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Matt McGuire8-Oct-20 4:49

Matt McGuire

8-Oct-20 4:49

Rusty Bullet wrote:
I am afraid "grey beard" is fast becoming "white" like Gandolf.

Steve Naidamast8-Oct-20 4:28

Steve Naidamast

8-Oct-20 4:28

I agree with your views.

Even now, I still believe that standardized, n-tier client server applications were far easier to develop and maintain for a LAN once .NET was released than the garbage that has become Internet development these days. They were also more secure and much more targeted to the users they were supposed to support.

Microsoft reached a zenith of technological ease with its ASP.NET WebForms model only to throw it away and have it supplanted by a bunch of technical know-it-alls who feel it is more important to tout their favorite technologies instead of well-developed applications. Every list of "excuses" used to promote the current technological mess of the Internet has practically nothing to do with any benefits for the organization as a whole or the users it is supposed to service.

Since the mid 2000s, development has become a pantheon to ambiguity, technical ideologies, and a pace of change that is simply insane.

No one can keep up with it anymope and nor should they try...

Steve Naidamast
Sr. Software Engineer
Black Falcon Software, Inc.
blackfalconsoftware@outlook.com

Bruce Patin8-Oct-20 5:43

Bruce Patin

8-Oct-20 5:43

I'm a gray beard, 69, still working as a dev. Used to be a mainframe instructor, hardware and software. I know a guy with a masters degree in computer science. He may not have measured electron flow in a semiconductor in a physics lab as I have done, but is still very knowledgeable, picks up things quickly and is already productive. I do not worry about it. I am concerned that AI will someday supplant humans and our brains will shrink even more.

Microsoft has already resorted to offering Bing search links, instead of actual help for bugs. That concerns me a bit. I am also concerned about teachers that teach because they can't do. My sons have had professors like that, requiring me to help.

rjmoses8-Oct-20 23:04

rjmoses

8-Oct-20 23:04

I don't have a beard, but you are on point.

I have written assemblers, OS'es, communications processing for async, bisync, SDLC, TCP/IP, data compression, file system managers, ... to name a few things.

But, the thing I miss the most is good, concise, well-written documentation.

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OriginalGriff7-Oct-20 4:43

7-Oct-20 4:43

I've asked lots of people what LGBTQ stands for – but no one will give me a straight answer.

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W∴ Balboos, GHB7-Oct-20 4:58

7-Oct-20 4:58

Alphabet no one knows that growing in length acronym.

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dandy727-Oct-20 6:51

dandy72

7-Oct-20 6:51

That's because you're not being inclusive enough.

Although LGBTQQIP2SAA might also be out of date; seems like it changes every week.

W∴ Balboos, GHB7-Oct-20 7:33

7-Oct-20 7:33

Here's a thought, not meant to be bigoted, but just a curious scenario:

If a gay male decides he is lesbian . . . ?

I once saw LGBTQIA+ No explanation. Perhaps the above hypothetical scenario is what is implied by the + ?

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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

CHill607-Oct-20 23:27

CHill60

7-Oct-20 23:27

Nah - gay men don't fancy women so being a lesbian wouldn't fit.

I've told many of my straight male colleagues that they are token lesbians though Laugh | :laugh:

W∴ Balboos, GHB8-Oct-20 1:01

8-Oct-20 1:01

Actually, you've hit upon my point - particularly with your second comment line.

Might I take it as an answer? A bit like "Not No" being awfully close to "Yes" in terms of cancellation. Not quite identical.

Anyway - I always perceive the world as playing jokes on it's inhabitants in each ones perception of everything (thus, everyone) else. So - see what you can as a joke, make jokes about it, and with a really good bit of luck you'll wake up in somep sensible existence.

Ravings en masse^
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

CHill608-Oct-20 1:50

CHill60

8-Oct-20 1:50

You may indeed take it as an answer Smile | :)

I like your thinking on ways to a sensible existence too... reminds me of a line from Le Barbier de Séville -

"Je me presse de rire de tout, de peur d'être obligé d'en pleurer"

which roughly translates as "I make myself laugh at everything - for fear of having to cry"

W∴ Balboos, GHB8-Oct-20 2:36

8-Oct-20 2:36

CHill60 wrote:
"I make myself laugh at everything - for fear of having to cry"

All too close to home.

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"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010

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obermd8-Oct-20 12:14

obermd

8-Oct-20 12:14

CHill60 wrote:
I've told many of my straight male colleagues that they are token lesbians though

So that's how to get past the affirmative action brigade...

I blame the parents...

Johnny J.7-Oct-20 4:04

Johnny J.

7-Oct-20 4:04

... when the youth is too foul mouthed Laugh | :laugh:

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Re: I blame the parents...

obermd7-Oct-20 16:04

obermd

7-Oct-20 16:04

I read that story. Turns out the zoo visitors were encouraging the birds.

WSO CCC OTD 07-Oct-2020 - Solved

yacCarsten6-Oct-20 21:53

6-Oct-20 21:53

Old magazine stroke sun god’s ego, it rules (9)

[Edit]
Should've done more research, I assumed the first part was more international than it was, American & European CCC'ers may need to think Australian, NZ, Indonesian Malaysian, Singaporean & Thai region.

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OriginalGriff7-Oct-20 0:45

7-Oct-20 0:45

I think you are going to end up with tomorrows as well - I think I have the "sun god's ego" bit, but that's my lot!

yacCarsten7-Oct-20 0:55

7-Oct-20 0:55

I'm actually going into surgery tomorrow and will be out of action for a few days. So I'm going have to pass the baton back, apologies.

clue: ego is just a misdirection and I like ancient Egypt.

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OriginalGriff7-Oct-20 1:25

7-Oct-20 1:25

I'd got the RA, assumed the ego was ID, and have never even heard of "Cleo" the magazine! Laugh | :laugh:

OriginalGriff7-Oct-20 1:26

7-Oct-20 1:26

It was a good try though - and good luck with the surgery tomorrow Rose | [Rose]

yacCarsten7-Oct-20 1:31

7-Oct-20 1:31

Thank you

, looking forward to being able to breath through my nose again.

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DerekT-P7-Oct-20 0:56

DerekT-P

7-Oct-20 0:56

CLEOPATRA

Old (Australian) Magazine  = CLEO
   Stroke ... ego          =     PAT
   Sun god                 =        RA

It (she??) rules - CLEOPATRA Smile | :)

You're right, Cleo isn't/wasn't big (available?) over here!

yacCarsten7-Oct-20 0:59

7-Oct-20 0:59

Well done

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DerekT-P7-Oct-20 1:02

DerekT-P

7-Oct-20 1:02

Just seen your comment above (written whilst posting mine). Assuming I'm right with Cleopatra I'm up tomorrow, if I'm wrong I'm up tomorrow... Laugh | :laugh:

Hope all goes well for you tomorrow, and that you'll be back online soon setting more clues. Aside from the regional aspect (and I fear I'm guilty of that too), good one!

yacCarsten7-Oct-20 1:07