Expert to Expert: Martin Fowler and Chris Sells - Perspectives on Domain Specific Languages
May 19, 2009 at 1:56 AMMartin Fowler, on C9?
Bloody awesome!
We want more 
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Max,
you stated that the Mac platform patched 67 holes. However you leave out the fact that only 27 of those were actually arbitrary code execution holes.
And you kinda seem to ignore the fact that 10.5.7 was JUST released. 10.5.6 was released in December, 2008. That's 6 months, in which timeframe Windows had 6 monthly updates, and a number of urgent patches, which were out of cycle.
Now if you do the math, and go by the 14 fixes which you quote, then 6 * 14 = 84.
Now that's ignoring the fact that Apple has to patch things which are bundled with the OS, like flash, for instance. Bugs which the Windows version has too. It's like if Windows update carried Flash updates. In fact, 3 of the bugs in 10.5.7 WAS in flash.
But it's entirely reasonable to argue that it takes too long for Apple to patch things. But here's why: Their whole brand relies on the fact that everything is tested and it's a controlled environment. Apple has their 10.5.x updates, which come out every x months. However, they are then actually tested by developers, making sure that they don't break things.
As for the subscription service: I can download ALL the music I want, from my ISP, at no extra cost on my bill. So hell no if I'm paying 15USD/Month for a thing, which I can get in Denmark anyways.
EDIT: Also, you ignore the fact that Apple's adverts are FUNNY, much unlike Microsoft's. It's like the small guy in the classroom taking the piss on the cool guy in the class, who then tries to be all serious and fail epicly at it
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Windows? Simple?
OSX is simple. Not Windows.
What can make Windows appear simple, is it's compatibility.
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First off: The blinking light in the back is going to cause me a seizure.
And I'd like to correct you, Max:
You CAN replace the battery yourself on a macbook. Granted that the 17inch which you speak of, you can't and the macbook air, you can't. However all other apple laptops, you can.
And in my experience, macbook batteries are just as cheap as batteries for "PCs" -
Wow man, the interview with Charles is awesome.
Congratz guys. You guys have done an excellent job. -
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Apr 04, 2009 at 3:25 AMTWonC9 MVP?
Hell yeah!
Good show as always -
Good point. XML literals was a very good feature which I certainly hadn't seen before.
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Wow.
But when will VB start to innovate? We have seen all this before in Ruby, for instance. -
I wonder how much money I have to throw at Charles for banning you.
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Charles, I'm still wondering exactly what audience you are trying to address. Where are you trying to take C9?
