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People bitching about Microsoft wanting to acquire GitHub.
Really? You understand Microsoft are actively developing VSCode, one of the best editors on any platform? The same Microsoft responsible for integrating Linux in Windows?
Windows itself is rightfully the target of some criticism, but Microsoft in recent years are doing some amazing and positive work. Server 2016 is a quality product. Visual Studio has been awful for a long time but appears to be heading in a good direction now. Honestly, get over yourself if you can’t seem to shake the MICROSOFT IS BAD meme.90 -
Back in the days...
Parents: get off that computer it will get you nowhere in life!
Me:But im programming not playing games..I want to become a programmer...
Parents:programming or games it's all the same! Take an example of your sister who actually achieved something with her studies (she's a doctor)
Me today asa computer engineer...receiving paycheck higher than my sister who is a doctor and not to mention I got a car of the company and living very comfortably.
Parents can't believe it.
#rekt
Moral of the story: never let anyone tell you what to do. Keep doing what you truly love and get real good at it!😉14 -
Two minutes of silence to all Microsoft employees who were looking to switch jobs through Linkedin. 😂😂1
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Microsoft is now a member of the Linux Foundation.
While the dev community makes OS wars, the company and the foundation is making love. Take them as role models.9 -
Just saw a microsoft ad saying:
“Six reasons for switching to SQL Server on Linux“
Well done microsoft...7 -
Overheard in a Microsoft DevCamp:
A: I got Bad Request on this page
B: Use the Edge browser
A: OK. It works now9 -
Uhhh, ok. Screw you Microsoft!
Really wish I could go all Linux..... 😑
https://theverge.com/2018/9/...
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My love towards Microsoft:
When install Windows 10, world's most advanced operating system, I agree to use express installation to make sure I am sharing all the information with Microsoft.
Right after installation, I chose Microsoft Edge as my default browser. Can't live without it really. I also make sure my search engine is set to Bing!
Then I continue to setup Cortana and share all my personal information with her. I install office 365 to to work with my documents and use skype to chat with my friends.
Then I install Visual studio and set all my projects to Windows Application only. I mean who uses any OS other than Windows?
It doesn't finish there. Groove Player is my first choice for listening to music, Film and TV for my videos and etc.
I also always use Microsoft Maps to find my way to work!
<3 Microsoft21 -
People ranting about Microsoft acquiring Github also happens to be using VSCode in another window.10
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[Microsoft documentation]
* click here to know more about ShitException *click it*
* discover the new Surface Pro, click for purchase..
what the shit !!3 -
The problem with me programming lately :
Mom: foooood is ready...
Me: Will be there in a minute. (deep inside I know that's a lie).
5 minutes later...⏰
Mom: food is getting cold!
Me: Yes I'm coming, testing one last thing...I swear !
30 min later I'll join the table...The guilt 😩 I'm sorry mommy 🙏
Anybody else with the same problem? 😅11 -
Boyz, I don't feel like Windows 10 is collecting enough information from me. What can I do about this? I want to give everything to Microsoft <311
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Just had chat with Microsoft support to solve a issue. I accepted remote session request. She did something and couldn't find proper a solution to my problem. Finally, she told a temporary solution and quit the chat.
When I was about to give feedback that she wasn't helpful, SHE CLOSED FEEDBACK WINDOW and then ended remote session. Lmao5 -
Project Cortana: Day 1
I have seen a lot of people switching to Linux or other services to get away from all the data collections. It makes a lot of sense as no one would want their data to be sold without their consent.
But I am going to do something different. My aim is to integrate with Microsoft apps as much as possible and review the experience. So here is what I have done so far:
* Use Cortana in desktop and mobile (Android)
* Use Microsoft launcher in mobile
* Outlook as primary email provider (I was already using them as my default provider)
* Use Microsoft To-Do and calendar to keep track of things
* Use OneDrive to store all my files (I am moving them from Google Drive)
* Use the default Mail app on the Windows 10
* Use Onenote (I was using Evernote before)
* Use Edge on desktop and Mobile
* Use Skype instead of Hangouts
It's day one but I think I have already found it quite useful. For example:
* Adding reminder is much easier. I get them on both desktop and mobile which is nice.
