Comments for Cobworks http://cobworks.ca A window to the snails pace of personal development Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Changing the background color of a label in Flex by Shashank http://cobworks.ca/2009/11/09/changing-the-background-color-of-a-label-in-flex/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Shashank Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30:44 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=19#comment-202 Nice up, Thankx for tip :) Nice up, Thankx for tip :)

]]> Comment on Java must be stopped by Jason Spitkoski http://cobworks.ca/2010/08/20/java-must-be-stopped/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Jason Spitkoski Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:08:42 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=131#comment-196 When it comes to speed, there are many examples of python performing just as fast if not faster than java or C/C++. The problem with saying "Java / C is faster" is that you assume programmers know how to truly use Java or C to be fast. When using Java, things slow because developers use many libraries and frameworks. These need to be loaded and initialized, which takes time. Funny how only a few years ago the argument was "C++ is faster than Java because it is compiled and Java is interpreted". There are many examples of Java performing just as fast as C++ or even faster. Most developers don't care that much about speed cause most apps they make don't need to be especially fast. I would say that most Java dev's I know like using libs and frameworks. Libs and frameworks both make your life as a programmer easier but comes at the cost of more app bloat. If you want your development to be easier, use an easy-to-use language and stop trying to put lipstick on a pig. My two cents When it comes to speed, there are many examples of python performing just as fast if not faster than java or C/C++. The problem with saying “Java / C is faster” is that you assume programmers know how to truly use Java or C to be fast. When using Java, things slow because developers use many libraries and frameworks. These need to be loaded and initialized, which takes time.

Funny how only a few years ago the argument was “C++ is faster than Java because it is compiled and Java is interpreted”. There are many examples of Java performing just as fast as C++ or even faster.

Most developers don’t care that much about speed cause most apps they make don’t need to be especially fast. I would say that most Java dev’s I know like using libs and frameworks. Libs and frameworks both make your life as a programmer easier but comes at the cost of more app bloat.

If you want your development to be easier, use an easy-to-use language and stop trying to put lipstick on a pig. My two cents

]]> Comment on Java must be stopped by Josh http://cobworks.ca/2010/08/20/java-must-be-stopped/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Josh Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:17:13 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=131#comment-194 I agree with Dan. Python seems to be less scalable for really complex systems. Something like jboss or eclipse would grid to a halt (speculation) if it where written completely in Python. That's not to say dynamic language like Python or Ruby can't be used for complex system, they are simply extended in such cases with some parts implemented in C and exposed as a module. It sounds like what it comes down to is static vs dynamic languages and which is more expressive. I would tend to agree that dynamic languages are much friendlier on the eyes. NSString *str = [[NSNumber numberWithInt: 10] stringValue]; yuck! I agree with Dan. Python seems to be less scalable for really complex systems. Something like jboss or eclipse would grid to a halt (speculation) if it where written completely in Python.

That’s not to say dynamic language like Python or Ruby can’t be used for complex system, they are simply extended in such cases with some parts implemented in C and exposed as a module.

It sounds like what it comes down to is static vs dynamic languages and which is more expressive. I would tend to agree that dynamic languages are much friendlier on the eyes.

NSString *str = [[NSNumber numberWithInt: 10] stringValue];

yuck!

]]> Comment on Java must be stopped by Dan D http://cobworks.ca/2010/08/20/java-must-be-stopped/comment-page-1/#comment-193 Dan D Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:59:31 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=131#comment-193 Although, isn't it the case of Java and C++ in large projects, being simply faster at executing than Python, as Python is simply an interrupted language vs a compiled one like java of C? Although, isn’t it the case of Java and C++ in large projects, being simply faster at executing than Python, as Python is simply an interrupted language vs a compiled one like java of C?

