I was wondering if there are any C++ certifications out there. I have seen that Microsoft has one, but I'm all for open source and linux so I would rather get my certification elsewhere. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
I was wondering if there are any C++ certifications out there. I have seen that Microsoft has one, but I'm all for open source and linux so I would rather get my certification elsewhere. Any ideas? Thanks in advance!
Why do you want a certification exactly? Honestly open source work on projects will get you further than having a certification, in my experience and IMHO. Go work on one of those and building you skills instead of trying to acquire a piece of paper that really doesn't say much.
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It’s 2014 and I still use printf() for debugging.
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From my experience: People that had the same feeling for Microsoft and had Linux as their girlfriends, suddenly started posting IE sucks less and things like that (!!!)
What had happened, was that they had become Microsoft students or started to work at Microsoft. Of course, I am not telling that you are one of them (there is a chance, but I don't know you). I am just saying, so that you won't get surprised (at least not so much), when you see a Linux-friendly guy starting adoring Microsoft software
Code - functions and small libraries I use
It’s 2014 and I still use printf() for debugging.
"Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. " —Harold Abelson
Everything is a trade off.-
Code - functions and small libraries I use
It’s 2014 and I still use printf() for debugging.
"Programs must be written for people to read, and only incidentally for machines to execute. " —Harold Abelson
It is naive to to stick to one operating system when you well know that there is something better in the other operating system.It should not be a matter of patriotism but a matter of convinience.
You ever try a pink golf ball, Wally? Why, the wind shear on a pink ball alone can take the head clean off a 90 pound midget at 300 yards.
Above all to understand that an operating system is simply a tool. And a tool shouldn't be the subject of egregious symbolism. It makes us look stupid and dumb. Incapable of thinking for ourselves.
Certainly we can and should help propagate many aspects of this Free Software culture (and fight against other aspects of this culture that are less right). But just like in life where we understand we need to balance our wish for civil liberties with the need to live in a society of consumers, in software a balance between commercial and Free software is what helps drive technology forward. No good ever came from extremism. And people that follow that path are dangerous individuals who profess their truth in the form of a dictatorship.
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
Nemesis is, err, dead for 10 years now. But kudos for mentioning Inferno.
Originally Posted by brewbuck:
Reimplementing a large system in another language to get a 25% performance boost is nonsense. It would be cheaper to just get a computer which is 25% faster.
Have you ever met a carpenter that refuses to put a nail in because screws are way better? Who calls people using a hammer "traitors", because everyone knows that only screwdrivers are the real deal? Software is a tool to solve people's problems. If you want to be a professional, you use the best tool for the job.
What would you think about the carpenter using a screw to hang a picture frame? Does it strike you as a good and professional behaviour?
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