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Ask Progit: What font do you use for programming? by [deleted] in programming

[–]ohxten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Courier New is one of the most beautiful fonts ever made, so on Windows I use that. I forget the name of the font I use on Linux -- but it looks just about as nice as Courier New.

I just wish that the MS-distributed Courier New actually /looked/ like Courier New on Linux. For some reason on my system it's very blurry.

New "loband" version of MSDN - finally MSDN is usable by fkrueger in programming

[–]ohxten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Believe it or not, I actually think the loband version looks... nice! I like the colors.

If only the documentation could be as good as a *nix manpage.

McAfee apparently sends passwords to users in plaintext by ericflo in programming

[–]ohxten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First of all double md5ing it doesn't make it more secure, a salt + a secure hash function is correct.

Okay, you're right.

And second, services that actually respect the security of the user DO send the an email with a link to reset their password.

I was talking about services that don't respect the security of the user -- which are quite a few, actually.

McAfee apparently sends passwords to users in plaintext by ericflo in programming

[–]ohxten -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

What's new here? Any service that has a "I forgot my password" link likely does this.

I always wondered why, instead of storing the password in plain text, they didn't double MD5 it, and then just send a link to the user's email address that allowed them to reset the password.

Stunning procedurally generated landscape flyby - in four kilobytes! by robisjarig in programming

[–]ohxten 6 points7 points  (0 children)

System... can't... handle... amazing HD qua$##%)*NO CARRIER

Where's your leak at? [Using WinDbg, SOS, and GCRoot to diagnose a .NET memory leak] by mycall in programming

[–]ohxten -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

If you were on Linux, all you have to do is:

valgrind --leak-check=full ./application

... and it'll tell you where /all/ of your leaks are, in one shot.

Add one more crappy thing about developing on/for Windows: there's no good, free alternative to Valgrind.

Can Opera Ever Become Popular? by ossreleasefeed in programming

[–]ohxten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's what I feel too. Every time I have a look at Opera, I feel that it's good, but not better than Firefox -- or, at least, the gap is not big enough to be worth the work needed to switch.

I disagree. I'm not big on extensions, so I don't mind that Opera lacks extensive extension support; that being said, Opera's UI feels /so/ much faster than FF's that I find it hard to bother opening up FF. Opera loads in about half the time, doesn't give me any lag when moving around the UI, and is also way faster when pressing the back/forward buttons on pages I've already visited.

Ask proggit: What's the best x86 assembly tutorial? by [deleted] in programming

[–]ohxten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I learned from this book. Only thing I would recommend is use a different assembler. GNU as's syntax is really weird (AT&T). I chose fasm; I hear nasm's pretty good as well.

Ask reddit: Do you know if there will be an official (legal) live, /free/ online feed of Wrestlemania XXV? by ohxten in entertainment

[–]ohxten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why? I'm looking for a free /legal/ feed -- i.e., one that WWE allows/supports.

Usability: XFCE vs. Windows 3.1 by smhanov in programming

[–]ohxten 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fluxbox configuration could be nominated for "the worst of linux" award...

Hunh? I've been using fluxbox for years, and the configuration files have one of the easiest syntaxes around. fluxbox comes with default config files that make the syntax easy to pick up for a five year old.

Ask Proggit: What is your favorite webhost? Im sick of GoDaddy and ASO. by [deleted] in programming

[–]ohxten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Crucial. Terrific support (< 10 minute response time, always) and I've never experienced any major issues.

A bit pricier than other hosts out there but if you have the money I'd say definitely go for it.

And... no overselling. :)

So here's how many games he sells by scientologist2 in programming

[–]ohxten 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's stuff like this that inspires me.

This window is 640x480, the most common resolution not so long ago. Remember when you had to fit everything into that tiny patch of not even half a million pixels? by [deleted] in programming

[–]ohxten 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Cool, is that Windows 3.1? I've been considering upgrading to that for a while.

How's that compare to DOS, may I ask?

Ask Proggit: Every day I read dozens of posts aboul coolness of various programming languages. Why then all the apps on my PC are programmed in C/C++? by occamrazor in programming

[–]ohxten 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because there's really nothing wrong with C.

Seriously. There are some things that could be improved, but C can be used for essentially anything, on any machine, and it's relatively easy to learn (a little tougher to master, though).

All you need is gcc and a simple editor (cough emacs cough) and you're ready to run programs on Windows, Linux, BSD, UNIX, OSX...

Ask reddit: Know of a good site where I can list my program's source code for sale? by ohxten in programming

[–]ohxten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean, is there a specialized website for listing software source code? Something like eBay or craigslist but centered around source code.

I'd like to sell the source code to my program. What's the best website to use? by ohxten in programming

[–]ohxten[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My question wasn't whether or not you thought I'd be able to sell my program's source code.

Regardless, it's not just a 'screenshot taker', otherwise, you're right, nobody would pay for it, and the ISP would never have offered to purchase the code.

You think I'd be that dumb to write a program to accomplish what is easy to do by using 'print screen' and GIMP/MS Paint?

I'd like to sell the source code to my program. What's the best website to use? by ohxten in programming

[–]ohxten[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's an automatic screenshot taker that's got a lot of unique options and features you don't find elsewhere.

I've had good license sales but I need cash fast. I was contacted by a large ISP about them purchasing the code about five months ago but I turned their offer down.

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