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That guy takes issues with Angular and makes it seem like the pattern is to blame.

I have news for him. It's not. All implementations have issues, but the pattern is not the problem.

He is an idiot that should not be programming.

What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?

The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.

Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???

Well., mostly, because MVVM looks like a spring or Slinky...

I opened that page, and saw that he's got a certificate from "scrum alliance csm" or something like that.

I had to close that page immediately as there's little chance of him knowing anything meaningful about development.

As the very first line of history is incorrect, I see not much point in progressing further...

"MVVM was originally created by John Gossman to support the XAML syntax used to create Windows™ desktop applications and Silver Light applications."

Should read "MVVM is an adaption of the Model View Presenter pattern, originally documented by Martin Fowler, to the XAML architecture of WPF and Silverlight applications."

"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

Neowin[^]:
Microsoft is facing further legal action over the handling of its free upgrade offer, both at home and abroad.

There must be blood in the water: the sharks are circling

This isn't about fairness, but a bunch of lawyers sensing a big pay day for very little up-front effort. Do note that if they get class action status, the customer will get nothing (like a 10% off coupon) while the lawyers will walk away with millions.

(FWIW, I believe that class action lawsuits are unconstitutional. They change individual rights to collective rights and deny the defendant the right to confront its accusers. Plus, it's all about lawyers paying off lawyers.)

The Supreme Court has (repeatedly) upheld the constitutionality of class action lawsuits (though there's been some debate on matters of standing). One only has the constitutional right to confront one's accuser in criminal court, not in civil court; class actions are a civil matter. Without allowing consumers to be joined in class actions how will you disincentivize corporations from committing low-level fraud (at the individual level; in the aggregate such fraud can be massive), where it is not economically feasible for individuals to bring their tiny claims to court?

Regarding fairness, if I was defrauded for $10, and ended up with a 10% off voucher pursuant to a class action, that might be something on the order of fair compensation (I've never seen that happen, usually you get a small check in the mail). It does stink a bit that the lawyers filing the suit tend to reap any punitive damages, which depending on the size of the class can be north of enormous.

r_hyde wrote:
One only has the constitutional right to confront one's accuser in criminal court

I realize that, however I do think the same principle applies. The inability for the target of the lawsuit to cross examine those claiming actual harm is a real problem. There was recently a class action suit which stumped me because I couldn't identify ANYONE actually claiming harm.

r_hyde wrote:
Without allowing consumers to be joined in class actions how will you disincentivize corporations from committing low-level fraud (at the individual level;

The problem is that all too often there is no actual malfeasance of the corporation. Further, class action suits often not only fail to compensate the consumer, many such suits preclude the consumer from seeking redress separately (sometimes, you are notified very late that you can opt out. Other times, however, a pretrial settlement is done which explicitly precludes further action.)

In a related vein, sometimes the complaints of the class aren't entirely aligned.

Besides, wouldn't corporations be more afraid of thousands of cases taking place in small claims? Aren't class action suits to their advantage, not the consumer?

Years back, Honda got sued for transmissions failing just after the warranty period. My warranty was extended by six months, the lawyers walked about with several tens of millions.

Now, to be fair, there was a class action against a credit card company which actually resulted in plaintiffs getting large checks, me included, with the lawyers being fairly, but not outrageously, compensated. Ironically, I knew nothing about this lawsuit until I received the check. That same week, my best friend also received a check as a result of the same suit. He hadn't received notice either.

Perhaps one solution is to restrict the amount of money a lawyer can receive to costs plus a small percentage.

