last updated:04 Sep 2004 18:07 UK time JOS Statistics - Top 100 Monthly Items May 2004 | Apr 2004 | Mar 2004    Number Of Comments What an awesome day...   99 "The Apprentice" (spoilers)   80 "The Apprentice" (spoilers)   70 Why do people just want stuff for free?   68 Java—what's the point?   59 First internet usage   55 What unemployment?   51 Why programmers so down on formal education?   49 "The Apprentice" (spoilers)   48 C++ Hello world with void   46 Software Patents   44 Lack of social skills for developers = disorder?   42 teaching programming languages = worthless?   42 What are the real benefits of Managed Code?   40 If not, why not ?   40 The Best Thing on Television, Ever   40 Piracy detection   40 Keyboard Rant   37 2 offers, which one to take?   37 Loyalty   36 Are company blogs a waste of time and effort?   35 Application development without programming?   35 Interviews and firing/parting ways   34 Application development without programming II   33 Annoying coworker habit...   33 Number of developers in the world?   33 Cost of living   32 Product Marketing Handbook for Software   32 The big disadvantage about using VB .NET...   32 What makes a good CS degree?   31 C++ is faster than Java in the case of DES?   31 Does $279 seem much cheaper than $299?   31 Delphi   31 Parm?  What's the f#çk is a parm?!?   31 Why does "salt" make it harder?   30 Monolithic Function   30 Accessor Debate   30 Who has been keeping this a secret?   29 Programmed Death of a Developer :-(   29 Diversity initiatives - friend or foe   29 Auuuggghhh!  Adware & Spyware are Driving Me Nuts!   29 world best known software companies   29 My my, isn't this Sathyaish a curious fellow   29 Just write the code...   29 How incompetent am I?   28 Video Game Programming. Hard or Easy ?   28 "The Apprentice" Considered Harmful   28 April fools   28 Deveoper Jokes 'Not Funny'   27 code on a whiteboard   27 CSS Formatting vs Tables   27 Extreme Anxiety about Flying   27 What is the perfect job?   27 master's degree + employability   27 Why Microsoft has nothing to fear   27 Why not Canada?   26 Google - Microsoft battle to come?   26 Delphi for .net : marketing blunder?   26 Regarding EU Microsoft ruling   26 Error handling - why at all?   26 Service Oriented Architectures (SOA)   26 Monitor size and developer performance   26 Examples of Microsoft suing over a patent?   26 Does the ShareWare model is still viable in 2004   26 Is Perl the only scripting language you need?   26 A programmer who is good at programming and Math   25 Application Development Without Programming III   25 Downloading files using TAPI instead of HyperT?   25 Apache Maven   25 The "Flow"   25 Flash: the new client platform? Why / why not?   25 Difference between word doc files and RTF files?   24 C-style variable definitions suck   24 Carrer advice needed   24 Delphi vs. VB or C++   23 Computer/AI Hybrids   23 Starting C++   23 What are some synonyms for "software"?   23 Rick Chapman excerpts...   23 Should source control control more than source?   23 Copyright Rights   23 Distance Learning While Working   23 more great open source ui   22 what software to write   22 Protyping Web Based User Interface   22 The joy of a good keyboard   22 Spelling and Coding   22 Ms Access, mysql and my boss   22 Microsoft's Believability   22 What would you do?   21 Compiler warnings   21 Joel on Slashdot   21 Tagging lookup tables - how?   21 Have you ever been fired?   21 Uses for a really old laptop?   20 Paid Overtime   20 databases   20 Code Review Websites   20 Team member goes Off the rails   20 When I die and go to heaven   20 This chart contains items that have been commented on in this month. Items that have not been commented on yet will not appear.