I've worked in a an environment where 1.4 and lower is mandatory. This was down to management believing that 1.5 was too new and 'untested' even though Sun obviously thought it production worthy.
These kind of people would be very scared if you tried to write code using 1.5, recompile the byte code using some new-ish open source toolkits and then putting it in to production. Then again, you could do it without telling anyone.:)
As a guess I'd say that you don't have much in the way of job experience or qualifications under your belt yet. I fail to see that you would let this happen otherwise.
It's all well and good to do some work experience over a short period of time but if you've been working for more than a few months and still not being paid, you're being taken for a ride. In the UK, your next company has access to your salary details. Generally you will be paid a figure relative to your last wage. You can see what kind of trouble you might end up in if you set your standards to low...
The bubble-era vision of a Utopian Internet is dented and dirty... The Lexus has collided with the olive tree, and its crumpled hulk spins in a ditch as the orchard smolders.
I think he's using that new-fangled English 2.0 thingy.
The poster should RTFA. It shows that popular opinion is that the framework is too crippled to make anything useful and that most people buy games that are of the mainstream FPS, Sports Sim, Killing Hookers variety. Nothing to see here...
1) Buy World of Warcraft. 2) Set up a World Of Warcraft goods import business. 3) Buy the most expensive swords and armour you can from the Chinese market. 4) Claim back Value Added Tax from Her Royal Highness Customs and Excise.:P 5) Sell them back to International Game Exchange. 6) ??? 7) Profit. 8) Seriously, Profit.:)
Aside from that:
Can you still claim unemployment benefit if you play World of Warcraft? Surely I won't have to pay tax if I'm a student right? What about if you're a minor? Will I get a tax deduction for using a normal mount instead of a gold guzzling epic mount? How much gold do I have to earn per month before I change tax brackets? Is anyone seriously going to implement laws like this?
As a junior java developer for an investment bank in London I see there is certainly a drinking culture here. Its sort of team building to go out for a few pints with guys from work.
Aside from that it can never hurt to mix with you managers and colleagues in any kind of social situation outside the office. Its just that drinking is the easiest one to do as there is a bar somewhere near every office here.
If senior management know your face and have had a few laughs with you, they're more likely to respect your views in the office and reward you on bonus day. The best gossip and 'career advice' are usually heard outside the office anyway.
It might not be the healthiest or cheapest pasttime but at least its better than golf...
Hey wassup Brain Ache!
I bet he heard that in the playground...
They say sarchasm is the lowest for of wit, I think we need to recount the vote because 'making fun of names' should be elected #1.
I have to agree. I'm a Java/Solaris developer and yet I think this is one of the coolest concepts I've ever seen implemented. Seeing Office in action like this makes me want to try Vista...
I really think there's something to be said for using the internet in certain situations. Using google is sort of like 'Open-Book' exams. It should really be encouraged in order to make finding information in the modern age part of your skill set.
Why waste time debugging php yourself that when someone has done this for you already?
Its hardly surprising that Dell are being investigated for accounting anomolies. Its probably not their fault however. They don't even know the price of their own stock:P
I've decided to re-encode all my mp3 audio at 64KBps. I like the watery distortion and warmth it adds. Bloop, bloop, bloop. Its only so long before it catches on and everyone starts doing it. It adds a richness that wasn't in the original recording and all my friends will think I'm cool because I can store 4x more music on my iPod. Hihats? Not anymore. They're phasing, spacial, psychotropic wotsits now.
I know what you're going to say...
"What about analog?" Well, for that I record it onto cassette! For that authentic nostaliga I pull all the tape out and scrunch it, just like it had been chewed up by a cheap player. I also like to break it then sticky-tape it back together. That missing section really adds a certain mystery element. "What used to be there?" I here you say. Who knows, its what ever you imiagine it be and thats infinitely better than any CD or vinyl.
Its great to see someone tackling both fanboy myths and non-gamer myths in the same article. Its really puts into perspective that both of those groups think about things in the same ignorant way.
Performance wise (this may surprise people who haven't spent time thinking about it)
Oh, I have. To get rid of the performance bottlenecks of using a hard disk, I put my pagefile on a ramdrive...
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I've worked in a an environment where 1.4 and lower is mandatory. This was down to management believing that 1.5 was too new and 'untested' even though Sun obviously thought it production worthy.
:)
These kind of people would be very scared if you tried to write code using 1.5, recompile the byte code using some new-ish open source toolkits and then putting it in to production. Then again, you could do it without telling anyone.
