Update: Metro 6.2
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Update: Metro 6.2.1
Update: Metro 6.2.1
06/10/2004 09:58 AMThe multi-track recording, sequencing, and MIDI software adds a track
contextual menu, an optional Software Audio Thru Feedback Protection
feature, and other changes.
Metro 6.2.0.1
Metro 6.2.0.1
05/07/2004 07:17 PMProfessional audio, MIDI and video sequencer supports core audio, core
MIDI, audio units, VST plug-ins, ReWire and more.
Metro SE 6.1.0.4
Metro SE 6.1.0.4
11/14/2003 09:50 PMFull featured professional audio, MIDI sequencer supports audio units
and VST plug-ins.
VCG Metro 4.03
VCG Metro 4.03
01/03/2005 07:56 AMA open tool to evaluate the Hausdorff distance between triangular
meshes.
New: Metro 6 LX
New: Metro 6 LX
01/19/2004 12:52 PMSagan Technology released Metro 6 LX, a new member of the Metro line
of multi-track recording, sequencing, and MIDI software, which fits
between the entry-level Metro SE and the top-of-the-line Metro.
Retro vs. Metro
Retro vs. Metro
08/13/2004 03:52 PMRetro vs. Metro
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Retro vs. Metro.
Retro vs. Metro.
08/12/2004 09:14 AM
Retro vs. Metro. But
what, why, and who?
VCG Metro 4.05 (Default branch)
VCG Metro 4.05 (Default branch)
04/06/2005 09:30 PM

Metro is a tool designed to evaluate the
difference between two triangular meshes by
computing the Hausdorff distance between the two
surfaces. Metro adopts an approximated approach
based on surface sampling and point-to-surface
distance computation. The tool has been widely
used in the surface simplification research
community (more than 140 citations according to
google scholar). The tool is built using the VCG
library.
Changes:
This release adds options for saving two ASCII CSV files with the dump
of the histogram of the error distribution between the two meshes
(useful for printing high-quality graphs).
metro packet library
metro packet library
06/29/2004 03:30 PMMetro Version 1.0.0 released
Sagan releases Metro 6 LX
Sagan releases Metro 6 LX
01/22/2004 02:13 AMSagan Technology
recently announced the release of
Metro 6 LX,
the middle brother in the company's line of music-making applications.
While Metro 6 is the full-featured big brother, Metro 6 LX is the
middle child, offering less options but still more robust than its
younger sibling, Metro 6 SE. Sagan notes that Metro "stands alone as a
complete and integrated MIDI, audio and video production system."
"Does the idiocy from Metro never stop"
"Does the idiocy from Metro never stop"
07/30/2004 03:24 AM:: Metro Pulse Online ::
:: Metro Pulse Online ::
04/06/2005 05:01 AMlooks at blogs and politics, .. Frank
Cagel
metropulse.com/articles/2005/15_13/frank_talk.html
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New Metro expands into the Internet
New Metro expands into the Internet
04/16/2005 10:07 AMMiami.com - Sat Apr 16, 08:14 am GMT
RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary
RoamAD Says Metro Wi-Fi Should Not Be
Proprietary
03/29/2005 11:45 PMWi-Fi Technology Forum Mar 30 2005 4:28AM GMT
3G Coverage for Tokyo Metro Stations
3G Coverage for Tokyo Metro Stations
07/07/2004 06:06 AM3G Jul 7 2004 10:30AM GMT
West Virginia Metro News
West Virginia Metro News
03/27/2005 02:51 AMMARCH MADNESS: West Virginia Students Set More Than 50 Fires To
Celebrate Victory ..
news
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Paris Metro firm to run Wi-Fi buses
Paris Metro firm to run Wi-Fi buses
06/11/2004 06:25 AMFirst trains, now trolleys
Radical Economics in Metro Networks
Radical Economics in Metro Networks
03/30/2005 03:51 AMadserver.fattail.com/redir/redirect.asp?CID=101109
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Perl Programmer in DC Metro area
Perl Programmer in DC Metro area
01/06/2004 11:54 AMThe Richard Group, Inc. - United States, Virginia, DC Metro
(2004-01-06)
Metro Ethernet cruises toward mainstream
Metro Ethernet cruises toward mainstream
06/16/2004 11:30 AMNew standards should help phone carriers and ISPs offer Ethernet
services over existing networks.
