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Hi All,
I have done a lot of C a fair amount of VB6, experienced some VB.NET (say no more!), a fair amount of C# and some other languages including C++, I am now seeing a lot people advertising for Scripting wizzes. I only have some limited experience with Python (I am still trying to get better) and debugging some TCL scripts. Are they really worth it, I mean if I needed to install some drivers or something I would cook up a batch file and go (mind you Windoze 8 has probably nuked that as well)... I have used some TCL test scripts which I think I could cook up an application to do in less time...just wondering Yes it's that Friday time... 
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Ever used Gaffer tape? All these scripting languages are the same thing but for IT ...
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Hmm, A detail often missed with my CV is my skills with Gaffer Tape (or Duck Tape as this Xed calls it). So it can be used where a more elegant solution would take too long...I have repaired everything from RFID readers to flip flops with the stuff. I have seen it do things that I thought was impossible. Give me a soldering iron, leatherman/multitool, reel of gaffer, I can fix or bodge most things with those three, try explaining why you have a reel in your bag at customs...
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You think that's tricky to explain - when I was replacing the battery and earth straps on my car I was equipped with a pry bar, a tub of Vaseline and a number of cable ties. That would have been a difficult conversation if the police had happened upon me walking along the street... 
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You win. I will never forget the look on that customs agent though...
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glennPattonPUB wrote: advertising for Scripting wizzes
Maybe they cost less?
Or the advertiser doesn't understand the problem and thinks it can be done with a script very quickly.
Or tried it with a script, failed, and still thinks it can be done that way.
Or had a pile of script poo dumped in his lap and just wants it gone.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Android Studio doesn't always fail at importing projects, but when it does, it's 10000 lines of stack trace omgwtfbbq.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Kamen Nik wrote: omgwtfbbq.
Sounds as though you're talking about some righteous barbeque! Yes, I'm hungry.
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
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Does that mean he invited us all?
'Cause if so, he's gonna need to get more food...
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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Just starting to use Android Studio, how do you like it overall?
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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It's better than Eclipse, but far worse than Visual Studio. You can still get things done very nicely though.
Especially when it comes to debugging and running your projects on remote devices.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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For emulation am using GenyMotion way better than the one provided with AS, at least with an AMD processor.
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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I am not using any emulators, Android studio is using adb.exe in android-studio\sdk\platform-tools to debug a runtime project.
If you run:
adb.exe connect < IP address of device connected to your network >
then every run or debug first re-installs the app on the device and is executed directly on the device, including step by step debugging.
Pretty nifty.
modified 20-Oct-19 21:02pm.
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Thanks I'll give it a shot!
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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Awesome thanks for the link!
Have you ever just looked at someone and knew the wheel was turning but the hamster was dead?
Trying to understand the behavior of some people is like trying to smell the color 9.
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What are people's preferences for using numbers or letters for a field that indicates the status of something? If something is 'In Progress' you might use the letter 'I' in a Char field or a 1 in a number field for instance. As soon as the record is 'Complete' it get updated to a 'C' or a 2 for instance.
My preference is number, so that they can easily be turned into an enum at the code end. It causes arguments at work like you wouldn't believe....!
Anyone care to make a view?
Julian
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A number, with a related status table holding the number and a text description, so it can be displayed in reports etc.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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That's how I've always done it as well. However, the place I contract for right now has some status tables and they use the characters with a text description, instead of a number.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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Then don't rock the boat. Follow the standard that's in-place. I worked at a place that did that too, which is why I'm even more convinced that numbers are best.
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
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Same here. This tells me exactly why I've always used numeric values.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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That's one of the big advantages of contracting - you see stacks of ways of doing the same thing, some good, some bad & you add the knowledge to your range of experience.
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I agree, and I do enjoy contract work. Plenty of exposure to various technologies, environments, concepts, etc.
djj55: Nice but may have a permission problem
Pete O'Hanlon: He has my permission to run it.
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I'm with Chris - number and related descriptive table.
Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)
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This is the wrong forum, but use a number, with a translation table -- that way you can use referential integrity, and an enumeration in code.
Edit: Additionally, numbers allow for a hierarchy of values, so you can fit more information in the values -- not easy to do with single characters.
Edit 2: And globalization.
Edit 3: Single-letter codes lead to the problems that are prevalent with command-line applications that take single-character (case sensitive) options.
E.g. "F" means "file", "f" means "format", and that means we need to use "v" for "filter", and because "V" means "view", we'll need to use "w" for "virtual"...
You'll never get very far if all you do is follow instructions.
modified 1-Aug-14 12:42pm.
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