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I just started the fantastically easy-to-read Idea Man by Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft)[^].
I recently read (but only got half-way thru before quitting, Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone by Satya Nadella (Microsoft's current leader)[^]
Allen's book pulls you into the story and makes you think about the possibilities, invention, innovation, starting a business, building something.
Meanwhile, unfortunately, the Nadella book just didn't excite my imagination.
It is interesting that Allen was part of the team who really built the the stuff that built the business and Nadella is just a manager who was placed in the position.
This is very similar to Ballmer v Gates. Microsoft was driven by Gates but Ballmer was just placed in a position to manage a company.
However, I do actually think Nadella is a far better leader than Ballmer.
The contrast of the two books is quite interesting and I'm amazed at how interesting and well-written Idea Man is.
Have you read the two books? Or either?
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Nope, did not read those, I'm not reading a lot of books anymore.
The last one I read years ago was "Batavia's Graveyard" by Mike Dash, excellent book, harrrr 
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First generation creates it,
2nd generation grows it,
3rd generation breaks it.
So in Nad's favour he is filling the 3rd gen role well: Innovation is dead, O/S is dying, H/W dead... watch this space...
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lopati: roaming wrote: First generation creates it,
2nd generation grows it,
3rd generation breaks it.
That does seem to be the way it works.
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Allen had a better ghost writer. 
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Those are real free thinkers! 
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Conspiracy theorist: You can't fall off flat Earth edge due to 'Pac-Man effect'
So...a flat projection of what is really a sphere?
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Taking advantage of a short break when I knew that my computer wouldn't be busy, I manually started an installation of Windows 10, Build 1803, also referred to as the Redstone 4 or Spring 2018 Creators Update. The result, Redstone Reverted, illustrates the discoveries I've made in my first day using the upgraded OS. I am both astonished and disappointed that the installation program for such a mature operating system still exhibits such amateurish behaviors as reverting carefully crafted user settings that should be in the user hive of the Windows Registry, and off limits to operating system upgrade programs.
David A. Gray
Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time
Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
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Hmmmm
Try closing your left eye and then perform a "Right-Blink" to see the new context menu. You should check if the missing menu items were moved there.
Your missing out on all the good stuff! Check out the new Eye Control Text-To-Speech[^].
Btw, take off your glasses, it's hard for Cortana to read your eyes with those things on.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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Though I marked the message as a rant, the scope of said rant is quite limited. The Microsoft upgrade groups needs to write robust, customer focused installation scripts that respect users' carefully crafted settings. Windows is 33 years old; it's past time they grew up.
On the whole, I am happy so far with Redstone, and I never had any of the problems with its immediate predecessor (Fall Creators Update) that drew so much attention from the trade press.
I thought you might be joking about the Eye-Control Text-To-Speech, but I see that it's a thing. Unfortunately, a quirk in the way my eyes work, for which the medical term is [^]Nystagmus, would almost certainly render such technology anti-productive for me. I have also confirmed that a "right-blink" produces exactly the same context menu in my installation. 
David A. Gray
Delivering Solutions for the Ages, One Problem at a Time
Interpreting the Fundamental Principle of Tabular Reporting
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Just came home from a live event where a Canadian gentleman was playing with his rhythm group.
It was ultimate! 
Felt like I was on cloud number nine!
No matter how many times I see him performing it always gets better and better.
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You didn't get his name or his group's name?
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Marc Clifton wrote: You didn't get his name or his group's name?
Shhh....it's a secret.
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In that noise? No chance. He did mention the guitarist's name a few times though. Keith something... 
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I dont rate Bieber that highly.
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Seen him quite a lot. It always feels like I'm back in the Summer, sometime just before 1970.
This space for rent
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Yep, the same guy. For some reason he's just like wine, gets better every year...
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How to limit code bloat from patterns? You want to read a connection string from your file, but you end up with two interfaces, two concrete implementations, one template, and one native driver dependency? If we make a plan and put our money and resources together, couldn't we just forbid patterns, and lock up Martin Fowler?
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KISS - patterns are useful but not always practical.
Keep your friends close. Keep Kill your enemies closer.
The End
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Maybe you will like Anti-Patterns better 
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This is what I hate about patterns: because it worked in "Situation A", it's easy to assume it will work in "Situation B"; and with a bit of hammering on the sharp corners, it does. So it starts to be seen as a "universal solution" and forced to work for "Situation C", and D, and ... even when it patently is ridiculous because it works. Very shortly, it becomes a "software religion" and any criticism of it is tantamount to heresy in the eyes of the faithful. A bit like owning a new iPhone ...
This isn't specific to patterns, or even new: if you have a big enough hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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If you have a big enough hammer, everything IS a nail.
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ventureaaron wrote: If you have a big enough hammer, everything IS a nail.
My new response in design meetings, from now on! Where would you like your case of beer shipped?
vuolsi così colà dove si puote
ciò che si vuole, e più non dimandare
--The answer to Minos and any question of "Why are we doing it this way?"
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