Henk Devos - March 2004 Entries

Microsoft convicted in Europe

The European Commission (EC), something like the government of the European Union (EU), has convicted Microsoft to paying a fine of 500 million EURO (1 EURO is a bit more than 1 US$), disclosing information, and releasing a stripped-down Windows version within 120 days. As always, John Lettice comments in The Register. The EC concludes that Microsoft is abusing a monopoly position for unfair competition. The main problem is Media Player, which is shipped with Windows, but competing with other applications.......

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Get the Size of a Directory in Linux the Easy Way

du -sh for the quick answer, ncdu for the cleanup, df for the disk itself: every command for checking directory size in Linux, plus why du and df never agree.

Vim Search and Replace: The Ultimate Guide

One :%s command replaces every match in a file before a find dialog would even open. The Vim substitute patterns worth the muscle memory: flags, ranges, capture groups, and multi-file edits.

Because of AI, You Need a New Development Team

Your existing team is buried in the complexity of your existing product. AI rewards the team with a blank slate. Most companies don't have one.

The Offshore Problem That Starts With a "Yes"

The stories about offshore "not working" are rarely about skill. They are about an invisible communication gap, and it starts the moment someone says yes.