| When | Item | Comment |
| 02 Sep 2004 |
Caching Theory |
Snotnose: Here's a link to the C-RAM joke.
h....
>> |
| 31 Aug 2004 |
Does XP SP2 include .... |
Rumour has it that the XP SP2 *CD* includes the fr....
>> |
| 30 Aug 2004 |
Alpha Blended Icon Source
>> |
| 30 Aug 2004 |
Incentive Pay Consid.... |
Give Alfie Kohn's work a read starting with, 'Puni....
>> |
| |
Windows Update requi.... |
You guys are so cute when you're angry.
>> |
| |
Drawing GUI... |
Whiteboard.
Paper.
Paint Program.
>> |
| |
Alpha Blended Icon S.... |
Josh/Adam,
Thank you for not being asses.
>> |
| |
|
. . . or, perhaps, an answer like:
http://www.i....
>> |
| 29 Aug 2004 |
Tool to display disk.... |
Try Ace Utilities. http://www.acelogix.com
It has....
>> |
| 27 Aug 2004 |
Relational databases.... |
Sorry,
[1] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/as....
>> |
| |
|
I'd be more upset about the queries that most rela....
>> |
| 25 Aug 2004 |
Looking for some sof.... |
>1) Keeping track of help desk todo list/KB.
ht....
>> |
| |
Looking for some lap.... |
If money is no object, an IBM Thinkpad is the way ....
>> |
| |
Psychology in the wo.... |
I guess it would be even better then if there we....
>> |
| |
Removing a Cookie fr.... |
Wow. Thanks, you fucking idiots.
>> |
| 24 Aug 2004 |
Removing a Cookie from the Command Line in Windows
>> |
| 24 Aug 2004 |
Today (Aug.24) is th.... |
>> 'What the heck, we are programmers, off-by-one ....
>> |
| |
Database Relationshi.... |
Ewan's Dad is correct:
>> 'The charge-transacti....
>> |
| |
simplest implementat.... |
I'm at Pitt, and our third trimester is just endin....
>> |
| |
(OT?)The Curious Inc.... |
'These kids can even start out normal and then dis....
>> |
| |
Union threatens Jame.... |
Stephen,
It's simply a question of the....
>> |
| |
Writting all the com.... |
An 1.5:1 ratio of comments:code sounds excessive t....
>> |
| |
REBOL IOS? |
Its quite a cool little environment. Nice for file....
>> |
| 23 Aug 2004 |
Looking for sites li.... |
After vcbuzz.com closed, I have been checking http....
>> |
| |
Making HTML sing |
My vote goes for Gmail, in this category. I haven'....
>> |
| 22 Aug 2004 |
Manual vs. Automatic.... |
<snicker>
>> |
| |
The Practice of Prog.... |
Look into Code Complete 2 for a comprehensive and ....
>> |
| |
Am I too old to be a.... |
It wasn't made by a bunch of people in their spare....
>> |
| |
|
Neverwinter Nights has an online multiplayer mode,....
>> |
| |
Is there a term for .... |
put a text like 'select items and then click 'ge....
>> |
| 21 Aug 2004 |
Web sites for buying.... |
+++I am suspect. Why did you feel it necessary to ....
>> |
| 20 Aug 2004 |
Web application usage tracking tool
>> |
| 20 Aug 2004 |
Web application usag.... |
Thank you all for the help so far. I don't think I....
>> |
| |
|
Forgot to add, I would prefer if there are any fre....
>> |
| |
Microsoft pays for i.... |
Americans dont have any idea of time zones eithe....
>> |
| 19 Aug 2004 |
Internet Operating S.... |
First one that comes to my mind is Amoeba:
http:/....
>> |
| |
Joel's new book. |
Wow. I knew Joel was famous, but I never realized ....
>> |
| |
Sink Solitaire |
Art,
Ass.
The whole point of this endeavour wi....
>> |
| |
Code Olympics - what.... |
Brain fart contest.
>> |
| |
Why so much negativi.... |
>> 'I think ultimately a corporation is regarded a....
>> |
| |
|
Slant puns aren'tthat popular yet.
http://www.goo....
>> |
| 18 Aug 2004 |
Next big thing? |
information any where on any device at any time
....
>> |
| |
Interesting article .... |
Why is everyone missing the point entirely and cre....
>> |
| 16 Aug 2004 |
XP's unexpected surp.... |
Don't trust your friend. He's a dirty guy.
Anot....
>> |
| |
sick days |
Perhaps I'm a bit less loyal than everyone else.
....
>> |
| |
|
Dude,
Take a sick day. Live your life for awhil....
>> |
| |
Learning the basic a.... |
Obviously, everyone is different . . . must know t....
>> |
| |
Coworkers who won't .... |
Dude, why don't you ask her out, get laid and ligh....
>> |
| |
Accounting Pattern o.... |
Sathyaish Chakravarthy,
The english troll to rule....
>> |
| |
Purchase this forum? |
You don't want this forum.
Too many trolls in i....
>> |
| 14 Aug 2004 |
What makes a great p.... |
Depends on the setting but in general,
A great ....
>> |
| 12 Aug 2004 |
Determining a Product's Need / Marcomm Method
>> |
| 12 Aug 2004 |
Purchase this forum? |
Dave B, who was/is a regular here, reproduced this....
>> |
| |
RSS with Ads. |
What annoys me about newsisfree feeds is ads are s....
>> |
| |
How do you destroy a.... |
I've done some tutoring here and found if, for wha....
>> |
| |
How do I Update my s.... |
Hehhe. Poor gal.
Seriously, Grace, what are you....
>> |
| |
Determining a Produc.... |
anonymous financial IT guy,
You're definitely rig....
>> |
| |
|
'If you don't mind me asking, how did you determin....
>> |
| |
|
Oh, btw, from the 30-40 responses ... the current ....
>> |
| |
SQLServer getting th.... |
TOP doesn't imply order.
Perhaps it might have ....
>> |
| 11 Aug 2004 |
Poll: Database size/config, How do you compare?
>> |
| 11 Aug 2004 |
MSMQ Versus a DB Tab.... |
Hey, you don't need to convince us. If the shoe fi....
>> |
| |
Good tips on downsiz.... |
Foxpro? Blech!
mySQL? Blech! Wow, just starting s....
>> |
| |
|
Danger in this conversion; likely provides fulfill....
>> |
| 10 Aug 2004 |
mod rewrite rule |
cmd line scripts that try to hack your site will i....
>> |
| |
in other words |
Anyone know if XP SP2 includes a ban on Micr....
>> |
| 09 Aug 2004 |
Free Bitmap Source
>> |
| 09 Aug 2004 |
Sacrificing parts of.... |
old timer,
you da frick'n man . . . mega truth in....
>> |
| |
Shareware and ISV's .... |
Well said.
>> |
| 08 Aug 2004 |
How to raise prices?
>> |
| 08 Aug 2004 |
Eric Sink's Software Pricing Article
>> |
| 08 Aug 2004 |
Hidden URLs - How ea.... |
PHP and MySQL. Is that a Linux server? Are you usi....
>> |
| |
Eric Sink's Software.... |
Thanks d00d!
>> |
| |
{kill time}site with.... |
One of my favorite time-killers is the Daypop Top ....
>> |
| |
What would you ask f.... |
Get it it writing and realize that as soon as you ....
>> |
| |
Recommended setup fo.... |
I think Windows Media Encoder should work.
>> |
| |
|
Philo, I want the "audience" to have a commonly us....
>> |
| |
|
Thanks MarkTAW.com.
>> |
| 07 Aug 2004 |
Recommended setup for a Webcast?
>> |
| 06 Aug 2004 |
pre employment backg.... |
Bob wrote: 'Companies don't care about off-hours d....
>> |
| 05 Aug 2004 |
CNN: CS School Breaks with Tradition
>> |
| 05 Aug 2004 |
Computability
>> |
| 05 Aug 2004 |
CNN: CS School Break.... |
>> 'As I said in that post - it's basically been d....
>> |
| |
Computability |
>> 'Manufacturing scheduling, spare parts optimiza....
>> |
| 04 Aug 2004 |
Great Hacker != Great Hire
>> |
| 04 Aug 2004 |
Platform for Commercial Webapps?
>> |
| 04 Aug 2004 |
softwareCEO.com |
I had to keep clicking "more..." to read another p....
>> |
| |
A question for our n.... |
I've only visited England twice, but I felt very m....
>> |
| |
|
There are many Indian nationals where I work, and ....
>> |
| |
Platform for Commerc.... |
'I don't prefer JSP because its harder to deploy.'....
>> |
| |
|
Source code is not much of a concern. But what if ....
>> |
| 03 Aug 2004 |
cs masters thesis and work as developer
>> |
| 03 Aug 2004 |
Sort of a business p.... |
Konrad speaks some mega-truth there . . . the dot-....
>> |
| |
|
BackEnd?
FrontEnd?
Start with your customer!
....
>> |
| 02 Aug 2004 |
Is my company dying? |
Vote Kerry, he'll stop our jobs....
>> |
| |
|
Uh, are you sitting in the cube next to me?
We'....
>> |
| |
How do you know when.... |
Trust is only dangerous if you have to rely on it.....
>> |
| 01 Aug 2004 |
Free Online Project .... |
Basecamp ( http://www.basecamphq.com/ ) by 37Signa....
>> |
| 31 Jul 2004 |
IS PRIVATIZATION ans.... |
This is a hot topic in Pakistan too.
Just to m....
>> |
| 30 Jul 2004 |
Your Productivity |
Re pairing, some similar discussion is here: http:....
>> |
| |
|
My productivity was below (my) expectations. I bl....
>> |
| 29 Jul 2004 |
Salary Reviews
>> |
| 29 Jul 2004 |
Salary Reviews |
Funny guy,
Agreed . . . anything else?
>> |
| |
Learning Curve for a.... |
MSHack,
Good words, my friend.
>> |
| |
Failure Plan |
Thousands of Fortune 500 companies?
>> |
| |
Probability question.... |
>> 'Actually, given this is a programmer's forum n....
>> |
| |
.NET Winforms contro.... |
I'm on a project where we've just started using In....
>> |
| 27 Jul 2004 |
P2P Storage/Backup
>> |
| 27 Jul 2004 |
Percentage of Developers Using MS Dev Tools?
>> |
| 27 Jul 2004 |
Software Pricing for.... |
There's a lot of truth to the old adage:
'1% insp....
>> |
| |
Percentage of Develo.... |
>> 'Computer science degrees aren't there to teach....
>> |
| |
|
>> ' 'I was forbidden from ever turning in a MS ap....
>> |
| |
|
The reason I'd like to know is that I develop most....
>> |
| |
Getting Excel to wor.... |
How about content type app/excel (or whatever the ....
>> |
| 26 Jul 2004 |
Zebraline table prop.... |
You could set the alternating classes by traversin....
>> |
| |
|
Just set two classes in your CSS, 'even' and 'odd'....
>> |
| 25 Jul 2004 |
Using .NET to develo.... |
Do you have a link to EXEBundle? Google was ....
>> |
| 23 Jul 2004 |
Gmail |
I have had my Gmail account since June 10th. And I....
>> |
| 22 Jul 2004 |
IE Dungeon Gets Internet Connection?
>> |
| 21 Jul 2004 |
What source code are.... |
I am looking at GMail's JavaScript :)
>> |
| |
Shell Scripting Fana.... |
Some years ago, I worked for a company and we had ....
>> |
| |
ASP business model a.... |
They don't call it ASP model any more. I think the....
>> |
| |
Please Sir can I hav.... |
I'm sure the product is fine and I'll give it a wh....
>> |
| |
Handwritten Document.... |
>> 'When somebody considers spelling and the multi....
>> |
| |
Offshore economics |
Thanks my view, that's food for thought.
My und....
>> |
| 20 Jul 2004 |
Handwritten Documents
>> |
| 20 Jul 2004 |
Handwritten Document.... |
>> '...but because he needs to learn and memorise.....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'Nice Troll.'
Not everything that's sarcasti....
>> |
| |
IPOD "monopoly":Appl.... |
I bought one of the first 'WinPod' iPods. One of....
>> |
| |
What exactly is Joel.... |
So Mike, Whats the deal with Lookout and Microsoft....
>> |
| |
Offshore economics |
So how can you tell when people are lower caste in....
>> |
| 19 Jul 2004 |
Requests/Second and Concurrent Users?
>> |
| 19 Jul 2004 |
Picasa is now availa.... |
I downloaded this the other day, and installed it ....
>> |
| |
What exactly is Joel.... |
You are welcome. :)
>> |
| |
|
If you missed out on downloading Lookout, here is ....
>> |
| |
software vs program |
A program is a set of instructions which follow a ....
>> |
| |
Requests/Second and .... |
licensing for Windows, IIS or SQL Server?
>> |
| 16 Jul 2004 |
Google could compete.... |
Just a little note on Gmail's interface. It's not ....
>> |
| |
|
Why don't they let people use Gmail interface to a....
>> |
| |
|
You are more than welcome, Keith. I just like to h....
>> |
| 15 Jul 2004 |
Perl CGI
>> |
| 15 Jul 2004 |
Perl CGI |
********* WARNING *********
These are my humble, ....
>> |
| |
.Net devs that went .... |
>> 'why not just make them public members and be d....
>> |
| |
|
One bit of functionality: .NET properties!&n....
>> |
| 14 Jul 2004 |
How Often do You Meet Medium Sized Proj Deadlines?
>> |
| 14 Jul 2004 |
Google buys Picasa |
Yea, I guess that makes more sense. Also the part ....
>> |
| 13 Jul 2004 |
Coding Standards
>> |
| 13 Jul 2004 |
Google buys Picasa
>> |
| 13 Jul 2004 |
|
I get the part about "GPhoto". But why a "desktop"....
>> |
| |
Old farts lack respe.... |
Is it possible that 'old farts' lack respect for....
>> |
| |
.Net market share |
For __most of us__, does it really matter? Who car....
>> |
| 12 Jul 2004 |
Making Design look l.... |
If I can draw a really poor analogy:
- Software i....
>> |
| |
Testing floating poi.... |
Use an aggregated class (System.Decimal) ... Compa....
>> |
| 10 Jul 2004 |
Gmail technical impl.... |
Thanks guys. But Saving the web page complete does....
>> |
| 09 Jul 2004 |
Gmail technical implimentation
>> |
| 09 Jul 2004 |
Oddpost bought by Ya.... |
Email just got interesting!
>> |
| |
Microsoft to mail se.... |
. . . and the .NET framework arrives on this CD (n....
>> |
| |
Firefox extensions |
Anyone know if there's something like a ClarifyBut....
>> |
| 08 Jul 2004 |
document permissions issue on J2EE intranet system
>> |
| 08 Jul 2004 |
Software as a found .... |
Well, actually coding feels like data entry to me ....
>> |
| 07 Jul 2004 |
Equating Cab Drivers to Software Engineers...
>> |
| 07 Jul 2004 |
Exit Interviews |
DEFINITELY LIE and be the happy-go-lucky-appreciat....
>> |
| |
Good books on DB Des.... |
Why do you need to model data yo....
>> |
| 06 Jul 2004 |
XP SP2 Includes .NET framework
>> |
| 06 Jul 2004 |
Help for Newbie Trying to Connect to Win Workgroup
>> |
| 06 Jul 2004 |
JAAS querying active directory?
>> |
| 06 Jul 2004 |
Help for Newbie Tryi.... |
Thanks, Simon. I tried to login as Administr....
>> |
| |
|
There's no textbox for domain. If I type my ....
>> |
| |
XP SP2 Includes .NET.... |
As the original poster, I completely agree . . . e....
>> |
| |
NDA Needed? |
> Since I can't really protect my ideas, my only r....
>> |
| |
single sign on solut.... |
Joe, can you give me a few details on how you mana....
>> |
| 05 Jul 2004 |
single sign on solution
>> |
| 02 Jul 2004 |
An instance of a usa.... |
The bottom part of the 'G' on the Fog Creek Softwa....
>> |
| |
medical clinic softw.... |
Oh great, here's that unemployed liar muppet again....
>> |
| |
|
Why do all 'offshore' people have names that look ....
>> |
| 01 Jul 2004 |
XP development is bi.... |
This customer will never be on-site and nobody
ca....
>> |
| |
your most absurd IT .... |
When I worked at Tyco ( http://www.reuters.com/new....
>> |
| |
|
Mine was the requirement that only email lists wit....
>> |
| |
What will the web be.... |
The web will exist, but democrats will have impose....
>> |
| |
|
What happened to flying cars? I thought we were su....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'Can you imagine if the web had been around in ....
>> |
| |
Your Opinion of Test.... |
Hmmm... I got my Math BS first and then beca....
>> |
| 30 Jun 2004 |
Your Opinion of Test Question Value
>> |
| 30 Jun 2004 |
change windows system process priority
>> |
| 30 Jun 2004 |
string memory manage.... |
You *could* release the memory in the destructor b....
>> |
| |
|
Instance vs. Static behavior doesn't really have a....
>> |
| |
|
You can't really delete something from the data se....
>> |
| |
|
Static data declarations are normally stored in th....
>> |
| |
|
To be honest, I hope you aren't actually using tha....
>> |
| |
|
Of course some compilers might put that initial as....
>> |
| |
|
Your initial assignment is stored in the data segm....
>> |
| |
|
Err... Nevermind about the string class you aren't....
>> |
| |
|
You are storing a pointer not the actually memory ....
>> |
| |
|
It will be stored in the data segment.
>> |
| |
Crystal Book |
GUI Joe,
What do you use now?
>> |
| |
Your Opinion of Test.... |
>> 'That's a stupid lecturer and or school, anon. ....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'What's the course? That test might well be app....
>> |
| |
man man |
I just sent away for my Lucky Astrology Unix Decod....
>> |
| 29 Jun 2004 |
Simple Win2K admin question
>> |
| 29 Jun 2004 |
Simple Win2K admin q.... |
Tobias,
Thanks. I will look into it.
>> |
| 28 Jun 2004 |
Terminal Services Question (2003)
>> |
| 27 Jun 2004 |
Pranks on people's c.... |
Or what to do if you find someone has left a termi....
>> |
| 26 Jun 2004 |
|
My personal favorite is replacing they debugger wi....
>> |
| |
Blogs written by gee.... |
Would you rather read what Joel had for breakfast ....
>> |
| |
Administrative accou.... |
Trying to convince a developer to develop without ....
>> |
| |
Microsoft plans to s.... |
'Besides, all a patent is is a right to sue somebo....
