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I thought this was an interesting article. It discusses the decline in computer science enrollments. Also, be sure to check out the discussion that follows the article over at builder.com.

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as in other schools across the country, computer science enrollments are dropping, raising questions about the country's future tech leadership.

This fall, there are just under 200 new undergraduate majors in MIT's electrical engineering and computer science department, down from about 240 last year and roughly 385 three years ago.

The Rutgers University computer science department has canceled some course sections and expects total enrollment in classes in the major this year to be thousands less than its peak of 6,500 several years ago. Saul Levy, chair of the undergraduate computer science program, said the ongoing decline stems from the way students perceive career prospects.

"They don't believe in the job market in computers anymore," Levy said.
At Carnegie Mellon University, 2,000 students applied to the school of computer science this year, down from 3,200 in 2001. At the University of California at Berkeley, the number of computer science majors pursuing a bachelor of arts degree was 226 this spring, down from 240 in the spring of 2003. Across the bay at Stanford University, the number of computer science undergraduate majors has declined for the past four years, from 171 in the 2000-2001 year to 118 this past year.

What Levy and others on the academic frontlines are observing raises concerns about …

hi all

what is the future of Qt programming.
how many companies are working with open source Qt designer ...

thanks.
:rolleyes:

The best advice I could give you is to go to monster.com, dice.com, and hotjobs.com, and search for "Qt" or "Qt programming." Also, if you haven't check out http://www.trolltech.com/newsroom/index.html, do so.

By this definition a telephone book is a database since it stores information in a structural way.

Yes, a telephone book is a database. :cool:

Their database has to be open to the public which no serious company would ever do due to security reasons. Instead some create a web service where you can access their data through XML. Amazon.com does this. I'm not sure about imdb.com. In any case, you can still extract html data from pages on the imdb server using your favorite server language. You'd then have to parse the data. It's a dirty way to do it, but it's doable.

I have not seen the movie but his choreography pwns. I like the Rush Hour movies.

Take a look at the Careers forum where this topic has been beaten to death: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/forum48.html

Two threads worth looking at:

http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread2068.html
http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread7386.html

what is the difference in the programming classes taught between the two

Programming courses in computer science are more advanced and theoretical. In information systems, they're more broad.

Example:

In Computer Science: You would create a server in C running in Linux. You would create your own data types and a mechanism to handle threads safely. You might even create your own scripting language and a command interpreter or compiler. You would have to understand everything, from the smallest bit manipulated in your programs.

In Information Systems: You would create an application in Windows using visual tools. If you use lower level languages like C++ or even C, you would not have to understand much of the theory behind it. More emphasis is on "how to do it" not "how it works."

Granted there's theory in information systems, but not as low level as computer science.

First, let me say that every here answer might be biased because it's a computer forum. Yes, even mine. ;) Have you posted in a math forum?

Is it possible to get into the computer industry doing entry-level programming and working your way up doing software engineering, database programming/adminstration, etc, with just a CS minor?

I know successful people in the computer world, some are even master programmers and hold an art degree or an English degree. Some don't even have a degree and they seem like they know everything and tried everything. To me, a degree only helps you being successful. It doesn't matter what degree you hold. Of course, a computer science degree, I believe, will help you more in being a programmer than a culinary arts degree. Just the fact that you have a degree though, proves that you had the patience and determination to get a degree. I suggest you go through several computer books, not CS books, but the IT/programming ones from Wrox, New Riders, Sams, APress, and a few others and check out the biographies of the authors. You'll notice that some have outstanding job positions and hold degrees that have nothing to do with computer science. Some hold certificates, which is something you should consider.

how can I convince employers I took enough CS courses that almost equivalent to being a CS major?

Write papers/essays. Even if they're simple tutorials. It'll be solid proof that you understood the material enough to teach …

The only way I could think of is passing URL variables as FORM through JavaScript. Try this: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web/WebDevSoftware/ColdFusion/Q_20722406.html

Personally, I hate games created with languages that were originally designed for the web. HTTP is not persitent, so you cannot have a live game unless you constantly refresh the page. You could however use a Java applet and dump that on a page, but I hate programming in Java and a lot of people hate running applets. Even if you used Java, Flash, Shockwave, or WildTangent, all different languages, you would need a server to communicate with.

Cool. I see that you added a neat feature where you get a 404 Not Found error when people visit the page. Friggin' A.

& characters are allowed, however, there are some e-mail providers that don't allow you to have that character in your account name.

You can look for a web service that has stock quotes and parse the XML. Try http://www.xmethods.net/

I agree with Gary. In all honesty, any time you're dealing with money, you want something secure. A text file is not secure. It's not fast. It's not cached. Can be corrupted easily. Has no relational support. May I ask why you're not going with a database server?

