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Comment New Book "Think like a programmer" seems good (Score 1) 247

by elander on Monday August 06, 2012 @04:15AM (#40892553) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: Best Way To Jump Back Into Programming?

I just started reading a book called "Think like a programmer" by V. Anton Spraul. The title pretty much gives the content away, and after reading roughly the first quarter I'd say it's a good read. The target language is C++, but that probably won't be too much of a hindrance. Keep a good C++ reference at hand and I suspect you'll do fine. The book is available in both hard copy, ePUB and Kindle format. I am not affiliated with author or publisher in any way.

Comment Re:Naturally (Score 1) 612

by elander on Friday June 29, 2012 @04:08AM (#40491279) Attached to: Julian Assange Served With Extradition Notice By British Police

Apparently from Sweden to US there's no need for anything other than a request, and no reason is required.

Wrong. If the USA wants him extradited from Sweden the matter returns to the UK. Sweden can't extradite him after he has been extradited from the UK, as that would be a violation of the extradition terms.

Comment Re:A real problem? (Score 1) 125

by elander on Sunday September 25, 2011 @03:58AM (#37506714) Attached to: Swedish Daycare Tracks Kids With GPS Devices

No, it isn't. That is still Stockholm. Lies don't become facts just because they are reported by Fox News and other media outlets.

Secret Service Runs At "Six Sixes" Availability 248

Posted by timothy on Friday February 26, 2010 @08:56PM from the only-need-half-as-many dept.

PCM2 writes "ABC News is reporting that the US Secret Service is in dire need of server upgrades. 'Currently, 42 mission-oriented applications run on a 1980s IBM mainframe with a 68 percent performance reliability rating,' says one leaked memo. That finding was the result of an NSA study commissioned by the Secret Service to evaluate the severity of their computer problems. Curiously, upgrades to the Service's computers are being championed by Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who says he's had 'concern for a while' about the issue."

Drupal's Dries Buytaert On Drupal 7 55

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday January 19, 2010 @12:57PM from the on-the-horizon dept.

itwbennett writes "The Drupal community has been working on Drupal 7 for two years, and there are 'hundreds of changes' to show for it, says Drupal creator Dries Buytaert in an interview with ITworld's Esther Schindler on the occasion of Drupal 7 going into Alpha test this week. Most notable for end users are 'some massive usability improvements,' says Buytaert, while site builders will see the greatest changes in the Drupal Content Construction Kit (CCK), which has been moved into the Drupal core. But one thing that hasn't changed is the not-so-easy upgrade path. 'The upgrade path for a Drupal site has never been really easy, to be honest,' Buytaert says. 'We do break backwards compatibility. It's a little bit painful because it requires all of the contributed modules — and there's 4,000-5,000 of them — to make changes.' But Buytaert doesn't think that's all bad. 'Innovation is key. Backwards compatibility limits innovation,' Buytaert contends. 'The rule we have is: We'll break the API if it makes a better API, and if it allows good innovation and progress to be made. Also: The second rule is that we'll never break people's data. We'll always provide an upgrade path for the data.'"

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