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Living Room / Re: A software engineer might tell you that the fastest code is...
« on: June 23, 2010, 01:07 PM »
But the real trick (at least in software engineering) is coming up with software that does something useful, while making it run correctly, quickly, and keeping it structured so it can be maintained (for fixing or adding new utility).  Some of these goals conflict with each other.  Which is why writing software can be a very complex endeavor.


-mwb1100 (June 23, 2010, 12:03 PM)
Very eloquently stated!

The rule of software development.
You can have it:
  Fast
  Cheap
  Right
Choose only two

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General Software Discussion / Re: how they create such beautiful graphics?
« on: June 20, 2010, 08:57 PM »
At the risk of sounding trite, they did it by hiring an artist to do it.
-40hz (June 20, 2010, 12:33 PM)
A point well made.

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Developer's Corner / Re: A list of free programming ebooks
« on: June 19, 2010, 07:49 PM »
As the [self-proclaimed] #1 fan and major proponent of 'git', I would like to share Pro Git.

{We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming (or debugging)}

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Living Room / Re: 20 years later, the movie "Total Recall" still kicks butt
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:35 PM »
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (the original) is a favorite classic.
The original pre-screening version of that movie did not contain the "parenthetical" story of him arriving at the hospital (in the beginning), telling his whole story (the main plot of the movie), and the (doctor?) picking up a phone to notify the FBI.
The way it was originally intended was to begin right in with the story and end on that scene where he is running from car to car trying to warm people coming into the town.  Then he turns to the camera and screams, 'Your're Next !!'
Apparently, the early audiences (in the 50's) thought that was just too scary.
So they added the nice (soft) wrapper that generates a 'happy ending'.

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General Software Discussion / Re: Google Goes FARR... sorta
« on: June 18, 2010, 10:31 PM »
Thanks for sharing that!
Reminds of "the good old days" when sending email was via CLI (mail command).

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