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You would think they'd have seen that coming?
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Developers are still going nuts for Apple’s new Swift programming language. Wait, didn't that other link say go JavaScript and Java? Now I'm so confused.
That's it. I'm going back to Hypercard.
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That's crazy!
(see what I did there?)
If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.-John Q. Adams
You must accept one of two basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe, or we are not alone in the universe. And either way, the implications are staggering.-Wernher von Braun
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.-Albert Einstein
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I must say, it's growing quite swift-ly 
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But of course! People try to rewrite their software before Apple dumps Objective-C...
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Well of course it is. Why would anyone continue using, what, 20 year old, Objective C ? Ewww 
Marc
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Wait, didn't that other link say go JavaScript and Java? Now I'm so confused.
That's it. I'm going back to Hypercard,
wrote Kent Sharkey snarkly. Poor attempt at a Tom Swifty sentence.
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They're all organic fertilizer; but at least RedMonk is open about what type of manure they use. 
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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We’re determined to investigate the claim that developer knowledge has a half life of approximately five years. That means in order to stay technically current, we need to adopt a lifelong learning philosophy. "We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot"
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Who can remember back that far?
Wait. What was that you were saying?
Feed.
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| "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein | | "As far as we know, our computer has never had an undetected error." - Weisert | | "If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you are seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010 |
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Hmmm.... Basica/Dos/Pascal -> Delphi/SQL -> C#/WinForms/VB -> Java/WPF/XAML/ASP/JavaScript/more.
It not only has a half life of 5 years, it gets more complicated each iteration. At least I got to skip C++.
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gardnerp wrote: Hmmm.... Basica/Dos/Pascal -> Delphi/SQL -> C#/WinForms/VB -> Java/WPF/XAML/ASP/JavaScript/more.
Dude that list makes my eyes hurt.
I do have to admit that I would not want to program for databases with C++.
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Paul M Watt wrote: program for databases with C++.
Been there; done that (well mostly C, actually).
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Let's see, since it's been 20 years since I've done much work with C, I guess I know (1/2)^4 of what I used to. And presumably, the language and available libraries has grown exponentially. I'm doomed!
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It doesn't have to mean learning new skills or hobbies, even new experiences count.
Back to software...
C++ has served me well for the last twenty years.
I occasionally learn new tools and languages temporarily for a project, and return to my core competency.
These other languages and tools expand my skills and ways of approaching how I solve a problem. So even if the specific tool or language becomes irrelevant, the skills I continue to develop continue to improve.
And in most cases I have returned to C++ and become a better engineer for having learned something new outside of my wheelhouse.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: stay technically current
Pfft, not worth the trouble. If what you're using works, stick with it. If what you know doesn't fit a new situation, then look at what's available. In the meantime, many bright shiny new things may have come and gone and any time spent learning them will have been wasted.
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CEO Nadella will headline day-long event, trumpet Windows 10 for consumers For those with lots of bandwidth who need a nap at work
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I recommand some coffee and snacks to ensure that it is fun to watch it. 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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Take a sip whenever someone slips and calls it, "Metro"
Shots every time someone says, "super excited."
Chug if it crashes.
![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Shots every time someone says, "super excited."
You know there is a limit how much one can drink, right? 
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"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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I'm heavily invested in stomach pump manufacturers. I need to boost that market. 
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: super excited.
I hoped that thing disappeared with Ballmer 
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When it comes to language usage on GitHub and Stack Overflow, the stalwarts reign I thought Java was at a 10-year low or something? Oh wait, that was yesterday.
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In the cloud and on premises, Microsoft's deluge of product revisions is sure to please the whole gamut of users. Been so long since I heard about them.
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