|
Mick,
Yes, I agree. I am fortunate to have a friend since Kindergarten that is a techie, with a High IQ, and a solid memory (Imagine talking about GPS coordinates, and he rattles off a box in the range you are using for an example, LOL).
I meet him at the Pub every week to solve the worlds problems, and usually pickup the tab.
We do the kind of thing, for each other, all the time. After we distill it down, we will converse over it until something pops...
I suggest you reach back to some previous co-workers, or reach out to others. Join a user group and make a friend who can double as a sounding board. (Just don't be one sided about it. I always take my friends calls. He sees every tree in the forest, my gift is discerning the type of forests).
And finally, email me. I have TeamViewer and GoToMeeting... "I'll be your daisy" (Doc Holliday by Val Kilmer)...
We can work out a date/time... C# isn't my strongest language, but problem solving and analysis are my strongest points.
HTH,
Kirk Out!
|
|
|
|
|
I think what both of you are describing is:
Rubber duck debugging - Wikipedia[^]
...it's interesting when it happens, and it happens often; the very act of actively explaining the problem out loud tends to lead you to the solution, without the other person (or rubber duck) having to say a word!
|
|
|
|
|
Have you tried researching StackOverflow?
Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com
|
|
|
|
|
I have, but I have found google actually does better, and returns relevant stack overflow threads anyway. I do try the MSDN forums, and have had success there before.
Cheers,
Mick
------------------------------------------------
It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
|
|
|
|
|
A chat facility to find peers to help would be awesome, if
- The peers were not all n00bs. Honestly, the problem with asking a question on CodeProject is when you know more already than most of the respondants do. That could be handled with reputation, I suppose.
- The peers had sufficiently specialized knowledge. Doesn't matter how much Java or HTML you know, you won't be able to handle my advanced C++ question.
- There need to be enough peers to find someone to chat with, but not so many that the various conversational threads became confused.
This sounds just like CodeProject is already. Only, maybe a new, more ephemeral category of CodeProject for working out problems interactively. But I'm still not sure how different it would be to the existing CodeProject.
|
|
|
|
|
... when your feet stick to the footpath because the soles of your shoes have melted.
Cheers,
Mick
------------------------------------------------
It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
|
|
|
|
|
And how does that differ from west Texas? I really miss jumping into the pool when coming home, but not burning my feet on the way there.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
|
|
|
|
|
The water temp in our swimming pool is 32C (90F).
Cheers,
Mick
------------------------------------------------
It doesn't matter how often or hard you fall on your arse, eventually you'll roll over and land on your feet.
modified 14-Jan-17 4:12am.
|
|
|
|
|
Joy.
The feeling of SWEATING while SWIMMING. I live in FL. We get that...
Kirk Out!
|
|
|
|
|
CDP1802 wrote: And how does that differ from west Texas? No-one's shooting at you.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|
|
Mark_Wallace wrote: No-one's shooting at you.
or speaking Spanish.
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
|
|
|
|
|
Ok. Shooting was actually part of the job when I was in Texas.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a f***ing golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?"
"You mean like from space?"
"No, from Canada."
If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.
|
|
|
|
|
Say 'Hello' to the Anti-Smartphone | Fox Business[^]
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
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
|
|
|
|
|
$150 dollar for a phone? You forgot the joke-icon?
Bastard Programmer from Hell
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
|
|
|
|
|
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
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
|
|
|
|
|
the Light phone frees up your daily burden of buzzes, rings and alerts while still keeping in touch.
Actual phone calls are more time-consuming/burdensome than text or e-mail So you're paying $150 to force people to burden you more by having to call. Am I missing something?
Also there's a mute button on phones for a reason.
|
|
|
|
|
Obviously, you're missing the point.
#SupportHeForShe
Government can give you nothing but what it takes from somebody else. A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you've got, including your freedom.-Ezra Taft Benson
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
|
|
|
|
|
Do tell then. Is it so you can have a phone that fits in your wallet, sit on it, and spend another $150?
|
|
|
|
|
Jon McKee wrote: Actual phone calls are more time-consuming/burdensome than text Not to me. If you want my attention now, then call me, don't text me like a coward. If it is something that can wait, then email me. I wish text would die.
A phone, after all, is a device designed to make phone calls.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
|
|
|
|
|
Phone - conversations.
Text - short questions of immediate value (i.e. dinner at X at 6pm?)
E-mail - anything else.
I fail to see the cowardice in simply using the most efficient medium for the problem at hand. Anyways, back on topic. My point is if you only care about phone calls then why not disable/mute other notifications? You could also buy a normal, cheap phone. If you want to make any calls you also need to have the phone number memorized. Even $30 flip-phones have contact lists built-in.
I'm just debating the logic behind the product not whether it holds value for some people. I don't understand pet rocks either and look how well that did.
modified 14-Jan-17 16:35pm.
|
|
|
|
|
Jon McKee wrote: I'm just debating the logic behind the product Agreed. Doesn't seem worth it.
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
|
|
|
|
|
So they suggest you have a second phone,
... your usual 'smart phone' one for normal use,
and the second, I guess that makes it 'stupid phone' for work ('anti-smart' is too long).
Clearly they have marketing and help desk people in mind;
and as the plural of phone would be phine,
it's just all-around brilliant.
Sin tack ear lol
Pressing the any key may be continuate
|
|
|
|
|
Another idea that will be a colossal failure.
|
|
|
|
|
I'd buy that for a reasonable price, let's say $5.
For 139€, last year, I bought a bq phone, 4"5, with HD video, a very nice camera even for semi-night pictures, two sims, 3 days battery in normal use, in which I put a 18€ 64Gb sd card, android os.
Why would I buy this hideous thing for the same amount of money ?
|
|
|
|
|
It's not even a phone; it's just a repeater.
And how long would it take you to code a "Dinnertime" app, that turns off the screen wake-up and notifications for anything except the phone app? Three minutes?
You just saved $150.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
|
|
|
|