Brendan says Javascript won’t add threads, and explains why. One thing I agree with You must be this tall to hack on threaded systems, and that means most programmers should run away crying. But they don’t. I’ve been writing MT code for >15 years, and I’m a better developer than most, and even I’ve goofed [...]
Ïke did just fine. Too bad GWB and others lack the stones to do it. And brains. Those who don’t grasp where this leads fail to understand how First World nations become Second (or Third) World nations. Or they simply don’t care. Not that this is the only reason for First World nations to slide. [...]
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Interesting review and forward looking prospects for Django, TurboGears, Pylons and more.
Just to clarify on the earlier MSXML4 note: MS plans to push out an ‘MSXML4 Kill Bit’ in Oct’07 MSXML4 will only be disallowed in IE; it can still be used in (non-IE) programs MSXML6 is the latest MS has no (current) plans for an MSXML7 MSXML6 has no CAB installer, so automatic downloads aren’t [...]
What arrogance: We are going to kill bit MSXML4 in the October – December timeframe of this year. Kill Bit applies to Internet Explorer only. After the kill bit , applications will not be able to create MSXML4 objects in the browser. Other Applications like C++ apps which are not killbit aware will continue to [...]
Finally. Gee. Ummm, yay. Sorry, yes it’s a good thing, but I just can’t get excited about it. This is a decade later than it should have been, and should have happened in 1.5 consdering all features stolen from C# evolved from experience in Java and the industry. At least Joda-Time can be used until [...]
It’s a bit dated (last Oct), but I’ve yet to hunt down any responses to the questions and concerns articulated here (quite well, I might add), and given my personal experience with the JSR 277 team to date, TDNBW.
Rails in detail, but starts out with an ultra-brief synopsis (statement really) about distributing computing frameworks and technologies from DCE to CORBA to EJB to WebServices, and then pointing out REST is a simpler approach to the problem.
From the website Darik’s Boot and Nuke (“DBAN”) is a self-contained boot floppy that securely wipes the hard disks of most computers. DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it can detect, which makes it an appropriate utility for bulk or emergency data destruction. DBAN is a means of [...]
When you have something to return and the store gives you a hard time: A woman went to a K-Mart service counter and told the clerk she wanted a refund for the toaster she bought because it won’t work. The clerk told her that he can’t give her a refund because she bought it on [...]
Finally. Gee. Ummm, yay. Sorry, yes it’s a good thing, but I just can’t get excited about it. This is a decade later than it should have been, and should have happened in 1.5 consdering all features stolen from C# evolved from experience in Java and the industry. At least Joda-Time can be used until [...]
Joel makes for pretty interesting reading: The Command and Control Management Method Econ 101 One of the more interesting sections (I think): Robert Austin, in his book Measuring and Managing Performance in Organizations, says there are two phases when you introduce new performance metrics. At first, you actually get what you wanted, because nobody has [...]
Finally! An explanation why VC8 binaries can fail to load and display the message “This application has failed to start because MSVCR80.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” The cure for DLL Hell is more Hell.
Looks like a nice little library to manipulate Microsoft CAB files (compress + extract).
Microsoft’s charging $4,000 for the DST update to Windows 2000, Outlook 2000 and Exchange 2000. Upside, it’s a site license, downside that’s per product. And there’s a no-redistribution clause.
