Codeless Development

Most programmers never welcomed the very idea of clicking to get their jobs done. Some still hold on tight to the opinion that real programmers don't click, they code. Those who clicked were deemed not to be real programmers.
Technology has evolved and most programmers are left with no other option than to change to adapt to current trend of software engineering practices-codeless development.
Microsoft developers were deemed as lazy folks since almost 95% - my prediction - of the job is done for them when they click. Other companies had to look smart to attract developers with the clicking-to-develop methodology. From NetBeans to Eclipse to Oracle JDeveloper Studio to Qt ... and the list goes endless, everyone is empowering programmers to go codeless. I have been telling other developers who have prejudice against codeless software development that they will phase out.
I got this from  a three times champion developer from a codeless training workshop - forgotten whether that guy is a champion java developer or nokia developer - that last years nokia developer challenge was won by designers who spent six weeks in bringing out their application. Other started for months stressing their bones out. At the end of the day the clickers won the game.
Come on, if doctors use sophisticated technology to treat their patients, it doesn't mean they don't know doctoring. As developers, we are at the heart of empowering others to work smarter. We will be despecable folks if we live a chemotherapic coding lifestyle by working super slow with old, archaic and unproductive methods.
Codeless all the way!

Why Computing Professionals should not hate Microsoft

Most computing professionals start with Windows OS and when they feel geeky stop using the OS altogether. Web developers hate IE because it punishes them every now and then. They wish IE does not exist.

One should not hate any technology because there are flaws in their product. There is nothing like a perfect system. Humans are never perfect so one should not expect perfection from their products.

Being trained to think positive, I always look at the positive side of any technology and use it to my advantage.

Guess what, Microsoft products have been saving me lots of time in whichever activity I am performing. I know when to use them to achieve my goals. All that matters is the work gets done not how one stressed their DNAs out to get the work done. I always try to get other professionals to know how I cheat with Microsoft products to obtain quick results but they hold so huge a prejudice against Microsoft that they always turn the offer down. Do I care, they should continue stressing their DNAs out. No one will appreciate a work done without crazy deadlines met. Deadlines matter most in projects.

Looking at the positive side of things is always the course of wisdom which empowers one to throw away prejudice they hold against anything they see. Microsoft always saves my day.

Working Smarter

We are in a fast-paced world where everything depends on working with speed. That is the main reason why IDEs like NetBeans is one of my favorite when I am working on Java or PHP projects. One developer I know run away from an IDE which stresses developers up before they can get things done. He said everything in there required configuring this and that.
On the contrary,  everything in NetBeans is about automated tasks. That guy is mad about NetBeans and says he wonders which IDE can attract him.
I think the issue of IDE preference is all about what someone has trained themselves to love using. But trust me on this: some are easier to use than others and it depends on the task one is performing. I jump form one IDE to another to work smarter based on the task I have at hand.
One should explore and know what to use when the need arises. And if one becomes a seasoned IDE user like me they will not hate any IDE because it has stressed them in one way or the other.

Why Windows get attacked

Ever wondered why there are billions(just exaggerating) of viruses which affect Windows OSes? You often hear the confidence with which other OS users talk about the security of the OSes they use- no virus attack, secure system and the like.
The fact is simple. Hackers love the thrill of breaking into closed source OSes and applications. Of course there is no thrill in breaking (breaking not the right word here but I am short of words) into open source OSes and applications.
My sysadmin tells me Windows can be as secure as linux depending on how on configures it. There was this virus which crashes down Windows OS but could not crash down his due to his configurations.
There is nothing like a virus free OS. If hackers set their minds to build viruses for every OS they can develop billions for all OSes but the thrill comes in when the source is closed.

Easiest Way = Hardest Way

The easiest way to do things is by doing things the hardest way. This might sound crazy at first sight. Trust me on this every technology which makes life easier was made the hard way. Cars were built the hardest way until production lines came into being where robots fix or build cars. Of course robots were not built the soft way.
As an advocate of doing things the easiest way, I jumped into a situation whereby one has change over 2000 records which follow a specific pattern. My workmates started but I told them to stop since I will be writing codes to get the job done. Thinks the codes were too much? You are absolutely wrong. After analysing the data and comparing and contrasting, I run the first line of code with a sample followed by the second line of code- just 2 lines of code to save hours of clicking.
My workmates were excited as  they could go about their businesses for the day. Building codes is the hardest way to do things but in the end it pays off. Considering it took me about 2 hours to analyse and bring the code up to do a work which could have taken 3 to 4 days, I must admit nothing beats the hardest way of doing things.
But it is the course of wisdom not to do things the hard way if technology exists which will make one do things easier.

The like replaces the link

The world of computing is full of surprises. Facebook's like has now replaced link. One may ask how that is possible since the like is itself a link.
Well all I know is users activities on a web page is tracked by the links on which they click. This information is used by webmasters and marketers to serve user prefered pages. Although facebook's like is a link, the like link is what marketters can use to target marketing campaigns. Now the link and the like can be used synonymously.