Posted on 07/03/2018 4:36:33 AM PDT by ShadowAce
Bkmk
My thoughts, exactly. When I was a programmer, I used to get into arguments with the geeks who absolutely LOVED the complexity of their code and applications. I told them basically the same thing you say and more often than not, was looked upon as a heretic.
When I learned COBOL in 1982, it was all about maintainable code. I used to love rewriting programs. It finally paid off when I rewrote the local long distance toll rating program for UsWest (now Quest). I reduced it from 10,500 lines to 5,600 lines and found four or five production errors that they knew existed but couldn’t find. They didn’t even know what program was causing them
I’ve not been a developer for about 15 years now (business analyst now), but I work with developers a lot. Apparently structured code has fallen out of favor these days. It’s all about getting it done via Agile, a chunk at a time.
Given the threads I see here on FR and elsewhere, every time MS releases a new major upgrade, it's actually a productivity drag, as random people try to deal with the aftermath.
I am on Linux Mint 100% because of productivity. How can I stay up and working with the least headaches. That means no viruses, no constant interface changes that don’t add function. Cost is one part of the productivity calculation.
“install it on a computer that is already working just fine”
I would not characterize any computer running a recent version of windows as “working just fine.”
This is a very helpful article.
The Codecs thing surprised me though. It seems to me that on all the earlier versions of Mint the codecs were installed as part of the app package (VLC, music players, etc.)
I fall into the “hobbyist” class.
I enjoy tinkering with hardware and piecing together working systems out of old parts. The beauty of Linux is that you can run most distros on minimal hardware.
I currently have three functional computers right here at my home desk (more throughout the house). I run W10 on this machine but run different flavors of Linux on the other two just for grins.
I used to write applications (I refuse to say "apps" to make them sound hipper and cooler...) and you're exactly right. Agile is an excuse IMO for creating coding messes for someone else to clean up later.
The entire concept of "Agile" itself is a wreck (again, IMO) primarily because it gives business users an excuse to never come up with a firm set of requirements for what an a-p-p-l-i-c-a-t-i-o-n needs to do. It's a never ending, sliding set of requirements that simply never gets met and the end product is always in a state of flux. Again because business users can't make up their mind what they want are complete idiots.
Absolutely agreed. For years, one of my big drivers to using Linux exclusively was lack of an adequate batch language. Microsoft has closed much of that gap with powershell, but I have no desire to learn yet another scripting language, especially since it's mainly targeted at microsoft-specific functions.
Like.
Thanks for the info. I like to stay current, so I’ll update to 19.0. I also like KDE enough to at least try the add-on install. I used the Cinnamon edition of Mint on my laptop a couple of releases back. It’s not bad, I just prefer KDE - I use KDE on RHEL at work so...
But hey, the real message is, use what works for you - Linux, Windows, MacOS...
Likewise, I prefer KDE over Cinnamon (or Mate). KDE is just so much more flexible, so we have more control of how our compter (and DE) operates.
Short, sweet and to the point!
BTTT
Linux users can get Chromium which is chrome, before google gets their hands on it.
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Great suggestion. Thanks.
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