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Tech Jobs › Re: I Need Learning Materials On Java, VB, C++ And Oracle by sbucareer(f): 1:30pm On Oct 15, 2006

Here is Microsoft website for VB, C# C++ tutorial. or this

Programming › Re: Computing In Todays Automobiles (help) by sbucareer(f): 12:45pm On Oct 15, 2006

This sounds like school work. Your teacher or lecturer should have given you some useful links to conduct this research out of the class room. Do google search to reveal some useful academic research.

The ones I can think of in terms of computer and automobile are:

1. Automatic Gearbox
2. Remote alarm sensors
3. Electric seat heaters
4. Instruction panel on the dashboard (Fuel level, Engine oil level, breakpad level etc.)
5. Satellite Nav
6. Automatic break systems
7. Theft homing device

As you can see computer has and is still helping automobile industry to automate most of the manual activities in today's modern car.

Academic website

You can also visit F1 website

Programming › Re: Help Needed In Java Programming by sbucareer(f): 12:15pm On Oct 13, 2006

He is the one that helped me learn Java. I find his method of teaching very good. Prof Fintan Culwin is a Java advocate and mentor. He has written my articles and books in Java, Ada, and Talk. He is currently investigating and conducting research in the areas of Document Originality. Like the plagiarism software etc.

Here is an extensive links to his website and free online books. Note for redistribution and wider audience usage, you MUST contact him. But it is free for personal use.

His website explains the concept of public, private and protected methods. The purpose of constructor is also explained in full detail. If you finish going through his website and do not hack it, it is better you had give up on programming particular Java.

If you do not understand anything in his free online material come and and ask me I will explain it to you. You have no excuse now not to lean Java and become marketable in the field of Java.

User Interface

Main web site

Make sure you do all the exercise at the end of each class

Programming › Re: Computer Science Degree Recommended For Programming Career? by sbucareer(f): 11:12am On Oct 13, 2006

Unless your interest is in education, why would you want to become a lecturer developing AI and algorithm when you have the most powerful tool on earth in terms of education on your hands?
Math Prof's at investment banking like Goldman Sach, McKenzie, Morgan Stanley, Pricewater, Deutsch bank, future market like stock, equity, loan, debt, bond and commodities make in excess of £1 millions in bonuses every year, fact! Read the economist and the MoneyWeek

Most Nigerian's I know including me LOVE money not really name. Unless you want to be remembered as the first black Nigerian prof to invent new AI algorithmfor domestic robots, then your argument would hold.

Else, quit deceiving yourself about your mathematical abilities to discovering trends. Like the one Prof Emma Emeagwali discovered and his people and the white people tried very hard to discredit his effort, what a shame.

Programming › Re: Application Development - Joint Venture by sbucareer(f): 3:15pm On Oct 09, 2006

Qleyo, he would work and live in the UK. Accommodation is not provided

Programming › Re: Application Development - Joint Venture by sbucareer(f): 4:14am On Oct 08, 2006

If you can provide me with some potfolio of some desktop/client server application you have done in the past. Also could you tell me how you gathered your requirement specification and how you translated them it into systems.

Finally, if you can provide this business requirement, you can come and work for me. I need someone with strong .NET technologies, particularly .dll, .COM and Active-x, OLE and DDE. Starting salary £24K

My marketing director is in Nigeria as I type acquiring/procuring contracts from banks, financial firm, insurance, school, university, police and the medical department. By next year the company would be very busy.

Warning
I am not advertising for vacancies, I thought as you have strong VB and .NET skill and looking to merging with someone already in the business sector. If you prove yourself for six months, I can make you Vice President, .NET Engineering.

We have just started the company three months ago. Here is how the management Group is

1. Prof Justin Ubakamma, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer
2. Mr Valentine Obih, Co-Founder & President, Products
3. Dr Tajudeen Atintola, Co-Founder & President, Technology
4 Ms Ijeoma Udeaku, Senior Vice President, Business Operations
5. Mr Valentine Obih, Senior Vice President, .NET & J2EE - I will loose this post when we get someone good

We are still forming the senior management group. At the moment we only have three programmers. All are Java and J2EE wizards. We have registered a name but still waiting to hear from DTI (Dept of Trade and Industry). So I cannot give you this info.

