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by colin_jack 15y ago
I think Apple are actually being far too greedy, one of the reasons I don't buy Macs is the premium you have to pay...I don't like being ripped off quite so explicitly.
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by colin_jack 15y ago
I have seen it discussed but I'm not sure its as clear cut as that.
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by colin_jack 15y ago
I believe the exchange rate right now explains some of it too, particularly as Apple haven't adjusted their prices in the UK to reflect it. I did read they'd adjusted their Canadian prices for the same reason though.
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Why Microsoft Is So Messed Up: Toxic Environment And Bad Managers(businessinsider.com)
2 points by colin_jack 15y ago|0 comments
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by colin_jack 15y ago
> If anything the framework needs to be good at, it is, how well it allows itself to be replaced and with how little effort. Agree completely, its an obvious point but I do also think good frameworks allow plugging out smaller chunks el
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The Ruby train goes blah blah blah(kenegozi.com)
8 points by colin_jack 15y ago|4 comments
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by colin_jack 15y ago
Sure thing but I was really thinking more of the "more of the intent is explicit" issue (and its affect on developer productivity) not guarantees regarding compatibility.
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by colin_jack 15y ago
> But if I'm going to take over an adequately maintained code base, I'd rather it be in a static language, because more of the intent is explicit Out of interest would you feel the same if both codebases had adequate test coverage? In t
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by colin_jack 15y ago
Yeah I found this bit odd too, definitely feels like it could be explored further.
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by colin_jack 15y ago
I'm a .NET dev now looking at Ruby etc and honestly no I don't think MS do try to move beyond the status quo, or more correctly I guess Roy hit the nail on the head in that the advancement is often of the "new sharepoint 2013" variety rathe
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Twitter Shifting More Code to JVM, Citing Performance and Encapsulation(infoq.com)
228 points by colin_jack 15y ago|86 comments
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Appreciating the power of a true community (Ruby and.NET)(7enn.com)
11 points by colin_jack 15y ago|5 comments
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by colin_jack 15y ago
> Either way I don't think it matters. Just get it done. Clients do not care about URL structure, they just want their problem solved. I redid an app and prettified the urls (yes I know this is slightly off topic) and no one has comment
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by colin_jack 15y ago
You might be interested in "RESTful Web Services Cookbook", it covers some of the topics you discuss and is a very pragmatic book.
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by colin_jack 15y ago
In HTTP resources are the things identified by the URL, so if you change the query parameters you are addressing a different resource.
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Smooth CoffeeScript - Free E-book(autotelicum.github.com)
8 points by colin_jack 15y ago|0 comments
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Erlang for the C# (or even Java) guy(blog.semeosis.com)
3 points by colin_jack 15y ago|0 comments