* Mail app has been really useful. Especially the focused inbox really helps to get rid of the clutters. Also, I can immediately add a mail to the calendar (like Inbox by Google) which is really helpful.
* One of the features of edge that I have found really useful is that you can send web pages from mobile to desktop in one tap. That is extremely useful.
So far I am loving it.
Also, I tried to make sure that I am not sharing my data with third-party apps as I have turned off "relevant ads" feature.54 -
Microsoft open sources 60K patents. Did I travel to some alternate universe?
https://google.com/amp/s/...
Few of those times when I get to add microsoft and opensource together in the tags.10 -
Another "microsoft is actually trying" post, excited how it turns out
source: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/...
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I’m reluctant to comment on the github / Microsoft thing because to be honest, the way a lot of people are reacting to it is just completely retarded, and it’s had far too much airtime.
Anyway... if you’re gonna leave GitHub because they’ve been acquired by Microsoft, then just shut up and leave. No one gives a fuck. Least of all anyone at Microsoft, because you’re probably not paying for anything there anyway.
Just fucking go to bitbucket or gitlab already... however I bet the vast majority don’t end up leaving.4 -
That moment when you search for Microsoft documentation and realize there is none, so you go search for source code and realize there isn't any of that either. 😑5
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I miss the days I actually enjoyed playing games.
6 years of programming later...
I'm always wondering how did they make the game? Once I find out how, I lose interest in the game.
I spend more time reverse engineering/exploiting/modifying the Client of games than actually playing them, more out of curiosity than causing harm.
Am I evil? 😫5 -
Dear people who think Microsoft buying GitHub is fine because Microsoft is more supportive of open source than before.
Here's the facts.
1) Microsoft is a large tech company investing in many things. That's a fact.
2) If Microsoft were to exploit GitHub, it would be a benefit to other departments in Microsoft. This is also a fact.
(For example, if tomorrow GitHub was tied to azure or some annoying shit like that.)
3) If such exploitation occurs, it will most likely be to the detriment of the free community of developers. This is a highly probable outcome.
4) The only question now is this.
"Does Microsoft care about open source enough to cut down on potential profit."
The answer of any sane, unbiased individual had to be no.
This is why people leave GitHub today. It is NOT because some childish hatred for Microsoft. In fact, I would've personally moved out of GitHub if "any" other large tech company had bought it, thereby compromising it's neutrality.
Edit: spelling21 -
Dear Developers at Microsoft,
Why the FUCK does windows try to update EVERY TIME I boot my VM even though it fails EVERY FUCKING TIME? Can't it fucking learn that it's fucking broken and doesn't work? No? OK...
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Microsoft pro account.
2018.
16 characters.
2018.
Microsoft.
16.
2018.
Microsoft.
(Screams in French)
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I don't know whether to say windows or Linux is great. But as always Microsoft stands separate with their business strategy.
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Microsoft is releasing a first Visual Studio for Mac preview and is also joining the Linix foundation. Good to see Microsoft finally serious about the opensource community.5
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Me: Man this has been a killer week! Coding bootcamp has been better than I ever could have dreamed. Home life is good. Nothing could kill my good mood.
*opens up Facebook*
*Sees Microsoft is trying to pay billions of dollars to take control of Github*
...
FUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKK
*Starts cloning repos like crazy*
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So what if Microsoft acquired GitHub
As long as they dont actively try to make it user hostile i have no problem with it
Microsoft is a big contributor to open source as of lately so there is a chance that this acquisition is a sign that they might be open sourcing more of their stuff
Microsoft also is a huge contributor to linux foundation
Avoiding github because “Microsoft is eeeeeviiiiiiillllll big company with closed source stuff” etc just seems a little bit like overreacting
If they do actively do something to make github worse in the future, ofc i will jump ships
However i dont think that they can afford to alienate the userbase of a expensive acquisition by making something stupid14 -
Anyone could help Microsoft to fix their LinkedIn notifications ? It's not working for ages I think they got stuck.