So if you are interested send me you strong potfolio, particularly .NET. I will meet with the senior management and we will send you an invitation letter to apply for a visa.

@simpledee, send me your potfolio [email=valentine.obih@gmail.com?subject=.NET Potfoloio]email[/email]

Jobs/Vacancies › Re: Job Apllication Letter by sbucareer(f): 2:49am On Oct 08, 2006

London
SE1 0AA

09 April 2002-04-09

Dear Sir,

I am writing with reference to your recent advertisement in This London online for Evening Standing.

I have recently completed my BSc degree in Computer Science with an Upper First Class Honours from the London South Bank University.

As you can see from my CV, I can offer a considerable amount of relevant experience, including:

A degree, which has included several courses relating to networking design and topologies, network administration, TCP/IP, Programming principle, database design, Software Engineering and web technologies.

I have software development experience based on my BSc project, managing EJB container, employing different project methodologies and managing complex business environment within the application development context.

I also have experience in transforming vague and ambitious specifications and turn it into a system design within time frame.

I am familiar with project management procedures and paradigm in common use.

In addition, to my technical experience I have excellent communication skills having given several presentations at University. I am very keen to apply my skills and experience in the IT/ICT industry. I look forward to hearing from you and would welcome the opportunity to discuss my application in greater detail.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Valentine Obih

Below is my CV -- it is old one just to give you a guideline

Education › Re: Hnd Vs Bsc, B. Eng, Etc by sbucareer(f): 2:12am On Oct 08, 2006

You should have said it was a quadratic equation. In exam, examiner will not trick you like you did to us. Although we know what a quadratic equation is "an equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square ". The question was tricky. Anyway this exercise do not in anyway infer the correlation of a university grad with a HND knowledge. The learning curves is too large.

HND students are brilliant people and should be give a fair chance in the job market, but you cannot begin to compare HND with Graduate. If you are concern and believe that you are clever enough, why don't you go and do graduate course to prove your point?

Education › Re: Hnd Vs Bsc, B. Eng, Etc by sbucareer(f): 3:37am On Oct 07, 2006

Even if I do not get it right, I have showed some cognitive thinking and approach to my answers, that is what the western university are looking for. They do not necessary need a correct answer. Even the most powerful and intelligent people get it wrong sometimes i.e Toni Blar and mathematicans at investment banking.

As you can see I have the ability to learn and understand that could not be said to many people. I see no premise to this question. I can give you a computer logic problem to solve and you can NEVER get the answer that does not make you less intelligent.

I only attempted this question to prove to you that all weak cannot be pen pushers. If you are so good in math why don't you use it to solve some real economic problems in Nigeria. i.e Create a mathematical strategy for electing a good president?

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Education › Re: Hnd Vs Bsc, B. Eng, Etc by sbucareer(f): 2:54am On Oct 07, 2006

You have to be clearer in your question, ok.

K = NQ + 0.5Y(Q*Q)

Answer and solution

k = (NQ + 1/2Y)Q^2 //This is suppose to be the structure of your question. (Check your BODMAS)

Now

K =NQ^3 + 1/2YQ^2

Divide both side by Q^2

K
- = NQ + 1/2Y
Q^2

Divide both side by Q

k
- = N + 1/2Y
Q^3

DIVIDE both sides by K

N + 1/2Y
Q^3 = - ----------
K

Therefor

|
Q = - | N + 1/2Y
| ----------
\| K

I have validated my answer with real figures i.e numbers. Becareful when you run your mouth. You can also validate my answers with real figures i.e

K = NQ + 0.5Y(Q*Q)

K = 00.4
N = 2.08
Y = 1.2

Then find Q?

