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Wait, didn't that other link say go JavaScript and Java? Now I'm so confused.
That's it. I'm going back to Hypercard,
wrote Kent Sharkey snarkly. Poor attempt at a Tom Swifty sentence.
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They're all organic fertilizer; but at least RedMonk is open about what type of manure they use. 
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
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We’re determined to investigate the claim that developer knowledge has a half life of approximately five years. That means in order to stay technically current, we need to adopt a lifelong learning philosophy. "We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot"
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Who can remember back that far?
Wait. What was that you were saying?
Feed.
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Release.
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Hmmm.... Basica/Dos/Pascal -> Delphi/SQL -> C#/WinForms/VB -> Java/WPF/XAML/ASP/JavaScript/more.
It not only has a half life of 5 years, it gets more complicated each iteration. At least I got to skip C++.
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gardnerp wrote: Hmmm.... Basica/Dos/Pascal -> Delphi/SQL -> C#/WinForms/VB -> Java/WPF/XAML/ASP/JavaScript/more.
Dude that list makes my eyes hurt.
I do have to admit that I would not want to program for databases with C++.
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Paul M Watt wrote: program for databases with C++.
Been there; done that (well mostly C, actually).
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Let's see, since it's been 20 years since I've done much work with C, I guess I know (1/2)^4 of what I used to. And presumably, the language and available libraries has grown exponentially. I'm doomed!
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It doesn't have to mean learning new skills or hobbies, even new experiences count.
Back to software...
C++ has served me well for the last twenty years.
I occasionally learn new tools and languages temporarily for a project, and return to my core competency.
These other languages and tools expand my skills and ways of approaching how I solve a problem. So even if the specific tool or language becomes irrelevant, the skills I continue to develop continue to improve.
And in most cases I have returned to C++ and become a better engineer for having learned something new outside of my wheelhouse.
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Kent Sharkey wrote: stay technically current
Pfft, not worth the trouble. If what you're using works, stick with it. If what you know doesn't fit a new situation, then look at what's available. In the meantime, many bright shiny new things may have come and gone and any time spent learning them will have been wasted.
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CEO Nadella will headline day-long event, trumpet Windows 10 for consumers For those with lots of bandwidth who need a nap at work
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I recommand some coffee and snacks to ensure that it is fun to watch it. 
Press F1 for help or google it.
Greetings from Germany
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Take a sip whenever someone slips and calls it, "Metro"
Shots every time someone says, "super excited."
Chug if it crashes.
![Beer | [beer]](https://codeproject.freetls.fastly.net/script/Forums/Images/beer.gif)
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: Shots every time someone says, "super excited."
You know there is a limit how much one can drink, right? 
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"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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I'm heavily invested in stomach pump manufacturers. I need to boost that market. 
TTFN - Kent
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Kent Sharkey wrote: super excited.
I hoped that thing disappeared with Ballmer 
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When it comes to language usage on GitHub and Stack Overflow, the stalwarts reign I thought Java was at a 10-year low or something? Oh wait, that was yesterday.
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In the cloud and on premises, Microsoft's deluge of product revisions is sure to please the whole gamut of users. Been so long since I heard about them.
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Where they went?
Skipper: We'll fix it.
Alex: Fix it? How you gonna fix this?
Skipper: Grit, spit and a whole lotta duct tape.
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Sure, they're like those one hit wonder acts of the 80s. Always planning a comeback tour.
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By now we should all know that we don’t know how to measure programmer productivity. "How long is a piece of string?"
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Management:- The art of making it harder for us to work in vain pursuit of making us work harder.
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I agree.
Which is the more productive route from point A to point B?
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Is there a bar at C? That would help me decide.
TTFN - Kent
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