There are worse workplaces, of course ;) ... Software Zen: delete this;

You already posted this question in QA at How do I build a console application in C++ which uses database to store data?[^]. Please do not crosspost.

The comment section on that movie is a good summary of the unharmful-but-wrong on the internet... (A hope you are aware that only mare mortals have to scroll to get those comment - if want to - but we are developers...) "The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012

And think about when such processing became available, and how it compares to today's computers: [How do computers in 2017 compare with supercomputers in the 80s to early-late 90s? - Quora](https://www.quora.com/How-do-computers-in-2017-compare-with-supercomputers-in-the-80s-to-early-late-90s). Amazing how far we've came. Of course, that may explain part of why China is so polluted, since I believe chip manufacturing is particularly bad. ([Can computer chip makers reduce environmental impact?](https://news.stanford.edu/pr/96/960605chipsenvir.html)) The Science of King David's Court | Object Oriented Programming with C++

God what a dogs breakfast "I didn't mention the bats - he'd see them soon enough" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

I bet spy agencies would pay a lot of money for something that could decrypt captured info 81% of the time.

He's having such a hard time getting back up you'd think he *was* floating in zero-G.

That's because he doesn't need to act to be a convincing villain.

On a vaguely related note: How to act like you know Chinese even though you don't, episode 2 | The Old New Thing[^] "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

:laugh: The Science of King David's Court | Object Oriented Programming with C++

You need to catch up. He's got what, 2 or 3 albums following that?

I don't think it was wasted time/effort. None of my machines is experiencing any problems, and they haven't since I converted 3 years ago. I can only sit and watch, amused at the crap Microsoft is doing, and amazed that so many people are still using Windows. ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010 ----- You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010 ----- When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

It's apparently a $100 million+ company too :omg: Best, Sander Azure DevOps Succinctly (free eBook) Azure Serverless Succinctly (free eBook) Migrating Apps to the Cloud with Azure arrgh.js - Bringing LINQ to JavaScript

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Hadn't seen that before, either! The Science of King David's Court | Object Oriented Programming with C++

I have it too... maybe is th linux version only? M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

It's in C# and uses a DLL called InputSimulator to actually send the keystrokes. You could make the native API call yourself if you prefer. - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

I wouldn't label if statement as obsolete but I found dynamic polymorphism (hidden by the facade of SOLID mnemonic) pretty convenient thing in order for all OOD keywords to find their place. And indeed before entering the thread my guess was that author will make the case that if.. else.. violates the open-closed principle. And my guess was right. Although if I were the author I'd avoid such words as terrible, horrific etc