>> |
| |
HELP! Overcoming pro.... |
Do ... work. It's not hard.
The other thing th....
>> |
| 25 Jun 2004 |
DBAs vs. Coders |
My opinion is, if you're storing NULLs . . . you'r....
>> |
| 24 Jun 2004 |
Interview Tips for S.... |
check out a MSFT STE blog - http://blogs.msdn.com/....
>> |
| |
Web Application Deve.... |
Advice: forget client-server and focus on n-tier.&....
>> |
| |
GotoAssist vs RapidA.... |
if (Win2000+)
{
Programmatic Terminal Servic....
>> |
| |
Resume Writing |
If people read an entire page you are lucky. Usual....
>> |
| 23 Jun 2004 |
Am I a Java or C++ programmer
>> |
| 23 Jun 2004 |
Language-aware diff .... |
OMFG, where are the "nice advertisement" trolls at....
>> |
| |
Resume Writing |
Sathyaish,
One thing I can suggest you is keep it....
>> |
| |
New Halloween Memo |
When one asks a question that cannot be answered, ....
>> |
| |
|
Jesus, you don't get it, do you?
No one cares....
>> |
| |
|
Maybe IIS attacks are a marketing blitz by open ....
>> |
| |
|
Gawd, does anyone else wish this would all just ....
>> |
| |
Apple's iPod |
I guess the word 'irresponsible' is not criticis....
>> |
| |
|
No shit, that's capitalism, junior.
You're c....
>> |
| |
|
Elitist snobs! Bwahahaahahhahahaha!
Don't str....
>> |
| |
C#/.NET (Vague Troll.... |
I have to agree w/ prior replies . . . most .NET d....
>> |
| |
Another reply to "Ho.... |
Nice reply . . . Robert is "dead on" w/ his retort....
>> |
| 22 Jun 2004 |
Don Box replies to "How MS lost the API war."
>> |
| 22 Jun 2004 |
single sign on recommendations
>> |
| 22 Jun 2004 |
Respect to Eric |
I have to agree w/ comments alluding to MS steppin....
>> |
| 21 Jun 2004 |
HL2 hackers arrested... but who cares
>> |
| 21 Jun 2004 |
Xbox 2 will not be b.... |
anon-182,
I know I have to buy another one. But i....
>> |
| |
|
What happens when my Xbox dies and I have to get a....
>> |
| |
Why are Smart Phones.... |
>......the future belongs to a integrated unit.
M....
>> |
| |
HL2 hackers arrested.... |
Yeah obviously we shouldn't have gone after the pe....
>> |
| |
Byte shift |
>> 'Good bye, JoS!'
L4t3r l33t c0d3r dewd!
>> |
| |
|
Dear S9C12
Why? Why? Why?
Figure it out you....
>> |
| 20 Jun 2004 |
GMail? Heck No.... |
I don't know why people don't get it.
Size doesn....
>> |
| |
|
Why did you post as MarkTAW Sathyaish?
>> |
| |
Have I got them righ.... |
It's not that I have anything against you posting ....
>> |
| 19 Jun 2004 |
Making my own browse.... |
Parsing and rendering HTML is not easy although yo....
>> |
| |
Have I got them righ.... |
Nice haircut Sathyaish!
>> |
| |
|
Dear Sathyaish Chakravarthy:
Did you make Unit ....
>> |
| 18 Jun 2004 |
accessing active directory through JNDI
>> |
| 18 Jun 2004 |
strings in C++ |
sprintf
>> |
| |
How Microsoft Lost...... |
'No Sir,
Last year i had real problems finding a ....
>> |
| |
|
Ha ha ha.
Ok 'MS is dying' guys . . . here's ....
>> |
| |
What I want in JavaS.... |
Bill,
That comment was not directed at you. I am ....
>> |
| 17 Jun 2004 |
|
I don't get it. What's in a name? Wheather it's Ja....
>> |
| |
The misnomer "thin c.... |
Over-abstracting. Here, I'll simplify what EVERYON....
>> |
| |
UI question |
I like option 3 the best, however, kinda unrelated....
>> |
| 16 Jun 2004 |
Too contentious arou.... |
If this were realistic, it would read...
After ....
>> |
| |
Work relationship tu.... |
Tell them to grow up.
>> |
| |
0% of 2.0GB -- yahoo.... |
It's not really a pre-emptive strike, more of a de....
>> |
| 15 Jun 2004 |
Intel IT Management .... |
>> 'Intel doesn't sell lemonade.'
You're one of....
>> |
| |
|
Is this game like that Yahoo! Game called Lemonade....
>> |
| |
Nibbles, Words, DWor.... |
Yea I shouldn't be poking fun of Sathyaish.
You....
>> |
| |
|
Dear Whitewash Cheklaslovakia:
Do you have a de....
>> |
| |
About outsourcing |
Are you telling me that there are people living in....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'You as a company hire unemployed NY,SF program....
>> |
| |
Tech Interview Rant |
In light of what you learned from the first interv....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'In .NET, if I'm dealing with a variable abc wh....
>> |
| |
Ethics of running an.... |
Those of us who have been on the forum since it's ....
>> |
| |
Today's Provocative .... |
I like in/out...
Are we talking about computers....
>> |
| 14 Jun 2004 |
Stupid CS Exam Questions
>> |
| 14 Jun 2004 |
Good reading while Joel is on sebatacle.
>> |
| 14 Jun 2004 |
Coder To Developer b.... |
It might contain new information for new developer....
>> |
| |
Tech Interview Rant |
What is the point of a question like that? E....
>> |
| |
|
Oh my God! Java let's you do it, but IntelliJ sto....
>> |
| |
|
'> someInstance.staticMethod();
is not allowed....
>> |
| |
|
Abstract class you can implement code, but can't i....
>> |
| |
Ethics of running an.... |
In the past when Joel had nothing to say he didn't....
>> |
| |
Today's Provocative .... |
1) Beam me up.
2) Beam me down.
3) Scatter my mo....
>> |
| |
Good reading while J.... |
Lighten up, people . . . this gentleman's site isn....
>> |
| |
|
His choice of words are definitely "over-seasoned"....
>> |
| |
|
nice advertisement beach.
That site sucks big t....
>> |
| |
|
yah, I know its "Sabbatical" but it got you to rea....
>> |
| |
Stupid CS Exam Quest.... |
>> 'First of all, if you make a clerical error on ....
>> |
| |
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>> 'Who in the world could argue that programmers ....
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See, I'm finding it really hard to believe that th....
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>> 'I need to be able to mentally trace the code t....
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| 13 Jun 2004 |
Gmail technical impl.... |
Mathew,
Thanks. That's really interesting.
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Where are all the ne.... |
The fact is, I have not dismissed networking. If ....
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| 12 Jun 2004 |
Gmail technical implimentation
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| 12 Jun 2004 |
Microsoft Visual C++.... |
How's Lingo coming along Bill? (I think you ....
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Reality check on pro.... |
>> >>>>>>>>>>
'Does passing this test guarantee a....
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Gmail technical impl.... |
View Source doesn't reveal much. I already tried t....
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OK, forget the language. I am curious about how th....
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Where are all the ne.... |
>> >>>>>>
'There was no job posting. I didn't se....
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Dave,
What exactly do consider a 'candidate wor....
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>> >>>>>>>
'The fact that you get a letter back s....
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>> 'Then go join the Marines. Seriously.'
I was....
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| 11 Jun 2004 |
Where are all the new jobs?
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| 11 Jun 2004 |
Eric's Marketing Idea: "Blog your dev." Opinions?
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| 11 Jun 2004 |
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Tayssir,
I do have to change my mindset and am ....
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meagain,
I'm not going to argue with you. I sh....
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As far as using my real name well I always feel to....
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I am working on becoming more personable and I am ....
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Why in the hell do people say 'Learn technology XX....
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The headhunters I have worked with must have been ....
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meagain,
I'm not a whiner and I'm not whining. ....
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Bleh. Does anyone understand what I'm going ....
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Ian,
I graduated in the May of 2001! I haven'....
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You also have some EE degree no?
And now you're....
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Yes Philo, but look at what you have:
You're we....
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Yes EE. I apply for all jobs for which I believe ....
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Thanks but no thanks Mr. Fancypants. I need to be....
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I guess it is just hard to give up on my dream of ....
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Questions for a Remo.... |
Ask them if they smoke crack while coding.
Wait....
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new grads |
If you've shown this person what he needs to do an....
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Identify why exactly he is not producing. Is he l....
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Number line -> Co.... |
So much for the great theory that math is a game f....
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aaaaaand my brain shuts off. :)
Maybe I'll get....
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Thinking about it...set theorists might be the rig....
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Hmm...I think anyone who can use 'discrete manifol....
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I've noticed that, too. Theoreticians tend to loo....
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Yup, it is the basis set for it...;)
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And...to tie this back to the original discussion ....
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(Actually, introductory q-mech uses just two dimen....
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Well, you can do quantum mechanics pretty fine in ....
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Matt -
Spaces and rings were just at the edge o....
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Glad to. It's a thing I think is deeply cool and ....
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I left out what happens if the maginitude of the n....
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Ok, here's what you do...take the square root of i....
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We could also start talking about tensors, and mat....
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Stock photos |
Go get a digital camera and walk around your offic....
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Questioning the mast.... |
Here's the thing: If there was an independent int....
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My custom JOS Reader.... |
It's an interesting program, but what value does i....
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Water cooler |
I missed that bit...hrm...
There really should ....
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'Apparently they've been peddling it to auto manuf....
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| 10 Jun 2004 |
Why Not Use Diagrams and Models?
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| 10 Jun 2004 |
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'when the temperature gets too cold.'
Probably ....
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Has the role of .... |
'At least other American presidents had the dignit....
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DataStructure for Th.... |
>> 'If we have to put our thoughts in structures w....
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Why Not Use Diagrams.... |
Albert D. Kallal,
Yep, I agree. ER diagrams aren....
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Interesting thoughts, eclectic_echidna, but I disa....
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'Why not be proactive instead of reactive and stan....
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Softare and Object O.... |
...and *that's* why software should be well design....
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Oh yes, the public s.... |
I wish my head would explode when I read something....
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What's a Good Perl I.... |
Thanks for the advice!
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| 09 Jun 2004 |
What's a Good Perl IDE?
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| 09 Jun 2004 |
Yup the problem is n.... |
The thing that amazes me is there are stooges who ....
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IT Salaries in Europ.... |
Just be aware that you'll also need to take tax ra....
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What's a Good Perl I.... |
Thanks, Pavel. My question wasn't clear enou....
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Hiring programmers: .... |
I'm also looking for work, but the last time I che....
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caught someone in of.... |
If you're evil and you think one of them is hot, u....
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project from hell, a.... |
Sorry, but it was gross stupidity. Exactly how m....
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Oi, where to start?
1. What you call initiati....
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Value of resume data.... |
>> 'I'm always amazed that people don't feel it's ....
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Thanks for the spam |
Enough is enough.
Microsoft should take some of....
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Lazyness |
jack off til you get callouses and shoot blood
....
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| 08 Jun 2004 |
Exposing Options
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| 08 Jun 2004 |
How much does the recruiter take?
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| 08 Jun 2004 |
Where to get feedbac.... |
I thought you were going to Iraq?
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Exposing Options |
I have this 'thing' that I'm trying to say at the ....
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Yes, thank you vrt3.
Win32 API calls/structs ex....
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I will have to think for a minute about how to say....
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Perhaps I should make myself clearer.
I am spea....
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| 07 Jun 2004 |
Joel on software mee.... |
--->why Gates is supporting Bush? .
Is he?. Wha....
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Sathyaish
Where are you in India? Bangalore....
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Home office design f.... |
+ plenty of room under the desk for the fluffer
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Catching undercover .... |
RP, catching "undercover posters" implies they're ....
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Software development.... |
I live in New Zealand - it's great. Whilst the sal....
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| 06 Jun 2004 |
Slacker Coworker |
Oh, unless your clueless boss decides to have a pe....
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| 04 Jun 2004 |
MYSQL in trouble
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| 04 Jun 2004 |
what do you do when .... |
and you know what? they're always business p....
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smart people |
'both types of people contribute to our society.'
....
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dangit, I meant machines, not machiines.
Wow, l....
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'all the intellectual elite have to figure out how....
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IT is a great indust.... |
When everyone else is waiting is the time to attac....
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Last word on pointer.... |
>> During my now infamous post on pointers
===....
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I hate this industry |
>> 'Is there an industry where there aren't too ma....
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This reminds me of a story...
At a company I wo....
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That sucks
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designing logos just.... |
nice advertisement beach.
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questions to ask bef.... |
'Do I get a red stapler? A genuine Swingline?'
....
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Disk shredder / hard.... |
A steel mill I know of throws tapes into the molte....
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| 03 Jun 2004 |
Objectz.NET
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| 03 Jun 2004 |
What is time?
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| 03 Jun 2004 |
Virtual PC or Drive .... |
Maybe I should mention that with VMWare or VPC you....
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I have never used VMWare or VPC but I believe they....
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Social Engineering t.... |
MarkTAW, long time no see.
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If you were Microsof.... |
Some companies should simply liquidate themselves ....
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Disk shredder / hard.... |
Comparison of different hard disk wipers.
htt....
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Long-term prospects .... |
err... last sentence should read "making it right"
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>> 'The prejudice is due to three reasons: first, ....
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Another example of abstracting away functionality ....
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>> 'Isn't Win32 'supposed' to go away at some poin....
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Win32 is the rock that .NET is built on. It will ....
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Components |
Green PJ,
Don't view the source/escrow licenses a....
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Objectz.NET |
If I were advertising, why would I mention my comp....
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nice advertisement beach.
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Ayn Rand |
JM posted this:
'The modifier is Democracy. Democ....
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'Hey, anon, get GWB to invade them, and save them ....
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'We the Living' was just amazing. It gave me a gl....
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Dear The Entire Soft.... |
>> 'But if you think that SQL is the underlying en....
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Either that or your just too damn lazy to learn SQ....
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| 02 Jun 2004 |
Dear The Entire Software Industry
>> |
| 02 Jun 2004 |
Trade Shows
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| 02 Jun 2004 |
Thinking about old flames.
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| 02 Jun 2004 |
Simple task but on a.... |
'your are sure there are 10 million different word....
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Dear The Entire Soft.... |
'Job Security. If everyone knows everything else, ....
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Planning to give my .... |
How about doing what they did in either Fight Club....
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Thinking about old f.... |
Ok. 1-2 hours are probably exagerrated. Maybe i th....
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| 01 Jun 2004 |
Project Manager Interview Questions
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| 01 Jun 2004 |
VStudio .NET |
I went from IDEA to VS.Net 2003 in a ....
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Norah Jones |
Rip the audio with cdrwin/nero and ignore the bund....
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Project Manager Inte.... |
OK maybe I should have been more clear. I do have ....
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Passing args by refe.... |
>> 'printf('%d\n', *v); // should print 2' <<
....
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I had my dog, 'Him' sniff this thread for homework....
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Self Defence |
Where are guys from anyway? Defence? Is that lik....
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I said I knew him...never said he was a friend.&nb....
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'just carry around technology no one wants and is ....
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Pfft... Philo was in da Navy... Da Navy don't do ....
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I'm a black belt in every form of self defense eve....
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Has a file changed? |
Are you male or female Jan?
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If you have .NET you can easily use an MD5 checksu....
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Very painful project.... |
The problem with that IT Manager is that my boss d....
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Dear Mr. Savage:
I would first like to say that....
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Becoming a C _develo.... |
It doesn't work as a general solution because it w....
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| 31 May 2004 |
Alone or Team?
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| 31 May 2004 |
Off-the-wall UI |
Without providing more detail it's difficult to of....
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Becoming a C _develo.... |
You mean 'in the bank.'
Yes, you should retire.....
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Why is it that these threads almost always turn in....
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What the hell, let the petty argument begin!
Wh....
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I believe the int's in the function above should '....
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How about I just solve it for ya guy. (So we don'....
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>> 'I want to do more of C because I think I am fa....
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It only has to divide by 7 bud. It is, by de....
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Yup. I'm sure.
Let's take a nice large even num....
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You may use a constant but stick to integers. ....
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Yup. Good Job on the Multiply.
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It may also be worthwhile to note that the C opera....
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Remember that you can't use +, -, * or /. :-)
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The first prototype should be: int Add(int, int);
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I'll give you three problems and see if you can so....
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Master's thesis adds.... |
Do whatever amuses you as a hobby. None have signi....
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Are you a less produ.... |
Do you lot have a clue about what a bunch of nasty....
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| 30 May 2004 |
Master's thesis adds value to work experience?
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| 30 May 2004 |
If business is so ...... |
The reason I don't go into business already is tha....
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Adam, your self doubt is troubling to me. You mus....
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| 29 May 2004 |
Where are all of the.... |
Dear dir@badblue.com:
Wow! Thanks a ton for the....
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| 28 May 2004 |
The IDE Blues...
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| 28 May 2004 |
Should I retire?
>> |
| 28 May 2004 |
The IDE Blues... |
Why don't you use a third party editor that handle....
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Should I retire? |
Guys, guys:
I was just kidding why do you have ....
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I have $37 and a coupon for a free Chic-fil-A brea....
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Wow that's an eye-opener Just Me.
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Thanks for the link Jeff.
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Well that is an interesting concept... holding mon....
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Naw. I live on the interest. I live ve....
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Why do you believe the U.S. dollar is not stable?&....
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My mom and dad passed away a while ago. That....
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U.S. Dollar to be precise.
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Nomic World: By the .... |
Do you have a comment or question about these arti....
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| 27 May 2004 |
My own VM
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| 27 May 2004 |
Where are all of the good jobs?
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| 27 May 2004 |
Binary diff algorith.... |
Text:
1. Read a line of text from both files.
....
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Silly managers |
So if you have this structure for discussing probl....
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Where are all of the.... |
I am 'anon', not 'Anon'. I thought this thre....
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>> 'To refresh your knowledge of C++, or MFC, or w....
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>> 'If somebody in defense reads a bunch of busine....
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Ok that makes sense thanks Bored.
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I hear you Mr. Obvious. I do apply to these ....
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Well, I'm ok with moving on, but wasn't it the lea....
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My own VM |
The AS/400 had a VM long before Sun or MS - and it....
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What does "Our Techn.... |
<>> |
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Tips & Tricks to.... |
Here's a thread on Access record locking/concurren....
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| 26 May 2004 |
Informal vs. Formal - Experience
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| 26 May 2004 |
What does "Our Technology" mean?
