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Comment: The Developer did not Know the Progress (Score 1) 736

by fatp (#42880161) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Why Is It So Hard To Make An Accurate Progress Bar?
The answer is simple: the developer responsible for the progress bar did not actually know the progress she program the progress bar.

During development, getting the work done has a much higher priority than the progress bar. After development, fixing functional bug has a much higher priority. After bug fixing, launching is has a much higher priority. After all, there are priority 2 or 3 bugs, who will care priority 4 bugs?

BTW, the progress bar I liked most reached 30000% and the job still not complete.

+ - Download Adobe CS2 for Free (as Beer)->

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fatp writes "According to Forbes and other sources, Adobe has made her Creative Suite 2 (CS2) applications available for free download. Forbes said: "CS2 is not new by any standards — it was first released in April 2005 — but it’s still a fantastic offer and capable of some serious work. And when the cost is just the time it takes to download it, it’s a real bargain." The latest version, CS6, was released in May 2012.

(Note: Adobe's site seems down... even before being slashdotted)."

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Comment: Re:What's special about study groups? (Score 1) 63

by fatp (#41433611) Attached to: Presentation Scales In Massive Online Courses; Does Interaction?

These are university courses.

These are not university courses. They are provided by a university, and provide (a subset or) the same content of a university course and possibly same assignments. However, you get no credit. Instead, they give some form of statement of accomplishment Maybe one day some such organization (e.g., udacity) will become university, but not yet.

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