When Windows was first released, Microsoft offered us the mouse--not just any mouse compatible with the existing mice of the day but a special mouse. Now Microsoft is set to improve our lives again with Chicago, a more user-friendly Windows to replace Windows. And to top it off, the company has moved into hardware with a keyboard that has three extra keys for special functions within Chicago. It couldn't find room on the old keyboards. Isn't it wonderful to see such a great company dedicated to improving our lives without letting compatibility stand in the way of profit?
Gordon Reid
Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia
Flexible C++
Matthew Wilson
My approach to software engineering is far more pragmatic than it
is
theoretical--and no language better exemplifies this than C++.
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