>> |
| 26 May 2004 |
Programmers not peop.... |
>> 'George continually wants to add a new feature,....
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Because even though the most basic interface is pr....
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Opening my mind |
Do you really have to ask how to learn? I me....
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interview situation |
I have been in this situation. The company that wa....
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Just for some more details, this is what the recru....
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Alpha Males |
>> 'Yeah, I guess maybe some fraction of society c....
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| 25 May 2004 |
interview situation
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| 25 May 2004 |
Job-hunting fatigue. |
I hear ya - job hunting is a crippling thing, been....
>> |
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Yet another cover le.... |
That is how I write all of my cover letters. I si....
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Alpha Males |
Don't be a leader. Don't be a follower. ....
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The cost of poor eng.... |
I think it's worth talking about the cost of repla....
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Screw math... |
>> 'But any branch of science that allows both irr....
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You're right! Let's all, please, dumb oursel....
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Paul Graham's "Why N.... |
'...groceries bagged by a guy who was a popular ub....
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One of the interesting things about the article is....
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Dealing with Efficie.... |
Your company is almost certainly working towards a....
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Dear JOS-Abbey: Need.... |
If you end up with the C, can you simply retake th....
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| 24 May 2004 |
Best Feature of OO
>> |
| 24 May 2004 |
Why Do We Need Generics?
>> |
| 24 May 2004 |
OO: Lists, Collectio.... |
>> 'Do you really think for every type you will ha....
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Definitely (a)!
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A+ Certification: co.... |
FWIW, I have an A+. The test was about as difficul....
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Question on VS.NET |
http://weblogs.asp.net/fbouma/articles/7384.aspx
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VB and C |
Kyralessa,
Certainly you should be abl....
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KC,
Whoops - in my last comment, I meant 'VB 6'....
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KC,
dosomething(itemA, itemB)
OR
....
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| 21 May 2004 |
Backwards Interface? |
Yea, I've seen Wendy's and McDonalds with two Wind....
>> |
| 20 May 2004 |
VB: How do I recursi.... |
*Null,
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=VB+How....
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The last time you us.... |
I use recursion a lot, but with object orientation....
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| 18 May 2004 |
adding an icon in eclipse
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| 18 May 2004 |
ResultSet to XML?
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| 18 May 2004 |
Pocket PC, Palm, som.... |
I have been developing mobile applications for qui....
>> |
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Are there any .Net c.... |
Check out NewsGator and IntraVNews. Both are .net ....
>> |
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medical forum? |
And they are?
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Count me in too. I work for a healthcare software ....
>> |
| 17 May 2004 |
Programmed Death for.... |
>Do you think PDAs do still have a bright future (....
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| 14 May 2004 |
Language in contract |
How is $300,000 "trivial"?
>> |
| 13 May 2004 |
Design Skills are Worthless.
>> |
| 13 May 2004 |
Whats the deal with .... |
Eric Debois,
Reporting software is useful in au....
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Americans rejoice. I.... |
'U. S. of A. (Generally speaking, on the whole, ....
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I'm curious about something, and please don't take....
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'my fear is India _becoming_ another U. S. of A, ....
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Where is the Ask Joe.... |
To be honest, I like the longer articles better. ....
>> |
| 12 May 2004 |
Versioning Rules for COM
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| 12 May 2004 |
Competition and the .... |
>> 'Altruism. The intention to help others for no ....
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'We're all just human beings for crying outloud.......
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Ericsson P900, or an.... |
I think it mainly depends on what carrier you are ....
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Women in IT |
Hm...The building where I work has several differe....
>> |
| 11 May 2004 |
The simplest way to filter in HTML tags
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| 11 May 2004 |
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Maybe Women have the same thoughts too?
>> |
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VBA - CallBacks = Fe.... |
Sathyaish,
I read this statement from ....
>> |
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The simplest way to .... |
Exactly, you've hit the nail on the head. The solu....
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help me about to rea.... |
Maybe they are two different people working on the....
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codewarrior and visu.... |
What languages are you using? Name mangling ....
>> |
| 10 May 2004 |
Compatibility and Op.... |
A chance of making money with it? Not much, hones....
>> |
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Interview question f.... |
NoName,
If you want a programmer who h....
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Sankar,
Interviwers are also requested....
>> |
| 06 May 2004 |
Data Structures, Onl.... |
Bloom Filters in Perl: http://www.perl.com/pub/a/2....
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| 04 May 2004 |
Why do fax machines .... |
Totally off-topic (sorry about that), but someone ....
>> |
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Mail Client Integrat.... |
There is probably a common format that all mail cl....
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PalmOne's priorities |
I think the key here is decide if you want a data ....
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I develop some picture capturing applications for ....
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U.S. Is Losing Its D.... |
India was not even one country, and the british ca....
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Mr. Me, if the purpose of the caste system orginal....
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Comment on Indian agriculture
http://www.hcio....
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Dennis, India did receive food aid from the USA fo....
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yet another anon, look at this link -
Marconi w....
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| 03 May 2004 |
developer versus code monkey
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| 03 May 2004 |
Help With Market Validation/Research
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| 03 May 2004 |
Independent contract.... |
During a period when I was out of work I thought I....
>> |
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MS offers Visual Bas.... |
What do you mean Local Job Lot?
>> |
| 02 May 2004 |
Know what I want in .... |
I have Sanyo RL-7300 from Sprint PCS. It shows the....
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The best part is you can refuse to answer service ....
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Joel deleted thread .... |
I love Aussie accents. Especially that cute kid wh....
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What's the Deal with.... |
what's up,
Who the heck wants or needs....
>> |
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Eiffel programming l.... |
All,
Eiffel was the first language taught at my....
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| 30 Apr 2004 |
Calling card site |
Try
http://01191.net - Reliable but not very che....
>> |
| |
A programmer who is .... |
This is not flamebait... I honestly - in my heart....
>> |
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more great open sour.... |
More amusing is how much credit you to a person st....
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| 29 Apr 2004 |
Google IPO
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| 29 Apr 2004 |
Is the job market st.... |
I probably should add that even for folks with exp....
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How much and what kind of experience do you have M....
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What are the real be.... |
>> 'Uuhm, MS is not a non profit organization so i....
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People, People, People
I in fact state that I u....
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Bill,
I'm a C++ and VB person myself. I'm sayi....
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I'm not anti .NET either. I'm simply pointing out....
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>> 'How exactly are you figuring MS is making a pr....
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I believe MC gives the end user the benefit of per....
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Techie / manager mut.... |
I tend to look at it this way: the goal of a bus....
>> |
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Who handles writing .... |
In our shop, if you want to write code, you writ....
>> |
| 28 Apr 2004 |
Is the job market still poor?
>> |
| 28 Apr 2004 |
Is the job market st.... |
John C, out of curiousity, what skill sets a....
>> |
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My background and interests are C++/VB and Interne....
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C++ |
Pretty simple really. He just replaces every....
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C++ isn't ab....
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| 27 Apr 2004 |
Never write a progra.... |
137? oh my god -- you mean it's NOT "42"?
>> |
| 25 Apr 2004 |
OT...need Europeans'.... |
My first start would be with the Red Cross.
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| 24 Apr 2004 |
Cost of living |
I couldnt care less where the company I work for ....
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| 22 Apr 2004 |
Java API for converting word,PDF to text?
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| 22 Apr 2004 |
Popup Blockers
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| 22 Apr 2004 |
Diversity initiative.... |
I'm in the US, and I wish my company had a diversi....
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Popup Blockers |
I use and have been very happy with this one:
h....
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>> 'Heck, you saw it on a website - it must be tru....
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Yeah, but I read (on another forum) that google to....
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relationship between.... |
If you think about it, a lot of people have learne....
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The big disadvantage.... |
Clay,
The preferences between the two ....
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THE RED MENACE,
Visual Basic just does....
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| 21 Apr 2004 |
Difference between word doc files and RTF files?
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| 21 Apr 2004 |
Salaries again... |
In the US, the median price is around $160,000. A....
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When you spend too m.... |
My least favorite: I had an MSN dialup account and....
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What are some synony.... |
Oh, and 'solution'.
Apparently no one sells sof....
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firmware, framework, object file
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Video Game Programmi.... |
Game programming is hard for one very good reaso....
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| 20 Apr 2004 |
Auuuggghhh! Ad.... |
Myron,
It's a brand new PC and I hadn't messed ....
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>>Simply browsing the web with IE will not infect ....
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I want to work for a.... |
>>You worked for Rational right?
I was guessin....
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You might cast a wider net by looking for an ASG (....
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What is this gui sty.... |
I definitely vote against Master-Detail. Makes me....
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| 19 Apr 2004 |
document URL's
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| 19 Apr 2004 |
document URL's |
I'm also interested in some Java or C++ library to....
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| 18 Apr 2004 |
Need network setup help
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| 18 Apr 2004 |
Extreme Anxiety abou.... |
I experienced the same thing. When I was younger ....
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Need network setup h.... |
Cool. The XP internet connection firewall was ena....
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| 16 Apr 2004 |
parser to convert to text various file formats
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| 16 Apr 2004 |
"The Apprentice" (sp.... |
'Oh yes, this is quite the insightful discussion! ....
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Keeping track of pas.... |
I use AnyPassword. Free for individual use.
http....
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| 15 Apr 2004 |
"The Apprentice" (sp.... |
>Carolyn was looking really good tonight.
Hope ....
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Object design questi.... |
Oh, and of course, the Products collection class s....
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Have a collection class with delete(), add(), appe....
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Another take on loya.... |
I've honestly never had a direct manager who added....
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| 14 Apr 2004 |
search engine to be built into J2EE based product
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| 14 Apr 2004 |
search engine to be .... |
Yeah! forgot to ask the question, has anyone done ....
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| 12 Apr 2004 |
Employees are nothin.... |
Oh yeah, and there's my cousin who's older... ....
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'Generally speaking, you don't f*** other people j....
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| 11 Apr 2004 |
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> employment is far more than a business transacti....
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| 10 Apr 2004 |
cost of the google search appliance?
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| 09 Apr 2004 |
Team member goes Off.... |
Now you've got us all hooked on this soap opera, m....
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Have you ever been f.... |
'Not really, there's a difference between being fi....
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| 08 Apr 2004 |
The RUP, Features an.... |
Your approach seems backwards.
If you say: '....
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Why do people just w.... |
Mihai,
>> Dennis, yes, if you stop paying for s....
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| 07 Apr 2004 |
Identity Theft?
>> |
| 07 Apr 2004 |
Identity Theft? |
'Did you own the car 6 years ago?'
Yes.
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I Question the Assum.... |
I have/had the same conversation with my wife. S....
>> |
| 02 Apr 2004 |
Experiences working .... |
Check out the blog from a Microsoft Software Test ....
>> |
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Arrggg!! |
>> 'So how would I normalize the function?'
Goo....
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>> 'I agree -- normalization, normalization, norma....
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Poor useability is a.... |
>> 'the art of programming: taking a non-code desc....
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Poor usability is like totally awesome. Gag ....
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"The Apprentice" Con.... |
re Visionaries:
One of the most compelling st....
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I would say that while Ford hasn't done 'poorly'....
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Great, in this context, doesn't mean they made s....
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Noted. Got any suggestions?
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['There's a section in there on leaders. The basic....
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Check out the book 'Good to Great'. This was a s....
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How to Build a Bette.... |
>> 'Corporations exist to make a profit...'
Cor....
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| 31 Mar 2004 |
Sapient
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| 31 Mar 2004 |
Wrapping code at 80 .... |
>> 'I don't use mono-spaced fonts for programming ....
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One of my biggest pet peeves! I work at a place w....
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ThrowTheBumsOut |
>> 'FACT: Islam is basically a cut-and-paste of Ju....
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>> 'Yea, if I didn't post there'd be all the more....
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>> 'Dear anon, You took this thread off topic post....
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It was your moronic assertion that by pointing out....
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>> 'People don't get killed, tortured and mutilate....
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>> 'And I fail to see how showing that you as a US....
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>> 'In many non-Muslim countries there is no relig....
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>> 'I believe many Republicans and even Democrats ....
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>> 'The unemployment rate doesn't really tell the ....
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>> 'While Clinton didn't do it, you'd do well to r....
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'The house of Saud is no more behind the terror at....
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Before Kerry captured the nomination, I thought, "....
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| 30 Mar 2004 |
free ftp server software for Windows
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| 29 Mar 2004 |
Curving CS Grades |
Oh, I should add that all my other graduate course....
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I took a graduate level computer architecture cour....
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Why are managers clu.... |
>> '
- Trust your people
- Know your people
- ....
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Okay. I've worked at two tiny startups. I was te....
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Managers are uneducated. We all spend our undergr....
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| 26 Mar 2004 |
Design pattern: Offi.... |
Dude, you are way out there :)
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Is grokking pointers.... |
Hmmm...
888
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Refactoring Tool for.... |
Thx!
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| 25 Mar 2004 |
Buying refurbished P.... |
I have a refurbished Dell Inpisron 500m. No proble....
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capitalism is beauti.... |
Why don't the French bathe? And why is every....
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Slowest computer |
P II 333 MHz.
I backup my real computer to its ....
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Is grokking pointers.... |
>> 'you're showing your ignorance again. Firstly y....
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Stephen Jones:
Good post... I want to respond ....
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Mr Jack writes:
>> 'Formal languages are fundamen....
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>> 'I think the dual use of * for declaring pointe....
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Mr. Jack posts:
>> 'Linguists who suggest this ....
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Hmmm... I asked Joel the same question on 'Ask Jo....
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Good Code / Bad Code.... |
slashdotters think bad code *is* good code.
888
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>> 'But without really defining what 'good' code i....
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No, seriously, master-debater, I want you to pick ....
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To '.':
I sincerely wish you were somebody's ca....
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>> 'Actually, I'm curious - clearly in your imagin....
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From John R. Searl, a giant in cognitive science &....
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| 24 Mar 2004 |
Refactoring Tool for VB6
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| 24 Mar 2004 |
Scary, Bad Code at New Company
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| 24 Mar 2004 |
Scary, Bad Code at N.... |
>> 'Yes, this is the state of *much* code today. ....
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| 22 Mar 2004 |
Can/Do *good* softwa.... |
[Come on anon, who ever said that it's the only im....
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[Another aspect that strikes me here is that much ....
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Hmm, I guess I'll weigh in here even though I su....
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| 19 Mar 2004 |
JOS Usability |
I guess I'll take my chances and post to this thre....
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| 18 Mar 2004 |
Becoming a C program.... |
C is not easy to learn, mainly because of the subt....
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| 17 Mar 2004 |
What is a lot of resumes?
>> |
| 17 Mar 2004 |
What is a lot of res.... |
Wow Joel, IMO, that's a heck of a nice salary for ....
>> |
| 16 Mar 2004 |
How to find out wher.... |
I highly recommend http://www.vcbuzz.com if you ju....
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| 15 Mar 2004 |
Bad Programming Team Assignments
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| 15 Mar 2004 |
Bad Programming Team.... |
>> 'Serious question: What will it cost you to gi....
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Someone working for .... |
Can you be more specific about the "strange feelin....
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| 12 Mar 2004 |
Does good code matte.... |
Sometimes, results are the only thing that matter.....
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The Apprentice (spoi.... |
They may have picked Katrina just make her PM and ....
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Looking at the next week's trailers, it looks like....
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| 11 Mar 2004 |
Lower Wages Is The Solution
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| 09 Mar 2004 |
salary on current job too low
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| 09 Mar 2004 |
Nielsen is getting o.... |
I think Nielsen is right on.
The reason IQ d....
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| 08 Mar 2004 |
Intel, GNU and compiler benchmarking
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| 08 Mar 2004 |
Explaining things in.... |
Yeah I want cheesy-poofs!
Cheesy poofs, cheesy-....
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The Future of Progra.... |
Pardon the stupid question... What are ETL tools?....
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Is this harassment? |
yawn
>> |
| 07 Mar 2004 |
Make Me Disappear |
entell, you are from Pittsburgh?
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VMWare virtual machi.... |
I have to agree. Virtual PC is much better at runn....
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Open Source: Get up .... |
"The linux people"... who are they exactly? ....
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| 06 Mar 2004 |
A 20 minute usabilit.... |
Umm, with regards the 'hidden' shortcut key for 'F....
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| 04 Mar 2004 |
Some advice required.... |
Well, one question: are you doing your masters f....
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Samsung: talk to me .... |
[ The problem I have with that process is often k....
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There's a great book written by a guy named Jim ....
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| 03 Mar 2004 |
Is My Company Secretly Blocking URLs?
>> |
| 03 Mar 2004 |
Is My Company Secret.... |
>> ''If you're looking for a new job on company ti....
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>> 'Ask your company?'
Good plan.......
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Stock Market related.... |
Thanks Tapiwa.
Rob, I am trying to make some qui....
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| 02 Mar 2004 |
Stock Market related Blogs, sites, newsgroups
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| 02 Mar 2004 |
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Thanks for pointers all. I have been reading all t....
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Lacking Enough Techn.... |
A wrecking ball will destroy your business too. It....
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Why Programming is not just like any other profess....
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| 01 Mar 2004 |
Lacking Enough Technical Knowledge?
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| 01 Mar 2004 |
Combee on Palm OS |
Thanks Ben. Your site has been a good resource for....
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Lacking Enough Techn.... |
>> 'If you want to be able to do those things you ....
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A general practitioner doesn't know how to perfo....
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How to welcome a new.... |
Also, if you pair the noob up with a developer w....
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A lot of people have a problem with Agile method....
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| 27 Feb 2004 |
"The Apprentice" (Sp.... |
'Troy has good people skills, but I don't think he....
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Anyone see this? |
>> 'India turned down my application to emigrate, ....
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And now for something completely different... ....
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| 26 Feb 2004 |
Outsourcing & Programmer Retraining
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| 26 Feb 2004 |
Tom Peters: Sixteen .... |
'What an asshole. He has the nerve to say that bro....
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Blue background + An.... |
Does anybody *really* use a variably spaced font t....
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| 25 Feb 2004 |
Date Querying
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| 25 Feb 2004 |
Free E-mail programs allow 6 mb attachments
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| 25 Feb 2004 |
Idiotic design decis.... |
Doesn't matter much anymore because XP never hangs....
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I have a DVD player who's remote control only has ....
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Getting smarter or d.... |
Well, I don't enjoy programming as much as I use....
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Date Querying |
do u mean
where loan.date_to_be_returned> CDate....
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unfortunately neither, i am aware of the Date() fu....
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Are Older Developers.... |
>> 'it's completely irrelevant whether Bob was a b....
