The software that my company makes has contrast issues. There was a design fad a few years ago where light grey should be used, never white; and dark grey used, never black. Throw in some red-on-dark-grey error messages, and the results are unreadable. I'm in my late 40s and trying to convince people in a company where everyone is in their 20s that there is a problem is challenging. I think eventually, especially now that baby boomers are getting old, high contrast will become the norm. I remember trying to sell "accessibility features" 10 years ago was almost impossible. No one wanted to invest in something only a few people would use. Then smart phones became commonplace, and all of a sudden everyone wanted adaptable websites.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Clearpath Robotics

Agreed. .NET and C# are where I've invested my 10,000 hours, but over the last year I've had the pleasure of working primarily in Python, and I love it. It is very readable, especially if you follow the "pythonic" way of doing things -- keeping it simple. I still prefer it more for "scripty" things, because it is interpreted, but that's just my preference.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Clearpath Robotics

What??? OK, more like **superceded**. I am currently writing a book on Windows Forms. It was a surprise to me, while fact-checking, that `Label` and `LinkLabel` have been "replaced" by `ToolStripLabel`. > The ToolStripLabel control replaces and adds functionality to the `Label` and `LinkLabel` controls. However, the `Label` and `LinkLabel` controls are retained for both backward compatibility and future use, if you choose. Link[^] So, no need to start changing our code, but I'm amazed I've never seen this before. :omg:

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Me too! 70s kids REPRESENT! (I was pretty jealous later when all my friends got Commodore 64s. :|

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I was going to post a joke about op-amps, but I got too much negative feedback.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Yes

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Ja, das ist mein Geld. Was? Und der Crack? Nein, nein, nein. Das ist nicht mein Geld. Meine Schuld.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I won't feed the fanboys, but I FEEL YOUR PAIN.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Sander Rossel wrote:

Whenever I see it I'm amazed at how smart I **once** was

So true.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

IsOld == ThatWasFunny == true

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

LOL. As someone who writes **a lot**, English is definitely a quirky language.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

OMG I am exactly absent minded enough to do just that. :laugh:

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Ah yes, often to find that your previous solution is an elegant work of art. How did I forget this!?

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I think a have an SSD with NAND decay :sigh:

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I dare you to quickly repeat that 10 times.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

**Fill in** and **fill out** are both correct, but are a bit informal. In a technical manual I would use something like: * Please **complete** this questionnaire. * Please **answer** this questionnaire. * Please **respond to** this questionnaire. * Can you **explain** the details to me? * Can you **update** me on the details? etc.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I mainly blog about challenges I encounter, so that **others** can benefit from my pain. I haven't had this happen with any of my articles here, *yet*.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

You've been racking your brain, trying to figure out why/how {insert problem here}. You finally break down and search the interwebs, and there's the answer... on your own blog... that your wrote a year ago. You have no recollection of writing it. :|

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

Lawyers will never tell you what you can do, only what you should not; which often conflicts with the reality of running a business and making a living.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.

I'm insured by Lloyd' of London through a Toronto broker. I have CAD 5,000,000 liability and 100,000 E&O. The liability also includes things like fire coverage for the building I rent. I think I pay about 1500 per year. 5M is a standard requirement for many government contracts. If I want 1M E&O it would as about $1000.

Yvan Rodrigues, C.Tech. Red Cell Innovation Inc.