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You could try COBOL... They say a PICture is worth a thousand words, but in my experience, one PICTURE takes a thousand Hollerith cards. Admit it, Marc; for all its warts, Ruby is far better than that old crap. Yeah, I grumble when I see what a mess some people make of what should be a straightforward task (save a Word document as HTML sometime, if you really want to see 'ugly'), but even an old curmudgeon like me has to admit to the vast improvement in development tools and languages (C++ excepted - it still sucks, with or without MFC). I'm curious, though, as to what got you to looking at that stuff in the first place? You don't strike me as the masochist type.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Marc's taken up a new contract - they use Ruby.
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That's scary. Marc's one of the good guys, and deserves better!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: That's scary. Marc's one of the good guys, and deserves better!
Well, to the company's credit, this is code that they've inherited, and from what I've seen so far, I'm working with a bunch of really smart people, so I'm looking forward to expanding my knowledge as well. Plus, they also do .NET development, so hopefully one day I'll be able to move onto a project in that arena, but right now, they have a pressing need for some Rails work.
Marc
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote: Marc's taken up a new contract
Shhhh! 
Marc
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I take it this is the start of your new contract.
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I assume this is work related. Maybe, the new gig you got. If so, this could be why they hired you. To right the wrongs that have plagued them.
Good luck, and may the force be with you.
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Slacker007 wrote: Good luck, and may the force be with you.
Thanks! It'll be a journey. Smart people though, that I'm working with. (the code base is inherited) So that helps to balance things out.
Marc
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News[^]
Never watched the show, but the guy was a fan of Irish Wolfhounds, which my family loves.
RIP. ![Rose | [Rose]](https://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/Images/rose.gif)
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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The metaphorical solid rear-end expulsions have impacted the metaphorical motorized bladed rotating air movement mechanism.
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Do questions with multiple question marks annoy you???
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Wait - you never watched the show - you never watched The Simpsons?
D'oh!
[sic]
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Nope, not once. Animated american humour just never seemed to click for me.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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I don't watch much TV so I can't really tell what's the typical american humor shown there but (being German) I love The Simpsons. As you haven't seen a single episode I think you should give it a chance 
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The very few times I have hit it while channel surfing have done nothing to encourage me to watch an entire episode.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote: Never watched the show
(Many years ago) I was expecting it to be the typical over-hyped US drivel, but I was at a mate's house when the "Be Sharps" episode came on, and I was thereafter hooked.
Um, except that I don't watch it, any more.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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R.I.P I didn't watch Simpsons all that much but loved Taxi and Cheers!
Taxi: Reverend Jim was one of my favorites from that show. Driving Test[^]
New version: WinHeist Version 2.1.0
My goal in life is to have a psychiatric disorder named after me.
I'm currently unsupervised, I know it freaks me out too but the possibilities are endless.
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Good riddance. I watched the first episode of the Simpsons in a bar across the street from SeaTac airport, called Maxi's, on the top floor of the Red Lion hotel. I immediately recognized it for what it was - the beginning of the end of all things decent, tasteful and intelligent on American television. Little did I appreciate at the time the eventual extent of its degenerate effect on all of the society. Oh well, I thought the PC was a niche product, too. My timing has never been great, though my hindsight has always been spot on! 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: Good riddance
Good taste, the KSS rule and CPs TOS dictate that this will be my only reply to such a woeful opening sentence.
Roger Wright wrote: My timing has never been great
You don't say...
"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment, and I told them they didn't understand life." - John Lennon
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I take it you have never seen South Park? I am still bleaching.
Mongo: Mongo only pawn... in game of life.
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I think we should pool our resources and buy him a gift certificate for a Frontal Lobotomy before he suffers too many more Thoughts of the Day. Who's in? 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Roger Wright wrote: buy him a gift certificate for a Frontal Lobotomy girlfriend
ftfy
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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_Maxxx_ wrote: buy him a gift certificate for a Frontal Lobotomy girlfriendsheep
ftfm
PooperPig - Coming Soon
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With 11 million members, I'm sure we can afford at least one[^] between us!
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Roger Wright wrote: Who's in?
Yes Sir, yes Sir. Three bags full.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I think JSOP has a full magazine of them.
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Since I've been reloading for a few years now, I might actually have a bit more on hand than JSOP. If not, I'm sure I can easily load up some more. Powder, primers and brass I have aplenty, though some actual bullet styles are a bit hard to find right now. From .380 ACP through .30-06, I'm reasonably well stocked; not enough yet to fend off a full scale zombie apocalypse, but that's not scheduled until sometime in May. I'll be ready...
Will Rogers never met me.
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