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| 24 Feb 2004 |
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I began to feel like I was losing the edge, so jus....
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Another generality: most 25 year old developers ....
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| 23 Feb 2004 |
DSP programmer interview
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| 23 Feb 2004 |
Activity Tracking To.... |
Notebook.
Pen.
So crazy, it just might work.....
>> |
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Riddle in Philadelph.... |
Basically, the point is this:
Q: What's bette....
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| 22 Feb 2004 |
dreaming of products |
I want the Treo 600 for Sprint PCS for around $100....
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| 19 Feb 2004 |
To computer addicts |
I can derive the quadratic formula in my head.
>> |
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Offshoring of "mind-.... |
So maybe the safest/safer jobs opportunities are w....
>> |
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Please delete with p.... |
Do you mean "Showgirls"? Or "101 Dalmations"?
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| 18 Feb 2004 |
Programmers and their Pets
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| 18 Feb 2004 |
I hate developers
>> |
| 18 Feb 2004 |
Programmers and thei.... |
Thanks for all the comments, links and advice.&nbs....
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I hate developers |
Don't be hatin'!
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Please delete with p.... |
Right, then it was her turn: she sucked all the yo....
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How do I break the p.... |
Sathyaish, you okay there, buddy?
>> |
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Update on Feeling Ba.... |
'Maybe ... just maybe... they did not do the right....
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| 17 Feb 2004 |
Knowing you can get .... |
'Multinationals are not responsible for any geogra....
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| 16 Feb 2004 |
What the hell does o.... |
Do they count support or people doing customizatio....
>> |
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How discouraging |
I concur
Do whatever pleases you.
In every f....
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comment devenir pomp.... |
No offense to anybody, but that's hilarious Stephe....
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I am being setup as .... |
Nah, you're not a fall guy. Don't let them get you....
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| 14 Feb 2004 |
what is cleanrooming.... |
It usually simply means 'proving' software as you ....
>> |
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Manager asleep for 5.... |
...and you're suggesting that this is an unusual s....
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$50+ hr for java pro.... |
'I love programming and I love to make money'
S....
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Starting all over ag.... |
Twenty-five is a good age to decide what you 'real....
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| 13 Feb 2004 |
I am being setup as .... |
Did you really believe you were going to work on p....
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'I am being set up as the fall guy for their incom....
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System Analysis |
None of the above. They're all old enough to be ta....
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I'd say you're on the fast track to upper manageme....
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In search of stupidi.... |
Who's Susie Mayer?
>> |
| 12 Feb 2004 |
The Apprentice (spoi.... |
Last week's backstabbing was not about her advice ....
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I am glad Jessie got fired. It suited her for her ....
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| 11 Feb 2004 |
What's Your Greatest.... |
i guess it were all them people I had to kill for ....
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just how much math i.... |
what is this 'salad cream'?
888
>> |
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>> 'So... anon, you would not consider Newton or L....
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>> 'Newsflash! This is the nerdy, ego-centric crap....
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>> 'I doubt that such a person claims to have comp....
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I'm sick and tired of hearing about how poor US sc....
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>> 'I would suggest that the comparison might be t....
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I have a master's in math, and a master's in CS, a....
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Is it ok to join Ork.... |
LOL.
But why are all these people joining these s....
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I don't get it. What's the big deal with this Soci....
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what it takes to be .... |
You're from a third world country... Okay, s....
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| 10 Feb 2004 |
Leveraging Computer .... |
what's bioinformatics and does it have anything to....
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| 09 Feb 2004 |
Search Engine work -systems programming?
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| 09 Feb 2004 |
Programmers and Depression
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| 09 Feb 2004 |
Join the development.... |
Thanks for the help.
>> |
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Natural Language parsing is of particular interest....
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Am I missing something, or is there a better way t....
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RSS Aggregator |
Joel,
You need to have a RSS feed for this forum.....
>> |
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If you use Outlook, take a look at IntraVNews
ht....
>> |
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Programmers and Depr.... |
Thanks, everyone, for the ideas. They were a....
>> |
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>> 'Leave your job. Get a new one.'
But aren't ....
>> |
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Programmers and eati.... |
I'm a huge fat a$$! I gained fifty pounds si....
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SQL move record quer.... |
thanks so much i really appreciate the help and it....
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| 06 Feb 2004 |
Interviews keep coming,but no offers
>> |
| 06 Feb 2004 |
SQL move record query
>> |
| 06 Feb 2004 |
Macromedia Flex. |
I'm in the beta.
It's damn cool technology. IMH....
>> |
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and the winner of th.... |
Why? What happened with Programmer's Paradis....
>> |
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Bad Fit in a Corpora.... |
>> 'In my view, there should be none of that sort ....
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| 05 Feb 2004 |
Bad Fit in a Corporate Culture?
>> |
| 05 Feb 2004 |
Recruiters checking references?
>> |
| 05 Feb 2004 |
|
>> 'Within every large American corporation there ....
>> |
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What do to when host.... |
John,
Can you provide the web site for 'image-res....
>> |
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Programmer Productiv.... |
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-five per....
>> |
| 04 Feb 2004 |
why is my computer s.... |
>> 'why is my computer so slow?'
Maybe you're c....
>> |
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Programmer Productiv.... |
THEN I'M THE BEST BA-A-A-A-A-A-BY!!! WOO HOO!!!!!....
>> |
| 03 Feb 2004 |
dumb CVS question: SOS
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| 03 Feb 2004 |
dumb CVS question: S.... |
Thanks Dave,
sorry for being rude. We will prob....
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It wasn't me
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Philo,
yep, its a shame, but many things are ju....
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Philo,
we're using some non-mainstream soft for....
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Dave,
you're probably 'the smart ass'. So tell ....
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Sorry not "bits" - "beats"
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Gordon,
I think that source control suits our g....
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Gordon,
many thanks. In our case source control....
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Philo,
could you please drop some links on ANT....
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Philo,
'scale' ? :-) People here usually get do....
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Simon,
yep, IDE can support custom code on Open....
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Simon,
we have a web project, source has to be ....
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Philo,
thanks, good point.
As to concurren....
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Simon,
thanks for replying, we have sandbox on ....
>> |
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How to deal with "in.... |
Why not just pay him straight commission to sell i....
>> |
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Advice needed: print.... |
>>Considering that IE is used by 98% of Windows us....
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| 02 Feb 2004 |
Advice needed: printing from a web app
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| 02 Feb 2004 |
Use of Bitmask appro.... |
'Glossary:
First Normal Form
Definition: A relat....
>> |
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How do you buy your .... |
I filled it out and lied on every answer. And I s....
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Advice needed: print.... |
On a side note, printing straight HTML works fine ....
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I don't think PDF is feasible. The users pri....
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To be honest, if I had to resort to using Flash ju....
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definition of "Kille.... |
To me it means innovative and popular, with emphas....
>> |
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Good, thorough artic.... |
Although you might be tempted to dismiss it as che....
>> |
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Usability vs. Code M.... |
'Hey, where'd that Mars probe go? :-)'
Funny, b....
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Taxes & US Devel.... |
'In other words, I stay way away from people with ....
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People who lack a se.... |
'people disagree over who the funniest actor is'
....
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microsoft access... .... |
'How did you end up accomplishing that Sarah? (Ho....
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Who Moved My Cheese? |
'I wokk with loads of Americans and Indians. I've ....
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Brussels set to rule.... |
>> 'Would you all be equally supportive of Europea....
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being a good followe.... |
Find a nice job in IT at a big company, or in gove....
>> |
| 01 Feb 2004 |
How common are sniff.... |
Yes, at least that's the theory. If someone manage....
>> |
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One can mitigate the effects of network sniffers w....
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| 31 Jan 2004 |
SQL Query Question
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| 31 Jan 2004 |
SQL Query Question |
Thanks RC, it looks like thats what I want. I have....
>> |
| 29 Jan 2004 |
Linkers and servicing
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| 29 Jan 2004 |
Seven out of Twenty |
We couldn't pass the security inspections at the....
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Documentation |
Absolutely. I was just commenting on the fact th....
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What m is describing is basically the core of Sc....
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Feeling Bad About Le.... |
As someone who manages people (I'm a developer t....
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| 28 Jan 2004 |
People who lack a se.... |
I'm really curious as to who exactly is the arbite....
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microsoft access... .... |
Whew.
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>> 'Now you might argue its transactional and you ....
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Brussels set to rule.... |
Couldn't have said it better myself:
http://www....
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| 27 Jan 2004 |
3rd interview
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| 27 Jan 2004 |
Photocopying your la.... |
That's a shame, because if he managed to copy the ....
>> |
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microsoft access... .... |
>> 'Here I was thinking that Access was a user-lev....
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H. Lally Singh, if Sarah is a user, then she shoul....
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>> 'Hey i really think you should give Sarah a bre....
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>> 'look, i came on for help, i dint come here so ....
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>> 'Good question Sarah.'
Honestly, this is an....
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Data modeling is very tricky business, and to crea....
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Who Moved My Cheese? |
From the article:
'But never - not once - does ....
>> |
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Entity Class Questio.... |
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CityDeskEnt....
>> |
| 26 Jan 2004 |
Joel seems like a je.... |
er, earned.
>> |
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I think Joel comes off as slightly (only slightly,....
>> |
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Resume Post |
I was born in India and I did not take any offense....
>> |
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why people write bul.... |
Well, I do admit it would make life a lot easier....
>> |
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Alternatives to AOL/.... |
> I've never considered getting a Hotmail or Yahoo....
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Anyone tried/used ZO.... |
On the subject of PIMs, has anyone tried Microsoft....
>> |
| 25 Jan 2004 |
Technical Ladder -- .... |
>> 'Even the flattest organization needs leadershi....
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Oh, come on. I'm sick and tired of hearing about ....
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Blocking users from .... |
You can do a whois lookup on the IP block to deter....
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| 24 Jan 2004 |
Robot Scientist Crea.... |
>> 'Somebody wake me up when robots starting doing....
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| 22 Jan 2004 |
Robot Scientist Created; Robot Developers Soon?
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| 22 Jan 2004 |
what's your choice o.... |
I use a combination of all Enterprise Manager tool....
>> |
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In Defence of Outsou.... |
Um, who cares if there are no more call center job....
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"Unix culture values.... |
'why don't you just write an OS/400 shell ' 888
....
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>> 'So it pops up a menu of options. How do you ge....
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Are Developers Typic.... |
I enjoy games, but not in excess. 888
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Attending top univer.... |
>> 'I have always felt graduates in Computer Engin....
>> |
| 21 Jan 2004 |
The most ridiculous patent application ever
>> |
| 21 Jan 2004 |
"Unix culture values code useful to other pgmrs?"
>> |
| 21 Jan 2004 |
reference not there
>> |
| 21 Jan 2004 |
reference not there |
>> 'A reference is not a reference if you cannot c....
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"Unix culture values.... |
>> 'I'm starting to think you're a troll, since wh....
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>> 'When i said 'epilogue' i meant 'epilogue''
....
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Ah-h-h-h, touche BIFF-inator; I've sustained anoth....
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BIFF-ster:
I believe the answer to your droll, so....
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Mike Schiraldi:
I suppose when you wrote 'epilo....
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>> 'Should i be forced to type CPYF (in, out, FALS....
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>> 'have any of you guys ever had sexual intercour....
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Mike Schiraldi posts:
>> 'Unix is like English.'
....
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>> 'Use non IBM terminals?'
Back in 1993 there ....
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old timer:
Every lofty goal espoused in 'The Ar....
>> |
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>> 'Which would you rather type many, many times: ....
>> |
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The most ridiculous .... |
Here's a tiny URL instead:
http://tinyurl.com/3....
>> |
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Mozilla Firebird |
>>'whatever version of Mouseware was on Logitech's....
>> |
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Are Developers Typic.... |
Patrik claims:
>> 'Most people I have met that....
>> |
| |
Attending top univer.... |
Dennis Atkins states:
>>'the use of single-letter....
>> |
| 20 Jan 2004 |
Mozilla Firebird |
My only problem with Firebird has been trying to g....
>> |
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Are Developers Typic.... |
[What FT developer has the time to play video game....
>> |
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I prefer to think of myself as a gamer. Develope....
>> |
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Attending top univer.... |
>> 'Anon, Why initializing a variable at declarati....
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>> 'Why don't you post some of the code. Just curi....
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I doubt that the relationship between going to a g....
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Combining software d.... |
'Is it bad to combine the position of a software d....
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| 19 Jan 2004 |
Stupid Move on the Part of Microsoft?
>> |
| 19 Jan 2004 |
cabling rant |
'What do you do with all of your old printers Mark....
>> |
| |
Stupid Move on the P.... |
>> 'The really stupid part was the kid putting up ....
>> |
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An explanation for o.... |
rs,
Where do you even get this kind of stuff?
>> |
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Article on going ind.... |
You know what? I'm tired of stupid networkin....
>> |
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Outsourcing - the mi.... |
I'm a libertarian, and, as such, I believe in free....
>> |
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new direction for Am.... |
>> 'Their massess are starving and [Indian] can no....
>> |
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Well said, jfm424.
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Blatant Discriminati.... |
As long as Joe is the sole member of his protected....
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| 18 Jan 2004 |
search engine data mining time estimation
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| 18 Jan 2004 |
new direction for Am.... |
'Can we send George Bush to Mars?'
Sure, as lon....
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http://billmon.org/archives/000964.html
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Oops, wrong link. I'm sorry, perhaps I should also....
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http://billmon.org/archives/000961.html
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Blatant Discriminati.... |
It is a comon misbelief that it is illegal to refu....
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| 17 Jan 2004 |
new direction for Am.... |
Oh, and in response to Stephen Jones, google on "E....
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>> 'Well, look at this way: NASA has already slash....
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Blatant Discriminati.... |
'Not a productive use of resources for what sounds....
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Syndication, Dashboa.... |
SmartBar XP is also a pretty good sidebar/dashboar....
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here spaketh a progr.... |
Excel is an extremely powerful piece of software, ....
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Daily Builds Are You.... |
ICHB, that's what project compatibility is for.&nb....
>> |
| 15 Jan 2004 |
Microsoft SPOT Watch.... |
>'bar hopping status reports'
They don't have tha....
>> |
| 14 Jan 2004 |
Resume critique?
>> |
| 14 Jan 2004 |
Microsoft SPOT Watches
>> |
| 14 Jan 2004 |
Scientific Apps prog.... |
Dude, please DO NOT GO INTO BUSINESS PROGRAMMING! ....
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over dependent on H1.... |
Your observation is on target. I have worked for t....
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java/C# question |
http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/cmiller/ect433/jspasp.....
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Microsoft SPOT Watch.... |
I bought the cheapest one. I bought the Abacus Wri....
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I am so lucky I have.... |
'which part of my current job would you like me no....
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India outsourcing - .... |
They take on American names, because they are requ....
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The U.S. government does not keep track of how man....
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| 13 Jan 2004 |
anybody hiring?
>> |
| 13 Jan 2004 |
Part-Time Jobs Held .... |
Sales associate at a local computer mega-store.&nb....
>> |
| 09 Jan 2004 |
talk with former manager
>> |
| 09 Jan 2004 |
US:More degrees in .... |
>> 'But maybe that is what America should also be ....
>> |
| 08 Jan 2004 |
company from which laid off hiring again
>> |
| 08 Jan 2004 |
company from which l.... |
He is the HR actually, sole responsiblity fo....
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RSS and the Ars Digi.... |
I don't see it. I use intraVnews
>> |
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offshoring |
'Culture' is the set of shared attitudes, values, ....
>> |
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No bemused, it's not racial, it's cultural. ....
>> |
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Do you Search Engine.... |
http://searchenginewatch.com has a lot of tips on ....
>> |
| 07 Jan 2004 |
Data Recovery Software
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| 07 Jan 2004 |
Keeping synchronised.... |
Robocopy is what I use:
http://www.ss64.com/nt/....
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Personal information.... |
Why would a recruiting agency need your social sec....
>> |
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The Worst "Managemen.... |
[If a programmer needs to attract manager attentio....
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You don't hear stories about good managers, you ....
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My boss permanently .... |
While your boss sounds like a bit of a jerk, it'....
>> |
| 06 Jan 2004 |
Graphical web interf.... |
This what ya mean:
Visual Thesaurus:
http://ww....
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Requirements versus .... |
'NOW your ready to develop your object model, once....
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| 05 Jan 2004 |
Silly question about.... |
If anyone is interested in an addin that counts li....
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What is the purpose for doing the count? In ....
>> |
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Requirements versus .... |
'But most usually on't have the luxury of cost to ....
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| 04 Jan 2004 |
Technology ought to last longer
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| 04 Jan 2004 |
Technology ought to .... |
Nick,
Gupta has to been caught by the marketing....
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MX,
If you need to rewrite your entire applicat....
>> |
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A typo
<>> |
| 03 Jan 2004 |
Set List? |
Maybe I inadvertently posted some flame bait. My a....
>> |
| 02 Jan 2004 |
|
The Pioneer CDJ 1000 turntables make scratching po....
>> |
| 31 Dec 2003 |
Wrong industry
>> |
| 31 Dec 2003 |
Self Important Programmers
>> |
| 31 Dec 2003 |
Self Important Progr.... |
qtpi,
Firstly, Quciktime comes preinstalled mos....
>> |
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Thats what i plan to do too. Uninstall both the da....
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I just raped the Queens English. I meant Quicktime....
>> |
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Just under the wire .... |
I assume you're referring to IDE 200Gb disks? Can ....
>> |
| 30 Dec 2003 |
2003 Year in Review |
Funny, I thought that this is the year that blogs ....
>> |
| |
E-Vote Gear firm hac.... |
'keeping the free world safe from tyrants is at st....
>> |
| |
IDE RAID |
I'm not sure what you mean by fiddling with the co....
>> |
| 29 Dec 2003 |
Bookmarks/Favorites .... |
K-meleon (which is a Win32 shell around the Mozill....
>> |
| |
IDE RAID |
I don't know if this an option for you, but an alt....
>> |
| |
|
Personally I'd avoid a software solution for RAID....
>> |
| 28 Dec 2003 |
HELP! data recovery .... |
I can recommend OnTrack EasyRecovery for this job,....
>> |
| |
IDE RAID |
Adaptec make an IDE RAID-5 card, and very good it ....
>> |
| 27 Dec 2003 |
phone interviews
>> |
| 27 Dec 2003 |
phone interviews |
No it's only the first stage, there's another part....
>> |
| |
Increaseing Speed of.... |
You might also want to switch the startup attribut....
