No, but my employer required a drug test before my employment was confirmed. Good news was that I didn't have a migraine in the week or so before the test. My migraine medication includes codeine, which would have caused a positive result for opiates. Software Zen: delete this;

Me too. Cogitation requires concentration and effort. Alas oscitation doesn't and it either just happens or you inherit it from others. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

I am hoping that, that button is the fire button. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

And having read the paper - I once again agree with what he says! I was a fervent adopter of C++ in its early days, but as the language developed and got harder and harder both to use effectively and read I gave up using it. (The fiasco of manipulators between versions 1,2 and 3 didn't help either!) (Neither did a commercially produced database library 'accidentally' passing parameters by value and not by reference - as per the documentation - which caused an amazing array of problems until I tracked down just what was going on! 8) ) Joel's example of what appears to be a simple multiplication is one of my pet peeves about C++ and the fact that in a complex class you can end up with what are effectively class globals that can be accidentally hidden by local variables if you are not very careful is another. Once it became harder to use C++ effectively than it was to solve the programming problems I was using it for, I gave up. As for exceptions, tracing back through 12 layers of exception handling to find out what is causing it is a nightmare - like he says useful for stuff that isn't mission critical, but a bottomless pit in difficult stuff.

In some religions, the thought is the same as the deed. (And in some societies) It was only in wine that he laid down no limit for himself, but he did not allow himself to be confused by it. ― Confucian Analects: Rules of Confucius about his food

We have a winner. Wish I could say your up tomorrow and mean it. Perfect Michael. Can I assume that the word mutorcs is a part of your current vocabulary. I discovered it yesterday. It can be used in the lounge, at work or in mixed company. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

I never used a REM statement in my batch/command scripts. I use :: for this purpose. REM still parses the entire line while :: is a label and the parser stops at the end of the label. You can't jump to :: so it works as a REM while at the same time being significantly faster.

Sorry to hear that. People say things on line they would never say out loud face to face. I am amazed the ways people find to hurt each other.

Here the wage slaves work 07:00 to 16:00. Call a meeting for 16:30 and you meet alone (unless you're buying the drinks). Will Rogers never met me.

It's just that scott hanselman posted something which sounded like one of those cheap eye catching line one can see on the web "blablabl.. and you won't believe what he did next blablabla..." That cracked me up so much that I have to use it everywhere now! Normally there is a cheesy vaguely related follow up, as in, I bought 100 of them and made an igloo with alcoholic ice bricks? But I will leave it to your imagination, juts like the original post! Maybe I did nothing?! :omg: My programming get away... The Blog... DirectX for WinRT/C# since 2013! Taking over the world since 1371!

Thanks for the education Vilmos. After reading in the place where I shouldn't have read, I will never walk into a Hungarian Garden Shop and ask if I can please purchase some Phosphate. (Pronounced with a heavy accent on the 's' like Phozphate.) There are some beauties there... :omg: "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

:thumbsup: Just Deserves. It warms my heart that your mates survived and came out on top. The industry attracts a lot of nasty people and some good people as well. Even though there has been lots of changes in legislation, this sort of thing still happens on a regular basis. Drink in Moderation _Damian S_ or Elephant it and go over your quota and enjoy... Loved your story. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

We call it "friday". .

Yea, September to October is the time to go if you want to see elk in populated areas. Soon after, the herds go up hill for winter and mostly disappear in the forests.

:laugh: It is a paradox that paradoxes would actually exist in reality. That means of course that they don't exist. However, they do! ∫(Edo)dx = Tzumer ∑k(this.Kid)k = this.♥

Thanks Vilmos old chap. I am going to give that a go. ;P "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

Thanks Bill. I have learnt more. I like your psychic territory. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

Great reply, made me laugh. Oh and I couldn't help it. I went there. "Rock journalism is people who can't write interviewing people who can't talk for people who can't read." Frank Zappa 1980

Hi, I love writing and as a project manager i believe that documentation is one of the crucial phase of software development. However many small and mid sized companies avoid this as it takes considerable time and efforts before begining the actual development process. To cut the cost, they prefer very brief writeups and opt for in line comments in the software code. later on it becomes difficult to maintain the software due to lack of proper documentation. To make the development phase interesting, it is necessary that the entire specification be documented keeping scope of 10% for plugging in additional requirements or enhancements for maintaining quality of output, flow charts be prepared, schedule plans be drafted and handed to team. Every team member must proceed according to these documents by reviewing at regular periods during the development phase to ensure that output delivered in not different than the requirements given. Documentation prior, during and post project completion is thus very important. it helps the new team also who will be working on it after a period of time for providing support and maintenance.