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I've never used punch cards. I was born in 1970.
I've seen drives the size of telephone books, but we were using them as
doorstops.
When I think of my C and C++ programming days, I
am sure glad Java and Python are around.
Rick Hightower
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 9:27
AM
Subject: Re: [jug-discussion] fun with
Ant: new Review of Jython book
Oh the stories. Since my first program on punched cards
in College in 1970, I have seen and done many things that make the current
hair count an amazing feat. Like exploiting a memory bug to create
records that spanned cylinders on drums....or knowing that a jumper when cut
or removed would double your hard disk capacity from 15 MB to 30 MB and save
$30,000 and the drives were the size of Washing Machines....oh the days.
I remember seeing at a trade show the first 3.5" 300MB Winchester Drive and I
thought...no way anybody will ever get more into that and of course when it
got down to $1.00/MB I thought...that's it no more room for profit...now its
less than $1.00/GB Boy I am feeling old.
Ollie
At
02:53 AM 7/30/2002 -0700, you wrote:
Mike,
No... but I once
wrote a TSR in C with some assembly that would occasionally wipe out my
bios. I did fix it eventually..... Da#n that pointer arithmetic. Every time
it wiped it out, I had to reconfigure my bios settings... Ugh! I wrote the
TSR just for fun too. As it turns out, TSR were on their way out at the
time. Da#n Windows. DOS rules!
Oh yeah I left a computer out in my car once (a 50lb "portable
computer" that I bought at WeirdStuff next to first Fry's Electronics in
Sunnyvale CA; 8088 rules!).... when I plugged it back in the condensation
short circuited the board and all the magic smoke left the ICs. At least I
don't have to worry about condensation in
AZ.
Rick Hightower
----- Original Message
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From: Mike Oliver
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 4:38 PM
Subject: Re:
[jug-discussion] fun with Ant: new Review of Jython book
yea but
did you also manage to change your password at the same time or remap your
keyboard???
;-)>
Ollie
At 04:20 PM 7/29/2002
-0700, you wrote:
I
wrote an Ant build today that deleted my source
files.
In the words of
Homer Simpson: DOH!
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Some guy at about.com wrote a review of my newest
book:
http://compnetworking.about.com/library/reviews/aapr-python_jcl.htm
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text from review --------
Jython (Python) Programming with the
Java Class Libraries, by Richard Hightower <?xml:namespace
prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/>
ISBN 0201616165 Guide Rating - 4 stars
(out of 5)
Pros " covers Java streams, Swing and
database functionality
" rich in sample code and practical
example applications
" does not require any previous
knowledge of Jython / Python
Cons "
omits coverage of integrating Jython and Java unit testing
frameworks
" contains various small factual errors and
inconsistencies
" poor choice of cover art
The
Bottom Line - A good book for Java developers who want to improve their
productivity by incorporating Jython into their work.
Product Description
" Chapters 1-5
present an overview of the Jython / Python programming language.
" Chapters 6-7 explain basic concepts of object-oriented
programming, including exceptions.
" In Chapters
8-10, the fundamentals of Jython files, strings, and built-in functions
are reviewed.
" Chapter 11 introduces the basics of
interfacing Jython with Java.
" Chapter 12
illustrates working with Java streams from Jython.
"
Chapters 13-16 focus on utilizing Java user interfaces and graphics,
Swing and AWT, from Jython.
" Chapter 17
demonstrates the use of Java SQL and JDBC functionality from
Jython.
" Chapter 18 shows how to implement Java
applets using Jython.
" Appendices document how to
install Jython, using regular expressions, and more about
scripting.
Python Programming with the Java Class
Libraries - A Jython Tutorial
This book introduces the
programming language known as Jython. Jython is an implementation of the
Python language designed for use with the Java Virtual Machine.
Jython allows Java developers to increase their productivity and
overcome some of the limitations of Java. With Jython, for example, one
can quickly implement modules that use collections or regular
expressions, without compromising on object-oriented principles and
portability. More importantly, Jython supports extending Java
applications and gluing together of multiple related systems.
The
author provides numerous detailed code examples on a wide range of
programming topics, from user interfaces to databases.
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Rick
Hightower
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