>> |
| 26 Dec 2003 |
I want to be like Andy dufresne
>> |
| 26 Dec 2003 |
IEEE reports highest.... |
Much of the media here in America is controlled by....
>> |
| 25 Dec 2003 |
Cable Modem I-net Co.... |
Can you not just connect the decoder box to your T....
>> |
| 24 Dec 2003 |
job advice for a new.... |
Casll up the hiring manager and tell him directly ....
>> |
| |
ASP to PHP compiler |
I doubt it will blow the whole php / linux world w....
>> |
| 23 Dec 2003 |
tech interviews
>> |
| 23 Dec 2003 |
Stop javascript/DHTM.... |
http://www.proxomitron.info is a proxy server that....
>> |
| |
MFC |
Is it me or does it seem like Microsoft isn't prov....
>> |
| |
sql query question |
If I get my christmas bonus, why not :)
In all se....
>> |
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|
Thank you for all your responses.
Just Me(Sir to ....
>> |
| |
|
HeWhoMustBeConfused and Ged,
Let me give you a be....
>> |
| 22 Dec 2003 |
sql query question
>> |
| 22 Dec 2003 |
philo, please help. |
Philo -- we love you... are you actually Joel in d....
>> |
| |
Why are the best dev.... |
http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/arm/arm8.htm
The....
>> |
| |
sql query question |
These values are entered by the users and it can n....
>> |
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Ged, Philip Thanks. They do work. I was trying wit....
>> |
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Oops,
my mistake. Should have looked into it bit ....
>> |
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Ged,
Thank you very much for explaining this. I t....
>> |
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I am sorry Ged. I thought I was supposed to pad it....
>> |
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Ged,
Thanks, thats a neat trick. But that doesn't....
>> |
| |
|
Forgot to mention, I am using SQL Server 2000.
>> |
| |
Why are the best dev.... |
[I think that these two factors go a long way to e....
>> |
| |
|
Women in general are more organized, more detail o....
>> |
| |
working hard or hard.... |
>>'Fewer are capable of being CEO's.'
>>And you....
>> |
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Nathan,
Do you have any kids? Have you ever pa....
>> |
| |
|
I agree, Anonymous Jerk is a fool. He obviously do....
>> |
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|
Quick & dirty pay scale (subject to supply and dem....
>> |
| |
"he or she" NOT poli.... |
>>Is the term 'douchebag' politically correct?
....
>> |
| |
Contd..Display the s.... |
'That's also because its beneficial to have someon....
>> |
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|
'However, the situation, as it is given to me, am ....
>> |
| 20 Dec 2003 |
Help vs. Info |
I think 'Help' is the correct semantics. The user....
>> |
| |
Buying hardware... c.... |
>>2) Why are you giving the workforce laptops? The....
>> |
| |
Did linux just show .... |
Another major reason to choose Gnome over KDE is t....
>> |
| |
Bold topics. |
Man, I gotta find a new career or something. ....
>> |
| |
hiring directly over.... |
Compaq hired me over the phone, but it was in 2000....
>> |
| 19 Dec 2003 |
MS Web Browser Contr.... |
WSH.Shell should give you access to the filesystem....
>> |
| |
Programmers creating.... |
[I am a far superior UI designer than most people ....
>> |
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|
[1) The programmer does NOT decide about any user-....
>> |
| |
Dell Inspiron 8600 (.... |
5150 is heavy, bulky, generates lots of heat(may n....
>> |
| 18 Dec 2003 |
Creating an Uninstal.... |
Surely this is a question for Installshield suppor....
>> |
| |
Dell Inspiron 8600 (.... |
Also, look at Widescreen laptops from HP and Compa....
>> |
| 17 Dec 2003 |
Oracle - SQL 'insert.... |
'The OP doesn't mention the database but seq.nextv....
>> |
| |
Cultural Divide: It'.... |
'Why would lazy have anything to do with a desire ....
>> |
| |
Why programmers shou.... |
'This is often true early. But very quickly you di....
>> |
| 16 Dec 2003 |
|
Having programmers do the tech support for their a....
>> |
| |
Fav mp3 players |
I should also say that, before my iPod, I absolu....
>> |
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|
Love my iPod. One of the best purchases I've eve....
>> |
| 15 Dec 2003 |
Programming for Prog.... |
'The goal should be to improve documentation and c....
>> |
| 13 Dec 2003 |
What does it mean? |
'It might also mean that they needed to advertise ....
>> |
| |
Hiring someone who *.... |
Regardless of whether or not finishing the degree ....
>> |
| 12 Dec 2003 |
7th interview running
>> |
| 12 Dec 2003 |
software copy protec.... |
The situation with the Commodore 64 really illustr....
>> |
| |
Hiring someone who *.... |
On your resume, for the educational background sec....
>> |
| |
Software Engineers: .... |
[Nukes are a net positive ? On behalf of our desce....
>> |
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|
[ I know of no other technology which has the same....
>> |
| |
Opinion on Experts E.... |
Thanks for all the help guys. Maybe I will try bot....
>> |
| 11 Dec 2003 |
Opinion on Experts Exchange
>> |
| 11 Dec 2003 |
|
I think Experts Exchange is much more technical or....
>> |
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|
Thanks for the inputs. I am still looking into it.....
>> |
| 08 Dec 2003 |
API for converting MySQl queries to XML
>> |
| 08 Dec 2003 |
Eric Raymond and Ric.... |
Raymond is on the boards of a few companies, inclu....
>> |
| 07 Dec 2003 |
If there are few dec.... |
If you dig physics, I recommend you investigate th....
>> |
| 03 Dec 2003 |
Conflict: Thrive or .... |
For me, the ideal group of people to work with w....
>> |
| |
Managing Manager |
My manager used to be the secretary(Ok-administrat....
>> |
| 02 Dec 2003 |
Company approach
>> |
| 02 Dec 2003 |
How often do you rel.... |
Agree with previous posters, here it is the same, ....
>> |
| 01 Dec 2003 |
Poll on the use of RSS Aggregator
>> |
| 01 Dec 2003 |
RSS feeds for Window.... |
Sorry to hear you had problem with intraVnews. I d....
>> |
| |
|
For an Aggregator, if you are using Outlook, I wou....
>> |
| |
ASP dynamic include .... |
Thanks for all the input so far.
rich, I thought ....
>> |
| 30 Nov 2003 |
Learning Unix/Linux |
If you're a complete newbie to Unix, you may want ....
>> |
| 28 Nov 2003 |
how long to wait till company gets back
>> |
| 28 Nov 2003 |
Book recommendation .... |
If you're interested at a glimpse of lower class l....
>> |
| |
Private rooms vs. "r.... |
[If you have excellent employees, who tend to be s....
>> |
| 26 Nov 2003 |
C# position
>> |
| 26 Nov 2003 |
ASP dynamic include problem
>> |
| 26 Nov 2003 |
ASP dynamic include .... |
Thanks for the help so far.
I can do this with Se....
>> |
| |
|
I did check the MSDN documentation on Server.Execu....
>> |
| |
|
And I don't know if Server.Execute can contain a Q....
>> |
| |
|
Thanks for suggestions so far.
I am looking into ....
>> |
| |
automated testing |
One other thing. Since you're working with datab....
>> |
| |
|
Try:
http://www.xprogramming.com/software.ht....
>> |
| 25 Nov 2003 |
Company asked for references
>> |
| 25 Nov 2003 |
Company asked for re.... |
It was the hiring manager of the interviewer, not ....
>> |
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|
It's the manager doing the hiring actually who too....
>> |
| |
Dell to Stop Using I.... |
Clarification:
CORPORATE call support is mo....
>> |
| |
Problem in my Develo.... |
Good one, unnamed!
>> |
| 24 Nov 2003 |
Problem in my Development Team
>> |
| 24 Nov 2003 |
What do I say to thi.... |
While you may be able to simply re-code your exi....
>> |
| |
|
Call his bluff. Say 'Cool! When do we start?'
>> |
| |
Problem in my Develo.... |
Whatever I program client-side won't make a gazill....
>> |
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|
>> 'For example, how familiar are you with virtual....
>> |
| |
Troublesome Team Mem.... |
Just wondering, but does anyone here work for a ....
>> |
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|
Your example is too global. If you team mates are....
>> |
| 23 Nov 2003 |
OT: Protecting clien.... |
Years ago I would do the occasional moonlighting t....
>> |
| 21 Nov 2003 |
Obscure acronyms |
TLA ==> 3 Letter Acronym.
>> |
| 20 Nov 2003 |
World Class Programm.... |
Any time I start to confuse code with a good book,....
>> |
| |
Engaging the thought.... |
I remember reading somewhere that the goal of most....
>> |
| |
Being pushed |
Absolutely consult a lawyer, but I would also reco....
>> |
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|
Along with BB, you need documentation. Be certain....
>> |
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The Irony of Outsour.... |
Nice post, Ged.
I would just point out that ....
>> |
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The Iowa analogy is misguided. While on the surfa....
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|
Actually, the analogy is not totally correct.
....
>> |
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Webapp GUI design |
This link on inductive UI design might help:
http....
>> |
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Don't Make Me Think: http://www.amazon.com/exec/....
>> |
| 19 Nov 2003 |
Limiting the user ex.... |
It all depends on your users.
If you are deve....
>> |
| |
Still haven't found .... |
But isn't it interesting how much time developers ....
>> |
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There is no 'ideal' environment or language and th....
>> |
| 18 Nov 2003 |
Potential Employer -.... |
I got a personal phone call rejection from one com....
>> |
| |
Developing software .... |
From the *ahem* indisputably accurate film documen....
>> |
| 17 Nov 2003 |
how much your salary.... |
1998... +30%
1999... +50%
2000... +8%
2001... +....
>> |
| 14 Nov 2003 |
Bound data controls
>> |
| 14 Nov 2003 |
Locked in by shortcuts
>> |
| 14 Nov 2003 |
Offshoring Opportuni.... |
'you posts are _entirely_ racist in tone, and are ....
>> |
| |
Locked in by shortcu.... |
>>Shift+Delete is not a shortcut specific to VS.NE....
>> |
| |
Bound data controls |
Hey, great replies. really cleared things up. Phil....
>> |
| |
Cycles in the econom.... |
Rule of 72: 72/14 ~= 5. So salaries would do....
>> |
| |
Speaking of Password.... |
ftp has that shortcut to allow you to specify the ....
>> |
| |
Imaginary Online Gir.... |
$41 buck is starting to look like a steal! Check ....
>> |
| |
Airport Security - a.... |
Australia? Say isn't that the place where they too....
>> |
| 13 Nov 2003 |
Autonomic Computing |
IBM doesn't "get" software? I think it was only a ....
>> |
| |
Making really Zero-D.... |
Now you've done it. You hit on a real life exampl....
>> |
| |
Outsourcing Employee.... |
If you check with India, most companies can _only_....
>> |
| 12 Nov 2003 |
Curious about Fog Cr.... |
I would point out that there's a big difference ....
>> |
| |
Usability: Fixed Len.... |
AskTog.com has an interesting article on passwords....
>> |
| 11 Nov 2003 |
A small rant about L.... |
You feel MS gets beat up on Slashdot and you don't....
>> |
| |
What's China got to .... |
I have no intention of destroying the reputation o....
>> |
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|
I work on a few open source projects and this issu....
>> |
| |
Windows/Mac Developm.... |
RealBasic allows to create 2 different executables....
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| |
Reporting options fo.... |
Oops...sorry about that people. Was just using def....
>> |
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|
Yes, we have asked the users and we will be asking....
>> |
| 10 Nov 2003 |
Who has clients that.... |
I would have thought that contractors would be r....
>> |
| |
Software developers .... |
[Why go to india if not for cost savings?
How ab....
>> |
| |
Reporting options fo.... |
Thanks for all your suggestions so far. XML sounds....
>> |
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|
I don't have control over the client machines and ....
>> |
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|
And Philo, you are up pretty late for a Sunday nig....
>> |
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SQL Server 2000.
I am more interested in design ....
>> |
| |
Salary question |
Expert DSP skills , including the mathematical fin....
>> |
| |
Movie recommendation |
[It's about the design and construction of the Bra....
>> |
| 09 Nov 2003 |
Reporting options for a web based software
>> |
| 09 Nov 2003 |
On what basis does g.... |
Why is it interesting?
And I think there alread....
>> |
| |
Is there a market fo.... |
If you are developing a game, you target Windows a....
>> |
| |
Supporting Multiple .... |
> I was planning to fix bugs when they're reported....
>> |
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I think the only way to make sure its portable wit....
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Salary question |
OK then I guess 65-75 is OK for average skills and....
>> |
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|
Is 1.5 yrs the sum total of paid programming exper....
>> |
| |
C hash or C bang |
http://www.albany.edu/piporg-l/tmprment.html
>> |
| 07 Nov 2003 |
For Toronto-Area Joe.... |
Will you change the group's settings so that it's ....
>> |
| |
Work Relations.... |
[How about relationships with your programs/softwa....
>> |
| 06 Nov 2003 |
The Guerrilla Guide .... |
[I would not disagree with you either, if you held....
>> |
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|
Who cares if they've read JOS?
I've interviewed....
>> |
| |
teamate becomming te.... |
Philo's correct in his observations and advice.
....
>> |
| 05 Nov 2003 |
CDC computer virus |
Don't type that.
No, I mean it.
>> |
| |
Well, iTunes may be .... |
Hmmm. I was under the impression you were allowed ....
>> |
| |
Was I right? |
[I gotta disagree with anon. Anybody who uses any ....
>> |
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|
[He wrote it was one of the office managers, presu....
>> |
| |
How to Have Smooth H.... |
At a more general level, it sometimes pays to di....
>> |
| |
Toronto Joelsters? |
Or the 'No repeat' workday, or even the all-requ....
>> |
| 04 Nov 2003 |
Small city, small projects
>> |
| 04 Nov 2003 |
GUIDs |
An IETF draft describing the details of UUIDs can ....
>> |
| |
How to Have Smooth H.... |
Our experience is that if you toss things over t....
>> |
| |
Toronto Joelsters? |
Hey Reginald,
I saw recently that you're doin....
>> |
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Did someone say beer?
Mmmmmmm beer....
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How to scare away yo.... |
Well, Joel can run his shop any way he sees fit,....
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Small city, small pr.... |
Bored Bystander, the points you make are pretty mu....
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The kind of projects I have in mind are usually to....
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Redesign at FogCreek.... |
I find that the new design forces me to scroll sid....
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Hardware based firew.... |
Thanks for your inputs. I will look into them.
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| 03 Nov 2003 |
Hardware based firewall
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| 02 Nov 2003 |
A method of coding |
There's a lot to do before step 1: specs, architec....
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SW Mgmt Part 2 - Des.... |
I think you should tell him. 'There's point in kee....
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Benefits of a degree |
Is that 3 one hour lectures per week, multiplied b....
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Joel on Sun's strate.... |
MySQL AB also bought the JDBC driver that everyone....
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how tough is it to d.... |
well the data is dynamic, gethered from the web by....
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Sybase Logo. W.... |
Ok, what does this logo have to do with relational....
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| 01 Nov 2003 |
how tough is it to duplicate clustering engine?
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| 01 Nov 2003 |
The Ridiculous Influ.... |
If you think this is a lot of hype, wait until App....
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Peopleware : doors b.... |
If I am working in a cubicle and not in a private ....
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Sybase Logo. W.... |
Specifically, it's a logarithmic spiral.
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It looks kind of like the illustration of the Gold....
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| 31 Oct 2003 |
What Other Types of Development Jobs are There?
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| 31 Oct 2003 |
"Programmer Folkways.... |
[The impression I always get is that IT people, in....
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| 30 Oct 2003 |
Fearing abuse of new Longhorn features
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| 30 Oct 2003 |
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I think the biggest problem with developers is t....
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chitchat |
How bad does your work environment have to get b....
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| 28 Oct 2003 |
Programming is no mo.... |
Sorry WebSpeed man. While my peers could have been....
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| 24 Oct 2003 |
Would you consider t.... |
No.
Personally, my belief is that outsourcing....
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| 23 Oct 2003 |
Terror Profiles Don'.... |
[Going to the Temple Mount wasn't a bonehead move;....
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[I don't need to provide evidence that Arafat didn....
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[The right of return that Palestinians want is the....
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[KIng Fahd is hardly a war criminal, unlike Sharon....
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[ The cause of the second intifada was Sharon's vi....
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| 22 Oct 2003 |
CityDesk DataAccess .... |
Even if CityDesk were rewritten using ADO how woul....
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Good home-use laser .... |
A lot of the lower cost (under $200) laser printer....
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Terrorist profiles m.... |
[Don't like the message, want to shoot the messeng....
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[the 2nd kind of terrorism only stops only for one....
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[You cannot have a 'war' on terrorism. It doesn't ....
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[Just re-watch Bowling for Columbine. Remember the....
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Terror Profiles Don'.... |
[What you're saying is that the UN decided the Pal....
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[In other word you will have to accept that your l....
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[So let's bring up Chile.
Which is it anon? ....
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I'd hope that, if I were a Palestinian, I'd have....
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I'm surprised you haven't brought up Chile yet. ....
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No.
If you think it was, you prove it. I'm tire....
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Simulting Reduced Ne.... |
one small 'gotcha' to keep in mind doing reduced b....
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| 21 Oct 2003 |
Patterns of Human In.... |
In arguments/debates:
- The use of anecdote....
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Judgements |
[The Lynx Project Explorer for PowerBasic has no '....
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| 16 Oct 2003 |
GOTO's Considered Ha.... |
Hell, ANY keyword in ANY language can be conside....
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| 14 Oct 2003 |
Disabling the "Save Password" option in IE
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| 14 Oct 2003 |
Laptop hard drives |
Are there 7200 rpm drives for laptops (Dell Inspir....
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Disabling the "Save .... |
LOL. Sorry about the typos. Busy day.
Here's the ....
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Sorry about posting this. Find the answer just the....
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=....
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I meant the "AutoComplete" option for passwords
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Presenting the new c.... |
I am curious, how did he program it? Going through....
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| 10 Oct 2003 |
Case against documen.... |
Say, that's a real nice strawman you've built ther....
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[The junior developer can spend a minute looking u....
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I'll second the recommendation for a wiki. They're....
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[Or, alternately, maybe you need the documentation....
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[I've been bitten by the 'we'll wing it with less ....
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[All of those wonderful conversations are complete....
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Are we talking end-user documentation or develop....
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Borland supporting M.... |
Interesting.
Extensions pushed by scientists ....