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PHP files can go anywhere on a web server that is running the PHP Server Module. If the web server is not enabled to host PHP pages then they will not work. I found a list of free php web host here.

Have you actually tried registering to those sites? I've found a lot of lists like that, and they usually tend to have hidden charges or some stupid catch that makes you cough up money. Some out them were outdated and no longer offer free service, but of course they only tell you that after you've registered.

This programmer is saying that I can change it to .htm & it won't harm anything b/c there is little to no php on the site.

Is he a logo programmer? An HTML programmer? People really abuse the heck out of that title. In all honestly, any decent programmer will tell you that there will be a change in your web pages even if you have the smallest amount of PHP code on your page.

Other than that, I would say pretty much the same thing everyone else said with extra mayo.

What do you mean a php script? You mean the keywords used? You can't. If so, I've never even heard of it. Do you mean data that is displayed to the web page?

Try http://sourceforge.net/

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and say you'll simply want to learn for education purposes or out of curiousity. Even then, asking someone to teach you how to write a virus is like asking how to rob a bank. It's a silly question. Both require a lot of knowledge and require a lot to properly execute. Also, the discussion can lead to illegal activity which will not be discussed here.

Schwing... thread locked!

They did already. Port 25 is now blocked ladies and gents.

Cablevision (Optimum Online) a small ISP that services parts of NYC and Long Island has started to block port 25. However, Cablevision customers are angered. Unlike other companies, Cablevision has decided to block everyone instead of those who abuse the service. What has angered customers even more is that Cablevision will allow people to use port 25 for an additional 30 dollars a month.

Some customers have accused Cablevision of monopoly-like tactics and some IT professionals say that Cablevision is going about it the wrong way.
A Cablevision representative told HardwareGeeks.com that they are blocking port 25 and reserve the right to do so and that they will advise their customers to use the web mail features for their 3rd party email.

Cablevision does offer some of the fastest speeds available in the US with a 10Mbps download and a 1Mbps upload. However Cablevision subscribers suffer constant capping of their account and slow newsgroup servers and a mail system that is down 9 out of 10 times.

http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/comments.php?catid=8&id=2284

HCatzeyez, don't create garbage threads. Learn how to post and follow the rules. Take more time in writing your questions, be more patient and nice, and people will be more willing to help you. Thread closed.

HCatzeyez, don't create useless threads where all you do is lash out on members that are willing to help you. Also, if you're willing to take more time on explaining your question, more people will respond. Learn how to post and follow the rules. Thread closed.

Normally I would tell you to put the "a href" tag around the img tag that shows that image, but you're using a forum. I've never used versatileBulletinBoard, but there must be a setting in the admin panel where you can change this. Right now it appears to be:

http://www.hellsknights.southietech.net/forum/index.php?target=forum

You probably have to change it from there to something else. I'm not familiar with that forum, so I can't really be of much help. Sorry.

Ooh, bad move. Well, you're still young, so you'll learn. Never ever send out documents like these unless you're absolutely sure it's perfect, or as good as it can be. By that I mean that it has been looked at by many eyes, and has been criticized thoroughly. I read three books on creating resumes, and had it reviewed by about 10 people, who worked in human resources, my career field, and business fields. I also had it reviewed by an English professor.

The fact that you're 15 might be an advantage to you however. I never thought about creating a resume until I was 19, and neither did most of the people my age I knew.

Final Year Project? If so, tell us your major or what your skills are so we know what to recommend.

For a one dimensional array, use the implode() function:

$array = array('lastname', 'email', 'phone');
$comma_separated = implode(",", $array);
echo $comma_separated; // lastname,email,phone

Well, it's not really a rule, but a lot of viruses are spread through Word macros. Anywho here's what I think you should change/take out:

Personal Information: Take out everything in the personal information section. You want to be hired for your knowledge and skills. If you leave your age, depending what type of job you're looking for, they will stereotype against you and assume you're too young to know anything. Don't put anything about what race you are either. If you do, you're giving the person reading your resume a free chance to descriminate against you - he may not like Serbians and just ignore your resume without you even knowing.

Objective: Leave this here. If you're looking to intern, then leave the words "gain experience" as they are. If you're going in for a job, it's assumed you know what you're doing and the last thing is to gain experience. You should already know how to do the job, so you would put something along the lines of you acquring a position.

