Well, the project from hell is finally winding down. We've done a tremendous amount of code in just a few short(but felt very long!) weeks. I know more C++ now than ever - and actually gotten use to coding in C++. The only thing I come to realize is Microsoft's Visual C++ compiler leaves a lot to be desired. Anyone who has done a large project (well over 20K lines of code) in C++ is probably well to familiar with the requirement to clean before every compile and after a few hours, you have to delete the obj folder because it just won't clean anymore. Of course a daily reboot is required too. With .NET I'd have to reboot about once a month!!!
Of course, we just heard the vendor is changing the product platform from Windows CE to Linux in the next firmware version, so I am looking forward to getting to use GNU gcc compiler!
Oh well, hopefully things will get back to normal this week and I can actually spend sometime at home doing all the things I've been neglecting!
Times are a changing...
Earlier I was speaking with a friend about the new Microsoft 8 OS - HTML 5 / Javascript GUI mess that is coming. He made a good point that Microsoft has never been good when it comes to something new and original. They always need someone else to open the door, then they rush in and take over with great success! Here is just some of the projects Microsoft has started with other vendors that lead to great products... Sega Dreamcast running Windows CE = XBOX STEAM = Games for Windows Sybase Database = SQL Server Products Citrix = Windows Terminal Services Netscape = Internet Explorer Firefox = IE upgrades IBM OS/2 = Window iPod = Zune (okay - this one no so great!) Java = .NET (hiring they guy who made Delphi - a true VB Killer!) So now they are trying to get Windows OS on tablets (Windows 7 Mobile is going nowhere fast). The tablet market is a market that has bascially ignored them and is either iPad or everyone else (Android on generic hardware like HP and Samsung, etc). Well, ther...
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