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what affects windows.... |
Assuming the app actually does some compute-intens....
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Real and other Media.... |
The Real Player is awful. Things that annoy me:
....
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| 09 Oct 2003 |
Hiring Q: Value of d.... |
To me, there are two types of documentation: fun....
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AI |
This thread is an excellent example of why no one ....
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Legal Question |
I did not sign a NDA. I signed nothing. Absoluet....
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All of the code is 100% new and not in any way sim....
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| 08 Oct 2003 |
Legal Question
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| 07 Oct 2003 |
stupid recruiters
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| 07 Oct 2003 |
career advice (again.... |
I was in the same mental place as you a couple o....
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| 06 Oct 2003 |
Programming as relig.... |
[I think there is a hole in Philo's logic too.. Wh....
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[You're totally correct. Programming at its best i....
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IT Department Pet Pe.... |
Who the hell is Larry Wall
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| 05 Oct 2003 |
Testing - Best Pract.... |
Well, we do XP as well. I was going to comment, ....
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| 04 Oct 2003 |
Amazon.com Hacked? |
Internal network changes brought up certain boxes ....
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Joel and Kaizen have.... |
[That is, companies with a background in successfu....
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[By comparison, Kaizen, as explained here, seems t....
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| 03 Oct 2003 |
Source code for Half Life 2 stolen!
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| 03 Oct 2003 |
Source code for Half.... |
[So the source code was stored on a server connect....
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should stupid people.... |
[Stupid people die faster anyway. They usually die....
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[Natural selection seems to be working in the oppo....
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Who should name an a.... |
[No. I am only planning on transferring to a diff....
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| 02 Oct 2003 |
Joel and Kaizen have.... |
If you got 'em, post 'em.
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[ I have yet to discover a software company which ....
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[I thought we've been talking about the software i....
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[Hm. That's interesting, because that was my initi....
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[It's not your average 10-heads-startup where you ....
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[Thus I think the application of Kaizen or other '....
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[This is based on the assumption that any manager ....
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[Hmmm. This makes me think ... one reason why exec....
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[The advantage of Japanese cars was that they were....
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[This whole thread presupposes that software devel....
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I think the main reason for some of the skewed t....
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[Similarly, the absence of quality is not necessar....
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[So, I am not sure that kaizen itself may be direc....
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[I might be confused, but I thought the concept of....
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[Now I have a one click build process, so instead ....
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Oops. I should also say that I agree with the or....
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Actually, I dispute the basic premise of the ori....
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| 01 Oct 2003 |
What's Happened to J.... |
As far as I'm concerned, a resume is an advertisem....
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Inheriting someone e.... |
[Build a full suite of black-box tests for it, the....
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Working Vacation |
[The fact of the matter is, you can be 'downsized'....
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You could take the phone with you to CYA, but don'....
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| 30 Sep 2003 |
Does anyone send rej.... |
It's actually a good idea to call. It shows ....
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| 29 Sep 2003 |
Whatever happened to the new FogCreek Icon?
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| 29 Sep 2003 |
Whatever happened to.... |
I meant is it being used as the FogCreek's new log....
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| 27 Sep 2003 |
Do you Google just a.... |
Davy Jones,
I googled you and found your locker....
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| 25 Sep 2003 |
Anyone Using ProChai.... |
It's a good product, but geared towards critical c....
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Banning email? |
[Email, voice mail, spoken language ... all are ju....
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Living at the office.... |
[Yes, I can fathom it, I've worked Christmas day 5....
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Private offices, jus.... |
[I can believe this, but have to ask how much expe....
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[Perhaps, in general, the office layout is indicat....
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[Something is seriously wrong if you need to be in....
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| 24 Sep 2003 |
Best Laptop mouse
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| 24 Sep 2003 |
Banning email? |
I'm going to offer an alternate view, in favor o....
>> |
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99.9 percentile |
I strongly suspect that Joel is not really stick....
>> |
| |
Living at the office.... |
Well, I'm an XP type so a 40 hour work week is s....
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Private offices, jus.... |
[Several posters say that shared work space is bet....
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[I have seen these types of disasters. They are no....
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With respect to all, I believe that developers t....
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:sigh:
I guess it depends on how you define 'pr....
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What tool do you mis.... |
All I want is a cloak of invisibility so I can get....
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| 23 Sep 2003 |
Good News for American Programmers???
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| 23 Sep 2003 |
Keeping track of cod.... |
What you want is a version control system. T....
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| 22 Sep 2003 |
End of the world - A.... |
'Assuming College bud is correct, why do we fall i....
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Standardizing a Deve.... |
Hard-coded,
There's more than one 'anon' person....
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Getting everybody on the same IDE sounds like a se....
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[Forcing someone to change to a specific IDE can h....
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[As a professional i know what environment is best....
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Well, if you want to do XP's collective code own....
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Most depressing thin.... |
I suspect I'm not going to answer this question ....
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C++ OO question |
Grumpy,
If you are still reading this thread, d....
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| 21 Sep 2003 |
Construction sorrows.... |
One more note. I think the biggest gap betwe....
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Jim,
I mentioned 'writing' in an earlier postin....
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'anon, the variations in house design are not as d....
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| 20 Sep 2003 |
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I'm sorry, but that's just pure hyperbole.
'In ....
>> |
| 19 Sep 2003 |
Learning Smalltalk /.... |
For something online, check out the UIUC Smalltalk....
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The best current book that I am aware of for learn....
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CVS vs. Subversion |
Is Subversion really ready for daily usage? ....
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Joel. You still doin.... |
A 40 hour work week is a standard practice of XP....
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C++ OO question |
This property of inheritance is described by the L....
>> |
| 18 Sep 2003 |
Computer Wallpaper |
Derailed Discussion --> Rant
At least once a ye....
>> |
| |
Construction sorrows.... |
Albert,
I agree with your last post just about ....
>> |
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The problem with Six Sigma is that it is (to my mi....
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Sorry for the long postings, by the way. It's har....
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Hi Albert,
I don't disagree with you that our i....
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'You cant determine the cost of building a data e....
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Dell and Purchasing .... |
What you guys think about Dell "Refurbished" Inspi....
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CPST: Outlook for IT.... |
'The number of H-1B visas for initial employment i....
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| 17 Sep 2003 |
Measuring Performanc.... |
Actually, I'm not assuming that managers will have....
>> |
| 16 Sep 2003 |
Suggestions for scre.... |
Ctrl+PrintScreen and PhotoShop works OK for me. S....
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Database Search |
We've used full text search on a volume of about 3....
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| |
Measuring Performanc.... |
The point is, future performance against what goal....
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Accuracy is possible, as long as you do not requir....
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Nothing wrong with guesses as long as the uncertai....
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'Unfortunately it _is_ something we need to do, so....
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Anyone else aghast g.... |
I think a lot of the grumbling is centered on poin....
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Interesting: B.... |
One of Bill Joy's main points about technology's p....
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| 15 Sep 2003 |
Anyone else aghast g.... |
Hi Mike,
Sorry I wasn't clear in what I was try....
>> |
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My biggest problem with Holub is that he most ofte....
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How to handle dodgy .... |
Doh! That's what I get for trying to quote f....
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'Should I stay or should I go?
Should I stay or s....
>> |
| 14 Sep 2003 |
Unit-testing |
Well, to get the full benefit of a unit test sui....
>> |
| |
Techies that talk to.... |
[For instance, we have those daily blabfests in ....
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Artcile on the evils.... |
Thanks for the links. I picked up a copy of ....
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| 13 Sep 2003 |
IP rights again -demos
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| 13 Sep 2003 |
Functional spec vs. .... |
Everyone's struggling with product lifecycle manag....
>> |
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Overcoming Procrasti.... |
Set up some rules for yourself, too, like 'No surf....
>> |
| |
Adjusting requested .... |
Well, most places I've worked now have pretty st....
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| 12 Sep 2003 |
Artcile on the evils.... |
Hi Phillip,
Thanks for the link, the stuff look....
>> |
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Phillip,
Thanks for the clarification. What yo....
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I cant believe that nobody's mentioned the sweet ....
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One of the more useful rules-of-thumb that I've en....
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P.S. I do agree that getters and setters are....
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Thanks for pointing out Hollub's article. I thoug....
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| 11 Sep 2003 |
demo violates IP agreement?
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| 11 Sep 2003 |
demo violates IP agr.... |
I'm being paid 6$/hr US for this stuff
>> |
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Steve, even if you are paid next to nothing to dev....
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this is going to be on the web for all people to u....
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nothing on these topics...
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Here we go again |
MacOS's update system is pretty usable. As a gene....
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who will do the UI ? |
[Does that explain why everybody wants to pick up ....
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[What is more difficult and challenging ? Putting ....
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[It takes a good developer/designer to *take away*....
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Another take on Amer.... |
Stephen Jones:
>> 'Dear Dead Feline previously ....
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Conformity in platfo.... |
you guys getting paid by the word?
>> |
| 10 Sep 2003 |
Project Management -.... |
I guess the point in XP is NOT to track your pro....
>> |
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Heh, well, this isn't really going to help you, ....
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Are Developers just .... |
I think your just as likely to see PHB behavior ....
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Well, I don't know about you, but in my experien....
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who will do the UI ? |
[An UI professional should design the UI.]
Abso....
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Sorry to be harsh, but I find this attitude to b....
>> |
| |
Another take on Amer.... |
anonymous american:
>> 'you great ninny. I _ne....
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David Clayworth wrote:
''Hundreds of thousands ....
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anonymous american wrote:
>> ''My country is pe....
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| 09 Sep 2003 |
|
One of my wife's friends is returning to teachin....
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Honors Major in Comp.... |
[BTW, when was the last time you interviewed someo....
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| 08 Sep 2003 |
Honors Major in Computer Science
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| 08 Sep 2003 |
Sun, JDK, PATH:A few.... |
What's annoying is that it seems that the version ....
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| |
Honors Major in Comp.... |
[Really? BSEE MIT == BSMIS Podunk University?
If ....
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I think my first job interviews asked for transc....
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A new company name |
Ooh, that Noemata codename generator spat out EVEL....
>> |
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how about mycrosoft consulting. It hasn't be....
>> |
| 07 Sep 2003 |
OODB: Are they viabl.... |
[In other words, with a flat set of data to work....
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| 06 Sep 2003 |
Why Johnny can't ree.... |
[So tell me again why tuition costs to the stude....
>> |
| |
Prices ending in 9, .... |
It is still unlikely that the total bill (includin....
>> |
| 05 Sep 2003 |
CVS question
>> |
| 05 Sep 2003 |
Do you know the worl.... |
Some twat in Egypt proved it a couple thousand y....
>> |
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OODB: Are they viabl.... |
[anon: There's no a-priori reason they should be....
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http://www.versant.com/
>> |
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Why would an OODB be any less 'viable' than an R....
>> |
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Why Johnny can't ree.... |
[Furthermore, I have no patience with people outsi....
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In Ontario they recently phased out grade 13. Th....
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CVS question |
Just want to use the mirror site as a layer of pro....
>> |
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What about doing the check out of the entire repo....
>> |
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Project Management a.... |
Personally, I think our industry would be in bet....
>> |
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To interchange or no.... |
As Heinlein once wrote: 'Specialization is for i....
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I dunno. I guess while everyone was standing aro....
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[LOL! You've worked with some enlightened indivi....
>> |
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[In practice, every 'interchangeable' project I'....
>> |
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[Joel's comments make more sense to me]
Perso....
>> |
| 04 Sep 2003 |
How do "Diff" softwa.... |
thx!
>> |
| |
A Stupid Response |
Awright, I think I am getting a clearer picture of....
>> |
| |
|
The material you quoted in your reply was from my ....
>> |
| 03 Sep 2003 |
web site syncing/management software
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| 03 Sep 2003 |
web site syncing/man.... |
I cannot use CVS on the remote site, because....
>> |
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You could use RoboCopy from the NT Resource Kit
>> |
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Thanks for the input so far. I am mainly looking f....
>> |
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Teekid vs Stupid-Laz.... |
Criminal mastermind!?! Lol. I was under the impr....
>> |
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|
The important thing here to acknowledge is that ....
>> |
| |
How do "Diff" softwa.... |
Anyone know if there are good general purpose algo....
>> |
| |
A Stupid Response |
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the answer, I think. I tho....
>> |
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|
Rick,
In a post above you said:
'If you wish....
>> |
| 02 Sep 2003 |
Teekid vs Stupid-Laz.... |
Y'know, way, WAY, back in time, people used to l....
>> |
| |
Extreme Programming |
[I had to deal with a process zealot at Camel. Rea....
>> |
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I was once talking to some people at a shop that....
>> |
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Here are my $0.02 worth as someone who's been us....
>> |
| |
Stupid Arrogant Prog.... |
'I think an app that won't install based on OS ver....
>> |
| 28 Aug 2003 |
agreement to not work for competitors
>> |
| 28 Aug 2003 |
Developers in Suits and Ties
>> |
| 28 Aug 2003 |
How does MS do marke.... |
Well, if they'd released it with EDI support and....
>> |
| |
Subversion |
He may be confusing the term "check out" with "edi....
>> |
| 26 Aug 2003 |
What do you do when .... |
In addition to the excellent advice on getting reg....
>> |
| 22 Aug 2003 |
svchost |
Can't help. Sorry. But it's interestin....
>> |
| |
Goliath vs David |
Uh huh.
Especially since all those other guy....
>> |
| |
Code reviews and for.... |
'It makes sense. You don't want the BSOD in you....
>> |
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A lot of artifact heavy formal processes tend to....
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I know a lot of people dislike the very idea of ....
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Python or Ruby? |
vi vs. emacs
>> |
| |
What'd you do with u.... |
StickyWicket writes:
>> 'However, this word isn't....
>> |
| 20 Aug 2003 |
Best Game Industrie .... |
West Virginia University(WVU) also has a very good....
>> |
| |
google in manhattan |
Dylan,
What is your experience level/education/....
>> |
| 19 Aug 2003 |
Carpal Tunnel |
Repetitive strain injuries tend not to have a 'mag....
>> |
| |
PhD in Computer Scie.... |
Thanks, Ram.
>> |
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|
Tony asks:
>> 'Follow-up question - can a PhD in ....
>> |
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|
Thanks for the insight, Ram. You wrote:
>> 'Anot....
>> |
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David, I hope you don't mind; I'm going to piggyba....
>> |
| |
Should I buy a 64 bi.... |
I agree with Just Me (Sir To You).
Needing a 64....
>> |
| |
Technologists, Manag.... |
Obvious wrote:
>> 'Lastly, I call it whining beca....
>> |
| 18 Aug 2003 |
Technologists, Managers and the Blackout of '03
>> |
| 18 Aug 2003 |
|
>> 'In math, the answer is either right or not, th....
>> |
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>> 'There are lengthy threads debating the proper ....
>> |
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m, point taken.
>> |
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>> 'Because communication skills and networking ar....
>> |
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anony125 wrote:
>> 'Agreed that you get paid for ....
>> |
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m wrote:
>> 'I have no idea where you live, but h....
>> |
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Hierarchical or flat.... |
'Because so few decisions actually get made? (or a....
>> |
| 17 Aug 2003 |
|
The structure of any team should be primarily deci....
>> |
| 16 Aug 2003 |
how much does part time work count?
>> |
| 13 Aug 2003 |
should I begin the p.... |
Do a debrief with her and get her to verbalize how....
>> |
| |
C++ References |
Typically, pointers are memory addresses to things....
>> |
| 12 Aug 2003 |
GNU Cash (What Went .... |
How do techies in Stallman's code-for-free-and-giv....
>> |
| 11 Aug 2003 |
Why does Microsoft k.... |
The automotive industry in North America does the ....
>> |
| |
pocket pc developmen.... |
I have already checked http://www. devbuzz.com
Do....
>> |
| 10 Aug 2003 |
pocket pc development resources
>> |
| 10 Aug 2003 |
DAOs and TransferObj.... |
Customer is likely to encapsulate a lot of Custome....
>> |
| 07 Aug 2003 |
Economics Books |
Thomas Sowell
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide ....
>> |
| |
Advice: Small to Big.... |
I've worked in big companies and small companies.
....
>> |
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Do senior people hav.... |
What is 'management?' The 'profession' seems to b....
>> |
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pb states:
>> 'Even a bad manager is definition....
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hehehehe, sounds like some of the old garbage coll....
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"Jobs are moving off.... |
The demand for software is not going to remain con....
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Outsourcing and Stra.... |
And when the factors are controlled by the members....
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| 06 Aug 2003 |
C++ IDE as Cool as Idea's IntelliJ???
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| 06 Aug 2003 |
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A nice property that is shared with legislated mon....
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| 05 Aug 2003 |
Age discrimination i.... |
How much of this bias is two way?
I'm forty n....
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AAAARRRGGG!!! I hate.... |
[The reality is, some poor schmuck programmer was ....
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| 04 Aug 2003 |
Joel on Tech TV's 'The Screensavers'
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| 04 Aug 2003 |
reverse engineering |
what kind of system is it?
>> |
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Microsoft Millionair.... |
Alyosha`,
Before you go on more about how taxes....
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| 03 Aug 2003 |
When you can't find qualified applicants ...
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| 03 Aug 2003 |
When you can't find .... |
'... market is currently flooded with people who h....
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| 02 Aug 2003 |
Top Ten Software com.... |
I think the main flaw with rewriting Netscape was ....
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| 01 Aug 2003 |
Menu Display of Bool.... |
I prefer the checkmark approach, too, because it a....
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Managing your manage.... |
My personal approach to managing up is to employ w....
>> |
| 29 Jul 2003 |
What % of developers work with threads?
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| 29 Jul 2003 |
Ginsu task managemen.... |
Why not roll your own solution, if you can't get w....
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asp -> php compil.... |
A compiler converts from source to target language....
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Is Knuth overrated? |
Knuth's work is extremely dense. If your job....
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Kind of like asking if Einstein is overrated becau....
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Correct Answers |
Sometimes when I've been interviewed and gotten si....
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Are these reasonable.... |
I haven't even programmed C++ (though I've gleaned....
>> |
| |
What % of developers.... |
debugged multithreaded code regularly
>> |
| 28 Jul 2003 |
Please code review this Java snippet
>> |
| 28 Jul 2003 |
A thought |
My salary+bonus was $250K at my last job (it was o....
>> |
| 27 Jul 2003 |
part time software d.... |
I have been doing work currently on some business ....
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| |
You Just Can't Kill .... |
>> 'And for long lived products you DO want to hav....
>> |
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Maintaining Exported.... |
And by all means... design them right the first ti....
