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  • P Paul Watson

    :laugh: I'd say my name is not important.

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    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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    John Draich wrote:

    I'd say my name is not important.

    :)Really


    My Blog

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    • P Paul Watson

      Alvaro Mendez wrote:

      All I know is that if I were in charge of this site's development

      Really? Had much experience running a million+ user website funded on advertisements?

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      Shog9 0
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      Finally got sick of the whale-saver jokes, eh? :rolleyes:

      Now taking suggestions for the next release of CPhog...

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        Finally got sick of the whale-saver jokes, eh? :rolleyes:

        Now taking suggestions for the next release of CPhog...

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        Paul Watson
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        :laugh: You know it man, you know it.

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        • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

          John Draich wrote:

          I'd say my name is not important.

          :)Really


          My Blog

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          Paul Watson
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          Really. I know that wasn't me.

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            Finally got sick of the whale-saver jokes, eh? :rolleyes:

            Now taking suggestions for the next release of CPhog...

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            Nish Nishant
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            Shog9 wrote:

            whale-saver jokes,

            :confused: Regards, Nish


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            • P Paul Watson

              Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

              saw the id and recognized it

              You are such a geek :-D

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              Nish Nishant
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              John Draich wrote:

              You are such a geek

              Sometimes. :) Regards, Nish


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              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                John Draich wrote:

                I'd say my name is not important.

                :)Really


                My Blog

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                Nish Nishant
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                :laugh: Regards, Nish


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                • N Nish Nishant

                  Shog9 wrote:

                  whale-saver jokes,

                  :confused: Regards, Nish


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                  Paul Watson
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                  PaulWatson.com Try it.

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                  • N Nish Nishant

                    John Draich wrote:

                    You are such a geek

                    Sometimes. :) Regards, Nish


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                    Paul Watson
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                    I'll ask the wife, she'll know.

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                    • T Ted Ferenc

                      Michael P Butler wrote:

                      No piece of software of any complexity can have zero bugs.

                      Yes it can! My pet hate is when people make the above statement, it implies that you expect your code to be buggy and already are thinking up excuses for the errors! The main reason for 'buggy' code is cost, to properly design, write and test costs time and money. I used to write software that had to run 24/7, it can be done.


                      "Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it." - Ellen Goodman

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                      David Crow
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                      Ted Ferenc wrote:

                      I used to write software that had to run 24/7, it can be done.

                      Just because it runs 24/7 does not mean it is also free of "bugs." You may have thoroughly tested it, but that merely shows the presence of a bug, not its absence.


                      "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

                      "There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb

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                      • D David Crow

                        Ted Ferenc wrote:

                        I used to write software that had to run 24/7, it can be done.

                        Just because it runs 24/7 does not mean it is also free of "bugs." You may have thoroughly tested it, but that merely shows the presence of a bug, not its absence.


                        "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

                        "There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb

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                        Nish Nishant
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                        DavidCrow wrote:

                        You may have thoroughly tested it, but that merely shows the presence of a bug, not its absence.

                        :confused: Regards, Nish


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                        • P Paul Watson

                          I'll ask the wife, she'll know.

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                          Nish Nishant
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                          John Draich wrote:

                          I'll ask the wife, she'll know.

                          :laugh: Regards, Nish


                          Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
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                          • P Paul Watson

                            PaulWatson.com Try it.

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                            Nish Nishant
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                            John Draich wrote:

                            PaulWatson.com

                            LOL. Thanks :-) Regards, Nish


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                              DavidCrow wrote:

                              You may have thoroughly tested it, but that merely shows the presence of a bug, not its absence.

                              :confused: Regards, Nish


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                              David Crow
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                              It's a study of "program correctness" by the late Professor Dijkstra.


                              "Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Mark Twain

                              "There is no death, only a change of worlds." - Native American Proverb

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                                DavidCrow wrote:

                                You may have thoroughly tested it, but that merely shows the presence of a bug, not its absence.

                                :confused: Regards, Nish


                                Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
                                The Ultimate Grid - The #1 MFC grid out there!