]]> Comment on Why Android Market Has No Games by techno news - Android gaming to get big boost from popular OpenFeint social platform http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/19/why-android-market-has-no-games/comment-page-1/#comment-189 techno news - Android gaming to get big boost from popular OpenFeint social platform Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:32:30 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=85#comment-189 [...] this growth, the censure about the Android height has persisted: it has no great games. While this might be the bit of an overstatement, users often review the Android height with [...] [...] this growth, the censure about the Android height has persisted: it has no great games. While this might be the bit of an overstatement, users often review the Android height with [...]

]]> Comment on Why Android Market Has No Games by Android gaming to get big boost from popular OpenFeint social platform | News URL http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/19/why-android-market-has-no-games/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Android gaming to get big boost from popular OpenFeint social platform | News URL Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:27:04 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=85#comment-188 [...] this growth, a complaint about the Android platform has persisted: it has no good games. While this may be a bit of an overstatement, users frequently compare the Android platform with [...] [...] this growth, a complaint about the Android platform has persisted: it has no good games. While this may be a bit of an overstatement, users frequently compare the Android platform with [...]

]]> Comment on Why Android Market Has No Games by dextroz http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/19/why-android-market-has-no-games/comment-page-1/#comment-172 dextroz Wed, 05 May 2010 18:43:55 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=85#comment-172 awesome writeup. this article needs more visibility to get someone to kick andy rubin the balls for another fuckup. 1. trackball colors 2. trackball blink frequency 3. fucked up battery life 4. fucked up contact management on gmail android 5. no desktop sync 6. fucked up calendar invite handling (does not even open .ics at all) 7. b/g/n screw-up after 2 months of dogfooding 8. no sd card installation (just 191mb internal storage - this is 2010 y'all!) 9. no front camera but was planned for europe release 10. for coming up with something as stupid as 'super phone' during lunch - an act which is usually reserved for bill gates. 11. no gif animation in browser 12. can't playback videos from picasaweb seriously wtf? one day with the pre-release nexus should have made these obvious. awesome writeup. this article needs more visibility to get someone to kick andy rubin the balls for another fuckup.

1. trackball colors
2. trackball blink frequency
3. fucked up battery life
4. fucked up contact management on gmail android
5. no desktop sync
6. fucked up calendar invite handling (does not even open .ics at all)
7. b/g/n screw-up after 2 months of dogfooding
8. no sd card installation (just 191mb internal storage – this is 2010 y’all!)
9. no front camera but was planned for europe release
10. for coming up with something as stupid as ’super phone’ during lunch – an act which is usually reserved for bill gates.
11. no gif animation in browser
12. can’t playback videos from picasaweb

seriously wtf? one day with the pre-release nexus should have made these obvious.

]]> Comment on Why Android Market Has No Games by Jason http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/19/why-android-market-has-no-games/comment-page-1/#comment-171 Jason Wed, 05 May 2010 01:28:22 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=85#comment-171 Sweet! I look forward to going through them! Sweet! I look forward to going through them!

]]> Comment on Why Android Market Has No Games by INsanityDesign http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/19/why-android-market-has-no-games/comment-page-1/#comment-158 INsanityDesign Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:25:50 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=85#comment-158 Thanks for the props. I am currently preparing the first OpenGL ES 2.0 based on Android NDK but through JNI (to stay true to my Java roots). It will probably be one NeHe and on other for the moment. Unfortunately, because of some greater changes this year I didn't have much time to do anything, but I hope I finish both simultaneously in two weeks latest. Greets Thanks for the props. I am currently preparing the first OpenGL ES 2.0 based on Android NDK but through JNI (to stay true to my Java roots). It will probably be one NeHe and on other for the moment. Unfortunately, because of some greater changes this year I didn’t have much time to do anything, but I hope I finish both simultaneously in two weeks latest.

Greets

]]> Comment on The Many Faces of Pain – Daylight Savings Time by Jason http://cobworks.ca/2010/04/09/the-many-faces-of-pain-daylight-savings-time/comment-page-1/#comment-145 Jason Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:08:49 +0000 http://cobworks.ca/?p=59#comment-145 It's true... If anything, users will be annoyed that they have to pick the timezone they are in. It’s true… If anything, users will be annoyed that they have to pick the timezone they are in.

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