Relational database vendors stepped up to the plate DEC RDB (Relational DataBase, I know, creative) had long since provided SQLMOD. These were source modules you compiled into object form which could then be added to your site specific library and used by any application. This is one of the reasons service oriented architecture was our first solution. It was very easy to whip up a server that accepted data streams in known formats from raw … Some Thoughts on MVVM – Part 2Read more
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Some Thoughts on MVVM – Part 1
There is currently a lot of chatter in the IT world involving MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel). While there are merits, there are also drawbacks. One of the biggest drawbacks I’ve noticed is in the tutorials and documentation found on-line. Take a quick look at this article. Below is a quote from it. The key to remember with the model is that it holds the information, but not behaviors or services that manipulate the information. It is not … Some Thoughts on MVVM – Part 1Read more
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The Gender Fluid IT Crisis
Most everyone reading this is familiar with the Y2K crisis where lots of computer systems simply weren’t going to work after December 31, 1999. Many conspiracy theorists believe it was a scam to earn more money and that there never was a crisis. The theorists are wrong. IT workers put in millions and millions of hours fixing things incompetent management was too greedy to fix. They were all too busy laying off workers they needed … The Gender Fluid IT CrisisRead more
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Which programming language offers the best job market?
I got sucked into a discussion on Reddit with this very question. No, I don’t hang out on Reddit. I wouldn’t even go there but a couple of technical writing crawlers periodically drop an email with links to things there. So, let’s get a few things out of the way up front: There is no “best language to learn” when the question is asked in a vacuum. There are many different job markets and industries … Which programming language offers the best job market?Read more
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JED – Long delay at launch issue
Since the mailing list archive isn’t much in the way of searchable or at least doesn’t seem to be well indexed by search engines I will be keeping a series of posts on my blog with some of the “newer” and more interesting Jed issues as well as various configuration stuff I’ve found useful. Most of you have probably already noticed other posts covering this text editor. When one is working in a terminal it … JED – Long delay at launch issueRead more