I experienced this when Python 3 was released. Is this a Python 2 throw-back other than the semi-colon Python 3 wants?

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

I use an ASUS Zenbook. Price and performance are great. Specs fall within what you stated. Not a tower with trays and bays, etc. I am not sure towers are popular anymore. I have not had one for a long time. Laptops/notebooks are my preference. Check out the specs on Amazon or Walmart. Cheers.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

x-y=0. You are dividing by 0. Therefore your theorem falls apart at that point. Nice try.

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Debugging is the creative part. Successful Compiling is great, but I enjoy debugging a lot more. Debugging leads to better code as well as working code when you iterate through each debugging session. Creating the initial code is often a free flow of ideas when the algorithms and specifications are created. I treat programming like writing an article. I get the ideas down and assume I will be improving them iteratively. I don't like to over-think and block the code flow. This works well in a small group that can be creative. This would not work well for larger projects and larger groups, of course. I work in a small group with limited constraints on creativity. I try to stay object-oriented, concise, and well-documented. Coding should be fun and enjoyable. Maybe that is why I like small independent projects. Less structure, more fun!? I suspect I am like many Code project members. That is why I keep coming back to Code project and sites like stack overflow. Or maybe I just had too much coffee this morning.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

The World Hunters: The Lost Hunters a Google eBook: Mystery of The Fig Tree Pocket. Take a look here with a Google search. Chris could be one of the World Hunters too. Not as exotic an answer as others but maybe useful.

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Ditto. AVG is a good alternative.

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DAILY: codeproject, geekstuff, makeuseof, sitepoint WEEKLY: Stackoverflow, Superuser AS NEEDED: Several Journals, BLOGs and tech support discussion sites. Hmmm... I guess I need to get a life or learn to hate code and problem solving! :mad:Facebook noway!

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

Agreed.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

Since 1964: so 50 years. COBOL, Focal, Fortran, ALGOL, PL/1, APL, Basic, Burroughs Assembler, Datapoint Databus, IBM Assembler, Intel 8088/8086/..., Perl, Dialog, Ksh/Csh/Bash, Javascript, PHP, C#, ... Now mostly: Perl, Bash, Javascript, PHP, C#. Lots of others to learn for fun on the weekends. I am interested in them all ...

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

The topic "DevOps" is hot on this issue now. You may want to look it up in some of the technology blogs and sites. It discusses your concern and related ones.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

http://sourceforge.net/projects/pspp4windows/[^] Here is an open source SPSS clone that is very powerful. You may want to evaluate it. There are multiple environments.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

The laws of the USA define a "work-for-hire" provision. If there is a written agreement defining the provisions then they rule unless they are clearly unenforceable on their face, i.e. conflict with common law, etc. As I understand it, it is the Employers responsibility to shape the work-for-hire provisions. In the absence of a work-for-hire you normally have more rights. That is what my research seems to indicate. Not being a lawyer I can be wrong of course. Just lookup work-for-hire provisions in the laws of your country. If you are a full-time employee then this is a different issue. Normally you will have to sign a non-compete and employment agreemet that can be full of provisions protecting the employers intellectual property. In this case ask an attorney. Spending $500 on an attorney is better than being sued for $50,000 later.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

What about finding some examples of screens for similar apps in his industry to use to illustrate ideas for discussion. You don't have to use them exactly but he may accept that they are good examples if he feels these companies are successful or in some other way memorable to him. This has worked for me in the past as at least an ice-breaker. Can you get input from operations people to discuss with him as needs his key people are looking for. Maybe some emails from them or create some flow and screens with them for him to review. In other words educate him and get him looking at this as a team effort rather than adversarial. FWIIW.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

One approach I have used with varying levels of utility is to treat the regex pattern like an algebraic expression. Factor out common terms and assign them to variables. Use replication counts, etc. This can simplify the final result and make it more maintainable. Your pattern can be simplified a bit and made more readable somewhat by this. I found other strings like valid IP addresses can be greatly simplified this way. Maybe this is useful to you!?

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Total of 4 companies, all long term jobs. Defunct: 2 Active: 2 50% survival rate.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

Ron; Would love to help. I am reaaly not a WPF expert either. I use WinForms and create my own WPF-like objects where needed. I may be open to testing though if that helps. Cheers!

