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You can get them at amazon.alternate.parallel.universe
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It really depends on how your daily job would look like.
That said, I would go for a virtual setup
1 server with 20 cores + memory + VMware ==> create a clean (test) environment in "no time"
- VM's to mimic customer PC's (4 core PC ?)
- VM's to do unit tests (2 core PC might be enough and allows to run multiple in parallel)
- VM's to do number crunching (8 core PC - optimum cores may depend on algorithm / flow)
- VM's to do data processing (throughput may depend more on network speed than # cores)
- VM to schedule automatic tests (Jenkins - whatever)
(this part should be scalable)
1 server to keep logs, documents, backups of your VM's
do not forget to organize backups, version control for the test code, UPS for server(s)
Connect to the servers with your laptop over remote desktop/VPN/something when needed.
- a minimum of sensitive data would be carried around.
- no draining of batteries due to the number crunching in background
- when your laptop is not around you can use any PC, even your phone to connect.
(take care of secure login of course)
The advantage of multiple VM's is that you can create setups including a database and/or a webserver as separate servers to mimic the customer environment as close as possible.
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Other people are correct in luggability, and how do you intend to use it.
I run mine as a workstation. Lid Closed, it drives a huge 55 inch desktop monitor (4k).
And a side monitor (as MSFT Teams SUCKS and can't share my programs on this screen, and it turns out, sharing the whole screen looks like a postage stamp to others).
But Memory. I have 128GB of memory in mine. No issues yet with running out, even with 2-3 VMs running.
SSDs: My Dell supports up to 4 internal. I have 2x2TB, and I usually follow a plan of replacing them, every 2yrs. Usually the first replacement only doubles the drive of the D: drive (Data/VMs). Because of costs, I may only replace ONE of them at the 2yr mark, and one at the 3yr mark. I like to have close to 50% free space on my System drive.
Finally, consider the keyboard layout. I did not. While I am fine with it, we standardized on it, and one of my team members does not dock his. And he hates the keyboard, he was forced to buy one and it frustrates him. (I don't understand it).
Oh, and I expect 5-7 years from these machines/configs. It wasn't cheap. I added the extra memory myself, as well as the full sized SSDs since dell had the most expensive upgrades for those, as usual. And I was still about $5,000
But I love it! The good news is that 64 bit OSes are going to be the norm. (Nobody needs more than 64 bits of memory... LOL except windows 11, visual studio, and we know history). But the switch to 128 bit is going to take a while.
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I would not forget that while SSDs are fast, the do fail and when they go, they are often not recoverable. I had a fully loaded Dell XPS (loved it), but I had 2 SSD drives fail in 3 years (total loss) so that is a lot of reinstalling Windows/development platforms/testing tools. I would like a laptop with both SSD and HD. BTW I threw the Dell out after the second fail.
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Depends on how they do testing where you work.
Portability is a big deal in a laptop. My personal goal is to keep my laptop under 1kg, which is still a difficult goal. This means only an ultralight, and probably something tablet-y. I'm running a Surface Pro right now (sadly, a Surface Pro 3, but I'm in the market to upgrade). You can walk a long way with a 1kg tablet in your bag and not develop a hunchback.
It's all about the RAM if you buy a laptop, needed to run virtual machines for testing in. But hopefully they have test servers for the workaday testing, so you don't need super fast CPU. Still for VMs an i7 with several cores would be best. Is there an i5 with four real cores (not just SMT) yet?
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I haven't view the whole thread.
Microsoft Surface Notebook. I had a 3 and was great development 'puter.
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Dell Alienware MX17 fully spec'd out along with the great Dell Premium support warranty. Our company uses nothing but Dell Alienware for not only their performance, but also their great warranty service on the rare occasion that you may need it.
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I am very happy with MSI Creator series. Got some good horsepower, lots of SSD, lots of RAM, is light and thin, good battery life while unplugged and as a bonus a nice graphics card.
And it also has a very professional look, which makes it suitable for an office.
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems - Homer Simpson
Our heads are round so our thoughts can change direction - Francis Picabia
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Thanks all for the comments - plenty to choose from!
Still haven't decided...
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... and do it properly!
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
unsigned char data[] =
{1,3,1,2,5,2,1,6,1,6,5,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
5,2,3,4,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5,0,
0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,5,2,1,6,4,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,1,1,1,1,2,1,3,1,2,5,2,1,6,1,3,1,0,
2,1,2,2,1,3,1,2,2,5,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,1,1,4,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,2,1,3,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,1,3,1,2,5,2,4,0};
char print = 'C';
for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(data); i++)
{
if (data[i] == 0)
{
printf("\n");
print = 'C';
}
else
{
for (int count = 0; count < data[i]; count ++)
{
printf ("%c",print);
}
print ^= 'C' ^ ' ';
}
}
return 0;
} Feel free to use this in QA ...