Nice, you invented the concept of thievery@home. I imagine a print out of lots of vista keys with "wow!" written at the side of one...
As a guess I'd say that you don't have much in the way of job experience or qualifications under your belt yet. I fail to see that you would let this happen otherwise.
It's all well and good to do some work experience over a short period of time but if you've been working for more than a few months and still not being paid, you're being taken for a ride. In the UK, your next company has access to your salary details. Generally you will be paid a figure relative to your last wage. You can see what kind of trouble you might end up in if you set your standards to low...
4GB ought to be enough for anyone.
The bubble-era vision of a Utopian Internet is dented and dirty... The Lexus has collided with the olive tree, and its crumpled hulk spins in a ditch as the orchard smolders.
I think he's using that new-fangled English 2.0 thingy.
This just can't be happenin' man.
Indeed its been done by the thousands of people who released .MOD music back in the Amiga days, myself included.
Who wants to watch a documentary about Publishing anyway? :)
The poster should RTFA.
It shows that popular opinion is that the framework is too crippled to make anything useful and that most people buy games that are of the mainstream FPS, Sports Sim, Killing Hookers variety. Nothing to see here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_trader_fraud
:P :)
1) Buy World of Warcraft.
2) Set up a World Of Warcraft goods import business.
3) Buy the most expensive swords and armour you can from the Chinese market.
4) Claim back Value Added Tax from Her Royal Highness Customs and Excise.
5) Sell them back to International Game Exchange.
6) ???
7) Profit.
8) Seriously, Profit.
Aside from that:
Can you still claim unemployment benefit if you play World of Warcraft?
Surely I won't have to pay tax if I'm a student right?
What about if you're a minor?
Will I get a tax deduction for using a normal mount instead of a gold guzzling epic mount?
How much gold do I have to earn per month before I change tax brackets?
Is anyone seriously going to implement laws like this?
As a junior java developer for an investment bank in London I see there is certainly a drinking culture here. Its sort of team building to go out for a few pints with guys from work. Aside from that it can never hurt to mix with you managers and colleagues in any kind of social situation outside the office. Its just that drinking is the easiest one to do as there is a bar somewhere near every office here. If senior management know your face and have had a few laughs with you, they're more likely to respect your views in the office and reward you on bonus day. The best gossip and 'career advice' are usually heard outside the office anyway. It might not be the healthiest or cheapest pasttime but at least its better than golf...
"MySQL's Brian Aker has..."
Hey wassup Brain Ache!
I bet he heard that in the playground...
They say sarchasm is the lowest for of wit, I think we need to recount the vote because 'making fun of names' should be elected #1.
I have to agree. I'm a Java/Solaris developer and yet I think this is one of the coolest concepts I've ever seen implemented. Seeing Office in action like this makes me want to try Vista...
I really think there's something to be said for using the internet in certain situations. Using google is sort of like 'Open-Book' exams. It should really be encouraged in order to make finding information in the modern age part of your skill set.
Why waste time debugging php yourself that when someone has done this for you already?
Its hardly surprising that Dell are being investigated for accounting anomolies. Its probably not their fault however. They don't even know the price of their own stock :P
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/02/dells_rap
I've decided to re-encode all my mp3 audio at 64KBps. I like the watery distortion and warmth it adds. Bloop, bloop, bloop. Its only so long before it catches on and everyone starts doing it. It adds a richness that wasn't in the original recording and all my friends will think I'm cool because I can store 4x more music on my iPod. Hihats? Not anymore. They're phasing, spacial, psychotropic wotsits now.
I know what you're going to say...
"What about analog?" Well, for that I record it onto cassette! For that authentic nostaliga I pull all the tape out and scrunch it, just like it had been chewed up by a cheap player. I also like to break it then sticky-tape it back together. That missing section really adds a certain mystery element. "What used to be there?" I here you say. Who knows, its what ever you imiagine it be and thats infinitely better than any CD or vinyl.
1) Do homework without reading textbook 2) Change wiki 3) Hand in 'correct' homework 4) ??? 5) Profit
Should you also be able to sue Quake 3 players for murder? hmm?
Its great to see someone tackling both fanboy myths and non-gamer myths in the same article. Its really puts into perspective that both of those groups think about things in the same ignorant way.
Performance wise (this may surprise people who haven't spent time thinking about it) Oh, I have. To get rid of the performance bottlenecks of using a hard disk, I put my pagefile on a ramdrive...