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Joe Woodbury29-Nov-17 8:18

Joe Woodbury

29-Nov-17 8:18

Munchies_Matt wrote:
Is that any reason to hate Amazon?

Don't mistake pointed criticism as hate. Likewise, just because an idea sounds good, doesn't mean you should gloss over the problems in its execution.

(BTW, that article is from 2002. Amazon lost less money in 7 years than Uber loses every six months. Uber has been increasing it's losses every year, not reducing them. Add to that its mismanagement problems and its a wonder that it's still around. Given its cash flow, I don't expect Uber to just disappear, but rather to be heavily restructured. The new CEO, Dara Khosrowshahi, strikes as a very smart guy with a good track record. It will be interesting to see what he does with Uber.)

W∴ Balboos, GHB29-Nov-17 2:51

W∴ Balboos, GHB

29-Nov-17 2:51

Mycroft Holmes wrote:
mysogeny, espionage, treating staff like crap and having the morals and ethics of a ~~wolverine~~ hemorrhoid

There are a lot of people who embrace this model.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"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

Mark Parity29-Nov-17 2:44

Mark Parity

29-Nov-17 2:44

Munchies_Matt wrote:
For example clearing out junk from a garden.

Never, ever, ever, ever get somebody to clear the junk from your garden, if you respect your local countryside.

Munchies_Matt29-Nov-17 3:08

Munchies_Matt

29-Nov-17 3:08

Ya Know?

#realJSOP28-Nov-17 5:39

28-Nov-17 5:39

I really enjoy going back and re-reading my articles. Sometimes, I find myself asking if it was really me that wrote them.

Seventeen years on CP next month (and I was here for a couple of years before registering as a user, too). Smile | :)

".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

Mike Hankey28-Nov-17 6:20

Mike Hankey

28-Nov-17 6:20

Yeah I get in a reminiscing mood every now and agin and go back and look at my articles.

Looking at then and now, I've grown a lot.

Someone's therapist knows all about you!

Do not escape reality : improve reality !

Rage28-Nov-17 6:27

Rage

28-Nov-17 6:27

I am heading to year sixteen. SIXTEEN. This is just plain crazy- time flies.

RickZeeland28-Nov-17 6:58

RickZeeland

28-Nov-17 6:58

Probably the CodeProject editors spiced them up a bit $Shucks | :-\$

#realJSOP28-Nov-17 7:01

28-Nov-17 7:01

I know you're just being sarcastic, but I think there's a standing rule at CP not to f*ck with my stuff. They may be in Canada, but I can easily cross the border without being noticed. Smile | :)

Sean Ewington28-Nov-17 7:37

Sean Ewington

28-Nov-17 7:37

That there is, John. That there is. We know better.

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
CodeProject

phil.o28-Nov-17 8:27

phil.o

28-Nov-17 8:27

I have some

[OriginalSourceCode(LicenseType.CPOL102, "John Simmons / outlaw programmer", "http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16646/Reliable-Floating-Point-Equality-Comparison")]
public static bool AlmostEquals(this double value, double other, double epsilon = Const.Epsilon64) {
   // ...
}

and

[OriginalSourceCode(LicenseType.CPOL102, "John Simmons / outlaw programmer", "http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/16646/Reliable-Floating-Point-Equality-Comparison")]
public sealed class AlmostEqualComparer : IComparer<float>, IComparer<double>, IEqualityComparer<float>, IEqualityComparer<double>		
{
   // ...
}

in my code base, and use them quite often. And I know they are not the only thing I've learnt from CP, by far.

"I'm neither for nor against, on the contrary." John Middle

#realJSOP28-Nov-17 8:47

28-Nov-17 8:47

Wow. That one wasn't even well-received.

Maybe I'll re-evaluate it and write a new version of the article for C#.

Smile | :)

modified 28-Nov-17 14:57pm.

R. Giskard Reventlov28-Nov-17 12:05

R. Giskard Reventlov

28-Nov-17 12:05

15 years and 3 months and I lurked for quite a while before that. It's gone way to quickly but better than the alternative. Smile | :)

dandy7228-Nov-17 16:39

dandy72

28-Nov-17 16:39

Had to look myself up after reading this.

Holy crap, I've been here for over 16 years.

The only account I have that might be older (and still used all the time) is probably my personal Hotmail account.

PIEBALDconsult28-Nov-17 17:07

PIEBALDconsult

28-Nov-17 17:07

I would enjoy reading mine more if they were better. Sigh | :sigh:

dan!sh 28-Nov-17 18:54

dan!sh

28-Nov-17 18:54

You think your first article is still relevant? Or technology has changed a lot.

(I did not see what is your first article)

"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[^]

#realJSOP28-Nov-17 23:29

28-Nov-17 23:29

My first one was posted 26 Nov 2000, and was a MFC-related article. I don't know if it's still relevant, or after going back and looking at it, it's really short, and the code might even be a little buggy.

BillWoodruff28-Nov-17 22:16

BillWoodruff

28-Nov-17 22:16

Congratz, John, for longevity and persistence ! Your technical work has always been interesting.

cheers, Bill (15 years, 10 months).

«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)