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| C++: The Ugly Useful Programming Language (OSNews) |
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:55:08 GMT |
| Eric Raymond is working on an essay, putatively titled "Why C++ Is Not My Favorite Programming Language". In his announcement, he calls it "an overcomplexity generator", "bloated, obfuscated, unwieldy, rigid, and brittle", and alleges that these characteristics appear in C++ applications also. I contend that many of the complaints about C++ are petty or are aimed at specific libraries or poor ... more... |
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| How Should I Teach a Basic Programming Course? (Slashdot) |
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:58:26 GMT |
| riverman writes "I have been 'provisioned' at the school where I work to teach a new Computer Science/Programming course. I'm supposed to be teaching everything from the very-very basics (i.e. where that myspace thing is in your computer monitor, and how it knows who your friends are) to the easy-advanced (i.e. PHP classes and Python/Google App Engine). I'm an experienced programmer, but I'm not ... more... |
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| FCC: Comcast discriminating against NFL Network (USA Today) |
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:07:07 GMT |
| The Federal Communications Commission has sided with the National Football League in a long-running programming dispute with Comcast Corp., ruling that Comcast should carry the league's NFL Network on its popular digital cable package. more... |
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| Fox Programming Note (WMBD - FOX 43 Peoria) |
Thu, 09 Oct 2008 21:41:41 GMT |
| WMBD/WYZZ - PEORIA - Programming Note: Fox 43 will be off High Definition from 6am to 3pm on October 10 for maintenance. Copyright (c) 1998 - 2008 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. more... |
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