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Dumbing Down Programming? 578

Posted by timothy from the accessible-is-not-dumb dept.
RunRevKev writes "The unveiling of Revolution 4.0 has sparked a debate on ZDNet about whether programming is being dumbed down. The new version of the software uses an English-syntax that requires 90 per cent less code than traditional languages. A descendant of Apple's Hypercard, Rev 4 is set to '...empower people who would never have attempted programming to create successful applications.' ZDNet reports that 'One might reasonably hope that this product inspires students in the appropriate way and gets them more interested in programming.'"
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Microsoft Says Google Chrome Frame Makes IE Less Secure 459

Posted by CmdrTaco from the less-secure-than-what-exactly dept.
Mark writes "The release of Google Chrome Frame, a new open source plugin that injects Chrome's renderer and JavaScript engine into Microsoft's browser, earlier this week had many web developers happily dancing long through the night. Finally, someone had found a way to get Internet Explorer users up to speed on the Web. Microsoft, on the other hand, is warning IE users that it does not recommend installing the plugin. What does the company have against the plugin? It makes Internet Explorer less secure. 'With Internet Explorer 8, we made significant advancements and updates to make the browser safer for our customers,' a Microsoft spokesperson told Ars. 'Given the security issues with plugins in general and Google Chrome in particular, Google Chrome Frame running as a plugin has doubled the attack area for malware and malicious scripts. This is not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take.'"

Comment Re:VM/CMS? (Score 1) 875

by Mainframes ROCK! (#29457721) Attached to: Old Operating Systems Never Die

VM/CMS is very much alive and well, thank you. It is now known as z/VM and runs on the IBM z series mainframes ...

http://www.vm.ibm.com/

You can even run Linux in z/VM virtual machines now as well as CMS.

There is an emulator available, called Hercules ...

http://www.hercules-390.org/

And an old VM/CMS is available for free, with source ...

http://www.cbttape.org/vm6.htm

Comment Re:Done their homework? (Score -1) 709

by Article Text Troll (#22247240) Attached to: Four Indicted in Pirate Bay Case
This post has been moderated as "Insightful," but it totally ignores the points of the post it replies to. Listen to yourself, buddy. In response to an article about a site created with the sole intention of illegally sharing copyrighted material, you state that downloading some things is legal. No crap, but that statement couldn't be more off topic.

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