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Synon 2E - *Array bug and workaround Hiya, I have just become aware that *Arrays do not support the correct ordering sequence for negative index values. This has been referred to CA Support (2nd Level) for investigation. My scenario is an array that is ordered based on a difference between two values. For the purposes of a meaningful example lets pretend that our array is a league table for the English football premier league (Soccer to some). If your game is rugby or another sport then you can draw your own comparisons. The scenario is that after 2 games of the season I have 5 teams on 4 points. These teams are place 1 to 5 on the table. Let's further embelish this example and assume that my team, Tottenham Hotspur (Spurs) are at the top. :-) Team Points GD (Goal Difference) Tottenham 4pts +78 Liverpool 4pts +5 Everton 4pts 0 Wigan 4pts -4 Chelsea 4pts -8 ...... Arsenal 0pts -78 Apart from the obvious good start by Wigan and the strange GD for two games. I believe the example tabl...

Google Depression! I thought I'd have a little whinge today about Google. Well not Google themselves. I think that they are a great innovative company who have transformed how we all interact with the internet and for that, I am grateful. I do remember the early days with Compuserve dialup and prior to that premium phone bulletin boards and usenet groups. But recently I have been exploring business ideas of my own. When I say recently. Like most IT guys I have been pondering the 'garage' project, aka the 'killer app' for years. We can all use google to research our ideas, get an idea of the validity of the idea i.e. any competitors that may be lurking in the wings etc. However, today, I am suffering for "Goopression". Google depression!!! This means that your killer idea (no matter how you search for it) has already been taken. The domain has gone, as has your enthusiasm for your idea. This feeling really sucks. You see, as much as the internet can be an i...

Top 10 tips for a software developer I was updating the blog and getting a few advance posts in place for February 2009. Thanks Blogger.com for the neat features of scheduling blogs that you introduced last year. This saves me a lot of hassle in remembering to post pre-written content and also allows for me to have a blog day every now and then. Anyhow, I was also reading a few "Top Ten" advice lists that were sent to me over the years by a trusted colleague called Jim. I always take the time to read these and he generally only sends over meaningful content and this time was no different. This did get me thinking a little so I thought I'd write one and see if he agrees. I have blogged in the past about what I believe makes a good developer. Today, I'll issue my Top Ten tips for developers covering both work and life. In no particular order apart from number 10. 1. Always be on the look out for the next big thing (in IT) and see if you can get in early enough to actua...

06/12/2025 - Removed legacy links to help improve google indexing Not many software companies give you the chance to directly influence the strategic direction of a product you use. The product team at CA are once again asking us to cast our votes for potential enhancements to the CA Plex and CA 2E (Synon) tools. This recent communication was sent by Bill Hunt to all PLC (Product Line Community) members. If you are not on the list then you are not in the know. Join. See details below. "Hello CA Plex and CA 2E Community, User feedback, suggestions and ideas are an important element in our development planning efforts. With this in mind, we would like to invite and encourage you to participate in our annual Enhancement Request Priority Voting program. We are launching this program effective now. As was also the case last year, we ask that you review the attached list of enhancement requests which our team has reviewed and considered worthy of additional research. There is one lis...

Bloggertunity - Spoiler alert - not a real word I have been meaning to write this little post for quite a while. I coined the term many many months ago when I was at my local pub quiz. Most of you bloggers out there realise that once you start blogging you go one of two ways. You get addicted, it consumes time and you post. Or you have a go for a while and then it peters out as you run out of ideas or opportunities to blog. This got me thinking about a "bloggertunity". This is an event that leads to the opportunity to blog. I have checked http://www.dictionary.com/ and the word is not referenced.......Indeed the resultant alternatives leave something to be desired if you ask me.... Look Here. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bloggertunity I then decided to google the term and it came up with "Results 1 - 10 of about 171,000 for bloggertunity. (0.07 seconds)" Number of hits for the term as of 31st January 2009 17:40 NZ Time). So clearly it is going to take a w...