Metro launches RFID innovation center
Metro launches RFID innovation center
07/07/2004 10:56 AMMetro AG, the world's fifth largest retailer, has opened a new center
to demonstrate RFID (radio frequency identification) technology to its
suppliers ahead of the group's smart-tag rollout in November.
Remember that Retro Versus Metro Thing?
Remember that Retro Versus Metro Thing?
08/19/2004 11:08 PM
Remember this, from a few days back?
Retro vs Metro? Well,
the book is out, and the publishers have made it
available for free download
in pdf format. I've read the first chapter and so far it's pretty
good.
[more inside] standing to the right and walking to the
left on Metro escalators
standing to the right and walking to the
left on Metro escalators
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Metro Detroiters: DPUG Meeting
thisThursday
Metro Detroiters: DPUG Meeting
thisThursday
03/08/2004 11:28 PMMetro Group improves in-store stock
through CPFR
Metro Group improves in-store stock
through CPFR
04/02/2005 09:20 AMInternetRetailer.com Apr 2 2005 12:54PM GMT
Metro Forced To Halt Sale Of SmarTrip
(washingtonpost.com)
Metro Forced To Halt Sale Of SmarTrip
(washingtonpost.com)
07/22/2004 10:04 PMwashingtonpost.com - After encouraging the public to buy SmarTrip
cards by installing SmarTrip fare boxes on more than 1,000 buses,
placing SmarTrip vending machines in 33 stations and requiring their
use by anyone parking at a Metro lot, the transit system is running
out of cards.
Free newspaper group Metro embraces the
internet
Free newspaper group Metro embraces the
internet
04/13/2005 04:52 PMServihoo.com Apr 13 2005 7:29PM GMT
Metro Ethernet products promise cost
savings
Metro Ethernet products promise cost
savings
05/17/2004 10:22 AMZDNet UK May 17 2004 2:15PM GMT
Grand Rapids Proposes Trials by Fire for
Metro-Fi
Grand Rapids Proposes Trials by Fire for
Metro-Fi
04/02/2005 10:49 AM
The city has asked its potential metropolitan wireless
network vendors to build temporary test networks: This is
an awfully clever idea from several standpoints. First, it allows the
city to see how the vendor works with its utility employees to set up
the test. Second, it shows that the equipment works. Third, it gives
local residents a chance to test service to see if it's something they
would ultimately be interested in. Fourth, it allows different
technology to contend in similar spaces, which lets the city more
easily choose the best kind of wireless technology for their region.
Fifth, it's not as cut and dried as an RFP with a single winner.
Of course, this test favors companies that have the wherewithal to
build out test networks of this scale, but the city has 13 potential
vendors for these trials!
Trials will begin May 6 and last eight weeks with open access during
the tests. The ultimate network will span 45 square miles. Funding
plans aren't mentioned.
"ajc.com | Metro | Judge warns those who
make threats over Commandments"
"ajc.com | Metro | Judge warns those who
make threats over Commandments"
12/15/2003 10:29 PMIngate Enters NYC Metro, South Florida,
Canadian Markets
Ingate Enters NYC Metro, South Florida,
Canadian Markets
05/31/2004 02:17 PMDistributor Partnerships with UDT Protia and CentralTouch Expand North
American Sales Reach, Increase Visibility in Latin America [PRWEB May
26, 2004]
Vodafone Portugal brings 3G coverage to
Oporto Metro for Euro 2004
Vodafone Portugal brings 3G coverage to
Oporto Metro for Euro 2004
06/11/2004 09:51 AMDMeurope.com Jun 11 2004 1:27PM GMT
Cummins Westport Receives Order for up
to 750 Engines from Washington Metro
Transit
Cummins Westport Receives Order for up
to 750 Engines from Washington Metro
Transit
05/18/2004 07:44 PMBC Technology May 18 2004 11:04PM GMT
Bury Metro Council puts 60 forms online
to improve its e-Government
Bury Metro Council puts 60 forms online
to improve its e-Government
06/07/2004 04:30 AMPublicTechnology.net Jun 7 2004 7:54AM GMT
“Virtual Home Assistant” Makes Debut in
Kansas City Metro Area
“Virtual Home Assistant” Makes Debut in
Kansas City Metro Area
03/29/2005 04:20 AMRevolutionary home automation system now available in KC metro area.
