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Recent posts by Tim Cooke

Could you explain why i might use this product over busybox httpd, for example?
The thing that offends me the most about that picture is the abomination that is the stencil used for the "Y".
1 month ago
Liu, you have a new bike every time I see you. The last time it was a green 400 ninja wasn't it? I remember thinking it looked like a tiny child size bike, but then I suppose "sports" bikes are all a bit like that. I still have the same '04 Transalp but am receiving increasing displeasure from the wife about riding it so is likely to be sold in the near future.
3 months ago
This week, we're delighted to have Wouter Groeneveld helping to answer questions about the new book The Creative Programmer.


The promotion starts Tuesday, June 13th, 2023 and will end on Friday, June 16th, 2023

We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, Manning.


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3 months ago
First, a big thanks to Ben Weidig for being here to promote the book A Functional Approach to Java: Augmenting Object-Oriented Java Code with Functional Principles.

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  • Sean Corfield
  • paul nisset
  • Simon Verhoeven
  • Dinkar Chaturvedi

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    3 months ago
    This week, we're delighted to have Ben Weidig helping to answer questions about the new book A Functional Approach to Java: Augmenting Object-Oriented Java Code with Functional Principles.


    The promotion starts Tuesday, June 6th, 2023 and will end on Friday, June 9th, 2023

    We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, O'Reilly.


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    Please see the Book Promotion page to ensure your best chances at winning!

    Posts in this welcome thread are not eligible for the drawing, and should be reserved for welcoming the author. Questions posted in this topic are subject to removal.
    3 months ago
    Well it's pretty much as it sounds. Services that have a physical presence, such as S3 and EC2 for example, are created in a region of your choosing. Other services that don't really have a physical presence are defined with what you might call global scope within your account, services such as IAM and Route 53 for example.
    4 months ago
    No. Access to services is possible across region and even across accounts so long as you have the appropriate IAM permissions to allow it.
    4 months ago
    First, a big thanks to Matthew Speake for being here to promote The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Java Live Video.

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  • Carl McGee
  • Anthony Esposito
  • Dustin Wright
  • Chandrasekaran SanthanaKrishnan

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    4 months ago
    First, a big thanks to Khalid Mughal for being here to promote the book OCP Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer (Exam 1Z0-829) Programmer's Guide.

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  • Gouri Kalanidhi
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    Book Promo Winner - OCP Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer (Exam 1Z0-829) Programmer's Guide - Tuesday, April 18th, 2023


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    Monica Shiralkar wrote:

    Tim Cooke wrote:The ability to clearly and succinctly describe a problem means nothing if you choose not to.
    .


    I did not understand this part. Could you please tell what it means ?


    I'm talking about the decision you may make about when you need to speak up about something. I was suggesting that even though you may be excellent at explaining yourself and having a constructive conversation with somebody, that means nothing if you choose to say nothing when it would be better to say something.

    As an example you may be having difficulty with something you're working on that has the potential to cause a project to run late and you may choose to keep that to yourself instead of letting your project manager know. Even though if you had let your project manager know that conversation would be impeccably executed. I would consider that poor communication skills.
    5 months ago
    I would suggest good communication skills are more about knowing when communication is needed rather than any particular style. The ability to clearly and succinctly describe a problem means nothing if you choose not to.

    Other than that it has been my observation that good communicators can adapt their style to any given audience. In a technical role such as ours it isn't always easy talking about something with non technologists in a language both parties understand. It can be a challenge.
    5 months ago
    This week, we're delighted to have Khalid Mughal helping to answer questions about the new book OCP Oracle Certified Professional Java SE 17 Developer (Exam 1Z0-829) Programmer's Guide.


    The promotion starts Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 and will end on Friday, April 21st, 2023

    We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, Oracle Press.


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    Please see the Book Promotion page to ensure your best chances at winning!

    Posts in this welcome thread are not eligible for the drawing, and should be reserved for welcoming the author. Questions posted in this topic are subject to removal.