Now

Q = Your answer
N = 2.08
Y = 1.2

Find K? //See if K is not equal to 00.4

Education › Re: Hnd Vs Bsc, B. Eng, Etc by sbucareer(f): 3:21pm On Oct 06, 2006

k = NQ + 0.5 YQ^2

k = Q(N + 0.5YQ * 0.5YQ)

k = Q(N + 0.5Y * 0.5Y)

k = Q(N + Y^2)

K
- = N + Y^2
Q

Q = N + Y^2
-----------------
K

Programming › Re: Exception In Thread "main" NoclassDefFoundError; Class Name by sbucareer(f): 2:31pm On Oct 06, 2006

I will recommend DrJava for it simplicity. But if you are advance programmer you should try Netbeans or eclipse

Programming › Re: Exception In Thread "main" NoclassDefFoundError; Class Name by sbucareer(f): 2:37am On Oct 06, 2006

There are possible cause to this problematic situation:

1. You classpath is not set i.e SET %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin in your environment variables
2. You program or class do not have a main method i.e. public static void main(String args[])
3. Your IDE is not set either in the options/preferences tab to locate the environment variables or JDK HOME
4. Also set you working directory to the classpath i.e. %PATH%;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;C:\temp\java

Let me know if you still have issues

Programming › Re: Computer Science Degree Recommended For Programming Career? by sbucareer(f): 12:54am On Oct 06, 2006

Why computer after studying Mathematics? Most Mathematicans I know or heard of work for investment banks and top future market like the stock market. Why waste your time on computer?

Programming › Re: Programming Jokes by sbucareer(f): 2:40am On Oct 01, 2006

Funny interview with Bjarne Stroustrup, father of C++.

Here is a funny rejection letter following an interview.

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your letter rejecting my application for employment with your firm.

I have received rejections from an unusually large number of well qualified organizations. With such a varied and promising spectrum of rejections from which to select, it is impossible for me to consider them all. After careful deliberation, then, and because a number of firms have found me more unsuitable, I regret to inform you that I am unable to accept your rejection.

Despite your company's outstanding qualifications and previous experience in rejecting applicants, I find that your rejection does not meet with my requirements at this time. As a result, I will be starting employment with your firm on the first of the month. Circumstances change and one can never know when new demands for rejection arise. Accordingly, I will keep your letter on file in case my requirements for rejection change.

Please do not regard this letter as a criticism of your qualifications in attempting to refuse me employment. I wish you the best of luck in rejecting future candidates.

Computers › Re: Problems Of Cyber-cafe Computers (And Solutions) by sbucareer(f): 2:02am On Oct 01, 2006

ferdimako: sbucareer: u have spoken well and lengthily. But what about power? Inverters don't do the entire dirty work and this gets to the clients' pockets and they are always mad.

Please two of u should let me know why we defragment, please.

Here is a reference to [url=http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=deskbar&q=define%3A+defrag]system defrag[/url]

Programming › Re: Sir What Is Different Between Programmer And Non-programmer? by sbucareer(f): 1:35am On Oct 01, 2006

Gleyo I agree with you but lets pardon him for now because in Igbo language there is a saying that says "A lost man can never get more lost by asking question" Remember you are here because I am ubuntu.

Programming › Re: Sir What Is Different Between Programmer And Non-programmer? by sbucareer(f): 1:10am On Sep 30, 2006

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Here is a reference to your question. Who is a programmer. Non-programmer is the opposite of programmer.
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Programming › Re: Going Into Programming by sbucareer(f): 1:18pm On Sep 29, 2006

Naijafan, you are absolutely right. 3,000 java API for JDBC is not only for connecting to database, it supports all known databases i.e. Oracle, mysql, MSSQL, Derby, etc. The 3,000 API are just drivers and DML (Data Manipulate Language) set.

Look at a typical sql API. Remember that programming was developed or at least is used these days to manipulate data.

Event desktop application manipulates data either a persistent nature or session data. That is why Object Oriented Programming was invented. Program MUST encapsulate data.

If that data is given to you in a static nature, there is little dynamic interactions you can apply to that object/data. Hence (two lines of PHP code to connect to a database) PHP is a great light weight language but it does take away programming from the user standpoint.

Programming › Re: Going Into Programming by sbucareer(f): 10:36am On Sep 29, 2006

I have read all your ideas and experiences with programming language and found them very interesting and commendable. All the answers all of you have given here are quite relevant and important. But few of them have a little snag here and there, lets take naijafan argument.

@from naiijafan
Learning a language is not just it. Its the ability to mentally figure out the best possible solution to a problem that's the main thing.