>> |
| 26 Jul 2003 |
part time software development rates?
>> |
| 26 Jul 2003 |
part time software d.... |
Mostly C++ and Java stuff, but a bit of research i....
>> |
| 25 Jul 2003 |
Language Stereotypes |
I've also heard of Java refered to as the COBOL of....
>> |
| |
You Just Can't Kill .... |
>> 'wht srt f cmds r u tlkng bt?'
That's funny,....
>> |
| |
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mIKe wrote:
'The oNe tHinG this article hit on wa....
>> |
| |
Winamp 3- another re.... |
I'd also like a 'random' feature to not play too m....
>> |
| |
Time to pakc your ba.... |
Maybe the next big thing will be capitalizing over....
>> |
| |
Is QA a dead end car.... |
[QA is a shit tester job.]
Heh, nice attitude....
>> |
| 24 Jul 2003 |
Salary negotiation book
>> |
| 24 Jul 2003 |
Questions for CEO in an interview?
>> |
| 24 Jul 2003 |
Salary negotiation b.... |
Thanks guys,
I don't how I missed that one.
>> |
| |
Questions for CEO in.... |
Thanks guys. Both the companies don't have VCs. On....
>> |
| |
|
Ever been arrested for accounting irregularities?
>> |
| |
When to use Stored P.... |
We were faced with the same choice on a project th....
>> |
| 22 Jul 2003 |
ranking of wright state university ?
>> |
| 22 Jul 2003 |
TWO PERCENT of ALL U.... |
Well, I'm no economics expert, but we should be ....
>> |
| |
|
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!
In ca....
>> |
| 21 Jul 2003 |
Perfectionism and Te.... |
'If the business can succeed with a 50% effort, th....
>> |
| |
Certified Software D.... |
I have checked out pmi.org and I do qualify for PM....
>> |
| 20 Jul 2003 |
Beginning Programmer.... |
There's a misunderstanding of what I'm trying to s....
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| |
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'I'm very proficient for a college student, which ....
>> |
| |
Certified Software D.... |
Zahid,
Can you tell me how did you prepare for th....
>> |
| 19 Jul 2003 |
|
I disagree with some of the example questions that....
>> |
| |
Lingo, Trademarks an.... |
There's a linear programming and optimization pack....
>> |
| |
Starting Up? |
'You start up your engine and then you shut it dow....
>> |
| |
|
'Start up' is a good noun. 'Wait till startup.'
....
>> |
| 18 Jul 2003 |
Is Govt use going to.... |
The reason GNU is so pedantic is because they /don....
>> |
| |
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I would say it's most appropriate for local and st....
>> |
| |
Compaq Presario X100.... |
Tiny cosmetic problem -- your horiz bar on top of ....
>> |
| |
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Wow, thats quite a review in such a short time!
T....
>> |
| |
GiorgioG - Tell us a.... |
I just wanted to know how does it perform as a sol....
>> |
| 17 Jul 2003 |
GiorgioG - Tell us about your new latop
>> |
| 17 Jul 2003 |
CFMX flouts Joel's ".... |
Actually it is easy to re-use code in Cold Fusion.....
>> |
| |
GiorgioG - Tell us a.... |
Thanks,
Thats perfectly understandable. It's not ....
>> |
| |
|
Oops!
Thats 'laptop' :)
>> |
| 15 Jul 2003 |
AMD or Intel for lap.... |
GiorgioG,
Where exactly do you use those coupon c....
>> |
| 14 Jul 2003 |
AMD or Intel for laptops?
>> |
| 14 Jul 2003 |
call back?
>> |
| 14 Jul 2003 |
|
Thanks for all your suggestions. GiorgioG, thanks ....
>> |
| 13 Jul 2003 |
colored scrollbar |
Having a "cool" app is equaly important as an usab....
>> |
| |
Photo Album Software |
I used to wonder why every cell phone and pda man....
>> |
| 12 Jul 2003 |
Interview Blues |
What a sad company. It's definitely going to get ....
>> |
| |
Interviewing |
I think echidna's ad has the advantage of looking ....
>> |
| 11 Jul 2003 |
How to get database work from company?
>> |
| 11 Jul 2003 |
To jump or not... |
Why DID you change jobs so often?
>> |
| |
what does "hard time.... |
Hard time means 5 years of time spent employed, no....
>> |
| 10 Jul 2003 |
Andy Grove: "US may lose tech superiority" Why?
>> |
| 10 Jul 2003 |
Truths about program.... |
Entrepreneur,
I guess what I should have said w....
>> |
| |
|
If you batch your changes, you weaken your ability....
>> |
| |
Picking a programmin.... |
Chris, going through SICP is less masochistic now ....
>> |
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Andy Grove: "US may .... |
>> 'The entire issue of which country is being reg....
>> |
| |
XP founder explains .... |
btw, I agree typing is nice to give the compiler m....
>> |
| |
|
Uh-oh, the great typing debate. ;)
FWIW, I'm no....
>> |
| |
|
Bruce Eckel debates this point, static typing and ....
>> |
| 08 Jul 2003 |
Learning New Items |
Chris Taveres wrote:
>> 'I teach classes in new t....
>> |
| 07 Jul 2003 |
Is Someone Looking at your Email?
>> |
| 07 Jul 2003 |
Server Babysitting...... |
So what's the URL of the site? Now you've go....
>> |
| 06 Jul 2003 |
AS-400 books? |
>> 'By the way what's the job scene like for AS/40....
>> |
| |
Cancel != Debug >.... |
why not just move to linux, then you dont have to ....
>> |
| 03 Jul 2003 |
extensive memory allocation causing run-time delay
>> |
| 03 Jul 2003 |
is a profiler included in the JDK?
>> |
| 03 Jul 2003 |
What we should teach.... |
Ah, Philo just cleared up my confusion...
>> |
| |
|
I'm not sure I understand the quiz. Students....
>> |
| |
extensive memory all.... |
would setting object references to null without ex....
>> |
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Mike McNertney, where exactly should I call the ga....
>> |
| 01 Jul 2003 |
Datamadel for schedu.... |
When you start allow for recurring events it becom....
>> |
| |
A Group Is Its Own W.... |
I always recognize Albert Kallal's posts because o....
>> |
| |
Difference between F.... |
How many years of experience should someone have b....
>> |
| |
Mozilla Thunderbird |
I just started using the mail client in Mozilla 1.....
>> |
| 30 Jun 2003 |
PHP 5 beta 1 |
Microsoft & Connectix, Oracle & Peoplesoft....
>> |
| 28 Jun 2003 |
developer doing design,testing,documentation
>> |
| 28 Jun 2003 |
Nitpicking Christoph.... |
The 4 years of SQL but 5 years of SQL Server caugh....
>> |
| 27 Jun 2003 |
XSLT book |
I really like the tutorials on http://www.zvon.org....
>> |
| 26 Jun 2003 |
What's Your Best Programming Experience?
>> |
| 26 Jun 2003 |
Dealing with 21'st c.... |
No, I respect what you are doing, and the public g....
>> |
| |
|
I suggest you change it so that anyone can access ....
>> |
| 25 Jun 2003 |
Retroactive Advice |
Advice to self in 1994: "Buy tons of AOL, sell it ....
>> |
| |
|
To Me:
1. Don't get too swept up in web program....
>> |
| |
Ideal nummber of pag.... |
:) Thanks Philo. I will make sure I run the spell ....
>> |
| |
|
Thank you all for your inputs so far. I will reduc....
>> |
| |
movie "hackers" |
Get this! At my office we have Hawaiian shir....
>> |
| |
XSLT Question |
mb
Point taken, but I was answering the problem....
>> |
| 24 Jun 2003 |
Ideal nummber of pages in a resume
>> |
| 24 Jun 2003 |
Ideal nummber of pag.... |
I have 3 pages becuase I have listed the projects ....
>> |
| |
|
Never go over 1 page. Ever. Ever. ....
>> |
| |
XSLT Question |
On topic - this seems to work
>> |
| |
|
In my experience, XML Spy is absolute crap.
It....
>> |
| 23 Jun 2003 |
How Much Tuition is Wasted on Anti-MS Univesities
>> |
| 23 Jun 2003 |
Snobbery and the IDE
>> |
| 23 Jun 2003 |
How Much Tuition is .... |
>> 'They go there to develop skills *independent o....
>> |
| |
Snobbery and the IDE |
>> 'Integrated... It means you have to take the b....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'anon, what IDE do professionals use for kernel....
>> |
| |
|
>> 'And who cares about the 5% of time when IDE is....
>> |
| |
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>> 'does anyone care what graduate students in CS ....
>> |
| |
Favicon on this foru.... |
I guessed it was the old IRS Records dude, but I s....
>> |
| 22 Jun 2003 |
wondering if you kno.... |
I'll put in a second vote for Mozilla Firebird.
>> |
| |
.NET Forms Datagrid .... |
Does anyone know of a good tutorial for dealing wi....
>> |
| 21 Jun 2003 |
Favicon on this forum
>> |
| 21 Jun 2003 |
Favicon on this foru.... |
Thanks! I don't know how I missed that thread.
....
>> |
| 20 Jun 2003 |
Rename in DOS |
You're probably right. I'm pretty sure that
re....
>> |
| |
|
I beleive you can use wildcards with rename
e.g....
>> |
| |
Using a competitor's.... |
You should avoid it if possible. It doesn't look g....
>> |
| |
What's the big deal .... |
Phil Greenspun (the founder of Ars Digita, and its....
>> |
| |
Invisible functional.... |
I'm not sure how I feel about Joel v. Jason.
Bu....
>> |
| 19 Jun 2003 |
Build and release ma.... |
You can use RFC 2324 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2....
>> |
| 18 Jun 2003 |
Lie on an applicatio.... |
Who puts reason for termination on a resume?
I'....
>> |
| |
UI design question |
I'd be *very* careful about modifying the UI signi....
>> |
| |
What can a SQL Serve.... |
Don't you think asking that question on a forum li....
>> |
| 17 Jun 2003 |
Are deadlines bad fo.... |
Deadlines are about the only thing that actually e....
>> |
| 16 Jun 2003 |
what do you think ab.... |
I started on ICQ, went to Yahoo Messenger, and now....
>> |
| |
Suing Joel... |
It's "filo".
>> |
| 14 Jun 2003 |
Sun One Debuggin' Fun
>> |
| 12 Jun 2003 |
Who Moved My Cheese? |
I've generally associated that book with clueless ....
>> |
| 11 Jun 2003 |
How much does a shar.... |
1-3x annual sales.
>> |
| |
Monster.com tip |
I think that makes sense, considering that job sea....
>> |
| |
|
And personals sites!
>> |
| |
Procrastination = no.... |
Just usually bad.
>> |
| 09 Jun 2003 |
More Performance App.... |
I remember working at one place where there was su....
>> |
| 08 Jun 2003 |
Mozilla versus Mozil.... |
People are finjding it more compelling to switch t....
>> |
| 05 Jun 2003 |
Turned down again |
Cleaning an M-16 anytime simply sucks....
>> |
| |
|
'SOFTWARE DEVELOPER = Me.' Holy fuck. I just rea....
>> |
| |
From Business Proble.... |
Thanks!
>> |
| 04 Jun 2003 |
From Business Problem Domain to Scientific One
>> |
| 04 Jun 2003 |
Email syncronization.... |
I don't even remember which search I ran to find t....
>> |
| |
|
Most of the tools in the results for that search a....
>> |
| |
|
I found LBE Sychronizer (http://www.lbesync.com/) ....
>> |
| |
|
This setup is actually for my father. He has a sm....
>> |
| 03 Jun 2003 |
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No, the laptop and desktop are on the same LAN.&nb....
>> |
| |
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The limitation of your solution is that I need to ....
>> |
| |
|
What I'm really looking for is a product that work....
>> |
| 02 Jun 2003 |
Email syncronization between two computers
>> |
| 31 May 2003 |
Disclosure |
Bored, I'm afraid to seriously consider another IT....
>> |
| 29 May 2003 |
Document clustering
>> |
| 29 May 2003 |
Document clustering |
I mean clustering results of search engine outputs....
>> |
| |
Computer ID |
While the Volume ID can be changed, I think for mo....
>> |
| 28 May 2003 |
|
On UNIX you can use the hostid. I think the syste....
>> |
| |
You can't be an acco.... |
I think the problem isn't the fact that your boss ....
>> |
| |
problems with Java c.... |
Additionally, instead of looping through the noise....
>> |
| 26 May 2003 |
The Matrix |
HAHAHA! That's terrific :)
>> |
| 25 May 2003 |
Programmers Attack! .... |
I live in a society where it is very stable, and w....
>> |
| |
psychometric tests |
wow. sitting back scanning over these horror stori....
>> |
| 21 May 2003 |
Movies and the Mind of a Programmer
>> |
| 19 May 2003 |
Excel Automation vs..... |
We used Excel Automation for a while, but it was s....
>> |
| |
Salary.com is it acc.... |
How DO you find out what your fair market value is....
>> |
| 16 May 2003 |
Most satisifying sof.... |
Quicken
Winamp 2.x
Cygwin
JCreator
>> |
| |
How should I arrange.... |
I've lived in two different one bedroom apartments....
>> |
| 12 May 2003 |
Java 1.5 a huge ph.... |
I've never found it fair when someone says that on....
>> |
| 11 May 2003 |
Closing Remotely a P.... |
http://www.google.com/search?hl=&cat=&meta=&q=remo....
>> |
| 08 May 2003 |
What are some .... |
d'oh, that should've been "there were NO more unpl....
>> |
| |
|
At the first company I worked at out of college (a....
>> |
| 07 May 2003 |
OOP Paradigm Shift: A Different Perspective
>> |
| 06 May 2003 |
The excellent times .... |
Q: How do you make a small fortune with a new soft....
>> |
| |
Simple Electronics F.... |
If you're going to wire your own, be sure to check....
>> |
| 05 May 2003 |
Eiffel programming a.... |
Eiffel rocks. I've used it to develop simulator s....
>> |
| 04 May 2003 |
table of categories .... |
How about SUX_TODO ?
>> |
| 03 May 2003 |
Compensation |
CEO are certainly not overcompensated. Sacking tho....
>> |
| 02 May 2003 |
How should I comment.... |
Yeah, I often think that really terse C-style meth....
>> |
| |
Did Cringely just pu.... |
Refactoring seems to get broadly interpreted (by s....
>> |
| |
|
When I read his article, I thought about emailing ....
>> |
| |
Microsoft X# |
don't forget abstraction...
>> |
| |
John Carmack Program.... |
Here's a link to a book that details the rise of C....
>> |
| 30 Apr 2003 |
I'd like to hear you.... |
Your sample swing link does not work
>> |
| |
Having a treeview in.... |
http://webfx.eae.net/dhtml/xtree/
>> |
| |
Apple iTunes Store |
If you don't read /.:
http://features.slashdot.or....
>> |
| 29 Apr 2003 |
Microsoft Certification training centers
>> |
| 29 Apr 2003 |
Eric's article is la.... |
It's funny everyone chooses java's threading to pi....
>> |
| |
Emailing resumés |
Yes, I've noticed that most 'media' companies use ....
>> |
| 28 Apr 2003 |
How to launch a brow.... |
If you use Microsoft's jvm, you'll be dealing with....
>> |
| |
Emailing resumés |
Wow, all very good advice. For those interested, ....
>> |
| 27 Apr 2003 |
Emailing resumés
>> |
| 27 Apr 2003 |
|
Good lord, I just converted my html to .doc format....
>> |
| 26 Apr 2003 |
OOP in C |
Wanna see OOP, polymorphism, inheritance and garba....
>> |
| 25 Apr 2003 |
rigerous tech interv.... |
You don't want any job where you don't get intervi....
>> |
| 24 Apr 2003 |
Do you make your mon.... |
As for the rest of your question, I actually fit i....
>> |
| |
|
I worked for a VC-funded company that tried /savin....
>> |
| |
Your Additions to th.... |
This one is difficult to know until after the fact....
>> |
| 23 Apr 2003 |
software engg. at school?
>> |
| 23 Apr 2003 |
Yacc pre-processing .... |
I haven't used these, but you might want to take a....
>> |
| |
Joel's 12 point Test.... |
Believe we're one of the top 5 in North America. (....
>> |
| 22 Apr 2003 |
dependancy checking in large linux projects
>> |
| 21 Apr 2003 |
Directory Viewer... |
TreeSize Pro (http://www.jam-software.com/treesize....
>> |
| |
Thoughts on Amazon A.... |
Philo,
As I recall, the complaints were about a....
>> |
| 19 Apr 2003 |
OpenOffice |
If the download's too big, you can buy Sun's versi....
>> |
| 17 Apr 2003 |
Ratio of good manage.... |
As Gerald mentioned, on another thread I stated th....
>> |
| |
|
At the large investment bank I work for, I've been....
>> |
| |
Eye Strain |
With my notebook, I tend to VNC into machines with....
>> |
| |
Possible to get perk.... |
To Gerald:
I have no quarrel with what you say,....
>> |
| |
|
To Gerald:
Nobody gets paid in proportion to th....
>> |
| |
|
To Stephen Jones:
My father is an engineer. I ....
>> |
| |
|
Gerald writes:
'I respectfully disagree with yo....
>> |
| 16 Apr 2003 |
Is it Really that ha.... |
I lost my first job out of college after around 16....
>> |
| |
Job offer |
$1000 for one-way? If you're under 25, you c....
>> |
| |
bad decisions on com.... |
In 2000, I accepted a job offer from a big corpora....
>> |
| 15 Apr 2003 |
What to do about sle.... |
Frequent napping is great; mentioning that people ....
>> |
| 14 Apr 2003 |
Does "Versioning" In.... |
The offering of different configurations of the sa....
>> |
| 12 Apr 2003 |
Working with IIT grads in a software team
>> |
| 12 Apr 2003 |
startup company offe.... |
bot123, no that's the max they can afford
>> |
| 11 Apr 2003 |
|
Bored Bystander has recently finished his "option ....
>> |
| 10 Apr 2003 |
startup company offering 1000$ a month
>> |
| 07 Apr 2003 |
best programmers in .... |
I am an American of Polish ancestry, and I find th....
>> |
| |
|
Actually, the US worked hard to ensure that Soviet....
>> |
| 04 Apr 2003 |
Server Naming Scheme.... |
Brad, who is Galt?
At home, I use character nam....
>> |
| 02 Apr 2003 |
Compromise |
If the client likes flashy designs with multiple f....
