If you have programmed for any amount of time at all, you have experienced it. You need to modify some of your old code. Maybe it is a few months old, maybe even a few years old. But as soon as you begin to try to parse it you wonder “Why did I do it this way?”, and “How does this slop even work?” Time may heal a broken heart, but why does it alter our perception of our old code so much? Read the rest of this entry »
artm once asked:
is there the maximum UDP datagram size?
is there some recomendation to chose one based on the application /network?
My reply: Read the rest of this entry »
On a news group, several years ago, Praba asked:
i want to know the abbreviation for CE in WinCE. help me pls..
I replied:
Compact Edition
To which an eMVP (a Microsoft embedded Most Valuable Professional) retorted: Read the rest of this entry »
Many people over the years have asked:
Why can’t I open more than (number usually varies from 3970 to 3974) sockets on Windows?
My response: Read the rest of this entry »
Never before has there been so many usable choices for the desktop: Windows 7 and MacOS Snow Leopard have recently been released; and desktop Linux, with Ubuntu at the forefront, is getting great reviews. Windows is still entrenched with a huge lead. MacOS is showing gains, while Linux is holding on to its share. But perhaps it does not matter which OS prevails, just like Blu-ray’s victory turned hollow due to the lack of sales of its products. And why is Blu-ray not taking off as expected? Read the rest of this entry »
