Archive 10. December 2003

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Loch an Loch and yet (not) holds

At heise online news there is the original article.

Harald Schmidt quits - so what?

Full agreement. I never understood all the fuss about Harald Schmidt when it was still new. He's quitting the show now. So what.

There's the original article at Nochn Blogg.

IronPython Benchmarks

The programmer of JPython/Jython (a Python implementation for the Java Virtual Machine) apparently is working on an implementation of Python for the .NET Common Language Runtime. And first benchmarks look very good, better than some other attempts that were made at ActiveState. It looks like in the foreseeable future Python code can be used both within Java applications and .NET applications, in addition to the native implementation that already exists. I find that very pleasant, because it allows me to use my currently favored programming language even in silly Windows projects that we'll be dealing with in the near future.

In the Java environment I'm already using Jython as a convenient alternative syntax when I have to work with any foreign libraries in Java - Jython is much more comfortable there (and the interactive environment is absolutely great when you need to experiment with foreign libraries, because the documentation isn't sufficient again!).

Here's the original article.

News: Microsoft the Engine - Linux the Brake?

Of course nothing new - just more FUD about Linux and hype about Microsoft again. What bothers me about the whole thing though: apparently an institute at the University of Münster let itself be bought for this study. Since Münster is my hometown, I take this kind of nonsense somewhat personally - I would have expected more integrity from the University of Münster. But money rules the world, nobody cares about facts anymore.

Here's the original article.

Confusion about Microsoft patches

Confusion, anarchy, chaos!

Well, whether Microsoft releases patches or not doesn't really matter anyway - the security holes come faster than the patches anyway...

At heise online news you can find the original article.