System uses advanced artificial intelligence to predict and respond to
situations. Originally developed for physically handicapped, the
system has evolved to work in any home and lifestyle. [PRWEB Mar 29,
2005]
HostRocket Launches ViaTalk Offering
Broadband Phone Service In 2,200 Metro
Markets
HostRocket Launches ViaTalk Offering
Broadband Phone Service In 2,200 Metro
Markets
06/22/2005 02:31 AMLeading hosting provider launches broadband phone service with plan
offering unlimited local and long distance calling starting at under
$200 yearly in 2,200 metro markets throughout all 50 states. [PRWEB
Jun 20, 2005]
Fujitsu Announces Hybrid Ethernet and
Metro ADM Chip for Gigabit Ethernet and
PDH Transport
Fujitsu Announces Hybrid Ethernet and
Metro ADM Chip for Gigabit Ethernet and
PDH Transport
02/05/2005 09:28 PMFujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today rolls out its ETHOS
(ETHernet Over SDH/SONET) device, a pioneering product for full-rate
Gigabit Ethernet and E1/DS1 access in Metro and Access networks,
designed in collaboration with AimCom, a leading-edge design and
development company specialising in Next Generation Carrier Class
Optical Networking, based in The Netherlands. [PRWEB Feb 3, 2005]
Metro Detroit’s Small Business Computer
Specialists “The Computer Guys” Launch
Their New Customer Interactive Website
Metro Detroit’s Small Business Computer
Specialists “The Computer Guys” Launch
Their New Customer Interactive Website
06/17/2005 07:19 PMAnnouncing the launch of The Computer Guys new website, www.tcguys.com
offers customers the ability to submit computer and network service
requests along with troubleshooting support. [PRWEB Jun 15, 2005]
InfraGard Membership Alliance – Metro
New York 2005 Biometric Technology
Briefing – January 18, 2005 - Biometrics
Identification and Authentication
InfraGard Membership Alliance – Metro
New York 2005 Biometric Technology
Briefing – January 18, 2005 - Biometrics
Identification and Authentication
01/06/2005 04:42 AMThe InfraGard Biometric Security Summit will be held at Ernst &
Young's Times Square Corporate Headquarters in New York, NY and is
presented by InfraGard’s Membership Alliance – Metro New York.
Invitations to attend are extended to Government and Corporate
Security Professionals and reservations for attendance can be made by
visiting the InfraGard Metro New York website at www.nym-infragard.us.
[PRWEB Jan 6, 2005]
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The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry
The International RFID Technology Center
Locates in Frisco, TexasThe IRTC Will
Provide Leadership, Guidance and
Services for the RFID Industry
12/19/2004 03:04 PMThe International RFID Technology Center, Inc. (IRTC) announced today
that they have reached an agreement with the Frisco Economic
Development Corporation (FEDC) to locate the IRTC’s headquarters in
the City of Frisco, Texas, one of the fastest growing cities in the
thriving Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) area. This enables the IRTC to take
advantage of DFW’s technology talent pool and geographic location as a
focal point for activity in the RF (radio frequency) and RFID (radio
frequency identification) sectors. [PRWEB Dec 18, 2004]
Innovation Center Nurtures Newborn
Security Companies
Innovation Center Nurtures Newborn
Security Companies
08/19/2004 03:19 PMSun Opens RFID Test Center
Sun Opens RFID Test Center
05/06/2004 08:23 PMCustomers and integrators can use the model warehouse in Texas to test
RFID configurations, and Sun will certify their compliance with the
specifications laid out by Wal-Mart and other retailers as well as by
the U.S. Department of Defense.
IBM sets up RFID center in Japan
IBM sets up RFID center in Japan
05/25/2004 11:37 AMZDNet May 25 2004 3:36PM GMT
Estarta Solutions launches Microsoft
Innovation Center with a government
eTaxation product
Estarta Solutions launches Microsoft
Innovation Center with a government
eTaxation product
03/24/2005 08:26 AMAME Info Mar 24 2005 12:17PM GMT
Sun sets up European RFID test center
Sun sets up European RFID test center
12/05/2003 12:37 PMAmid some privacy concerns, the Java advocate enters the
retail-tracking game in Europe by opening a test center where
companies can test their radio frequency identification systems.
