Let this be a cautionary tale for anyone who things wanna-be operating systems on wanna-be computers using software written under a fraudulent methodology named Agile is fit to run a business on. GitLab.com Melts Down There is a reason real computers with real operating systems have a /VERIFY clause on their BACKUP command. There is a reason their backups take longer, because quality matters. On a real operating system using a real database you cannot … GitLab Bites the Big One!Read more
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Linux Fatal Design Flaw
Okay, there are many fatal design flaws, such as the inability to actually cluster like OpenVMS has been able to do since the early 1980s, but one is going to bring it to a screeching halt industry wide. What is that? Requiring a video driver be compiled into/with the kernel. I haven’t looked at the code, nor do I want to. If it is like most Linux/OpenSource code I get to look at it will … Linux Fatal Design FlawRead more
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C++ 11 and Qt — Part 5 Constructor Initializer List Religion
Okay, we are going to cover this one last time. If you are new to C++ programming you probably don’t know the doo-doo storm I kicked off bringing the subject up earlier in this series of posts. There are a few things which will start a bar fight among programmers. The first is declaring a single editor as the greatest editor of all time. (Besides, you will always find one grizzled troll declaring vi to … C++ 11 and Qt — Part 5 Constructor Initializer List ReligionRead more
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Raspberry Qt – Part 6
Logging information in Linux In the zip file you will notice logikallogger.cpp and its header file. This is a class I have written over and over through the years, even before I got into Qt. Any time you are developing for an OS which has a central log system as Linux does you should have a class like this in your application. Yes, I know many in the C++ world decry the use of a … Raspberry Qt – Part 6Read more
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Design Patterns and Real Computers
I received this question from a consultant I’ve worked with in the past. Finally, a question about the gigs you get back there. Do you run into software architects that are really big on using design patterns? No and for good reason. Any time the contract posting mentions design patters I simply do not apply. You know, I bought that Design Patterns Qt book and never read it. I have never read any of … Design Patterns and Real ComputersRead more