Comment Re:Let me get this straight (Score 1) 123
101 Reasons why Java is better than
This article is completely outdated. A signature like this makes it hard to take you seriously.
Comment Re:Not just Google (Score 1) 543
Of course. My point is that just understanding multi-tier systems is not enough to know how to develop stuff like Web services with ajax on the client-side, etc. For example, one not only has to master technologies like CSS and JavaScript, but also know how they behave differently between different browsers. All this as hoc knowledge takes time to learn. Is you're on a tight deadline, you just cannot afford to hire somebody who's not worked on the stuff already, no matter how experienced and bright he/she is.
Comment Re:Not just Google (Score 1) 543
Using only knowledge from the Eighties, you'd be facing a steep learning curve getting into serious Web programming. Just understanding the nature of a multi-tier system is not going to get you very far.
Comment Windows 7 (Score 1) 382
63 on Windows 7 (I'm running 9 applications).
Comment Re:Why did music rental never catch on in the US? (Score 1) 168
Yes, but those CDs had rootkits on them.
Comment Re:Dear Microsoft (Score 2, Insightful) 497
When done correctly you are 100% guaranteed that the program does exactly what it is supposed to do, nothing more, nothing less. Every bounds is checked, every possible input is tested, every loop, every condition.
You're being sarcastic, no? Even if the input consists of nothing more that a couple of integers, you cannot test all possible combinations. Besides, even if you had unlimited resources, you cannot get around the halting problem.
Comment Re:Crank it to 11 (Score 1) 298
1010 = 10 in binary
But 10 in binary is 2 !
Ubuntu Replaces F-Spot With Shotwell 361
climenole writes "Finally! The much discussed F-Spot vs. Shotwell battle is over. The new default image organizer app for Ubuntu Maverick 10.10 is going to be Shotwell. This is a much-needed change; F-Spot was simply not enough. Most of the times when I tried F-Spot, it just keeps crashing on me. Shotwell on the other hand feels a lot more solid and is better integrated with the GNOME desktop. Shotwell is also completely devoid of Mono."
Comment Re:NO NO NO! BAD TABLET, BAD! (Score 1) 174
a couple ads a day, for a week or two
2 * 7 * 2 = 28
Comment Re:NO NO NO! BAD TABLET, BAD! (Score 1) 174
In New Zealand, we essentially get ZERO Apple ads...if you hate Apple, move here
In New Zealand, 'essentially ZERO' is 28.
Comment Re:iPad has USB and video out in its iPod connecto (Score 1) 174
30 pins should be enough for everybody.
Comment Re:Interesting quote from the summary (Score 1) 174
When rumours of the the Apple iPhone surfaced around the world, it was pre-selected as one of the biggest must-haves of 2007. When it became a reality, as soon as Apple set a release date, it was already sold-out. The first shipment of iPhones were gone before anyone had the chance to discern or decide whether it was worth the hundreds of dollars or not.
Comment Re:And? (Score 1) 197
Comment Does it run Linux? (Score 3, Insightful) 108
Does it?
Comment Re:Choices, choices (Score 1) 546
I don't oppose C++, but You Have To Know What You Are Doing (TM).
Actually, that's why I like C so much: you don't have to know what you're doing!