Now, how can you mentally figure out the best possible solution to a problem when the power to do that is taken away from you? Let take a quote from

@ from alexis
I wouldn't use java to query a database and return a record set because I know to do that, I will need nothing less than 100 lines of code or more doing it in java. Instead, I will use PHP which will do it in 20 lines or less. Less code, less bugs; every good programmer will tell you that.

The power of the Recordset is taken away from you if they have provided a simple API to do the routine job for you. Yes, it is good to use already made API to facilitate time and cost involves in the issues of software complexcity.

I was reading an academic article on the use of Object Oriented Methodology in industries. One of the things I quickly picked up was that the stages of software development methodology in OOM includes

1. Analysis
2. Design
3. Implementation
4.Testing
5. Deployment

All of these methodology is already in use today but the difference is in their break of the components of Analysis in correlation to software complexity issues.

It refers to analysis as to Requirement engineering. This is because software begin to fall already from here. He went to say that software fails because of organizational culture. He say many software are initiated because the organization has a problem, hence they want software to help elevate the failure.

He went on to management issues (I know all management issue) and ordinary users are excluded in the requirement engineering. The epistemology is that during the phase of requirement engineering prescribed in OOM, many tools are required:

1. Use Case
2. UML
3. Light programming language (He prescribed PHP)
4. QSEE (IDE tool to generate code from all of the above)

My point is that some language is good for initial system requirements gathering, because they are light weighted, because they are not really good in implementing enterprise wide information system like Java and VB.

When you look at JDBC API's you would immediately know that Recordset if not really good for DML to DB. There are about 3,000 API alone in JDBC driver. Example, do you know you can write few lines of database java code using RowMetaData API.

To write enterprise level database application you could implement Event Model approach by using these API:

1. RowsetEvent
2. RowsetListener

Like the organization I work for we have a special company that develop our JDBC API's for us

Finally, language should be robust enough to give people or programmer the power and flexibility to use his/her initiative and skill to accomplish common tasks, afterall that is how thing are invented in the first place.

If a programming language is not robust and dynamic like PHP, it evolution will be very slow and like me I quickly get tired of doing routine things.

Politics › President Bill Clinton Speech In Manchester 2006 by sbucareer(op): 1:25pm On Sep 27, 2006

Today we saw Ex-President of America Bill Clinton speaks at labour party seminar at Manchester. I thought the speech was commendable, optimistic and comprehensible.

I was moved with the power of his leadership in global economy, geo-political indifference, poverty, diseases, African problems both domestic and internationally.

I would like to see other people summary of his speech

Programming › Re: Who Can Crack This Pascal Puzzle? by sbucareer(f): 1:39am On Sep 24, 2006

Is this your course work? Nairaland is no place to post and answer academic course work. We can give you pointers but not do your course work for you, you would be committing plagiarism.

Here is one pointer, use google

If you cannot solve this simple year one programming assignment, you should really consider if the course you are doing is right for you?

Help
------------

Put students in an array i.e.

students: string[ ] := [Henry, Paul, etc];

Also put scores in array i.e.

scores: integer[] := [1, 4, 7, 50, 59, etc];

Use for loop to go through the array, both student and score. See how to use Record data structure

Computers › Re: Problems Of Cyber-cafe Computers (And Solutions) by sbucareer(f): 3:14pm On Sep 23, 2006

You don't need P4 to open a web browser. Web browser is a small piece of software and would work with even 486 chipset. P4 comes in when you are running complex application like dreamweaver, abode photo shop, complex programming IDE etc.

The only thin you need to run a faster internet cafe is bandwidth. My P4 recommendation in my earlier post is for people using the cafe for other activities apart from internet connection. Like learning programming with complicated IDE, playing games and listening to music with complex music software.

Finally, now that most web designer do not care about FAT and THIN client is will be very good to use P4 to accommodate such sites. Look at this site if you use a poor Processor and a poor bandwidth it would be uninteresting site for you to view.

I am off to work will continue when I come back. Have a nice weekend.

Programming › Re: Tracking Position Via The Internet by sbucareer(f): 2:22pm On Sep 23, 2006

@Kheme

Could you explain to us how IP address is broken down? For example 168.192.234.23

What does:

168 means?
192 means?
234 means?
23 means?

When you do your research come back and tell us. Remember that your telephone number i.e. +447956231211 is an IP address. Remember that your mobile phone number is an IP address, remember that your domain name is an IP address.