IBM Opens New European RFID Testing &
Solution Center
IBM Opens New European RFID Testing &
Solution Center
07/05/2004 01:23 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Jul 5 2004 5:11AM GMT
Retail giant opens RFID test center
Retail giant opens RFID test center
07/07/2004 04:22 PMZDNet Jul 7 2004 8:08PM GMT
German retail giant opens test center to
push RFID
German retail giant opens test center to
push RFID
07/07/2004 01:02 PMThe company spearheading use of radio tags in Europe unveils its
official test bed.
Expanded Pharmaceutical, Biotech,
Medical Device & Skin/Cosmetic Training
from the Center for Professional
Innovation & Education (CfPIE)
Expanded Pharmaceutical, Biotech,
Medical Device & Skin/Cosmetic Training
from the Center for Professional
Innovation & Education (CfPIE)
03/17/2005 02:52 AMThe Center for Professional Innovation and Education (CfPIE) is
expanding its European pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and
skin/cosmetic training course offerings. Course topics will range from
current good manufacturing practices (GMP) and drug development
training to regulatory affairs and quality assurance. Expanded courses
begin in May, 2005. [PRWEB Mar 16, 2005]
UK institutes ridiculously difficult
English-proficiency test for
English-speaking immigrants
UK institutes ridiculously difficult
English-proficiency test for
English-speaking immigrants
08/22/2004 07:30 AMCory Doctorow: Immigrants to the UK from
English-speaking countries such as Canada and Australia must pass an
English proficiency test in order to gain UK citizenship. The test is
apparently very stringent:
According to one report two Australians, including a knight who has
lived in Britain for 44 years and a writer with a degree in English,
have been rejected under the new rules.
Link
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via Fark)
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) :
Daily News in English About Korea
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) :
Daily News in English About Korea
07/13/2004 08:23 AM3 Megapixel cameratelefoon ..
chosun
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Update: ArKaos VJ 3.0.2
Update: ArKaos VJ 3.0.2
07/26/2004 10:56 AMThe real-time multimedia editor adds movie sync to BPM,
forward/backward motion with MIDI-controlled speed or BPM sync, video
overlay and ReWire support, new effects, and other changes.
ArKaos VJ 3.0.3 adds DMX support, more
ArKaos VJ 3.0.3 adds DMX support, more
01/06/2005 02:59 PMArKaos on Thursday released ArKaos VJ 3.0.3, an upgrade to its video
jockey software that adds support for DMX, a protocol that enables the
software to be used as a remote media server which controls a lighting
console. The Mac version of ArKaos can only connect to a lighting
console through the ArtNet Ethernet protocol -- the DMX-USB interface
works only with Windows machines.
ArKaos releases its new VJ 3.0.3 with
DMX support
ArKaos releases its new VJ 3.0.3 with
DMX support
01/06/2005 11:58 PMArKaos VJ DMX is ArKaos VJ with added support for DMX protocol through
a special ArKaos VJ DMX license. What does that mean? I won't pretend
to know. According to the website "DMX is an addressing &
communication protocol that allows a centralized controller (such as a
lighting console) to address from 1 to 512 dimmers individually. Those
dimmers can be used to control lighting equipment, lasers, fog
machines, other material,.. And now also ArKaos VJ." If you check out
the videos on the site you'll soon see that with this software and the
proper hardware, you can put on a pretty cool live show.
[Links from this story may be found on MacMerc.com. Click the title to
delve deeper.]

ArKaos VJ software gains new effects
ArKaos VJ software gains new effects
07/23/2004 11:27 AMArKaos on Friday released the
latest version of its eponymous video jockey (VJ) software for Mac and
Windows -- ArKaos VJ v3.0.2. The new release adds a new video control
feature that helps users make frame-accurate selections of content
they want to play inside a video loop. New effects have been added as
well, including Mirror, ArKolor and Tracker. And improved beat
detection helps you adjust the speed of video loops to the tempo of
the music. Some effects have been enhanced, and you can now latch
layers through the computer keyboard or a MIDI footswitch. ArKaos VJ
is compatible with Mac OS X v10.3, Mac OS 9 and various Windows
versions. It costs US$335, but this upgrade is free for registered 3.x
users.
Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution
Aplus Flash Technology introduces new
high-performance, low-current RFID
EEPROM IP: Secure and cost-efficient,
Aplus’ RFID EEPROM IP offers RFID chip
designers the first easy drop-in EEPROM
memory solution
05/31/2004 02:13 PMAplus Flash Technology has introduced a new version of its silicon
proven 0.35um 2P3M CMOS based EEPROM IP that is targeted for RFID
applications. This embedded memory IP can be used in RFID
applications such as contactless smart cards, RFID tags, security and
surveillance, and other supply chain tracking purposes. Aplus Flash
Technology is a fabless IC design company specializing in non-volatile
memory IP and products. [PRWEB May 19, 2004]
RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC
RFID development kits come with
compactFlash RFID readers for pocket PC
08/12/2004 06:48 PMRF Design Aug 12 2004 11:20PM GMT
RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab
RFID Labels Test 100% Readable by the
RFID Alliance Lab
12/17/2004 06:31 PMWorldlabel.com shipped a roll with 105 pieces of 4” x 6” Xtrack™ RFID
Smart Labels to the RFID Alliance Lab for testing. The tags embedded
were a Rafsec dipole design with EPC UHF Ucode 1.19 chip. Tests were
performed at the University of Kansas under the supervision of Dr.
Daniel Deavours, Director of Research at the RFID Alliance Lab and
Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas. Dr. Deavours issued
the following statement on behalf of the RFID Alliance Lab. “On
December 14, the Lab tested all 105 labels with a ThingMagic Mercury 4
reader. The Lab observed that all 105 labels were readable”. [PRWEB
Dec 16, 2004]
Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience
Chinese Movie Industry Recognizes Movie
Watching Is A Social Experience
03/22/2005 05:03 PMYesterday we noted that the MPAA and movie theater owners were
whini
ng about how much people coming in an taping movies was hurting
their business. The obvious response, we pointed out, is to recognize
that going to the movies is a
social experience. It's not just
about the content (though, that is important), but the overall
experience. If they improved that, then people would want to go --
even if they could score the same movie off the internet or a cheap
DVD bought off the street. While the folks in Hollywood refuse to
entertain this idea, someone (anonymously) in the comments to that
story pointed to an article in China noting that
this is exactly what Chinese movie theaters have done.
After years of declining attendance, they finally shaped up and made
going to the movies cool again. They improved the overall experience,
putting in better equipment and more comfortable seats. They improved
the sound and the lighting as well. It sounds like they also made
some theaters to be more like bars, to help attract young adults away
from traditional bars. Yet the supposedly "creative" movie people in
Hollywood insist "nothing can be done" to get people into the theater.
In the Charts: Media Center 2005 PCs
Take Center Stage Among Desktops
In the Charts: Media Center 2005 PCs
Take Center Stage Among Desktops
12/29/2004 11:54 AMThis month's Top 15 Desktop PCs chart highlights two trends: the
emergence of powerful new gaming systems that have sophisticated
style, and the rapidly growing selection of Media Center PCs, which
expand PC-based home entertainment beyond gaming. Examples of the
former are two new Athlon-fueled machines that sit atop the power
section of our chart: Alienware's Aurora 64 FX-55 and ABS's Ultimate
M5-64. Both of these systems are visually appealing without shouting
"I'm just for games." Not only are they the two fastest systems on the
chart, but they also produced outstanding sound with their high-end
Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 cards and their 5.1-channel Logitech
speakers (the X-530 and the Z-680, respectively).
Know-Center - Austria's Competence
Center for Knowledge Management
Know-Center - Austria's Competence
Center for Knowledge Management
02/05/2005 09:29 PM
Know-Center
Know-Center - Austria's Competence Center for
Knowledge Management
http://www.know-center.at
The Know-Center is Austria’s Competence Center for
knowledge-based Applications and Systems. The Know-Center has its core
competences in the fields of information technology as enabling
technologies for knowledge management and in human-oriented knowledge
management. As a connecting link between science and industry the
Know-Center carries out problem-driven, result-oriented and
application-oriented projects in these competence areas. Their close
cooperation with scientific institutions, such as Graz University of
Technology and JOANNEUM RESEARCH ensures the access to latest research
results. Together with their partner companies, the Know-Center
transfers these scientific results in innovation for Styria in
particular and Austria in general. This has been added to
Knowledge Discovery
Subject Tracerâ„¢ Information Blog.
