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AdDuplex has spotted what it believes could be a pair of new Surface tablets accessing its Windows ad network. The advertising network says it "regularly" sees devices named "Microsoft Corporation Surface 2" and "Microsoft Corporation Surface with Windows 8.1 Pro" viewing its ads. The former device is thought to be running Windows RT, just like the current-generation Surface for Windows RT, but it looks like Microsoft might be ready to drop the "RT" name from the device. That should definitely help prevent the confusion /sarcasm
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Vote for - or suggest - SteveB's replacement After all, online voting works for American Idol
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After running Go for two years in production at Iron.io, I wanted to share our experience/feelings about it. We were one of the first companies to use Go (golang) in production and we didn't know what to expect in the long run, but so far, so great. Collect $200 as you pass
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Web Components promise to open up a new realm of development by letting web developers write custom, reusable HTML tags. Think of them as JavaScript plugins without the need for additional code initialization or boilerplate markup/styling. Something must be broken: they work in IE
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Awesome!!!
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The Mac could become a victim of Apple's own success, according to one analyst, who points to the company's superior design aesthetic, along with the popularity of the iPhone and iPad, as reasons for stagnation in Mac sales growth. Only so many people want those shiny, shiny boxes
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Only so many people want can afford those shiny, shiny boxes
FTFY
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We’ve hit an important milestone for Windows and for Microsoft—just 10 months after delivering on a bold, generational change in computing with Windows 8, our team is proud to share that we have started releasing Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1 to our hardware partners. You still have to wait until Oct 18 to get it though
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Not if the email I got from Microsoft holds true.
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Amazon brings its Associates program to mobile developers. It could have a bigger impact than you'd think. Sell books from your eReader?
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Microsoft has RTM'd its 'Blue' version of Windows Server, a k a Windows Server 2012 R2, according to company officials. Blue goes Gold
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Google's executive chairman says Larry Ellison's claims that Android illegally uses Oracle code are "simply untrue" and calls for patent reform. "I'm rubber, you're glue. Bounces of me and sticks to you."
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The recent trend in software development has been to produce less documentation and writing material. Many developers have interpreted the Agile Manifesto preference of “working software over comprehensive documentation” as the authorization to stop producing any document during a project. This has been translated in sentences like “the code is the documentation” or “the requirements are in the application”. "The code is the documentation"? Yeah, not so much.
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Methods & Tools wrote: "the code is the documentation" Nonsense. The Agile Manifesto doesn't imply cutting corners. It speaks to (completely) implementing just what is necessary - i.e. several small meals instead of one eventual pig-out. But you should still use a fork and knife and observe table manners.
/ravi
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Right. I think that's the original author's message. People have tried to read too much into the Agile Manifesto's suggestion, or rather have taken the suggestion too far.
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Yes, but...
Code is never out of date.
Always question documentation.
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On the other hand,
- Reading code you see what the code does.
- Reading documentation you see what the code was supposed to do.
JM2B,
Pablo.
"Accident: An inevitable occurrence due to the action of immutable natural laws." (Ambrose Bierce, circa 1899).
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Pablo Aliskevicius wrote:
Reading documentation you see what the code was supposed to do.
... at some point in the past, not necessarily now.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: The recent trend in software development has been to produce less documentation and writing material.
First of all, this isn't recent. It started when software development came under the purview of hobbyists, and frankly, there it has remained ever since. Prior to the home computer "revolution", code was the last thing that was written. Specs, testing, etc., were all written before hand, and documentation was maintained during the process. I've worked on enough of these well-funded projects to have experienced the difference. Take for example the code that was written for the moon landing missions or the space shuttle. Every line commented, tested, etc.
Agile is merely a knee-jerk reaction to a bad situation, brought on not just by degree'd garage shack programmers but also by companies that cut costs by forcing ridiculous development schedules, little up front design time, and very little testing / documentation support. I've worked for a billion dollar aerospace firm, and the short-sighted management refused to let the engineers spend the necessary time to meet and flesh out the design of the wirelist generation software up front, something that would have saved the company millions every year and greatly reduced wiring errors.
Marc
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VMware takes virtualization beyond compute, now in the realm of networking. Virtualize all the things!
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Security experts spot code that attacks vulnerability in Java 6, urge users to upgrade to Java 7 immediately. Stop me if you've heard this one before...
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If I upgrade will I get a better class of exploit?
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Wouldn't it be easier to report on the weeks when java isn't exposing you to zeroday pwnage?
Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius
Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt
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It would save my keystrokes. After all, I only have so many left.
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I just uninstalled it fom my system and so far no problems. But I'm not using legecy applications that require it either.
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