(FWIW, here's an interesting article: http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/uploads/sites/1/Class_Action_Study.pdf[^])

I was citing fraud as an example, not intending to imply that fraud is the only legitimate application of the class action, or that the defendant in a class action must necessarily have committed a fraud. You are probably incorrect in suggesting that corporations would be worse off facing thousands of small claims rather than a class action, for multiple reasons. That any significant number of individuals would successfully bring claims is fantasy: it would cost the individual far more in terms of time and money to bring a small claim than they are likely to get in judgement on average (assuming they are successful, which is itself unlikely). Without being able to prove negligence or malfeasance, which usually would require showing a pattern (something difficult to do on an individual basis), most such small claims would probably be dismissed out of hand. Even if 100% of consumers affected by a corporation's minor negligence or malfeasance brought small claims, the corporation would likely be able to settle most if not all out of court for what would amount to pocket change, whereas in a class action they would face punitive damages on top of making the complainants whole. No, corporations don't prefer class actions. Much more profitable is the alternative, which is perchance to face the occasional individual claim, easily swatted like so many flies.

Also, anecdotal evidence is a poor sort of evidence; that you can cite specific cases where the application of class action was (possibly) egregious does not constitute (to my mind) a compelling argument against the class action as a legal instrument.

See the link. it clearly shows that there is more than anecdotal evidence that class action is largely ineffective. Class action attorneys will claim otherwise, those looking at them are skeptical.

r_hyde wrote:

Also, anecdotal evidence is a poor sort of evidence; that you can cite specific cases where the application of class action was (possibly) egregious does not constitute (to my mind) a compelling argument against the class action as a legal instrument.

Likewise, stating theory or a desired result does not a compelling argument make.

Edge[^]:
Today at NodeSummit, we are delighted to share the first experimental implementation of ChakraCore interpreter and runtime on x64 Linux and OS X 10.9+, along with experimental Node.js with ChakraCore (Node-ChakraCore) on x64 Linux.

Now they have another JS engine they can ignore, just like the Windows devs

This is pretty interesting, because there have been times in the past where V8 issues caused problems in Node, but they didn't get fixed quickly because the V8 team was understandably mostly concerned with bugs affecting V8 in Chrome.

So a fast JS runtime with at least semi-official Node support could see some popularity.

And FWIW, I've found TypeScript + Node to result in a decidedly less-than-horrible development experience.

Sounds like Chaka Kahn[^]

#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

I was originally trying to go with "I feel for you" for the blurb, but my brain couldn't make it work.

Great minds, etc. Wink | ;)

TTFN - Kent

CharkraCore let me rock you, let me rock you ChakraCore, let me rock you ChakraCore that's all I wanna do.
ChakraCore let me rock you, let me rock you ChakraCore, let me rock you ChakraCore, because I feel for you.

"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.

SD Times[^]:
JS++ is built with engineering principles: strong, solid foundations via a type system that can leverage the full JavaScript ecosystem while guaranteeing your types will be correct at both compile and runtime. - See more at: http://sdtimes.com/the-case-for-js-plus-plus/#sthash.zm0FJxCI.dpuf

Yet another attempt to fix the unfixable

It looks pretty not bad, but I think TypeScript has stolen what little thunder JS++ might have had.

Now if only Anders would take a break from TypeScript and write a Turbo Pascal to JS compiler...

That remains to be seen. TypeScript's "type erasure" vs JS++'s "type guarantee" would be a big reason to use JS++ over TypeScript.

#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

It's certainly possible that JS++ is technically superior. The technically superior solution doesn't always win in the marketplace, though.

I think if I'm looking for a strong type system in a compile-to-JS language, I'd be inclined to use something like Fable.

Fable looks interesting. Thanks for the link!

#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

I don't have a problem with business owners publishing articles promoting their companies product per se; but when they do their affiliation needs to be disclosed at the start of longer articles not at the end.

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

PC World[^]:
Cortana, the personal digital assistant that replaced Windows 10’s search function and taps into Bing’s servers to answer your queries with contextual awareness, no longer has an off switch.

Other than not installing it, that is

Apparently, you can disable it, though.

I don't know why people are making a stink about this. It's not like Google and Apple and the NSA (and Russia & China) are any different...

#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
You must accept 1 of 2 basic premises: Either we are alone in the universe or we are not alone. Either way, the implications are staggering!-Wernher von Braun

Kind of - you can not let it know anything about you, and hide it, but she's still there.

OooooOOoooo, spooOOoOOoooOOky!

TTFN - Kent

You are funny.