Common Base Type Let’s say you have the need to store a variety of related things. In C/C++, Java, etc., you define a common type and things are related by being dervied from that type. For example, if you have a list of tools, each member is derived from some common class like Tool. The collection is instantiated for Tools. You dervive a specific tool, like a Scredriver or Hammer from Tool and put it in the collection.
The Overselling I distinctly remember a Washington Post story about the internet. It relegated the Web to computer people talking to other computer people about computers. It took the orgy of money in the very late 1990s to reverse that tone. English and journalism majors looked at their computers as glorified typewriters. A lot of them ate their words, or their editors forced them to eat their words, starting around 1998.
You’re Doing it Wrong Didn’t you realize it? You can’t use what you’re using like that. You’re setting yourself up for all sorts of problems. That’s fine if you’re just getting started. But I wouldn’t call that a professional job. You want to do a professional job, right?
Here are a bunch of other things you’ll need to install. Configure them all. Rip all those other things out. They’re nothing but trouble.
About the Title It’s taken from the Ronald Regan campaign ad It’s Morning Again in America. Over the last few days, I realized the odd sensation in the back of my mind was of mourning. It took me a while to see it. Which is strange, given I’ve mourned the passing of one parent. I should know that emotion well. And yet it sat there, souring my mood. I think I’ve finally uncloaked it, and I think I know from whence it comes.
Rebooting The Site This is my first post on the new PlanetGeek site. I am excited to share my thoughts and experiences with the world. Stay tuned for more updates as I continue to develop this platform.