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I don't have data to support it and I know AD was a gamechanger but I feel like Microsoft pumping free software to educational institutions was the main driver for it's adoption in the corporate world. When every person who kind of knows how to use the computer, can use MS windows and office and has to be retrained to use anything else, it's a no brainer to just give users what they know.

At least in Canada, there were multiple researches on the topic and the only benefit of a timber frame is a speed and simplicity of construction. Given that they normally end up with a very similar price tag for new constructions, I don't see why consumer would prefer timber...

On the other hand, people who work on that don't think GPT will make them jobless. Also, I recall how a major client postponed adoption of a new reporting platform because it meant for them layoffs in accounting department and accountants started to sabotage the whole thing...

Ten years in SAP working on FI, SD and AA. (not anymore, I'm done with that)

The post triggered PTSD and I want to go home and cry. You created your double entry, cool, now let's split it (because of million reasons) and add taxes. So now we deal with a basic 25 line document where some lines are doing nothing but move funds through certain tax accounts. Oh, no, there is a typo, but we cannot just create the reversal because for some accounts, the transaction should stay reflected in turnovers, for some it should not and for most it depends on fiscal period and stuff.

Don't forget that everything varies between countries. With all that let's create a financial statement for eg Walmart (who has every line item sold posted to SAP system when you buy things at store)

You can always use an open network to generate passwords for the proper internet connected WPA-EAP network (along with some in-flight multimedia like some carriers do). Extra step for sure but it solves the problem.

PS: I'm a couch expert so I have no idea if there's a problem with this idea.

If you have a process where every commit is well documented, you don't need much comments since you can rely on whatever is your analogue for git blame. It's not a lack of comments, it's actually the opposite but aside from the code base.

When I worked at SAP where VCS for ABAP is ancient and has no analogue for git blame we had a practice of putting a SAP Note next to every code change, since some of the things that we had to implement are dictated by business/legislation, so you need a proper explanation from time to time. Without it, the code becomes unmaintainable.

The Password Game 3 years ago

I almost overturned my table when Paul didn't survive the fire. No way I'll play again!

Seems like a footage of Patriot system firing out millions worth of ammunition and being destroyed/damaged afterwards by a ballistic missile is a big deal for its sales prospectives.

Improbably Right 3 years ago

That's still 50% though, now if you have decided to open door #2 before host opened #1 you may increase your chances by changing to door #3.

The chances of a price being behind either door are exactly 50/50, it's the chance of you made the right choice in the beginning is only 33%. That is called Monty Hall PARADOX for a reason.

There's a problem with a national domain: people move. My .me domain is registered in 2009 (well, I know that it's a national domain) and I lived in three different countries since then with a permanent status in the current one and without plans to come back to my homeland.

They have their checklists and everything, it's not an unusual case when the plane goes to a runway and stops for a few seconds. Again, as an ATC, if you need a passenger plane to get out as fast as possible - be clear about it or don't clear them to the runway. It was also a Fedex pilot who figured what's about to happen by themselves.

the issue of listboxes only having the currently shown items loaded

I challenged this design decision when Fiori was introduced and the thing is that statistically the lists are either small or huge. When they're huge, they got touched in less than 10% cases, so by not loading the whole content you save a lot.

Hey, I worked for SAP for ten years and I don't agree with you. ABAP is still ugly with all its improvements, version control system and developer experience is awful. CDS views are great until they aren't, then we had this newest feature where you build apps with metadata on top of CDS views and that's where I decided that it's not a software development anymore.

I do see how Fiori launchpad is a great thing, how HANA is extremely powerful if you know what you're doing. At the same time I couldn't stand the corporate culture, QA processes and etc anymore. There're innovations and innovative teams but for the most things SAP is doing, software development is not the core competency.

Fun fact: I work with Datapath now (if you know what it is then you get an irony)