Learning to program isn't the same as Computer Science.

Computer Science is lots of algorithms, computational theory (finite automata, P and NP, etc.), graph theory, tons of numerical algorithms, lexical, syntax and semantic analysis, program transformations (loop unrolling, etc.), lots of compiler theory, databases, networking, cryptography, etc. Tons of really interesting stuff! A lot of CS is more like mathematics than programming. Lots of proofs.

Focusing on programming is a little like telling an engineering student that the curriculum is mostly bricklaying. Are we talking about a college that teaches computer science or a trade school doing "programming"?

Is there an online tool to search for my username/log in?

I'd like to know if I'm in the dataset.

Why does MS need salespeople? People only buy from MS because they don't have a choice. MS might need order takers, but then it's easier to put up a crappy website (that makes things like server CALS confusing as f.) and let people buy online. (There are lots of cases where Linux isn't an option. My accounting system doesn't run on a Linux server.)

Repetitive stuff is not new. I've used Lex and Yacc to write code that writes code, and Perl, and bits of Java and Excel...
The lazy programmer always sees a lazy way!
Funny thing. I actually understood every line, and I could explain it all to anyone who asked.
btw. This used to be the book.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Not sure if this is what everyone reads today.

You'll have a code base and not 1 employee who understands it.

Remote users are on the 172.16.105.0/24 IP Range. Possible. But unlikely.

I have several employees who can't reach the company VPN from home. They have to use their phone as a hot spot, and everything works fine. Local ISP is blocking VPN traffic. Annoying as frick.

Synology SAT5221-3840G 3.84TB
$1,044.93
https://www.amazon.com/Synolog...
vs
SAMSUNG 870 EVO 4TB (MZ-77E4T0B/AM)
$249.99
https://www.amazon.com/SAMSUNG...

Even if the Samsung has a higher failure rate, between Raid 6 and MUCH lower prices to replace...

Damn. If that is all it costs to hire a spy, I have some ideas!

If it ain't broke. DON'T FIX IT!

How many people at Microsoft only have a job because they keep inventing new things to change? (When the current version is good, save for some performance, security and stability fixes)

If all you are good for is copying and pasting AI answers, why do I need you?

Kinda reminds me of Office Space:
"I already told you: I deal with the god damn customers so the engineers don't have to. I have people skills; I am good at dealing with people. Can't you understand that? What the hell is wrong with you people?"

Bets for price at completion:
1) 9 billion
2) 13 billion
3) Spend 8 billion before giving up on the whole thing.
4) Hire the Chinese who will do it for 2.2 billion with Chinese workers, and still have plenty left over for bribes!

But the devices are often free!

The way the phones are actually paid for is evil - Stupidly high monthly bills from AT&T.

The phone and financing of the phone should not be linked in any way to a monthly connection/carrier fee.

What happens when Apple eventually buys back all it's own shares? The only reason this stock rises is due to 100's of billions in buy backs.

2012 26,470 million shares outstanding
2024 15,408 million shares outstanding

That is a massive drop. Considering that a huge chunk of Apple's shares are locked up with buy and hold firms, the float is artificially constrained.

If they keep up the pace of buy backs, in 10-15 years they really will take themselves private.

It is delusional to think you can actually lock down these records. One insider gets a nice payment, and good security goes out the window.