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Why not to use Mono (opensource re-implementation of .NET)? You could keep C# and everything would be open.
Commented Mar 22, 2013 on Why Ruby? at Coding Horror
Why Ruby?
I've been a Microsoft developer for decades now. I weaned myself on various flavors of home computer Microsoft Basic, and I got my first paid programming gigs in Microsoft FoxPro, Microsoft Access, and Microsoft Visual Basic. I have seen the future of programming, my friends, and it is terrible...
But Aaron _DID_ asked community for help.
Commented Jan 22, 2013 on The End of Ragequitting at Coding Horror
The End of Ragequitting
When Joel Spolsky, my business partner on Stack Overflow and Stack Exchange, asked me what I wanted to do after I left Stack Exchange, I distinctly remember mentioning Aaron Swartz. That's what Aaron was to us hackers: an exemplar of the noble, selfless behavior and positive action that all hac...
I would never gave up my workstation.
Commented Sep 23, 2012 on The Last PC Laptop at Coding Horror
The Last PC Laptop
I've been chasing the perfect PC laptop for over a decade now. Though I've tolerated lugging around five to seven pound machines because I had to, laptops were always about portability first and most of all to me. I quickly gravitated to so-called ultraportable laptops as soon as they became ...
Congratulations for new setup. I use 4x 22" screens in portrait, it can fit more code and costs peanuts. My setup is here:
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/20120727174911444.jpg/
Commented Jul 27, 2012 on The IPS LCD Revolution at Coding Horror
The IPS LCD Revolution
When I wrote about TN LCD panels 5 years ago, I considered them acceptable, despite their overall mediocrity, mostly due to the massive price difference. Unfortunately, the vast majority of LCDs on the market now are TN. You can opt to pay a little bit more for one of the few models with *VA ...
Corruption is in Europe as well. My favorite one are Software Patents being discussed and passed at European Commission for Fisheries (3 times). At least there is European Parliament which stops most of this nonsense.
Commented Jan 19, 2012 on Defeating SOPA and PIPA Isn't Enough at Coding Horror
Defeating SOPA and PIPA Isn't Enough
SOPA and PIPA are two pieces of proposed legislation designed to "stop" Internet piracy… in the most hamfisted way imaginable. As Mitchell Baker explains: Assume there's a corner store in your neighborhood that rents movies. But the movie industry believes that some or even all of the videos ...
I hate automatic updates. If software changes constantly under your hands, there is no guarantee it will work tomorrow. And Google may also decide in future to push some spyware/adware to your computer.
Commented May 26, 2011 on The Infinite Version at Coding Horror
The Infinite Version
One of the things I like most about Google's Chrome web browser is how often it is updated. But now that Chrome has rocketed through eleven versions in two and a half years, the thrill of seeing that version number increment has largely worn off. It seems they've picked off all the low hanging ...
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