Re: Giving an application a window icon in a sensible way

In article <1164280351.126417.237050@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Twisted <twisted0n3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Of course I didn't. A three letter query with a different, mainstream
dictionary meaning is far too likely to fail to be worth considering.

The mindset "it's not going to work so I won't even try" is a 100%
guaranteed way to failure. The mindset "I don't think it will work,
but let's give it a spin anyway and see" may, of course, also lead to
failure but the probability is at least less than 100% and many would
see that as a plus.

2. Webstart? This is a standalone app, rather than an applet, servlet,
or some kind of specialized client/server thing. Are you sure this
recommendation isn't based on a misapprehension of the nature of what
I'm doing? It's quite possible that your suggestion is well suited for
developing some kind of web app and rather less so in the case of a
standalone one...

Java Webstart is a framework for distribution and installation of
general Java applications. It has nothing to do with applets. Whether
or not it is restricted to web apps depends entirely what you mean by
the term "web app".

If you wrote, say, a single-player Civilization clone in Java, then
Java Webstart would be a viable way of distributing that application.

3. False dichotomy. You presuppose I have a choice to *either* use this
tool *or* argue here. In fact, the choice is to argue here, or to use
the tool *and* argue here. My choice not to argue here vanished the
moment the first insult was slung. Now it is necessary to defend myself
and my choices in front of the same audience you're trying to convince
of my guilt/stupidity/whatever it is that you think.

A great many people consider that a person will tend to have an
independent choice as to whether to enter into a flame fest or keep a
debate to a more technical level. While you seem to differ, I suggest
that you, also, might have been able to find within yourself the
strength to ignore any perceived insults that may have been present in
previous posts on this thread and continue in a more civil tone.

You will also be able to set up an use a continous integration
server that will periodically check out your code (assuming you are
running a version control system like CVS and subversion... and if not,
you should be)

For a one-person project? You're joking. It would take me weeks to
learn to use such a complex tool, and then I have to operate some kind
of a server, then some kind of equally unfamiliar client ... that even
has *security* implications, since I have to make sure that the server
isn't visible to the outside world if I start running a server of some
sort.

It typically has no more security implications than what you already
have on your development equipment. Presumably, your source code
resides in some directory structure on a local hard disk. If your
computer is ever connected to the Internet, then your code is in
jeopardy. Running a local Subversion (say) server on that machine
isn't going to do much to change that.

And I thought some other people here were suggesting swatting flies
with bazookas. This is closer to disinfecting a dirty toilet with a
thermonuclear bomb.

Running a version control system is just common sense for any
semi-serious programming project, icons or no icons. The benefits
easily outweight the few hours it takes to download, install and learn
how to use it.

Periodic automatic build cycles isn't all that critical on a
single-programmer project though.

Cheers
Bent D
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