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You Used Perl to Write WHAT?! 307

Posted by kdawson on Friday January 25, 2008 @10:51AM from the tool-that-fits dept.

Esther Schindler writes "Developers spend a lot of time telling managers, 'Let me use the tool that's appropriate for the job' (cue the '...everything looks like a nail' meme here). But rarely do we enumerate when a language is the right one for a particular job, and when it's a very, very wrong choice. James Turner, writing for CIO.com, identifies five tasks for which perl is ideally suited, and four that... well, really, shouldn't you choose something else? This is the first article in a series that will examine what each language is good at, and for which tasks it's just plain dumb. Another article is coming RSN about JavaScript, and yet another for PHP... with more promised, should these first articles do well."

Submission + - Dragonball Z Live Action Movie Filming (rottentomatoes.com)

Submitted by

wawannem

on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @01:53PM

wawannem writes: "We may someday see a live action adaptation of Dragonball Z! It seems details are hard to find, but it would seem that filming has begun. I remember rumors of this film as far back as 2000. The budget is listed at $100 million, so I am expecting big effects!"

Vista Pirates To Get "Black Screen of Darkness" 873

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday September 11, 2007 @01:43PM from the there-goes-china dept.

jcatcw writes "Microsoft has just turned on Reduced Functionality mode, worldwide, and sent a letter to OEMs explaining the consequences of Vista piracy. These include a black screen after 1 hour of browsing, no start menu or task bar, and no desktop. Using fear as a motivator, the email warns resellers to 'make sure your customers always get genuine Windows Vista preinstalled.'"

Submission + - Happy 13/3/7-day

Submitted by

kers

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @12:15PM

kers writes: "I want to all slashdot users and contributors a happy 13/3/7-day! Enjoy it with that special computer or OS of yours. This is the only 13/3/7-day you will ever experience!"

Submission + - Report: Sloppy firms, not hackers, cause breaches

Submitted by

BobB

on Tuesday March 13, 2007 @11:41AM

BobB writes: "Electronic records in the United States are streaming out of companies at a rate of 6 million a month this year, up roughly 200,000 a month from last year, according to a University of Washington researcher. About a third of 550 breaches were attributable to malicious hacks between 1980 and 2006, whereas 60% happened as a result to organizational mismanagement, the study says. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1241 2"

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