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New sources are stepping up questions about Oracle's stewardship of the Java development platform I guess they couldn't figure out how to attach support contracts to the compiler
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Oracle bought Sun for $7.4 billion. I didn't see then how they'd ever earn that money back. Perhaps they finally figured this out themselves.
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Here’s what enterprises need to do in order to protect their development environments from attack. "One you lock the target. Two you bait the line"
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"..written in his cells he has got the marks of the genius"
Ken Thompson[^] was doing all of this decades ago.
It raises an interesting point though - how can we create secure code if we cannot trust the soup-to-nuts of the system...which we obviously can't (we have seen firmware exploits, compilers, OS libraries, source control system vulnerabilities, tainted linkers etc.)
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As far as the biggest security risk (a.k.a. users) is not fixed... it is going to be a lost fight. You can do whatever you want, there will always be a moron that makes the wrong click.
At least with hackers you know what to expect.
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Just read that Ken Thompson article. That's a nasty bit of work outlined there. Now I'm scared of pushing F5 in VS.
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If you've upgraded to iOS 9, you should be aware that it comes with a new feature – enabled by default – that could make your next wireless bill a lot bigger. It's a feature!
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Every time I install an iOS update, it turns on the Bluetooth. One good thing, about 9.0...it finally connects to my cheapy Rosewill router!
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I'm sure my ancient Android 4.2 also has that feature. I find it invaluable - my normal data connection is mobile (HSDPA) anyway, so the phone using wifi when it can is only a saving for me.
No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly. - Oscar Wilde
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'Citizen developers' are building or tweaking their own productivity apps, and a large segment are also getting involved in run-the-business app development. Think of it as a "make work" project
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A bit like when "users" created spreadsheets for everything and thought they were developers?
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Exactly. But now it's, "I can make a JavaScript alert box pop up"
TTFN - Kent
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Hey! it's what keeps us in business.
Them: How much to fix this app I created?
Us: (sniggering) How much have you got???
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Think of it as a "make work" project
Yep, instead of hiring a professional, use duct tape to fix it.
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Paul M Watt wrote: duct tape Hey! That's quack tape to you!
Decrease the belief in God, and you increase the numbers of those who wish to play at being God by being “society’s supervisors,” who deny the existence of divine standards, but are very serious about imposing their own standards on society.-Neal A. Maxwell
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
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Although he leads a company that has been in heavy competition with Google and its Android OS for years now, Cook was surprisingly positive on Apple’s relationship with one of its former nemeses, Microsoft — especially when it comes to selling to business users. "All you need is love, love"
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The reason for this change is that Microsoft says it wants to “encouraging more user generated-content and open up the Project Spark experience”. Is this in preparation for cancelling it Oct 6th?
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Kent Sharkey wrote: in preparation for cancelling it "handing it off to the community" Oct 6th?
Fixed that.
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Ah, right. Thank you - I forgot that's the new code phrase.
TTFN - Kent
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At this year's Nexus event, the company revealed that this figure has now topped 1.4 billion actives over the last 30 days. Apparently these are the droids people are looking for
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But I use multiple Android devices; did they count me more than once?
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Based on the math used by tech writers, I'd bet yes.
TTFN - Kent
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If you’re having trouble finding them, ask yourself: Am I a bad client, or am I looking in the wrong place? You can usually find them cleaning up after the rest of us
Or alternately: here?
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The title of the article should had probably been software developers or application developers, instead of web developers. Web developers used to be regarded as web designers with some scripting and Photoshop skills, where an application developer can develop 3 tiered applications no matter the front-end.
I actually got started as a "web developer" about 15 years ago, specializing in HTML and CSS, with some JavaScript, and ASP 3.0. After too many short projects, I moved into application development and been there and gainfully employed since.
Yes, it is better to pay for top talent or even good developers, instead of having a bunch of mediocre performers. I myself do much more than my 3 team members combined, yet there isn't much difference in our salaries. They're lucky it isn't my business!
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As you’ve read, the new Office is here and for developers, this is an exciting time! The ability to insert add-ins into your documents, call new Office.js APIS, launch task panes inside your Office clients and run commands directly from the ribbon increases the productivity of your entire team! Programmatic access to the ribbon! W00t!
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