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It's not AI, it's just a computer program driving a car, "true intelligence" is not involved, just sensors and inputs.
But ... I disagree with you.
Think about it: a driverless car is never pissed, stoned, asleep, reading a newspaper, (or in extreme cases having sex). Never unlicensed, angry, suicidal, distracted by the kids in the back, maintaining eye contact with the passenger while having a conversation, or diving into the glove box to change the music.
Driving a car is dangerous - the use of them as terrorist weapons shows that, even if the road death toll didn't (nearly 150,000 people are killed on the road of India every year!) And most humans are really pretty bad at it.
Within a generation, the "right" to drive a car will be withdrawn, replaced with a legal requirement to have a robot do it for you. And that generation's children will be horrified that we drove ourselves!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Terminate it!
Disconnect power!
Delete its source code!
Make it an example to all AI!
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It's not the "developer" that "pushes" to have things put into "production".
There are some narrow-minded "executives" there that have exceeded their level of competence.
Reminds me of shooting chimps into space. Or, can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs.
"(I) am amazed to see myself here rather than there ... now rather than then".
― Blaise Pascal
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@chris-maunder
Righto Maunder hand over the keys, I need to go back and slap some sense in to people who are now enable stoopids to live and prosper.
Oh, and I have an ad in the top right corner that's wanting to sell me tickets to the opening round of the NRL on March 8 - 11. Need the time machine to go back to the matches I just bought tickets for.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Send me a screenshot of the ad, please. That's hilarious.
If you have a miracle solution to life's woes you'll be a billionaire.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Will have to check if it is still available when I get back home. Out and about and it isn't on the tablet now.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Chris Maunder wrote: Send me a screenshot of the ad, please.
Email sent. Got the ad again at 18:10 AEDT.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Ta mate.
cheers
Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote: If you have a miracle solution to life's woes you'll be a billionaire.
Vodka? Bourbon? etc...
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt wrote: I have an ad in the top right corner You mean you actually read them, I seem to have an automatic blind spot and don't actually register the dammed things.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: You mean you actually read them, I seem to have an automatic blind spot and don't actually register the dammed things.
It had the NRL logo, which stands out pretty glaringly on a programming/foreign website.<bnr>
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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From an Ars Technica article -
Quote: He was asked by Facebook to stay through August for optics.
Facebook is moving in to Physics? Just say we wanted to appear as if we only screwed the pooch occasionally and not all the time.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Following loosely the awesome job of Kenny Kerr at Microsoft C++/WinRT | Modern C++ for the Windows Runtime and latest C++ specifications (v17 now), I am wondering if C++ is gonna make a come back?
And if it's worth doing large scale (home, Win10, UWP) app in C++?
Or I could just stick to C# - UWP.
In fact I'd like to see C++ make a big dent in the job market once again.. C++17 looks quite slick. But I don't hold my breath. Even AI people (the upcoming IT kid) doesn't use much C++ on public API, as far as I can see...
modified 19-Mar-18 21:22pm.
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Super Lloyd wrote: I am wondering if C++ is gonna make a come back?
It never really went away, people just stopped talking about it in polite society except occasionally in jest/derision - sorta like picking your nose.
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It definitely has [and will keep having] a place in high performance server-side applications. For desktop high-performance most glitzy games are still being written in C++. For less demanding stuff it is more a matter of taste, some companies like C++ others do not. E.g. Spotify R&D were 5 years ago discussing to leave C++ but I think they are still there. I think the long term desktop/phone future of C++ will be decided by the development of standardized libraries for GUI etc. Threading and networking are already nicely standardized with no OS-specific quirks.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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After years of working with C#, I am loathe to go back to a language where I have to work with OS native types that begin with the letter H shiver
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Learning to code with python is like learning to swim with those little arm floaties. It gives you undeserved confidence and will eventually drown you. - DangerBunny
Artificial intelligence is the only remedy for natural stupidity. - CDP1802
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That's the thing, C++ 17 looks almost like C#, lambda expression, async code, auto keyword (aka var in C#), etc...
And when you looks at some UWP App with C++/WinRT | Modern C++ for the Windows Runtime (to be included in next Windows SDK in .. April?) it really read and write as simple as C#.... (I just discovered today it's not in the current SDK gotta keep an eye on SDK 17025)
I think I will start playing with it in earnest with then.. can't wait for that release!
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Super Lloyd wrote: (I just discovered today it's not in the current SDK gotta keep an eye on SDK 17025)
It's available beginning today in the Windows 10 SDK Preview Build 17120[^]
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Ha, it's on the insider preview, will wait....
Not really keen on installing virtual machines at home...
+ my internet is just mere ADSL.. not up to speed to download zillion of gigabytes...
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Kenny's work is wonderful for sure, but I am afraid it's too little too late. I don't see enough of a push from Microsoft presenting C++ as a cloud development language. I am not even sure if it's even possible without jumping through hoops to deploy C++ code into Azure. Azure functions support multiple languages including C#, JS, Python and even PHP (but not C++). And no one's going to write a web-app UI in C++. Even for UWP, most apps are thin UI clients that consume an API - and it's far easier to develop/debug those with C#. High performance backend code is the only area where I can see someone consciously wanting to use C++. Even there managed languages are getting so much better, and when the bottleneck is the database/network, it evens out the minimal differences in performance.
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I agree. Managed languages really do cut the cost of software development, and I see that as a really strong motivator for companies to stick with them.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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There are at least 2 serious frameworks for Web using C++: Wt and cppCMS.
As for WinRT, the whole idea of writing sandboxed Windows applications is not very appealing to most C++ developers, since it has many limitations that feel uncomfortable, after all C++ is all about control.
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As a C++ developer, WinRT is definitely not something I would want to use, because of its limitations, to me nothing sounds more boring than "sandboxed windows applications".
However, I am a bit biased here, since I am not a big fan of MS dev environment. Anyway, I would prefer MFC over WinRT any time (and Qt over MFC, for that matter).
In any case, to answer the C++17 part, the areas where C++ is more powerful than ever is:
1. embedded,
2. car infotaiment systems,
3. Heavy apps like Adobe Photoshop or AutoCAD
4. AAA games and game engines
5. Cross-platform apps (Java and C# really sucks at crossplatform desktop apps)
6. Libraries
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our answer got me thinking...
In fact I was looking for a C++ API that I found comfortable enough to use everyday for writing desktop app. Kenny Kerr seems to finally be it!
Why, you ask, well I want to mix and match with DirectX, so C++ is mandatory... But I want the same level of comfort I have with C# + Xaml stack, or acceptably close.
So I guess I should just give a go to ModernC++ (Kenny's work) when it is available.
As for other system... is there something that compare to WPF / UWP? ...
I am not talking about the sandboxing here, I am talking how elegant it is to write GUI using XAML and data binding.
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