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Microsoft: When you are a huge company with nearly limitless resources, a whole AI and ML army, yet you cannot filter uservoice feedbacks.
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Just applied to a job with Microsoft with no professional dev history at all... I consider it a Turing test..3
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The most: „I go away from GitHub because Microsoft is shit“
I : „I dont use GitHub because I want free private repos“7 -
For all the hate going around about microsoft i just wanted to list things microsoft has done a great job at (imo of course):
windows 10
powershell
microsoft office
minecraft
xbox
microsoft edge
probably more so don't hate for the hell of it.19 -
!rant
Devrant makes me feel like I have tons of friends. Every new message my phone is vibrating 😅5 -
What working at Microsoft is like..
An interesting read, and I'd like to highlight this part: Microsoft reaches where I never could before
https://christianheilmann.com/2019/...4 -
Oh, this PHP thing is becoming big, we must use this; *makes ASP*
Oh, oh, this Java thing is really popular, and we're not the big bois now! *releases C#*
Waaait, functional is cool now? Damnit. Dude, grab this~~~ *F#*
Uhh. So people actually like JavaScript now? A wild *~~TypeScript~~* has appeared
Why does Microsoft have a history of following trends, and releasing poor clones with no substantial improvements??9 -
well, the microsoft surface that has been lying in a shelf and was used three times in the last year now only boots to bluescreen. you still get the full experience even though you barely use it.
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So a Developer not using a React-native component library because it is backed by Microsoft
This is next level shit
PS:- the library is actually pretty decent26 -
Microsoft have forked GitHub and created GitSub
Microsofts underwater data centre:
https://bbc.co.uk/news/av/...
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I am having a massive anti-Microsoft day since they announced they are killing Groove music streaming service.
Funny how there is so much shit going on in the world and I'm here sulking over a music service...
😪19 -
Oh no Microsoft might buy GitHub! It's the end of the world! Everyone grab your code and hide in a nuclear bomb shelter.9
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Hey Microsoft, I have news for you: hardware doesn't support software, software is supposed to support hardware.
What has the world come to?
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With the brand new Microsoft C++ compiler, what you see in the debugger, is not always what you get...
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Fuck Azure, Fuck Windows, Fuck Microsoft.
Half ass baked products in the market. Half the time there's no documentation. When there's a documentation it is so bad that it makes me feel like biting my teeth so hard that I am left with fucking pieces of incisors. My blood fucking boils whenever I need to deal with "POWER"shell. Fucking weaklings.16 -
I feel like ditching Github straight away just because Microsoft bought it, in fear of them ruining it will only act as a catalyst for it going to ruin.
Microsoft is a company that wants to make money (just like every company ever), the dumbest thing they could do is straight up ruining or abandoning a perfectly working product.
however with them wanting to make money in mind, and people leaving will force them to make changes to try and make it profitable again. Maybe more paid plans or whatnot.
Now because of this people get upset at Microsoft for ruining the product they were using, despite being the reason they hypothetically had to enforce changes in the first place.
To me it seems a bit like throwing a tantrum without any real reason yet. Sure they made some terrible products. But they also brought us some amazing stuff.4 -
So decided 'fuck it lets try the chromium based edge on my PC and Mac...'
And you know fucking what... It is actually fucking awesome, as much as I love Google (Fight me) and dislike Microsoft products, I can honestly recommend the new Edge over Google Chrome or any from of Chromium...
Thank-you for coming to my TED X talk....10 -
Motherfucking cocksucking Microsoft windows. The worst software ever written by shittiest developers.
Mother fucker blowed up all the partitions ( Linux installation, root and /home partition ), including windows recovery disk.
I wish, your HQ will blow up the same way, someday.
Bill Gates .... Go fuck yourself with a iron rod13 -
With all M$ buying GitHub thing i really hope some good things will come out of it like:
- Better version control inside Visual Studio.
- Microsoft making its projects more open source, since it now has an official platform for itself.