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                                TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                                You can't prove a negative. Elementary logic. So the statement "there are no bugs in this program" for a sufficiently large program is not verifiable.

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                                • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

                                  You can't prove a negative. Elementary logic. So the statement "there are no bugs in this program" for a sufficiently large program is not verifiable.

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                                  gidius Ahenobarbus
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                                  ahz wrote:

                                  You can't prove a negative.

                                  Prove that!

                                  ahz wrote:

                                  Elementary logic.

                                  It most certainly isn't Are you gonna bark all, day little doggy. Or are you gonna bite. - Mr Blonde

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                                  • A Alvaro Mendez

                                    I'm probably gonna get pummelled for this but... I need to get it off my chest: Am I the only who thinks that there's NO excuse for the CP forums to be buggy? This is a developer site: run by developers, for developers. You'd expect it to contain zero bugs, or at the very least for the bugs to be fixed immediately after being detected. But no. The bugs exist and they linger... and when you think they've been fixed, they come back. WTH! I know that this is a free site so I shouldn't expect much from it, and perhaps even be grateful for what I get. The old, "you get what you pay for" comes to mind. But the truth is that Chris Maunder and company aren't doing this for free. There are plenty of ads on this site that are paying to keep it running, and then some. And the ads are there because enough of us come to this site on a regular basis. In other words, if enough of us left, the site would stop receiving advertising dollars and eventually die. So indirectly, we are contributing to this site and its developers. At a minimum, we should be able to use it without running into what I consider stupid bugs... Or perhaps having bug-free forums is practically impossible, I don't know. :~ All I know is that if I were in charge of this site's development, I'd make quality a top priority. It doesn't need fancy bells and whistles, but the ones that are there, should work perfectly. And when they don't, they should be fixed immediately. There's just no excuse to keep something broken broken, especially when so many developers use it on a regular basis. I'd be so embarrassed if it was happening to my site. That's all -- just voicing my frustration. Alvaro


                                    ... since we've descended to name calling, I'm thinking you're about twenty pounds of troll droppings in a ten pound bag. - Vincent Reynolds

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                                    Jeremy Falcon
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                                    I agree completely. It's hard to beat the CP community though, so I'm still here. :)

                                    Alvaro Mendez wrote:

                                    That's all -- just voicing my frustration.

                                    We all need to do that from time-to-time. Jeremy Falcon

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                                    • M Michael P Butler

                                      Alvaro Mendez wrote:

                                      You'd expect it to contain zero bugs,

                                      No piece of software of any complexity can have zero bugs. Which bugs are we talking about. To be honest, CP seems to be working better than it has ever done. How are you reporting the bugs? Emailing Chris or posting them in the suggestions forum? Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]

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                                      Jeremy Falcon
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                                      Michael P Butler wrote:

                                      No piece of software of any complexity can have zero bugs.

                                      True, but there's been outstanding bugs here for a while that haven't been addressed. I don't think finding them is the issue; not taking care of them is. Jeremy Falcon

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                                      • A Alvaro Mendez

                                        Mike Mullikin wrote:

                                        Who are you and what have you done with Paul??

                                        Paul Watson? :confused: How could you tell?


                                        ... since we've descended to name calling, I'm thinking you're about twenty pounds of troll droppings in a ten pound bag. - Vincent Reynolds

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                                        Lost User
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                                        Alvaro Mendez wrote:

                                        How could you tell?

                                        Didn't recognize a "Site Builder" by that name and checked his profile. Me thinks Paul is in a strange mood today based on some of his posts. "If the world should blow itself up, the last audible voice would be that of an expert saying it can't be done." - Peter Ustinov

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                                        • P Paul Watson

                                          Alvaro Mendez wrote:

                                          All I know is that if I were in charge of this site's development

                                          Really? Had much experience running a million+ user website funded on advertisements?

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                                          Jeremy Falcon
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                                          John Draich wrote:

                                          Had much experience running a million+ user website funded on advertisements?

                                          No, but we have stress test tools. :) Jeremy Falcon

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