"Other Languages "
"Other Languages "
03/29/2005 11:43 PM"Other
Languages "
"Other
Languages "
04/08/2005 02:50 PMMicrosoft puts the "center" in Media
Center
Microsoft puts the "center" in Media
Center
01/08/2004 07:06 PMA new line of linked Media Center devices promise to cost quite a bit
of money.
Sitegalore Available in 8 Languages
Sitegalore Available in 8 Languages
01/05/2005 04:44 PMtheWHIR Jan 5 2005 8:12PM GMT
The Parable of Languages
The Parable of Languages
10/09/2002 11:48 AMToday, though, the group was quiet, much quieter than usual, because
one of their members, PHP, was not its usual cheerful self. In fact,
one could say that PHP was in a true funk, if one had a mind to say
something like that aloud, or within the hearing of one's boss. Or
doctor.
Why the blues, PHP, the other languages asked. All the languages that
is but C, because all C ever said was "bite me", being a rude language
and hard to live with, but still respected because it was such a good
worker.
And PHP answered...
"tri" Thx to Sam Ruby
for the link.
"zeldman.93kr73"
Voyager's 55 Languages
Voyager's 55 Languages
12/19/2004 03:44 PMThe Voyager spacecraft had their famous galactic greetings on board,
with the map offering detailed instructions for any aliens who wanted
to invade Earth, the drawing of a naked man and woman designed to make
me giggle when I saw it depicted in my fifth grade science textbook,
and the...
Dynamic Languages
Dynamic Languages
08/12/2004 11:41 AMDynamic Tools for Dynamic Languages: After reading the "
Programmers are Idiots" essay that Joe posted last week, I got to
thinking about my situation. Am I actually a programmer? I came to
the conclusion that no, I'm not — I'm a scripter. I work
predominantly on the Web, and while I can "program" in Visual Basic, I
work best in scripting languages like PHP.
I guess I like to think that I solve problems, regardless of
method. I may not fire up a C++ IDE and compile stuff right and left,
but my company comes to me with IT problems every day (every hour,
sometimes), and I manage to solve 90% of them. I use all sorts of
languages and technologies, but at the end of the day, problems are
solved and business continues to improve.
(I will admit, however, to a concerted attempt lately to program
some things in VB.Net. Why? Because while I may not consider myself
a "programmer," I do enjoy getting paid like one. And, sadly, you
don't see many job postings for "problem solver.")
Related to all this is the essay linked above. It's a Very
Important Thing. It's very long, but it has good headings, so you can
skim it.
The author attempts to redefine traditional "scripting" languages
like Perl, Python, and PHP as "dynamic languages." It's essentially a
call for respect — these languages may be as glamourous as
Visual Basic, Java, and C++, but they solve as many problems.
Oftentimes more.
Just as Linux was suddenly recognized as a significant platform
choice after years of being "snuck in through the back door",
high-level open source programming languages are becoming recognized
by mainstream analysts as key pieces of an effective approach to
building software.
[...] The strengths of these languages derive from their open
source nature, from their pragmatic approach, and from their constant
evolution in response to real user needs. Ignoring them is equivalent
to ignoring the hammer in your tool chest because you've just been
sold a fancy screwdriver.
So, am I a programmer? Or am I a scripter? Or am I just a guy who
solves problems through a broad base of experience with what a lot
platforms, languages, and applications can do?
If it were up to me, I'd much rather hire someone who knew a little
about a lot, and who could analyze a problem from that perspective
before coming up with a solution that was centered around making the
problem go away rather than using one language over the other. Of
course, sometimes you need a specific type of programmer, but just as
often, you don't — you really just need a problem solver.
But maybe I'm just making excuses because I don't have CS degree
and I hate compiling stuff. Perhaps I'm just bitter.
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