- Faster and better service from GitHub since there is now a much bigger budget for servers and other things.
But there are some things that i think are worth thinking about:
- Will this be another one of Microsoft's paid services?
- Will there be "intergration" into the Office apps along Skype, Word and others?
- Will the privacy policy change?
Most likely, none of the bad things happen but me being paranoid as i am, I'd prepare. I always try to be optimistic and just ignore it for now until Microsoft start doing things.1 -
It's fucking fantastic when Microsoft doesn't support internet explorer that is on its own product (Xbox).5
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Microsoft documentation is like:
If you're in XY situation, please click here:
https://devrant.io/rants/580100/...4 -
Microsoft fucking Sharepoint.
How can software so shitty exist?
To upload an image, I need to F12 and increase the dimensions on an iframe so I can click the save button.
Have any Sharepoint horror stories to share?5 -
Everytime I touch a Microsoft product, I die a little on the inside. Like I really want Microsoft stuff to be good, but I dont understand how such heavy products break/freeze so often?6
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Microsoft seems to get progressively worse every year. My work transitioned from google products (email, drive, chat) to Microsoft & it was a humungous step backwards. Everything crashes & doesn't save. Edge sucks. Windows 10 sucks. IE always sucked. Office 365 sucks. One drive sucks. MS Teams sucks. 😑9
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Microsoft pls fix.
My company chose to use Microsoft Teams and uses various linux desktops.
Let's try Microsoft Teams.
A desktop app? Hell yeah. Let's try it.
Oh wait...
Microsoft delivers a Windows executable for linux users... Fuck
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Documenting. Starting Microsoft Word to fill in a preconfigured template. It contains two numbered lists, but the numbering incorrectly continues from the first list to the second. Right-click > numbering > Set Numbering Value > Start new list. Bang! MS Word fucks up the complete formatting, margins, tabs, paragraph spacing... But the list numbering still continues from the first list to the second.
I SO FUCKING HATE MICROSOFT WORD FOR WINDOWS!!!7 -
*confession*
I'm one of *those* developers that sold their soul to Microsoft technology stack early in their career, and then bought in into even more narrow specialization, SharePoint dev (Could easily have been Dynamics or similar) ...
...And almost don't regret it. The only concern is becoming obsolete in time, but I suppose life of a developer is always learning, so all should be fine.
Major kudos to all non-MS developers, I enjoy reading about your lives here.5 -
Navigation is most of the times placed in the top left of your screen (devrant does this aswell ). Meanwhile this is the hardest place to reach with your thumb when you're holding your phone. Whyyyy???11
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Wait so if Microsoft joined the Linux foundation, does that mean they've got an @linux.com email address?
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Microsoft grabs GitHub, VISA Friday crash.. probably next will be.. exposing NSA code in Linux kernel5
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Never hated or loved Microsoft.
After joining devRant, within 4 days I hate Microsoft more than ever. Thanks Guys. -
You know, it's hard for me to admit, but I kind of like what Microsoft has been doing with GitHub lately14
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New programming research project from Microsoft called Bosque.
A programming language without loops.
https://github.com/Microsoft/...
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Why even show the possibility to uninstall Microsoft Solitaire Collection when it just keeps on reinstalling itself?1
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So smart notebooks have already hit the markets...
Never knew Microsoft would sell such cheap smart notebooks
More pics in comments...
PS : 20INR == 0.31USD
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Somebody in Microsoft is playing with Github.com styling. Everything is broken from the last few hours.1
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Fuckkkkkk I was populating a database and fucking windows updates restarts my pc. Fucking microsoft3
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i hate windows errors so much
there's no information whatsoever, its just "error code 0x696969 lmao something wrong try again later"
what i hate even more is asking microsoft forums what the error code means and being asked if ive tried turning it off and on again4 -
Say what you want about Microsoft, but I'm working on a WPF app right now and they write some damn good documentation3
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Am I the only one who is still using Windows 7 for non geeky stuff?!
