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ZeSmith

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    Comment #2891303

    What's that even doing here?

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    Comment #2869654

    For ASP.NET, indeed, WebForms can be a bit violent since it's essentially an abstraction that tries, with mixed sucess, to make you forget you're writing for the Web. ASP.NET MVC, …

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    Comment #2816757

    Ironically, "never or rarely" seems to be the most popular choice.

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    Comment #2759562

    They're using their patents to crush their competitors. It's not patent trolling, it's anti-competitive behavior.

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    Comment #2752534

    I wonder if it would be possible to claim that patents used in this way actually violate antitrust laws.

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    Comment #2752058

    Yeah, "defender's advantage" does not apply in the wacky world of computer security.

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    Comment #2683512

    I'm surprised that there's no large "Fork me on Github!" link at the top right corner of the screen. Still, looks very interesting.

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    Comment #2666225

    Still does not make it okay.

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    Comment #2641023

    It actually makes sense for them to defend the developers: after all, would you work in an ecosystem where you can get sued at any time without being protected by said ecosystem's …

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    Comment #2633366

    It's in fact entertaining enough to appeal to non-StarCraft 2 players.

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    Comment #2626187

    Which domain? Reals? That's a lot of numbers. Infinity, in fact.

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    Comment #2616663

    Considering how violent is the repression there, going on the streets would just make the protesters even easier targets. Things are not looking good...

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    Comment #2591696

    I see plenty of people who claim they write "C++" but end up writing some mutant "C with classes" C++ is not just "C with addons", it's a different language that happen to share it…

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    Comment #2588954

    The thing that strikes me the most is how the author seems to consider C and C++ to be a single language called "C/C++".

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    Comment #2569179

    Your definition of "fun" does not match mine.

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    Comment #2552475

    Patent trolling is a highly effective business model, but it has to make no sense in order to work.

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    Comment #2552410

    A PR boost for them, at least. Can't tell if it would be a good thing in the end, though.

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    Comment #2537449

    That's what you call a "meta sic".

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    Comment #2529799

    Considering the business they're in, I'm not sure lying about that would be a good idea.

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    Comment #2528839

    Qt has been a huge platform for some time now. It's what I call the Boost syndrome: if you want to use a small part of Qt, you have to shove your whole arm in the machine.

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    Comment #2524192

    Reminds me of this: http://teddziuba.com/2009/09/twisted-vs-tornado-youre-both.h...

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    Comment #2513961

    I'd say people vote more for the party's leader. But yeah, they don't care about the MP.

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    Comment #2506304

    Lots of typos in there.

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    Comment #1993287

    Fun thing is that "object oriented programming", in French, is "programmation orientée par objets", which is usually shortened to "POO" (pronounced Pay-Oh-Oh).