see also: List of issue tracking systems[^]

"ZapGrab is simple and functional screenshot program able to copy practically everything that appears in your monitor, as easy as to take a photo" http://www.zapgrab.net/[^]

Ok, Virtual Coder is gone. Forever.

menaknow wrote:

This article states: "...nuts-and-bolts programming and easy-to-document support jobs will have all gone to third-party providers in the U.S. or abroad." "The skills that will have the steepest decline in 2010 will be in technology infrastructure and service jobs -- such as programming and operations work. Those roles will go overseas or more likely be automated."

In sum: A career in computer programming sucks! part 1[^] :suss: part 2[^] :suss:

Rama Krishna Vavilala wrote:

The iterator section is the one he is talking about.

The pictures, right? :~ Otherwise I don't understand ...

"I still love to write code, especially creative and inventive stuff; it's doing it as a career that just plain sucks." Take This Career And Shove It [^]

Kastellanos Nikos wrote:

The site is unreadable. I hate those css hacks.

What a pity. Shuttleworth is so pro-Microsoft. :omg: BTW, no problem with FF 2.0.0.3 and Opera 9.02.

And I’m pretty certain that, within a few years, Microsoft themselves will be strong advocates against software patents. Why? Because Microsoft is irrevocably committed to shipping new software every year, and software patents represent landmines in their roadmap which they are going to step on, like it or not, with increasing regularity. They can’t sit on the sidelines of the software game - they actually have to ship new products. And every time they do that, they risk stepping on a patent landmine.[^]

Roger J wrote:

isnt thunderbird just a mailclient?

yes

Roger J wrote:

does it have support for calendar and shared contact lists etc?

nope

OpenOffice != Thunderbird

Ok, so you confirm the point of view that primarily the low prestige jobs (textile industry, help desk, software development, ...) are outsourced.

Leslie Sanford wrote:

Technologies come and go (though many tend to stick around longer than we might expect), but the underlying principles of sound software design have not changed. They may mature as we learn more and build upon the past, but rarely do they become completely obsolete and useless.

You know that and I do. But the recruiters I've met during the last months don't see it that way. They just compare your experience with their job requirements. For them 10 years experience in C++ is completely useless when they 'need' a C# or ASP.NET developer.

So hard, so cruel, so true: The short version: 10 Things About Computer Programming You May Not Agree With[^] The long version: Why a career in computer programming sucks[^]

http://www.catch22.net/tuts/tips.asp[^]

Joe Woodbury wrote:

That's patently and fully demonstrably not true. I've moved documents from Word to WordPerfect and back again.

The Word format is proprietary and not documented.

Joe Woodbury wrote:

I've move C/C++/Assembler code between compilers and IDEs.

The Windows API is a lock-in.

Joe Woodbury wrote:

I've moved my bookmarks to FireFox (use both for various reasons.)

Oh, great! One point for you. Of course IE had ActiveX and future versions will have XAML.

Joe Woodbury wrote:

I'm 100% sure I could move my money files to Quicken without any loss. About the only files I've never attempted to move are PowerPoint, but that's because I've only done one PowerPoint presentation and all the competing products suck badly.

Because someone reverse-engineered proprietary formats?

Doesn't interest me.

Nemanja Trifunovic wrote:

This comment[^] explains it very well, IMHO.

Microsoft has never created any product without lock-in.

Microsoft Pays $6 billion for aQuantive: Massive Ad Network Consolidation Is Occuring[^]

Christian Graus wrote:

I think it's called death.

Social death, a.k.a. unemployment.

Marc Clifton wrote:

Several amusing options: You become an industry consultant in say, Agile Programming. That's a bit passe now, so pick something more modern, like Silverlight, WPF, etc.

'Agile' cannot die because it's now a religion. But if you are not a convert Silverlight, WPF, or RoR is the better option.

Marc Clifton wrote:

You develop your own applications and struggle trying to market them and attract investors.

Highly specialized software for an industry sector may be promising, certainly not Nagware (a.k.a. Shareware).

Marc Clifton wrote:

You write a book and discover publishing a book doesn't pay the bills.

Not even Charles Petzold's. But it may make a name for yourself.

Marc Clifton wrote:

You join or create an open source project, work for free, and make a name for yourself bashing Microsoft until Miguel convinces Novell to actually hire you.

This is the best proposal so far. But who wants to be hired by Novell when you can have 10M in venture capital and will probably be bought in a year by Oracle for a multiple: http://www.infoq.com/news/2007/05/interface21-gets-funding[^] The Ultimate Career Option is: Become a SAP consultant! Look at the Job offerings: SAP was top 10 years ago and 5 years ago. It's top now and will be in the future.