Education: Make sure it's in chronological order and put both, the year and month range next to the school. It's better to put your achievements in its own section. Also, don't include the "Future:" subsection. Companies want to know your experience, not what your experience is going to be. I could say that I'm going to be a rocket scientiest and hold 20 PhDs in the future, but that won't mean squat because …

work --> (force * distance)

Excellent, now if I could only remember how the tune goes....

full of Uranium-235

Well, for the saxophone, I like playing jazz and the blues. In school I was in the jazz band for about 5 years, not to mention about 4 other bands, including the marching band. As far as the Piano, my favorite genre is classical. Other genres I like are jazz, Disney tunes, musicals, Anime and video game music.

My favorite Sax player is Kenny G. People that have no respect for that guy don't understand music, I tell you. For classical, I like Beethoven and Chopin. For modern classical I like Yanni. ;)

Perhaps you can save it to HTML or take a screenshot of it, save it as an image, and put it on a web page. I have a rule against downloading word files off the net unless I know the site very well. Others might feel the same way.

Be aware that some people (those who don't know much about anything and think that cookies will give them a venereal disease) turn them off.

Those are regular web sites. Probably from http://www.4templates.com or http://www.templatemonster.com. What they probably do is create the layout in something like Photoshop, then use Fireworks or ImageReady to slice it up, tweak it and clean it up, add some CSS, possibly create a Dreamweaver template out of it, and presto. That doesn't really impress me, as I do it all the time. What does impress me is the talent of the web designers. Those are some really nice designs.

Edit: Hehe, Dani's post wasn't there before I started writing this post. Oh well. :eek:

kinda like chicken.

(You guys are a sick bunch. LOL.)

Cool, I'm glad there's other musicians in here. I've been playing the sax and piano for years. I prefer the Piano though. ^_^

PHP has a nice set of string/file functions you can use. Of course, I'd recommend Perl beforehand, but PHP is easier and I believe has a bigger community than Perl. Are you looking to develop a web application or a desktop application. Also, can you be more specific on what you say about automating "a simple file handling process"? Lastly two more questions: what operating system are you talking about, Windows? What kind of budget are you dealing with?

A nice lesson in life indeed. Here's a very inspirational poem I have on my wall. It's a popular one, so you might've seen it:

Don't Quit

When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh.
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don't give up though the pace seems slow –
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out –
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far.
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit–
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Let's take a look at what you did maan:

1. Violated the rule for creating a thread. You always give a detailed name to your thread that explains what you're after. Pleas for mercy and crying for help as the name of the thread are not allowed. An example of what's allowed is the new name of this thread.

2. Double posted. Not one minute past where you could've modified your post. Posting right after a previous post of yours is not allowed unless your edit button is grayed out.

3. Asked for the easy way out without even trying. There's a lot of good people willing to put in their valuable time but you have to show some effort. You asking for a man's work after they put in many hours of work into it is bad etiquette and also against the rules.

The Rules: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq#faq_rules

It doesn't matter if you're from the Phillipines or from Mars. You have to obey the rules of you'll be banned. If you obey the rules, you'll get better responses and people will be happy to help you.

The only thing I know of is this: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/index.html, where you're going to have to go through it manually. Sorry. ;)

testjack, it's better if you create a new thread in the appropriate forum if you want to get more responses. This is an introduction thread after all.

Meanwhile.. I betcha PHP5 breaks a lot of existing PHP 4.x applications... ;-)

Yeah, that's a given. It's the same with any other major release for any piece of software.

Bee-Dub, please learn how to post and follow the rules. They are found here: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/faq.php?faq=daniweb_faq#faq_rules

Don't create the same threads in different forums for whatever reason you may have. I hate clearning up someone's mess. Thank you and happy posting.

What I really hate, is when you try to install something, and you see an error, and the instructions tell you to "contact your system administrator" or "software provider" - seriously, I feel like ripping out the eyeballs of who ever made up that cope out. It's like saying, "Umm... we don't know the answer so contact anyone but us. "

This topic has been discussed to death already. Check out the Careers forum to see what others think. Here's one post for example: http://www.daniweb.com/techtalkforums/thread328.html

If you're asking if there would be problems running two consecutive mail() statements, the answer is no. There's no problem. Check http://us4.php.net/mail for a function that wraps the mail() and its initialization.

Try pasting the code you have. It'll make the job easier.

Damn, do I hate little f-ups like this. I have no patience for tech problems. Hehe. The worse is when you follow instructions to the letter, and they don't work.

Good luck with your surgery Dani. Bring me back a souvenir. ^_^

Any new contests going on at this moment ? Since the last one is 2 years old now. Maybe we all just needed some more experience. Hee Hee!

Dani and I were talking about a contest a while ago. It's ultimately up to Dani, since she provides the prize. Maybe we'll have a contest that doesn't entail graphic design, because it's unfair for some that are talented in other areas of computing. We'll see. I intend to go all out in the next contest though, as I missed my chance last time. :cool: