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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Code is never out of date.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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TTFN - Kent
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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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Hopefully you won't need it. I still think this is the best solution, but I keep hitting stuff that needs it.
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TTFN - Kent
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When you built a system or reinstalled it that was just one of the things you installed like Adobe Reader.
If it is still required in this day and age on a desktop then the applications needs to be updated 
Or at least reevaluated if there is not a better solution.
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ledtech3 wrote: If it is still required in this day and age on a desktop then the applications needs to be updated
Or at least reevaluated if there is not a better solution.
Agreed. I'm clean right now. Fingers crossed to stay that way.
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TTFN - Kent
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While programs like the Connect America Fund have made access to broadband nearly universal in the US, less than three-quarters of Americans actually use it in their homes. "If this is the internet WITHOUT the less educated, I’m concerned to see the internet WITH the less educated."
Yes, I just stole the first comment, but he expresses my views completely.
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I've yet to see a correlation between education and intelligence.
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Is that where the "Educated Idiot" phrase come from ?
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So? What are the statistics on manual transmissions? Electric can openers?
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Complicated real-time strategy game situations, researchers say, can boost cognitive flexibility -- the ability to allocate the brain's resources under changing circumstances. If you need me, I'll be Zerg-rushing my IQ
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"You have a finite number of keystrokes left in your hands before you die." If I had more time, I would have written a shorter blurb.
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Google and Microsoft sued the government in June, claiming they have a free speech right to disclose the number of surveillance requests they receive. The government has filed six extensions but no response. Wait a minute! If it's secret, how do we know this?
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The iconic deep fried Mars bar isn’t exactly the healthiest of snacks. But now, scientists at the University of Glasgow are set to study the indulgence’s effects on the arteries and to see how it stacks up next to oatmeal, another Scottish staple. Spoilers! Long term; they stop it.
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An upgrade to the lowly ruler[^]Quote: The stated goal of this project is to help students review their homework in real time, but one of the researchers wasn't bashful in admitting to one of the ruler's other capabilities: bringing the time-honored tradition of classroom doodling into the world of animated artwork.
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I must own one of those...
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Network World has an excellent pictorial slideshow that shows us just how ridiculous our neophilia has gotten. While it’s weak sauce coming from a site that celebrates the new, it’s clear that our constant drive to upgrade, improve, and innovate, has its drawbacks. Well, of course we never *need* a .. hey, have you see the new Moto?
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