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ya know, I just don't agree with anyone who posts here and uses the word "customer." Yea, Bob was a customer but he is also a human being. Less we forget this and remember we are w…

I think this is a non sequitur. (IMO) the stuff about "people are colorblind until society teaches them otherwise" is ridiculous, so you put these kids in an environment with no ye…

I'm against this. They are trying to impose rules (threading concepts) into the C++ language where it ought not to be. Threads are platform specific (ARM, Intel) albeit with the sa…

I second your Superbly put. I cannot upvote this enough too. I've been doing C and C++ for over 17 years from embedded up to CRUD accounting type apps.... Spot on my friend, spot o…

I guess this means every code compiler is in jeopardy now too.

really an optical illusion? I heard two different flows of water splashing in the bucket which I would not expect if it was just an optical trick.

I'd pledge the full $200K if they would take on C++ immediately. I am so sick and tired of IDEs that suck at delivering solid C++ coding environment. The best tool I've found for t…

"My theory is that only idiots get caught" No, only idiots do this to begin with.

The real hero of the story is the guy or organized the surprise flash mob! Most people would say that was cute and move on, but this guy stopped and took an interest in this kid an…

oh no it's not worth discussing. The discussion is pointless including Yegge's diatribe. Great software is written by great software engineers. (period) end of story. And there is …

you don't pick the language. The language picks you!

I also concur with #1's finding (small group in a room shut off from the rest). I once worked with 5 other C++ developers all sitting at a couple fold out tables in a one room offi…

Nothing speakers louder than the dollar. Bitching and moaning really does nothing compared to the mighty dollar. Fortunately for me I own a small hosting company with roughly 1500 …

funnier yet are the over weight people standing on the side watching.

agreed. and if you do any sort of embedded work, you must know C and C++. If history is any predictor of the future, chips will continue to get smaller and the "embedded" developme…

completely agree with your reason. I'm a long time Slackware user. I discovered Slackware cicra 1995 or so and throught out the years tried different distributions only to go back …

150% agree. I have a Pentium III class machine we still use to run our company email. It's been rock solid for so long, there has never been a need to upgrade it. Should the hardwa…

so a $400 iPhone or even a $200 smart phone is a better option than some of the $25 robot kits you can buy that have much more to learn from? not buying it.

First of all, Thank you for the contribution to the OSS community but I just have to ask one question. With all the language wars and what not: 1. This is written in C#, correct? 2…

another fucking story about Steve Jobs... RIP in piece Ralph Steinman!

funny is how they bitch about virtualbox and then their own dam site is down at the same time. A bit of the pot calling the kettle black?

seriously, I don't get it. There are tons of off-the-shelf electronic kits that already do this (ARM, PIC, AVAR, etc)... And most of this is just simple logic. Follow a light beam,…

I agree with you. In fact, the comments contradict one another. If they did their homework, they would know Jobs holds many design patents. and this one is funny... "Steve Jobs was…

really, now, what is the point to all this?

Frankly, I find this type of interview insulting. Let's face it. Unless you work with "algorithms" on a dialy basis, I'm willing to bet that most who do not cannot regurgitate a re…