Oct. 30th, 2015

birdwatcher: (Leif Gram: Mr. Fix)
Думаю, про Мариничева я уже написал достаточно. Теперь буду писать про Глазкова.

Помните, через запятую был в той же истории, мол, "я согласен, подготовка программистов - гиблое дело. И вообще, скоро программистов можно будет заменить компьютером, чтобы он писал код", - директор центра стратегических инноваций "Ростелекома", ясно, что за птица. Где, вообще, кроме России, такое возможно???

Ну, например: techcrunch.com, Stephen Nichols, "Coding Academies Are Nonsense":
I see coding shrinking as a widespread profession. Not because software is going away, but because the way we build software will fundamentally change. Technology for software creation without code is already edging toward mainstream use. Visual content creation tools such as Scratch, DWNLD and Telerik will continue to improve until all functionality required to build apps is available to consumers — without having to write a line of code.
Но это же совсем другое дело, да, techcrunch.com, Nichols, да еще и Stephen, не хрен с горы.
birdwatcher: (Mr. Twister)
LONDON — The last U.K. resident imprisoned at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, returned home to Britain on Friday after almost 14 years in which he became a defiant spokesman for fellow prisoners.

"My thanks go to Allah first, second to my wife, my family, to my kids and then to my lawyers who did everything they could to carry the word to the world,” he said. “I feel obliged to every individual who fought for justice, not just for me, but to bring an end to Guantánamo.”