop. Apple's smart in holding the line, however, since they don't want a large line of low margin products that will have heavy support costs. After the recession fades, they want to look consistent with their pricing.
Also, I wonder if they counted virtual machines in the survey?
In the past, the fighting was about who is the dominant, master race in this world. If advanced aliens were to land in front of the White House, the fighting would become about who is, um, the dominant master race who should represent us as a species.
I wonder, though. If Jupiter is the solar system's vacuum cleaner, eliminating much of the deadly debris that might destroy Earth, then wouldn't it also act in the same with with panspermia dust from Earth?
Wow! I'm afraid this is a very commodious.
(forgive my terrible Japanese)