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A few months back we announced a partnership with Unity. This makes it easier for game developers to use the rich capabilities of the Visual Studio IDE for building Unity games and to discover the tools for Unity from within Visual Studio. "Come play my game Ill test ya"
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With more than 400 million desktop installations in its pocket, it was only a matter of time until Adblock Plus became available on mobile devices. Because you've got more important things to look at (cat videos!)
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cat videos > /dev/null?
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If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
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A next-generation query language for document databases extends SQL to work with semi-structured data SELECT clue FROM concepts WHERE me_get_it=false
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The article said: (1) Data no longer follows a uniform structure. With the digitization of communication and commerce, we now have social data, scientific data, IoT data, blogs, tweets, and other data that (2) do not fit the relational structure. Additionally, today’s businesses demand agility and (3) rapid changes to applications, which means (4) frequent changes to the schema of the data.
Numbers are mine for referencing below...
1) What? Data has changed so much it __no longer fits a uniform structure__? I don't think the author understands what he saying.
2) Doesn't fit the relational structure? No, that's not exactly why document databases came about I don't think. I think they came about as an easier way to code solutions -- a shortcut for people who do not want to learn SQL.
3) rapid changes to applications been happening for a long time.
4) This is the worst. Rapid changes do not necessarily mean you need to change the schema. It sounds more like you didn't know what data you were going to capture and so you didn't analyze and then you didn't create a valid schema and now you want to just throw it all away and start over without it hurting at all.
Is this dynamic design and development? Or is it stupid, non-analysis, coding on the fly solutions?
Depends on the spin I put on it. 
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newton.saber wrote: Depends on the spin I put on it.
Excellent post. Wish I could vote more than once (well, I could, with a couple other accounts I have, but, shhhhh....)
Marc
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Thanks. I really appreciate that coming from anyone at CP and even more so from you.
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To figure out when you should and shouldn't use agile, you need to understand how products evolve in the market, determine where your product fits on that continuum, and reexamine agile in that light. When you want to get work done?
I'll run and hide now 
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Thoughts on the same subject...
Agile is the wrong choice for you if:-
1) Your company is small
2) Your developers are in a different country / timezone to the rest of the team
3) You are mainly doing support
4) Your employee turnover is high
5) Your industry has a significant regulatory process
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Sounds like most shops. Really, "agile" to most managers is buzz word for think less and work harder.
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You forgot:
6) You develop software.
Marc
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A distillery that sent unmatured malt whisky into space to study the effect of near-zero gravity on flavour has described its findings as "groundbreaking". A wee dram ... in SPAAAAAAACE!
"hints of antiseptic smoke, rubber and smoked fish, along with a curious, perfumed note"
Mmm-mm-mm-mmmmmmm!
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That happens to be my favourite whisky. I love the peaty tones of the Islay whiskys and Ardbeg is the king of them all 
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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Microsoft is already shaking up the Windows ecosystem with its new delivery model for Windows 10. Is it time for Microsoft to take another step and do the once unthinkable -- make Windows open source? We look at the perks, pitfalls and complications that would be involved if Windows were to go open source. A better question: would you want to *see* the source code of Windows?
if (CPU==AMD && ver==5.2.0.1234 && patch_level == SP123098 && PHASE_OF_MOON > 0.5) { break; }
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Yes, they made their money off it and clearly they are out of ideas. Windows distros would be fun.
They should open source Office while they're at it, so we can get rid of VBA and put in .Net.
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DaveX86 wrote: They should open source Office while they're at it, so we can get rid of VBA and put in .Net.
Yeah, community will bring back my beloved menu 
Patrice
“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Albert Einstein
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Quote: They should open source Office while they're at it, so we can get rid of VBA and put in .Net.
And reintroduce the Office assistant aka the helpful Office dog
"There are two ways of constructing a software design: One way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C.A.R. Hoare
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The paper clip character was way ahead of its time 
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Also known as "I cannot be bothered to actually be a journalist today, I've got a hangover. I know, I'll write an opinion piece about open sourcing Windows, that'll attract a few clicks."
"If you don't fail at least 90 percent of the time, you're not aiming high enough."
Alan Kay.
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Things have changed a lot in 30 years. Back in 1985 the FSF was primarily focused on building free pieces of software that were primarily useful to nerdy computer people. These days we have software, services, social networks, and more to consider. And now 30 years later, all software is free. Mission accomplished!
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IT infrastructure is increasingly giving way to the cloud. Here's how to remain relevant in the years ahead. "We've got five years, my brain hurts a lot"
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We didn't get the future that was predicted. We got a much better one. "It's really gonna be a better world, So many people try again and again and again to change"
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I'm just so tired from new futures arriving so frequently, each of them expecting special treatment and a big reception; but, I'm equally worn out by the never-ending demands of the past: all those memories clamoring to be re-lived ... exhausting !
And, I'm bored as hell in the present, except when I'm programming ... which is when I am depressed because I realize how much I don't understand about what I'm doing.
cheers, Bill
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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A much better one?
Instead of the Jetsons, we are seeing a global economic downturn, extreme pollution and science calls it the sixth great extinction.
Yes, the future is awesome. No need to turn out the light after the party.
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