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"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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You are evil...
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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... and bored ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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The next 'question' in QA would probably be, "Can you convert this to C++?".
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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OK ... I'll even go one further, and do "C++++" so it's "future proof":
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
unsigned char data[] =
{1,3,1,2,5,2,1,6,1,6,5,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
5,2,3,4,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,6,1,6,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,5,2,5,2,5,0,
0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,5,2,1,6,4,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,1,1,1,1,2,1,3,1,2,5,2,1,6,1,3,1,0,
2,1,2,2,1,3,1,2,2,5,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,1,1,4,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,1,3,1,2,1,2,1,3,1,6,1,3,1,0,
1,3,1,2,5,2,1,3,1,2,5,2,4,0};
char print = 'C';
for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(data); i++)
{
if (data[i] == 0)
{
printf("\n");
print = 'C';
}
else
{
for (int count = 0; count < data[i]; count ++)
{
printf ("%c",print);
}
print ^= 'C' ^ '+';
}
}
return 0;
}
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Output not the best on this version
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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That's C++ for you - bloated!
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Did you run it Paul ? I ran all the versions on Linux ( gcc and g++ compilers ) and the output all looked fine except for this one - you can just about understand it because you know the text ( and you did say you were bored )
C+++C++CCCCC++C++++++C++++++CCCCC
C+++C++C++++++C++++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++C++++++C++++++C++++++C+++C
CCCCC++CCC++++C++++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++C++++++C++++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++C++++++C++++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++CCCCC++CCCCC++CCCCC++CCCCC
C+++C++CCCCC++CCCCC++C++++++CCCC
C+++C++C+++C++C+++C++C++++++C+++C
C+C+C++C+++C++CCCCC++C++++++C+++C
CC+CC++C+++C++CC+++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++C+++C++C+C++++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++C+++C++C++C+++C++++++C+++C
C+++C++CCCCC++C+++C++CCCCC++CCCC
"I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Best part of this is:
char print = 'C'
It kind of bends the brain, because you are thinking printf, but then no, no this is just a var name that has the value of the char 'C'.
Good stuff. The only way it could've been better is if there were only one CrLf in the code.
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Gee. I wonder why you don’t have time to deal with that stack of old hard drives!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Herself complains if I spend too much time in the office on the computer. So she put "24 hours in A&E" on the TV - an episode she's watched before - and went to sleep on the sofa.
Since I've sat through that episode of a very dull (to my mind) TV show before I was looking for something quick to do while not waking her up - which switching to something less tedious always does ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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OriginalGriff wrote: "24 hours in A&E" I usually go to bed when that gets put on ...
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My wife and I put on an old Midsomer Murder episode (we've seen them all multiple times before) and fall asleep within minutes! It's better than a sleeping pill, and much healthier. We love the show but I, for some reason, keep hoping that they'll figure out someone else did it each time!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Or how about ...
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
static unsigned long long theKeys[] =
{
9097624470788603392LL, 4485938452361199104LL, 0, 0,
4693335872299862016LL, 4485938452361199104LL, 4702111234474982912LL, 9097624732831990016LL,
4485938452361199104LL, 4702111234610512128LL, 4711136060342747392LL, 0,
4702111234610512128LL, 4485938452361199104LL, 9097624732831990016LL, 4702396244260176128LL,
0xFF
};
int main(
int argc,
char** argv
)
{
printf("\n\n\n\n");
for (int key = 0; theKeys[key] != 0xFF; key += 4)
{
for (int row = 0; row < 7; ++row) {
printf(" ");
for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i)
{
if (theKeys[key + i] == 0)
break;
unsigned long long lnext = theKeys[key + i] >> (56 - (row * 8)); unsigned char next = lnext & 0xFF;
for (int col = 7; col >= 0; --col)
{
printf("%c", (next & (1 << col)) ? '#' : ' ');
}
printf(" "); }
printf("\n");
}
printf("\n\n");
}
return 0;
}
modified 9-Jun-21 4:09am.
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Wrote something very similar just yesterday, to test my new upload and execute functions, as well as my binding to the Zwölf BIOS.
INCLUDE "bitfuncs.inc"
CPU 1802
.ORG 08000H
MemoryTest: SEX R2 ; save register RF on the call stack
GHI RF
STXD
GLO RF
STXD
SEX R6
ClearScreenED2 ; clear screen
CursorHome
CallWriteLine TxtHello ; hello!
SEX R2 ; restore register RF
IRX
LDXA
PLO RF
LDX
PHI RF
SEP R5 ; return
TxtHello: db "Hello Zwölf!\r\n\0"
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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Sorry, I got distracted by "SEX Round 2" and couldn't get any further ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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