Fuck your updates, dear Microsoft. Fuck them.9 -
How is it possible that Microsoft Office and Open Office have less portability issues then Microsoft Office on Windows vs. Microsoft Office on Mac? It's supposed to be the same f*king programm developed by the same company! <.<2
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The page http://surfacecar.com/ redirects to microsoft.com
Does Microsoft is working on a car in secret?4 -
WHAT DAFAQ MICROSOFT! Soo many BSODs after win 10 upgrade..*sigh* ....sometimes ruins hour s of work.. :(5
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The 'Not Junk' menu in Outlook contains 'not junk' (as expected) and what...?! Nice one, Microsoft!
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Microsoft is buying GitHub.
Microsoft is buying all the open source.
Microsoft is buying the world.
Microsoft is buying the universe.
Microsoft is buying all the multiverses in the space.
Microsoft is buying all the multiverses in any existing spaces.
Microsoft is buying all the fucking motherfucker planets of any multiverses of everything.
Microsoft is buying Microsoft.
Microsoft is buying the other GAFAM.
Microsoft is buying internet.
Microsoft is buying the life.
Microsoft makes many of their products open source.
Microsoft is liked.
...
Yeah, it's impossible. Especially the last sentence.1 -
Microsoft certsrv is returning UTF-8 on the authorization error page but UTF-16 when logging in via basic auth...
Debugged this for 2 hours today to parse the response correctly. Thanks Microsoft -
OK, I'm spoiled Linux bra^H^H^Huser, so MD5, SHA1,... checksums for distributions' ISO files are something I take for granted but is really that hard for Microsoft to provide same for Windows 10 ISOs (plain and simple info, not something that require equilibristics and deep diving into MSDN site) ?!2
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This is odd for me to say this.. but Microsoft is kind of impressing me right now. I haven’t had many issues, and kind of testing out visual studio team services and liking what I’m seeing. Started out with VS code at work and here I am using it on small projects at home and seeing what else MS has to offer. Granted I’m still using my linux boot more but it’s been 8 days since my Win10 partition hasn’t crashed and that’s 8 days longer than when I first got this computer a few months ago when it was crashing hourly even after a fresh install and updates.
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I'm trying to move a backup User folder from a dead Windows computer over to cloud storage. In checking the size of the folder before compressing it, it shows as 1.08GB, which I guessed would be reasonable. So I zipped it and it came out to be 48GB!! Compressed to 75%! So I went one folder deeper and checked the properties of all files there. That came out to be much larger than 1.08GB. Thinking Windows has some problem revealing the true size of a parent folder and its content, I did a Google search. Sure enough, it's a bug where incorrect folder size is reported. What the heck is going on at Microsoft that this blatant of a bug would ever have a chance of getting into the code? And why is this single user at 48 GB _compressed_? I'd understand if the user was a photographer, but he's just a gamer, and these aren't applications, just save files and profile settings!
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/...5 -
What I hate most about OpenSource is consistency; command on Win10 New-AzureRmVm on Linux New-AzVm. Stop, that's microsoft, I hate that about Microsoft.1
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Fuck Azure
Tried to login to my Test Environment for B2C, was asked for SMS AuthCode because of "suspicious activities" (haven't used it in weeks), gave this crap tool my number and pressed send code - no reaction, gave it the same number without a 0 in front, no reaction, pressed "didn't recevieved code" and got "you can't try again today, try it tomorrow" ... 30 minutes later two auth code sms arrived.
Fuck you Microsoft, just fucking fuck you
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I forgive Microsoft for all the bugs on W10. Why? Because Cortana on Android mirror notifications from phone to PC smoothly. Saving so much time. And I get to know if I miss calls or messages. Brilliant.6
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Some people hate microsoft edge so much, even they only use it to download a browser. In fact i do that too. But then i download .pub file and its default application is edge. I guess edge now has a plus value. Since firefox does not support epub natively.
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Yes this is about github, no it's not complaining about Microsoft buying it.
Have you noticed Microsoft seems to be buying/working with its competitors on something they failed to do?
