Archive for April, 2008

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Saturday, April 19th, 2008

Conscience Citoyenne

Friday, April 18th, 2008

I got the following link from Kyle :
—-> Conscience Citoyenne

Protected: Soon China v. Carrefour? (tap ‘bourik’)

Friday, April 18th, 2008

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

What is OOP all about?

Friday, April 18th, 2008

42 is the answer to the question What is the meaning of life? Apparently.
What is the meaning of OOP? has its own answer. So, here I present the answer to all your OOP questions. Granted it’s a long and, sometimes, obscure answer, but it is the only one any OO programmer will ever need.

Seven “Grand Challenges” Face IT in Next Quarter-Century

Friday, April 18th, 2008

 
Gartner has identified seven technologies that will “completely transform” the business world over the next 25 years. The technologies include parallel programming, wireless power sources for mobile devices, automated speech translation, and computing interfaces that detect human gestures. “Many of the emerging technologies that will be entering the market in 2033 are already known in [...]

Orange juice @ UOM

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

We received invitations to the famous z-orange conference via facebook , I quote

Orange on Campus
L’ Université de Maurice
et
Mauritius Telecom
vous invitent à la conférence
« Les Télécommunications :
Stratégie d’un opérateur intégré dans un monde convergent »
par M. Didier Lombard
Président-Directeur Général du Groupe France Telecom
le jeudi 17 avril 2008 à 16h15 à l’Auditorium Octave Wiehé, Réduit
Surprise [...]

Latest preview of Envy Code R Preview 7

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

(Click on the image to view it in its full glory.)

This is the latest pre-release of the Envy Code R Preview 7 font, generously provided by its author Damien Guard. It is my favourite font for coding thanks to its clarity and legibility.
In this latest version, the font is even better thanks to the [...]

Exit Cellplus, Enter Orange

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Since the 16 April, most Cellplus mobiles became orange.

Ops.Not this orange.The other one.

Many people are unhappy that Cellplus changed its name.Now imagine some one going to the shop and says:
Don mwa 1 orange 100 r ou.
Imagine if there’s an old lady who did not know that Cellplus is not being called orange! ! !
Will the [...]

Chinese unhappy with events

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

As it’s been well documented, the Chinese people are unhappy about the way ‘Western’ media portraits the Tea bet issues, and the ‘aggressions’ on the torch bearers (especially the one on the handicapped lady). As a result, they’ve pinpointed the French as the recipient of their anger. (This plus the fact that the French president [...]

On being a Rock Star Software Engineer

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008

I have just come across a great article by Alex Iskold entitled Top 10 Traits of a Rockstar Software Engineer. It is a must read for all aspiring software engineers out there… especially those who are still learning the skills in a university.
The 10 traits he mentions are:

Loves To Code
Gets Things Done
Continuously Refactors Code
Uses Design Patterns
Writes Tests
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