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Well, to be fair, Windows came in the mobile market wayyyyy too late.
Windows 8 is trying to fix it, and I have to say, on the mobile phone side, it works brilliantly.
The confusion because of Metro (that a LOT of people seem to think is the only UI available even on a desktop) is what is holding MS down right now.
I remember when they changed the office suite to use the ribbon. Oh snap, IT everywhere wanted to burn down microsoft. But after a while they went with it.
Yes windows 8 is flawed, the lack of a start menu is weird for a lot of people, but it changed nothing about the way I use windows. I always am at desktop mode, and never use metro. the only time I use the metro is when I press windows key and search for an application by name and press enter to open it. The SAME EXACT WAY I did with the start menu.
I never used a BlackBerry, but heard good things about them. Scurity wise... Security on the phone side, starts and ends with the user. Even the other day I watched a video about the public charging stations ijecting malware into the phone while you think it's only getting some extra juice for the day.
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So true; Metro sounds similar to the Ubuntu 'Unity' system that people are supposed to dislike so much.
I use it exclusively at home and on some of our (cross) dev machines at work.
Metro and Unity are possibly quicker and easier than scanning through dozens of nested menus to find a programme; Unity I know will find things based on description and function as well as name, and it keeps a recent cache.
Personal preference I suppose. I like having 100% width for my applications.
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Grammar alert. The error replacing the correct "losing market share" with the incorrect and meaningless "loosing market share" is becoming so common. Why? "loosen" is what you do when your trousers are too tight.
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fixed, I would say I hit the 'o' key too hard. 
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It's understandable, at least. If you want an "oo" sound, then the temptation must be there to type the letters that represent that sound.
Such understandable errors can always be overcome with a little judicious flogging.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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So, i'm not the only one that's sick of those articles?
I'm brazilian and english (well, human languages in general) aren't my best skill, so, sorry by my english. (if you want we can speak in C# or VB.Net =p)
"Given the chance I'd rather work smart than work hard." - PHS241
"'Sophisticated platform' typically means 'I have no idea how it works.'"
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Its a bigger pie, but people make decisions based on who holds the most of the entire pie. And rightfully so -- no single developer can keep a company alive, they must follow the crowd or vanish themselves. Case in point, blackberry -- smaller slice of the bigger pie -> fewer apps -> diminishing market share -> goodbye.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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I don't have the number of BlackBerry, but I think their shipment decreased. (I might be wrong on that)
But one thing is sure, that's not happening with PC. That is to say : people do not replace PC with tablet and smartphone, contrary to popular wisdom. Numbers shows it.
So why tech blogs keep trolling on it ?
One thing is sure : the PC industry stop growing because it is ubiquitous.
There is no growth in this market, that explain why there is less and less marketing for it, that tech companies are pushing other devices, and tech blogs following it.
But the point is there is no decrease as well, contrary to what happened to mainframes or BlackBerry for example.
It is like electricity, once it reached the critical size, people stop talking about it because there is no potential growth left.
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Having watched the decline and vanishing of blackberry from the point of view of a blackberry user, I'm watching the same pattern repeat with laptops and desktops. I expect the same result. Partly, it requires the manufacturers actively attempting to kill the product -- blackberry successfully did this, laptop and PC manufacturers are currently engaged in doing so.
We can program with only 1's, but if all you've got are zeros, you've got nothing.
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I am working on a generic code editor application (if I can get VS to cooperate with me) and I am using PowerShell for the build scripts.
I basically have a few scripts with utility functions, and the main ci-build.ps1 script that references the other scripts.
Any PowerShell tips you guys would like to share?
EDIT: And now I have found that MSBuild doesn't like a full path to a solution file, it just says the current working directory does not contain a solution or project file. 
The working directory doesn't have a solution file, but I pass the absolute path to MSBuild, so one would think it would work.
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
modified 13-Oct-13 18:10pm.
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See that note at the top of this forum ...
Veni, vidi, abiit domum
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This isn't a programming question, I just wondered what people had figured out.
Keep Clam And Proofread
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√(-1) 23 ∑ π...
And it was delicious.
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I've been using the VS2012 extensions for AStyle and Uncrustify. The first does not quite work for me and the second does work somewhat but removes bookmarks and breakpoints every time it's run.
What do you guys use?
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Franc Morales wrote: What do you guys use?
My brain.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Pity you didn't use it before replying.
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Well played, sir, well played. 
BTW: to be serious: there is no finer tool than your own brain and eyes to "beautify" and clean your code.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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You seem to be missing the point. Are you a programmer? How much time do you spend "beautifying with your eyes" tens of thousands of lines of legacy code?
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Franc Morales wrote: How much time do you spend "beautifying with your eyes" tens of thousands of
lines of legacy code?
None: you never mentioned legacy code.
Franc Morales wrote: You seem to be missing the point.
See above: you have not clearly stated your point or have mis-stated it.
Franc Morales wrote: Are you a programmer?
Check my profile before asking silly questions.
I retract my well played - you didn't play well at all.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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Franc Morales wrote:
My god.
Indeed I am.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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*Grabs popcorn*
You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon."
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oh no they're going to fight
*sigh*
Bryce
MCAD
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I would, but Japan is a little too far and I don't waste my time with humorless numptys.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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It sounded like you were saying that there's something wrong with him using a program to format his code instead of doing it himself manually.
Is that the humor you say he is missing?
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I didn't say there was anything wrong with using a program to format reams of legacy code. He never mentioned legacy code so I attempted a somewhat amusing response, albeit you can use your brain to decide how to format your own code.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair.
Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
nils illegitimus carborundum
me, me, me
me, in pictures
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