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I am not sure I am following you. Can you provide an example. To me a project has several parts/steps/phases/?? o Analysis o Design o Coding o Testing o ?? All of these are controlled by project management. o Reviewing the phases above on-going o Adds/changes/deletes o etc. Do you just want to assign coding classes and objects? Find help with testing? or ??

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Yep!! To me this the third iteration of large off-site server farms in the industry. The first were Data Centers, the second were Application Service Providers (ASP). I saw some of my peers buy into the ASP paradigm and invest hundreds of thousands. They all failed and some had law suits to deal with exactly for the reason you stated. The technology and sensibility is better now to try the ASP idea again and call it the Cloud. It would NOT be a good idea to call it an ASP again. Most of the reasons the ASP's failed are still issues that are not well resolved. Robustness, Capacity, Security, Service, Price Mobiity, Data Managment, etc., etc. It is just very timely for other reasons. Maybe mostly because the largest industry corporations can benefit tremedously by becoming the new "cable-esque" companies with devices, services, subscribers, and near monopolies. I would prefer a flatter, broader, level playing field myself. Some of our potential safeguards are influencers like YouTube, Twitter, Yelp, etc. Public opinion can be very quickly expressed and felt. We need these watchdog vehicles. I am unconfortable with the direction of the internet as it morphs from its initial intent. I was very surprised to see Berners-Lee starting to chime in with the large players now. He an organizations like the EFF were keeping more of them honest in the past. Some thoughts for what they are worth. Maybe I have just been in the industry too long.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

I just bought a Samsung S3 (i747) for $32 from Amazon. (Watch out for the difference between the older i9300 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and the newer i747 in offers). It has Android Jelly Bean and a bunch of apps including Quick Office for MS Office compatibility. And you get to say you own a 747! I am sure it has some warts along with the sunshine. There are so many Free apps on Google Play, Amazon Store, and others that I intend to tailor it to my specific preferences. I did this for my wife on her i747. She has what she prefers. Her needs are at the opposite end of the scale from mine. One thing to put extra emphasis on for any smartphone is virus and malware protection. Hackers are targeting mobile phones. There are some good AV and AMAL apps out there. Make sure to get one and test it. So for $32, considering the plethora of apps, this may be a good choice for you as well. Good luck.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"

METRO ===== My take on Metro is that it is primarily designed to be the gateway to the devices and service vision Microsoft has to protect/regain their dominant position in the Software market-place. I am not sure it has anything to do with what is better for the user. Not all systems are primarily used for entertainment or social networking. I do think that a touch-screen is appropriate for many user applications, e.g. Retail POS, if the screen real-estate is realistic. Think of one of the millions of accountants using touch-screen to do entries each day. That should slow the financial world down by an order of magnitude or so. For developers the mouse and keyboard seems mandatory to me. The idea that we will be required to work as we are told rather than we have alternatives is repugnant to me. The amount of Metro push-back I read about makes me feel that I am far the only one thinking this. I realize that different levels of development effort are implied if Microsoft does it all. But maybe that is not necessary. There are lots of talented devlopers that can create products to augment/enhance a Microsoft OS. Microsoft should be encouraged to make sure the necessary APIs and other tools are continually made available. In short, let's keep the Mouse and the tactile keyboard for those that need/prefer them. THE CLOUD ========= I am a cloud skeptic still. There is no doubt that it is coming like a freight-train. The reliabilty, privacy, and security issues trouble me. In a business setting (my primary interest) I am very uncomfortable with these issues. There seems to be article afer article supporting this. The cloud is a hackers dream. The cloud is their underground YouTube, their piggy-bank, etc. The future seems to destined to be phablets and cloud servers. The future seems to be 5 years from now at the most. I am not sure we will be happy we went there. The software and information companies are already replacing the Cable companies. The monopoly and consumer-marginalization characteristics of Cable companies was never my preference. I guess this is a bit of a rant, but that is where I am at on these issues.

"Courtesy is the product of a mature, disciplined mind ... ridicule is lack of the same - DPM"