These technologies uses different software to translate or map number/domain name to IP address i.e. DNS (Domain Name Resolution) Computer only understands binary and some super computer uses hex for computation.

Programming › Re: Tracking Position Via The Internet by sbucareer(f): 12:26pm On Sep 23, 2006

It is very possible to locate you down to the street or even your house. This could be arguable in Nigeria that do not have a complete road, street record system.

Thus, in the developed world like the USA, China, UK, France etc, it could be very possible to locate internet user down to their house, it does not matter if you are using wireless and dynamic point of access.

Furthermore, using GPRS General Packet Radio Service. A GSM data transmission technique that does not set up a continuous channel from a portable terminal for the transmission and reception of data, but transmits and receives data in packets. It makes very efficient use of available radio spectrum[url=http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=deskbar&q=define%3A+GPRS] 1[/url]

GPRS is a radio service stations, it is position in every state or range within the radio spectrum. It records when you enter the station or range and also record when you leave the station.

It uses this information to route calls and roaming. The station also uses GPS Global Positioning System: A worldwide radio-navigation system that was developed by the US. Department of Defense. In addition to military purposes it is widely used in marine, terrestrial navigation and location based services.[url=http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=define%3A+GPS] 2[/url] to triangulate your exert position like it does with the satellite navigator use to locate your exert position on the street.

These technologies are not classified but could be difficult to get hold of if you do not hold appropriate clearance. Would you imagine if terrorist get hold of this piece of technology?

Even though [url=http://Neo Lite]Neo Lite[/url] could locate you exert location, street just using your IP. Wireless technologies must have regulations before the government would allow them to operate. One of the regulation is issues like this.

Finally, if you don't believe, then try and hack pentageon and see if FBI would not come to your house an arrest you in-front of your PC

Programming › Re: Looking For People Interested In Exploring JavaEE 5 And EJB 3.0 by sbucareer(f): 2:58am On Sep 23, 2006

You are a quick learner. Good you are getting the hang of JUnit. That is what I used for all my project. Build and test at the same time, hence XP (eXtrem Programming)

I will review your project later on today, just got back from work, feeling sleepy

Programming › Re: Going Into Programming by sbucareer(f): 7:51am On Sep 22, 2006

Qleyo sport on. I started learning programming by practicing with QBasic by my own. When I started college the first programming I learned was Modula2, second year we went into COBOL.

First year at uni we started with C++ then second year we did Java and final year we went into EJB and enterprise architecture. Take Qleyo's advice and start with procedural language first.

Learn to write in procedure first before thinking of OOP, it only make sense

Computers › Re: Urgent Help Needed With Hidden Files by sbucareer(f): 7:22am On Sep 22, 2006

My another recommendation is to run a dual boot. Let the first active boot be set to the hd (Hard Drive) that is ok (Working). Login to window and access the second hd, see if you can copy or retrieve your files.

Come on, one of this recommendation has got to work for you. Good luck.

Programming › Re: Do You Need Unix Account? by sbucareer(op): 1:28am On Sep 21, 2006

adewaleafolabi, make sure you download [url=http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html]putty[/url] for your system. If you plan to login into a GUI, you would need RealVNC. Download the VNC Free Edition Viewer for Windows.

You details are as follows:

username: adewaleafolabi
passwd: Send me your email I will email it to you

Culture › Re: Would You Marry An Osu? by sbucareer(f): 1:22am On Sep 21, 2006

hmmm-------

Culture › Re: Would You Marry An Osu? by sbucareer(f): 1:03pm On Sep 20, 2006

Don't call people ways of life ridiculous. It is not an act to be proud of, but every nation has got its good and bad ways of life. You have start to sound like Judge Busch. What would you do now? Shoot the whole Igbos for expressing their believes?

I know there are some rhetoric ways of life Yoruba, Hausa, Calabar, etc have that other people do not heavily accept, i.e. thinking that Nigeria is only there own (By Dominating the President office) and yet others stand and look with condemnation. It is as well destroying as osun is to human kind.

Culture › Re: Would You Marry An Osu? by sbucareer(f): 11:46am On Sep 19, 2006

Spoke to them grin

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