I recall reading many years ago that Stanley Black & Decker bought DeWalt. It seems that SB&D has also absorbed many other names in the industry: Craftsman, Dewalt, and How all Stanley Black & Decker Tool Brands are Relatively Positioned (2019)[^]
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case. "*the {VOiCE} says: The truth is analog - not digital." - jonathan HICKMAN
Like some of the other respondents, I was introduced to programming with BASIC and FORTRAN in the '70s. Turbo Pascal was fun to use and was my introduction to functional languages. Still, for most of my career Excel was adequate for data manipulation, analysis and presentation. A few years ago, I began generating 1000 point molecular dynamics data series and Excel fell short of my needs. Some Google research led me to matplotlib and python. I know that views differ, but I am a fan. There are many great libraries, especially for scientific applications. Anaconda bundles an ample collection (including native IDEs) and is trivial to install, even without admin rights on Windows. I find the VS support for python to be pretty decent. It will auto-indent spaces or tabs cleanly use spaces < /whisper> and highlight any inconsistencies. You can choose from several python and Anaconda environments to get satisfactory Intellisense. My only real complaint is the inconsistent performance of the Navigation bar in VS 2017 Community. Frequently, the drop-down will not be populated with the objects in a module, which is annoying. Since VS 15.6, it has been better, but the second-level drop-down (e.g. for functions in a class) is still always empty for me. There is a bit of frustrated discussion about this online and MS repeatedly claims it fixed, but... Python is not the the right hammer for every nail. Nonetheless, it is a great ancillary tool to have. I hope that it gives you a good second experience. George
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case. "*the {VOiCE} says: The truth is analog - not digital." - jonathan HICKMAN
5th grade math class (1964) what's a computer class? I liked it so much that I would do it to 100 on a blank sheet during idle moments. My other numbers game was doubling from 1 to get powers of 2. That would have been a couple of years earlier.
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case. "*the {VOiCE} says: The truth is analog - not digital." - jonathan HICKMAN
glennPattonWork wrote:
I am going to start using Notepad++
Visual Studio supports python since 2015
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case. "*the {VOiCE} says: The truth is analog - not digital." - jonathan HICKMAN
I've only read The Colour of Magic, which I enjoyed very much. My kids are much more current and one of their friends gave us this DVD - Hogfather[^], which, again, I enjoyed quite a bit. It's made for TV, so maybe under the radar. On another note, if you also appreciate Neil Gaiman, there's always Good Omens[^]
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case. "*the {VOiCE} says: The truth is analog - not digital." - jonathan HICKMAN
Basic and the closely similar Focal on a PDP-8/I (1970 age 15). The DEC machine was available to us via teletype for 8 hours a day from a nearby community college. No online storage - offline was 7-bit punch tape. Later, Basic on a Spectra 70 and Fortran on the IBM 360 (1972).
In theory, theory agrees perfectly with practice. In practice, this is virtually never the case.
Carbon dioxide dissolved in water lowers the pH (it forms carbonic acid which partially dissociates into bicarbonate and hydrogen ions). That's why normal rainfall is slightly acidic: pH 5.5-6.5. It takes more acidic sulfur oxides or nitrogen oxides to make true acid rain with pH below 5.
there was only ever one purely original computer program, that was the first one...everything since is derivative to some degree - unknown
Rob Graham wrote:
construct an equilateral triangle using any convenient side length you wish. Locate the center of one side, then draw a line to the opposite vertex. You now have two perfect 30,60,90 triangles, whose short side and hypotenuse are lengths you know very accurately, but whose long side is some multiple of the square root of 3
more precisely, the long side is some multiple (the convenient length one chose) of the square root of 3/4 (one half root three) I believe the confusion that ripples through this discussion is between accurate drawing and precise measuring. As you note, accurate drawing is simple. Measuring the bisector is tougher, but the limit is in our tools, not our perceptions. We can calculate the length to any arbitrary precision, even though it is an irrational product. Of course the valid precision of the calculated value is limited be the precision associated with original line. An inconvenient proof? :)
there was only ever one purely original computer program, that was the first one...everything since is derivative to some degree - unknown
When I learned BASIC and FOCAL on a PDP-8 as an adjunct to chemistry class in 10th grade, I didn't see programming as a career path, just a tool. I got my 8th grade son to try VB2005, but he'd rather just play with the Xbox. I tire of hearing about today's technologically savvy youth - as if typing with both thumbs while driving were an employable skill. Can anyone comment on Alice or similar informal systems for enticing kids to learn the trade?
there was only ever one purely original computer program, that was the first one...everything since is derivative to some degree - unknown