MSN inferior Skype
PowerShell inferior to bash
VSTM inferior to github
And if track record continues, github might go down the shutter majorly...3 -
So yes, Microsoft is scanning my emails for keywords. I tried to send an email using the word PFA and did not attach any file. It gives a pop up to attach one.
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Now, I’m sure Microsoft wouldn’t intentionally sabotage popular iOS open source libraries just because they own GitHub now...
Then again, I can’t say I’ve ever experienced an error like this before ... 🙃
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Yesterday a colleague was debugging some piece of typescript code for memory leaks as chrome and firefox were hanging at a certain page.
Her real brainfuck was that everything seemed to be working fine with edge. Microsoft, somehow, finds a way to fuck with developers. -
I usually hate Microsoft but they've gotten me positively surprised several times lately. I can run an SSH server and Redis just like that!
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Outlook web
Empty white page, 1 line of text:
"The custom module does not recognize this error"
Refresh, all good. Exit, enter again in an hour:
"The custom module does not recognize this error"
Then why the hell is there a custom module for errors for fuck's sake? Microsoft, just let the error pass through in that case, so we can read it.
Some self-disrespecting dev wrote that with a gun to their temple.
P.S. Don't ask why I use Outlook web1 -
It's official
https://blog.github.com/2018-06-04-...
Stop making rant about untill see how really affects (for better or worse)2 -
Lesson learned when I started working: never try to proove yourself customers will just try to abuse it.1
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I use Microsoft Word like once a month. Every time I open Word there is an update to all of the Office Apps. And the update take like half an hour to complete.
I usually like updates and install them, because I hope that the new version maybe patches a bug or makes the software more efficient, but unspecified updates that often is frustrating.
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Microsoft pushing to get its js engine included in Node, I thought forced win10 updates is where they would stop at. But then again maybe chakracore and Node will play along exceptionally well, maybe better than v8.
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Trying to help my friend fix his Microsoft Office over the phone.
Friend: 'I seem to be having some trouble installing Office'
Me: 'What version are you trying to install?'
Friend: 'Windows 10' -
!Rant
I never thought I would ever be this pleased with a Microsoft product but vscode on Linux has really impressed me. Just discovered Zen Code mode today and got hooked.5 -
I've an interview with Microsoft in 2 days for Summer Internship in Software Engineering in North America. Anyone has any tips how to prepare for it? This is my first technical interview.
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I just found out VSTS has dark mode option. Thank you, MSFT, for caring about all the dark souls out there.
Respect["Microsoft"]++
They have added dark mode in windows/ Azure/ edge/documentation pages/ Visual Studio/VS Code. _/\_3 -
When a Microsoft Surface Pro fails doing updates right out of the box, you know MS gives no shits about the quality of it's software.
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!rant
Isnt this video cute?
https://youtu.be/rjrxOOfi54k
I think Microsoft should make that a TV commercial...
Think what energy we would save, and how greener the world would become if everyone would use Edge instead of Chrome... Or what do you think?1 -
So Microsoft had their own alternative to github but it wasn't as popular, so they teamed up with GitHub to allow projects to be transferred from codeplex to GitHub, then Microsoft but GitHub. very smart move.
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Started messing around with a game called Runescape, as any other game it had a private server community which was quite big back in 2009ish.Learned alot of java there and some mysql.
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Swear to God I've changed the type definition of the same variable (in SSIS) three times already.
Microsoft has a worse memory than me!
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The realization that their is no free will, Microsoft rules everything including you.
If for no other reason than that they've claimed every acronym. -
I hope the Github merger is a sign that Microsoft wants to create products that foster collaboration, honor user privacy and are open-source when doable. I'm sure they know they can't win against Unix-like systems that can now truly compete in terms of usability for the average consumer. That being said, I've moved everything in case the new ToS makes them own the content of our repos.1
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Is it a co-incidence that both Microsoft Connect 2018 and Flutter live are on the same day at same time?
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I don't hate Microsoft for the amount of Memes it is mentioned in.....
Faaaakkkk !!!
Just be quite guys !!! They just bought GitHub, Didn't delete your Repos.1
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