Actually, I had to remind her; does that mean something?:~ One year both of us forgot; I remembered 3 days later. SS => Qualified in Submarines

In a computational physics class I took, we used True Basic[^] to implement physics algorithms. It was OK in terms of using a BASIC-based language. It looks like it has a demo version you can download, but it terminates after 15 minutes of use. If you want to go the C++ route, You Can Do It! - A beginner's introduction to Computer Programming[^] by Francis Glassborow & Roberta Allen has a pretty positive review. I've never actually looked at the book so I can't give a personal endorsement. -- Marcus Kwok

Actually, I've always hated that inline if syntax. In fact, my version of that routine would be even longer: private void appendBooleanField( boolean value, boolean lastField ) { strind field; if ( value ) { field = "y"; } else { field = "n"; } appendField( field, lastField ); }

I lived in Phoenix (Gilbert) for a while and later Tucson. My oldest daughter was born in Chandler. The summer highs were a little much, but still way better than when I lived in Ft. Smith Arkansas (or visited Austin Texas in August.) I did love the winters in Phoenix and the lightning storms during the monsoon season were spectacular. Incidentally, if you haven't made a trip to Tucson to go to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum[^]; it's a must visit. It's easily the best zoo I've been to. While in Tucson, a visit to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in mandatory, even if you just drive by.

That really is all the MBTI does. I know I'm an introvert and the the test told me that. What it did for me is tell me some things that I knew but didn't understand well. I think the perfect use for it is to take all the extroverts and put them in a bullpen, and put all the introverts in offices. That bullpen (for collaboration) versus office (for concentration) controversy continues all over the industry. Some believing that productivity will improve if we do one or the other for all employees. The reality is that each floorplan format works well for some people and terribly for others. Some people are infatuated with one language, while others will program in any language you throw at them. It doesn't mean that one developer is better than the other, it just means that if you or your lead understands that, you can be more productive by choosing the projects wisely with reference to your ability, personality, preferences or any other knowledge that might be applicable. And conversely, if a manager doesn't consider those things, he (generic term for all people) can adversely affect productivity by putting the wrong people together or assigning the wrong project to a person, etc. SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown

They have things here called "Misters" that create a fine mist of water in the air. The evaporation of the mist cools the air about 20F. You can even by small ones that you attach to your hat. :cool: Anyway, it shouldn't be too hot, only about 100F (38C). SS => Qualified in Submarines "We sleep soundly in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm". Winston Churchill "Real programmers can write FORTRAN in any language". Unknown

To be fair, most of the ones we've dealt with have been OK (and some are really good at generating new business) - it's just this particular one which is proving to be a pain. Anna :rose: Having a bad bug day? Tech Blog | Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "If mushy peas are the food of the devil, the stotty cake is the frisbee of God"

Much harder to debug timing issues / race conditions than single threaded code. John