My first computer was during that time, too. It was a Texas Instruments TI-99/4a. Spent countless hours typing in TI-Basic. They had a magazine, too, with games you could type in line-by-line. They didn’t always work. And there was no reliable way to save them. So you basically just left it on and played as long as you could. Then deleted and started the next game. I didn’t care, it was my first programming experience and I enjoyed it. I also remember doing loops, alternating between a color and black. Yes, I turned that big old monitor into a strobe light! Lol! What do you expect, I was between 10-13 when I had that computer. I had fun hacking away in TI-Basic.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Learned it in Math class. I'm way too old to remember when exactly. :sigh:

The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

It's easy to pronounce...uhm... *tap tap tap* *Googling cymru pronunciation* *click* There you go: How to Pronounce Cymru - YouTube[^] :cool:

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

patbob wrote:

I agree that we shouldn't be answering such questions as if they were posed by colleagues, but instead, that we should be answering those questions as if we were mentoring new initiates. This suggests that we need to have a separate forum for such questions where expectations are set appropriately for both sides.

That's exactly what I was thinking. Have a separate forum for beginners with a set code-of-conduct to encourage them, not belittle them. It's hard enough to be a beginner trying to learn then to also have to deal with disrespect.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Yeah, seriously. It looked like the robot left pissed off...which is exactly how the Terminator is born...thanks hockey stick guy, you just doomed the world... :doh:

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Oh, I've had plenty of horrible code thrown at me that I've had to fix/maintain even without Webforms! :doh: :laugh:

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

It has a future, but it's moving towards using more of the Web API and then writing a Web frontend on top of it. Which, when you look at it that way, isn't really very different from most other common platforms. The latest version of MVC that is coming out is really pushing this API backend with a general HTML/CSS/JavaScript frontend. So, yes, it has a future and is relevant. This is exactly how I've been using it for a while now, haven't even written any Razor code in a couple of years. Things like Webforms don't really translate too well, but I have been working with .NET for 8 years and never once worked on a Webforms project. It's really not necessary to spend too much time learning it, unless the company you want to work for specifically asks for it.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

stephen.hazel wrote:

I don't think win10 or any OS ever will everrrr solve the gramma problem :)

Yes, the grandma/grandpa problem will never be solved...even when we are grandparents! Just think of our future grand children going crazy trying to teach us the latest technology...the circle of life continues! :laugh:

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Both at work and home, I have parallels with Visual Studio. No trouble, has been running great for more than 2 years now. I did have to re-program some of the keyboard shortcuts at work, I use ReSharper and Mac keyboards don't have an 'Insert' key, which is used a lot with ReSharper. But, that's only a minor issue. At home I bought an external keyboard that does have an Insert key.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Never had the 10-hour experience before, so not sure how 'normal' it is. When a new OS releases, it can be slow if you try to get it on release day, but not 10 hours slow. At least, not in my experience. The latest XCode was a more than 3GB download, and only took about 15 minutes. So, no, I don't really think that is 'normal'. Yes, dual boot, and with parallels desktop. Mainly got a Mac because I am now doing iOS development, but still am a .NET programmer.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Personally, I think he's 'rocking' it (pun intended) in series 9. The story lines were a bit weak in series 8, and I think Capaldi didn't really come fully into the part quite yet. But so far, these first few have been awesome, and Capaldi is really getting into it now. He even said he didn't feel comfortable in the Tardis last series, and they redesigned it to fit him better. Even bringing back the round panels, which is awesome. It just took him a little while to make the part his own, but I think so far he has succeeded in series 9.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Well, when you say 'landed a job', do you mean actually being contacted by a company? Then, no. But, LinkedIn is FULL of recruiters. And I have been contacted by recruiters on LinkedIn that then led to jobs. That's actually how I got my last 3 jobs. But, if I'm not looking for work, then LinkedIn is absolutely useless, as it seems that 99% of all my communications on LinkedIn are all from recruiters. They are pretty relentless, like vultures, and it's really annoying. I don't ever really go on there and ignore all requests to connect unless I'm looking for work. I do have connections there with ACTUAL friends and colleagues, but, we NEVER have discussions on LinkedIn. I tried going on some of the interest groups and having conversations with other programmers, but, the recruiters and/or freelancers always seem to take over the conversation. It usually goes something like this: Initial poster: "I have a question about [insert programming question]" Responses: "Oh, I have 10 years experience in [insert technology] and competitive rates, I would be happy to take care of that for you!" (Same response a few dozen times from different people) No, they asked for help with a programming question NOT for someone to do it for them (for a fee). Just ANSWER the question! :doh: LinkedIn is full of vultures, and I find it impossible to have any sort of actual programming discussion there. Maybe it's changed, maybe some groups are better than others, but, for the most part I stay away and have actual discussions elsewhere.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Sander Rossel wrote:

I mean, this stuff was tested, right...?

By 'tested', if you mean 'Works on My Machine', then, yes, it was 'tested'. ;)

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Has anyone compared this to refactoring in ReSharper? Is it worth it to try if someone already has ReSharper installed? It does seem pretty interesting...

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

And, don't forget, one to post about in on the Lounge!

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

OriginalGriff wrote:

Our Lizard Masters would have nowhere to live!

Why do you think world leaders are purposefully fueling climate change? They want to warm up the Earth so that our Lizard Masters can come out from the hollow Earth and live among us. They've run out of space in there. ;)

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Keith Barrow wrote:

Rename is insane - need to go to the "Get Info" popup and do it there

Uhm...what?! To rename you just click on the name while the icon is highlighted. No need to go to 'Get Info'.

Keith Barrow wrote:

A keyboard that doesn't have a # (alt-4 on a mac) but does have a key for ± / § is not a keyboard designed for actual use. The physical keyboard is good otherwise

Hmm...I have a '#' right there over the '3', but not the other key you mentioned. But I see you are in the UK. So, the keyboard must be different there. Interesting. Must be because it's a different language then in the US. :laugh: (Don't worry, I know that the US version of English is the mangled version!)

Keith Barrow wrote:

No PrintScreen key, so i've had to learn the shortcut (cmd-shift-4) bad

There are actually different keyboard shortcuts depending on the type of screenshot you want to take: http://www.imore.com/how-take-screenshot-mac-os-x[^]

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

RossMW wrote:

Do you have any tips on keeping these damn { } under control?

Yes, it's called ReSharper[^] I've been using it since 2009 and I have no idea how to use Visual Studio anymore without it.

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

That's why I use Parallels[^]. Still got my Windows 7 and holding out for 10!

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.

Rickrolled!

I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke! My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.