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| bio | website | xepoch.com |
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| location | Big Creek, MS | |
| age | 43 | |
| visits | member for | 2 years, 8 months |
| seen | Aug 16 '12 at 3:40 | |
| stats | profile views | 174 |
Software Engineer & Architect & Evangelist & Pundit & Skeptic
Started with Unix in 1984. I have no recollection of what version but was labeled IBM, maybe a Unix-style shell on mainframe?, then to C64 (all BASIC line editing by LIST and using the up key), Apple ][ (who didn't?), Windows, Linux and AIX in 1993, OS/400 in 1997. Back on Windows now as a client only to my Linux boxen in the "cloud."
Under my own revolution a little now in that I'm starting to be OK with Windows as the server. With a decent shell and vi, it works for me (gasp).
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Nov 4 |
answered | Why is $ in identifier names for so many languages? |
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Nov 4 |
answered | How to make Classic ASP interesting if you are stuck with it? |
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Nov 4 |
answered | Podcast episode about AIX architecture (AS/400, IBMi) |
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Nov 2 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Nov 1 |
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Is there a way to combat Sales perpetually overcommitting? Can't do #4, you clearly know this. Sales are chasing 100x the prospects of any given active contract. |
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Nov 1 |
answered | Is there a way to combat Sales perpetually overcommitting? |
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Oct 31 |
answered | What are some useful resources for learning tuple calculus? |
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Oct 31 |
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Does having pagination lessens server load? (theory) @YannisRizos: define "stress on the db". You're still shoving two queries across the line. Are you paginating in the query (a rowcount super-select), or caching results in another tier? There are way too many variables to say there is too much db stress. I would contend that properly done in a transactional sense (do you allow a dirty read/inconsistent count in pages?) increases db "stress"/load but simplifies programming. |
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Oct 31 |
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Do you have any techniques to help you get started in the morning? We could all only wish this could be possible. For those of us who are either A) classic programmers without much chance for a partner aside us in the morning and/or B) married, we can only dream of such things. |
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Oct 31 |
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Do you have any techniques to help you get started in the morning? @phresnel, my comment was not to debase the validity of the answer, but an attempt at smack. As you well know, the acceptance of smoking is much greater in Europe than in the States. I'd expect the same response if I stated I walk into my BLM land adjacent to my property and fire off a few rounds for practice too in the morning, acceptance of an activity is at the end subjective :) |
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Oct 30 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Oct 25 |
awarded | Notable Question |
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Sep 17 |
awarded | Yearling |
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Jun 8 |
awarded | Good Question |
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Jun 7 |
awarded | Popular Question |
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Apr 21 |
awarded | Taxonomist |
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Apr 15 |
awarded | Enlightened |
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Apr 15 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Apr 5 |
awarded | Nice Answer |
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Mar 24 |
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Why job postings always looking for “rockstars?” +1 for the historical paragraph (please add reference?) but -1 for thinking that programmers should betray the established methodologies of those for whom they work? |
