Warning, this is really REALLY nerdy. But I found it hilarious. Take what you want from that.

http://thedailywtf.com

That is all.

A handful of knowledgeable people is more effective than an army of fools

Software never dies; it just becomes insecure.

My favorite of the bunch:

Security flaws are like cockroaches: you see one in the kitchen, so you et rid of it. The problem is that the creature has many brothers, sisters, grandkids, cousins, nieces, nephews, and so on.

Yeah, it’s a pretty good book. I’m enjoying it so far, and it’s a pretty quick read (at least the first part). Anyway, sorry to geek out like that, but I wanted to get some of these quotes recorded.

What it comes down to is that C++, in my opinion, is an easier language for the teacher to work with. Because it is easy to write programs in C++ that make no use of pointers, OOP, or windowed interfaces, C++ allows a teacher to begin teaching without having to worry about having to go too in depth on a topic every time Òwhy do _____.Ó Ultimately, every other reason I’ve ever given for not liking C# (or Java for that matter) comes down to the ÒWhys.Ó

Take a look at Hello World in C++ and then C#:



#include <iostream.h>

main()

{

cout << \"Hello World!\";

return 0;

}



And now for C#:



using System;

public class Hello2

{

public static void Main()

{

Console.WriteLine(\"Hello, World!\");

}

}



On first look they look pretty even. Pretty simple. But when you actually start going through the code, C# forces you to explain classes (on some level). There is also having to worry about public/private and static/instanced. Now while you may not plan to cover those topics right away, people tend to start asking ÒWhy do I need to include that?Ó Once they do, it’s very hard not to start spiraling.

In both cases there is hand waiving and the yelling of Òignore the man behind the curtain,Ó but at least with C++ it’s a bit easier to push stuff off to a later date. And this doesn’t stop. It just builds. As you move on into variables, functions, and loops the nuances of C# press more and more extraneous issues, where as C++ can remain pretty on course.

Mind you, once you get past the basics and start getting into pointers and such, I will admit that C# is probably easier. Since it’s much harder to get oneself into trouble than in C++. At the same time, you don’t really know what’s going on with the memory at the level of C# so it’s definitely a trade off, but I will go into that later.

The other reason I am excited is that I am going through the process of teaching myself C#. Now I know what some people might be thinking, �bah, it’s Microsoft, it’s obviously crap.� Now while I used to say that myself, I will admit that I had never actually taken the time to try and properly learn the language. Now that I have to learn it for work, I’m actually very impressed with it.

The first thing is, I was not a huge fan of Java (which C# appears to be loosely based on). I did like it’s system of using classes, although I had never really tried to get into it all that much (I was more of a C++ junky so classes were something I used to make link lists and trees easier). This being said, I am definitely enjoying the transition to the uber OOP (object oriented programming) model. *shrugs*

I’m also very much into the development environment. For a while, my friend Brad and I were joking that Microsoft Visual Studio.net knew kung-fu. I am now convinced it not only knows kung-fu, but a few other styles as well. It’s definitely one of those things were the more I use it, the more in love I fall for it. Seriously, it’s a really really nice editor. It displays classes like the old version, but it does things now like use XML to make tool tip comments from my comments that show up later when I use my own written functions. It also does other thinks like let me collapse the views of Namespaces, Classes, Functions, and Comment Blocks. God it it’s great. Sooooooo nice. Alright, I have to run. Gotta catch Sarah’s accapella arch sing. Later all.

In my constant effort to NOT play video games, I have continued work on my website. Even now, I am debating putting work into one more page update. I’ve pretty much gotten the navbar thing taken care of. Not to mention that now people can comment on my artwork. You can imagine how exciting this is for me. I mean, it’s getting to the point where I am going to have to start pumping out content because otherwise, the only work I will have been putting in is architectural.

I’ve also come to realize that I don’t code PHP all that quickly. Like, I get it done, and it looks right, but I’m such a perfectionist that I can’t stop till everything is absolutely perfect. Considering that this a website is really only about how good it looks, I’m in good shape.

So yeah, the reason I have been working on back end stuff and not content is that, for the past few days, I’ve had severe block. Creative block sucks because, well, you just can’t get anything out. Staring at blankness is really not all that much fun. *shrugs* Hopefully I’ll get out of it in time to get some kind of work up before I leave (doubtful). I’ll probably just code up more stuff that no one will ever see. *shrugs* Anyway, I’m out.