I just started using LogMeIn. I love it. I was using VNC and still do for some things but LMI is easier and works better for low bandwidth locations like kiosks on sat or cell links.

My favorite that I've seen recently is "The operation completed successfully." Apparently Windows now considers this an "exception".

I would suggest finding an internship, but I would suggest one in physics. His programming skill will add to his value and he'll more easily find a niche there. Some of the best programmers I know were first something else; Mathematician; Engineer; Physicist. Pursue both is my advice.

I switched to the mobile version http://www.google.com/m[^] At least for today.

OMG What is happening at Google? First the fade-in thing, now this?! I hope this is just their "New Coke" phase and they will come to their senses soon.

Yes, I think this is exactly what they are trying to stop. I think Apple has used the success of the iPhone to get more people interested in the Mac computer. If they allowed Flash or other dev environments to be used, developers would not be required to buy a Mac to develop for it.

IMHO, No. I don't think you would ever have a fair random umber generator that would always produce the same number. You could have one that would produce a very very long sequence that was all that same. As the odds of this are very small but still greater than zero. But the odds that a single random number generator produces a specific infinite sequence, such as all the same number, is zero. So it doesn't matter how many generators you have the probability still approaches zero.

I think a no comment policy is a bit idealistic. Sure, code should be written so that it can easily be read, but many times the assumptions that one programmer makes are not the same as another reading the code. Or subtleties might be missed. At other times efficient code is not readable without comments. I think a no comment policy is a bit like saying, everyone should drive safe so we don't need seatbelt and insurance. Or, nobody should steal so we don't need to lock our doors. i just don;t think we are there yet.

I've worked for both big and small in the past. I'm at a small company now and I love it. It is not for everyone but if you're sick of big company problems, try small company problems for awhile. :) I would certainly suggest the small company experience if you ever plan to start your own company some day. Bill W.

One thing I do is find out what systems or languages they know and then ask them to compare them. Like if they have programmed with both C++ and Java; I’d ask them when they would choose one tool over the other. See if they know advantages and disadvantages of managed memory, multiple inheritance, etc. I find if they can contrast these things well, then they have a pretty good understanding. Bill Westrick