Actually this is a good thing, I’ve seen lots of good Visual Studio C++ info from these guys:
Mebbe even worth monitoring the RSS feeds, time will tell. Cool.
Corey and I are going to play with fluxbox. We have a particular extension in mind, we’ll post more info here when it’s worth it… we’re currently examining the code for both fluxbox (C++) and an extension to it called fluxspace (python)… tbc…
Got Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 with my MSDN subscription recently. Anyone can get a “hobbyist” version here (now everyone, all together, say “thank you open source” for forcing M$’s hand on that).
It looks nice, has a C++ configuration available for selection on the first-time run that has been fairly comfortable for me.
UPDATE: OK, I’m switching, this looks good and the VC++ 6 compiler has got to go. Read on for the details…
‘NUTHA UPDATE: I’ve seen blogs ranting about the class diagram functionality, which can operate in both directions, letting you add to the actual code by adding to the diagram, and vice versa… but generating one is not obvious. Hopefully not just hyped fanboy blogging… ’cause we’re WAY overdue for something like that… everyone knows the Rose Stinks… 😛
‘NUTHA UPDATE: It’s simple, just select Solution Explorer->YourC++Project->Add->New Item->Visual C++->Class Diagram (!). Give it a name and start dragging in classes. You can have more than one diagram in a project. OK, I have to say, I’m all about this, nice.
What do you do when your budget gets slashed, your headcount is dropping, and your deadlines don’t relent? When there just aren’t enough resources to design high-quality software, but you still have to deliver? Redefine the criteria for success! Agile programming to the rescue!
We don’t need no stinkin’ requirements! We don’t need no stinkin’ design sessions! Heck, we don’t even need testers, just ship the customer the daily build and let them sort it out. They’ll be so utterly disgusted with the initial attempts at the product that they’ll be fawning all over the final release, even if it’s not much different from what they got at the first attempt. Make them suffer along WITH you!
Besides, that’s what we’ve been doing anyway, ever since the tech bubble burst. We haven’t had time for all that other fancy-pants stuff. We’re just finally acknowledging it. With a vengeance.
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And the stuff that “The Agile Method ™” gets right… small iterative steps, smart design and decomposition, concise variable naming… well… no duh.
[Yawn] Wake me up when the next hot fad has something truly new and useful to offer…