>> |
| 30 Mar 2003 |
Joel and reading |
http://www.theonion.com/onion3604/doesnt_own_telev....
>> |
| 28 Mar 2003 |
FogBugz: Projects pr.... |
Bill seems to be highlighting one of the differenc....
>> |
| |
|
I thought there was an ironic tone to it. Es....
>> |
| 27 Mar 2003 |
Definition of Bug? |
I think your definition doesn't distiguish what "i....
>> |
| |
Current Date. |
This could be an interesting debate on how to deal....
>> |
| 25 Mar 2003 |
anybody seeing an end to this recession?
>> |
| 24 Mar 2003 |
If you don't hear back from employers
>> |
| 24 Mar 2003 |
Lunch At Cubile or A.... |
I am fed up with people eating in the office. We h....
>> |
| 22 Mar 2003 |
future of software engineering
>> |
| 22 Mar 2003 |
What One Recruiter R.... |
Sounds like a guy who's tired of the abuse. ....
>> |
| 21 Mar 2003 |
Headphones. |
I can't listen to music while I'm working. F....
>> |
| |
politics |
One important thing is that someone can criticize ....
>> |
| 20 Mar 2003 |
masters GPA cutoffs? |
Actually I am finding my gpa with advanced 3rd and....
>> |
| |
Do employers ever sa.... |
Well I'm still waiting to hear something back from....
>> |
| 19 Mar 2003 |
masters GPA cutoffs?
>> |
| 19 Mar 2003 |
masters GPA cutoffs? |
Prakash, I know that GRE and prof recommendations ....
>> |
| |
API vs .NET |
what do you want to do with the stuff you learn?
>> |
| 18 Mar 2003 |
Do employers ever say "No Thank You"?
>> |
| 18 Mar 2003 |
Do employers ever sa.... |
How does one go about doing it if the contact in t....
>> |
| |
|
I have tried calling up one place, can never reach....
>> |
| |
Getting a CPT progra.... |
Student,
Do some research. Identify the compan....
>> |
| |
Supply Chain Managem.... |
Also try Vizional Technologies: http://www.viziona....
>> |
| 17 Mar 2003 |
Going from on-line c.... |
There is a pickup hockey game this week at 8, anyo....
>> |
| |
politics |
Sorry, just being a PITA ;)
>> |
| |
Terms |
They probably are somewhat interchangeable, depend....
>> |
| 16 Mar 2003 |
politics |
We haven't had hard currency in years. The U....
>> |
| |
|
yeah, we favor oligarchy!
>> |
| |
|
When did Canada invade the US?
>> |
| |
Boomerang of offshor.... |
Most of the stuff I've seen offshore is either low....
>> |
| 15 Mar 2003 |
politics |
There's been a few political dust-ups on the forum....
>> |
| |
Design and implement.... |
From the point of view of the business, you have t....
>> |
| 14 Mar 2003 |
Terms |
Strategy is about goal selection, tactics is about....
>> |
| |
Adobe UI - really ba.... |
I used to feel the same way about Dreamweaver.&nbs....
>> |
| |
The Real Problem |
The two problems are related. Probably the b....
>> |
| |
Real World Metaphore |
How about one of those programmable car radios.&nb....
>> |
| |
record not found err.... |
All depends on what you advertise as your assumpti....
>> |
| 13 Mar 2003 |
The Real Problem |
'...that the software problem will be solved....'
....
>> |
| 11 Mar 2003 |
The Tyranny of Email |
I prefer the tyranny of email to the tyranny of vo....
>> |
| |
what's your title |
I worked as a software engineer at a financial i....
>> |
| 10 Mar 2003 |
Money, taxes, and wh.... |
Tedium:
There is such a thing as a 'social cont....
>> |
| |
|
Tedium: If you think taxes are theft, then p....
>> |
| |
Parade Magazine - Wh.... |
According to Salary.com, $50k is about right for a....
>> |
| 09 Mar 2003 |
|
This thread is degenerating. While I persona....
>> |
| |
Pair Programming Exp.... |
Jimmy C., are you working at a company where manag....
>> |
| 06 Mar 2003 |
Where do bugs come f.... |
> I thought Turing once produced a mathematical pr....
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Software Development.... |
There is one notable problem with the movie analog....
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| 04 Mar 2003 |
Selling non existent.... |
So is the solution to personally charge the salesp....
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Where are these ment.... |
I beleive that the counterpart to a mentor is a "p....
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| 03 Mar 2003 |
Writing Perfect Code.... |
Someone asked how things were going in my life in ....
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| 02 Mar 2003 |
Writing Perfect Code?
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| 28 Feb 2003 |
Utility functions? |
I've often grouped sets of related utility functio....
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| 27 Feb 2003 |
If not files & d.... |
Agreed with Karl about really rich metadata.
So....
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Yahoo Stores rewritt.... |
How is this any worse than C++'s template metaprog....
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Microsoft Program Ma.... |
Nobody is reading this topic any more, but I'll ju....
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| 26 Feb 2003 |
Philosophy of long h.... |
Surrounded by thoughtlessness, it is easy to secon....
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| 25 Feb 2003 |
How to get a part-ti.... |
I am currently looking for programming work for 6 ....
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Ranking projects by .... |
just out of curiosity
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| 24 Feb 2003 |
Ranking projects by LOC
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| 24 Feb 2003 |
Multiple Exit Points |
Many texts like code -complete etc advocate a sing....
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outage... cont. |
I can see why Microsoft has invested in the virtua....
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GPA |
'A person who cannot get at least above a 3.0 on a....
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| 21 Feb 2003 |
Know Anyone Persecut.... |
Sysadmins. I see it all the time in companie....
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| 19 Feb 2003 |
Microsoft Program Manager
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| 19 Feb 2003 |
dumb Unix question |
Umm... yeah that. ;-)
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If you mean the website, /. is a joke on the way U....
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First Web Applicatio.... |
If you want to knock out a quick web app, PHP is a....
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How did you stumble .... |
I saw a link on Scripting News (http://www.scripti....
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| 17 Feb 2003 |
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You won't beleive it, but my boss recommended it :....
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| 16 Feb 2003 |
How soon would you fire an incompetent developer?
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| 16 Feb 2003 |
interview related qu.... |
Prakash,
they already let me know most of the det....
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How soon would you f.... |
It's no troll, and I don't work there,what my frie....
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I'm talking of somebody who writes pretty unreadab....
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Well actually, it's not my problem, but a friend's....
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I'm not talking of somebody who's skillsets fall b....
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Speaking as the coworker of an incompetent develop....
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| 13 Feb 2003 |
New Computer
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| 12 Feb 2003 |
Universities' Crusad.... |
Sammy wrote:
'There are some minor contradictio....
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Tim,
My first undergrad degree was in Mathemati....
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| 11 Feb 2003 |
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Tim, from Merriam-Webster:
'techˇnolˇoˇgy :
th....
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Oops. I meant:
Oh, and, 'functional decompositio....
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Tim Sullivan writes:
'It most certainly is NOT ....
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Tim Sullivan wrote:
'I would like to point out ....
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Paul Brinkley writes:
'Tools of the trade come ....
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| 10 Feb 2003 |
Universities' Crusade Against Microsoft
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| 10 Feb 2003 |
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Edjucaided Raydnayk writes:
'Java may or may no....
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drazen writes:
'Care to explain why [C/C++ ....
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Passater writes:
'As a matter of fact, VC++ pri....
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anonQAguy writes:
'1) we're making a hell of a ....
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| 07 Feb 2003 |
Do only geniuses get hired in US
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| 06 Feb 2003 |
handle connections -.... |
There's a good discussion of this subject here: ht....
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| 05 Feb 2003 |
HTML Question |
It would be ironic if this was a forum for the Ope....
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It appears that he uses the property "table-layout....
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Smokers |
'Anybody ever seen smoke that isn't airborne? What....
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| 04 Feb 2003 |
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z asked: 'are there people who are allergic to tob....
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| 03 Feb 2003 |
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As an employer, is there any reason I can't discri....
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| 01 Feb 2003 |
Fear... |
Stephen Jones writes:
'Personal integrity - Do ....
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| 31 Jan 2003 |
Work Dress Code |
Just me (Sir to you) writes:
'Did you never not....
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Dress codes are for very, very tiny minds. They a....
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| 28 Jan 2003 |
Licenses |
Did anyone notice the original poster was talking ....
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Easy VS. Good, and t.... |
Just remember that if you didn't modify your copy ....
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Well, the GPL is one of those things that need to ....
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'This is our licensing policy in brief: Our softwa....
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WTF? They say that they're 100% GPL. Do you have....
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'So does an application 'depend on' MySQL if it ca....
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| 27 Jan 2003 |
MPEG-4, my rant |
Out of curiousity, how does MPEG4 relate to DivX? ....
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| 22 Jan 2003 |
Bad code - My proble.... |
What's your position in the company? That's an im....
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Java. Book Recommend.... |
I think Bloch's Effective Java can wait. I j....
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| 21 Jan 2003 |
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For Swing, I've found this very useful (you can re....
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| 19 Jan 2003 |
C++ == Crap |
The book you're talking about is "The Design and E....
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| 18 Jan 2003 |
C++ == Crap
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| 17 Jan 2003 |
Joel never makes any.... |
People can really snow you under promises if you l....
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| 16 Jan 2003 |
Just had one of thos.... |
Sigh. You just have to get away from those macho ....
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The post encouraged me to read the 'Fire and motio....
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| 14 Jan 2003 |
Best Computer Scienc.... |
I agree with David Clayworth; would someone _pleas....
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| 13 Jan 2003 |
Best Computer Science Schools in the World
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| 13 Jan 2003 |
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I doubt you'd see many of the dead bodies in the s....
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| 12 Jan 2003 |
recruiter e-mail |
My experience has been bad. Around 12-15 resumes, ....
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| 09 Jan 2003 |
Men |
How much daily contact do you have with the manage....
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| 08 Jan 2003 |
Mentors and Software Engineering
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| 08 Jan 2003 |
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By the way, it seems your manager is a bit dense.
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You are too self-observant. And apparently you eq....
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Anyone familiar w/ w.... |
I just looked for a new host today. This thread h....
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| 07 Jan 2003 |
Teaching Programming |
Give 'em Godel Escher Bach or something. The thin....
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| 05 Jan 2003 |
does programming mak.... |
What sort of programming do you do, and what do yo....
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Data Access code and.... |
I believe this is similar to "bottom-up programmin....
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| 04 Jan 2003 |
Java. Good for clien.... |
I've bundled the jre with a Java app. The team di....
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| 03 Jan 2003 |
Does the college mat.... |
OK, I just tested it.
You go to a page where yo....
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MH, May I answer you privately? I posted anonymous....
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Here's an anecdote for what it's worth.
When I ....
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Google, most Ph.Ds p.... |
Your link don't work. And anyway, what's the....
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| 27 Dec 2002 |
Instant Messenger Se.... |
I use jabber. It's an open protocol, and my frien....
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| 20 Dec 2002 |
Jakob Nielsen |
"sufficiently"
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Any significantly advanced technology...
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Marriage == Career D.... |
wannabe, the Girlfriend 1.0 bit is from an old ema....
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Subject: Bugs in Girlfriend 1.0
Last year a f....
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Hiring (Again) |
Re: Leaving it to professionals
Here in Canada,....
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| 17 Dec 2002 |
Overseas Outsourcing.... |
Quit that, you'll just trigger another flamewar. :....
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| 15 Dec 2002 |
Breaking into develo.... |
UWaterloo is no doubt that Canadian university men....
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| 13 Dec 2002 |
The MSwin registry |
You can defragment registry hives using PageDefrag....
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| 10 Dec 2002 |
Bella. What's .... |
If he's not answering, let me chime in with an ins....
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| 05 Dec 2002 |
Microsoft College In.... |
Actually i am pretty sure i got the coin right ;-)....
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Sarain ,
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I would have asked what the databa....
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| 04 Dec 2002 |
Microsoft College Interview
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| 03 Dec 2002 |
How to start oversea.... |
'Corporate profits are booming, in case you haven'....
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The question is whether outsourcing is even signif....
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| 27 Nov 2002 |
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You may hate the topic, but ignoring it won't chan....
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| 26 Nov 2002 |
Angry manager |
Videotape him.
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| 18 Nov 2002 |
Anti-spam vigilantes
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| 18 Nov 2002 |
Spam |
I get about 80-90 a day on one of my older account....
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Anti-spam vigilantes |
So, you, the reader, decides to set up a mailing l....
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| 14 Nov 2002 |
GIS expensive |
Have you tried Excel's DataMap feature? Newer vers....
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| 11 Nov 2002 |
"Murphy had other pl.... |
I am actually one of the persons that experienced ....
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Well, let's suppose that quality is extremely impo....
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What are your favori.... |
http://bluec....
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| 06 Nov 2002 |
FogBugz looks great;.... |
We use Rubicon Tracker http://www.majentis.com/Pr....
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| 05 Nov 2002 |
vb6 profiler |
'..only to find that, like all Rational software I....
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Fast, OLEDB database.... |
Will OLEDB still allow us to connect to Postgres o....
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| 04 Nov 2002 |
Over the top? |
I was interested to see how people would respond t....
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| 03 Nov 2002 |
Writing Specs - Not my job
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| 03 Nov 2002 |
Writing Specs - Not .... |
Just to add, that as a consequence of the manageme....
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Whatever happened to.... |
'It seems a lot of the Unix/Linux people choose th....
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| 02 Nov 2002 |
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Slashdot itself is great. But if you've listened ....
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Most powerful notebo.... |
Oh yes, Sony Vaios are too dependent on software f....
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| 01 Nov 2002 |
Whatever happened to.... |
It may have been that you got more sophisticated.&....
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Most powerful notebo.... |
Are you a consumer or a technical user, as far as ....
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| 31 Oct 2002 |
Providing Salary His.... |
I should make myself more clear -- many successful....
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Eric is implying a completely different notion of ....
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| 22 Oct 2002 |
Extreme Programming |
Unit tests are just code which tests other code. ....
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Unit testing:
http://www.extremeprogramming.org/r....
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PHP Design Flaws |
S.C.,
Each object holds a tree of references. ....
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| 21 Oct 2002 |
"Good Code" - What i.... |
All that matters to me is that it seems like the c....
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Translations? WTF?! |
For the more interesting character sets, your brow....
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| 16 Oct 2002 |
Impact of DUI on Job.... |
Either you're not being completely honest here, or....
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GPA a factor? |
To those of you who think that a 4.0 at a communit....
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| 12 Oct 2002 |
Evolt Article: Macro.... |
Macromedia is one of those companies that expend m....
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| 10 Oct 2002 |
Joels worst piece ye.... |
BASTARD! Joel went two weeks over schedule just t....
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| 09 Oct 2002 |
Viability of using Visual Basic (classic)?
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| 09 Oct 2002 |
Reason 120 I wish I .... |
You lost me Marc.
Do you mean they really call ....
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| 07 Oct 2002 |
FogCreek users |
Do you sell things targetted at programmers who wa....
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Visual problems - mo.... |
I've had similar problems two years ago.
They al....
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| 04 Oct 2002 |
Article translations |
To finesse this whole issue... the only point wort....
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GPA a factor? |
'But I'm pushing 30 and starting my own software c....
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| 03 Oct 2002 |
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grade point average, used in american colleges.&nb....
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| 02 Oct 2002 |
Groove Platform |
There is one company that is doing what Joel recom....
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Joel did Groove a favor by prodding Ray to release....
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Tools to support bra.... |
Macs are nice in this regard, but the situations y....
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Treating your users as if they were brain-dead is ....
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| 30 Sep 2002 |
Forum Design - Good .... |
Please note that Joel was very fortunate.
a) he ....
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| 26 Sep 2002 |
User Interface and E.... |
Maybe I'm not getting it. Should the topic of this....
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| 25 Sep 2002 |
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I did my undergraduate work in mechanical engineer....
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| 24 Sep 2002 |
Why you should (not?) buy an e-book
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| 23 Sep 2002 |
25 times as many Mac.... |
I don't mind the Mac guy; he waited until this thr....
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| 22 Sep 2002 |
Last minute changes |
You know the answer. 'Version 2.'
Remember to s....
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| 19 Sep 2002 |
Jscript/DHTML outlin.... |
I like the WebFX Xtree
http://webfx.eae.net/dh....
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| 14 Sep 2002 |
Daily Build Considered Harmful ?
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| 12 Sep 2002 |
Google hijacked? |
Morals are certainly possible, Google has some int....
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| 11 Sep 2002 |
TopCoder |
Does anyone know how to see the problem sets they'....
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| 10 Sep 2002 |
One insightful inter.... |
I was asked a similar question in an interview: 'I....
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| 09 Sep 2002 |
Outsourcing limits i.... |
tapiwa explained it very well. These are general r....
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Mmmmm... Would you buy a car from your in house 'c....
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The majority of work gets 'outsourced'. Have you w....
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| 05 Sep 2002 |
web services - ever .... |
No, I meant that if you had a specific purpose, I ....
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| 04 Sep 2002 |
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Why don't you tell us why you care? Sure it's hype....
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| 02 Sep 2002 |
YAOSD (Yet another o.... |
Source tells you:
a) bugs
b) performance charact....
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| 01 Sep 2002 |
Can someone please e.... |
One thing you can really say about opensource deve....
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| 31 Aug 2002 |
Platform Business mo.... |
I don't think Sun ever had a 'strategy' for Java b....
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| 30 Aug 2002 |
Apple Development Su.... |
'Apple has been shipping free developer tools for ....
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'it's obvious you're either talking about a very s....
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| 29 Aug 2002 |
What if Sun charge m.... |
> Do you think there will grow up around .NET the ....
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What is the future o.... |
I don't get this. If you're a Java coder, why not ....
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MENSA and all it ent.... |
It's that thing you get when you type ENTP into Go....
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| 25 Aug 2002 |
Doubts on Web Servic.... |
I liked this quote, 'the good shopkeeper who alway....
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| 23 Aug 2002 |
Education |
> Ok, the experience surely would be nice, but I w....
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Mail the universities you want, and ask about thei....
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| 21 Aug 2002 |
Top programming lang.... |
Poor Ben, he asks a legitimate question. It's alwa....
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>>Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is an SUV?....
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| 19 Aug 2002 |
Catching all uncaugh.... |
Sorry for the underestimation, Erik. ;)
From wh....
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| 18 Aug 2002 |
programmitc http upl.... |
If you're talking about uploading files into a web....
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| 16 Aug 2002 |
Catching all uncaugh.... |
Erik, goto is a construct that bad programmers can....
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