Wickk

>Personally I believe some things are better of being a desktop application

Pretty much this. Yes, this is interesting, and I'm sure it will garnish a nice user base. But I won't be one of them. There's nothing shown that makes me want to deviate from Vim + plugins to this.

I swear I see this topic across various forums on a daily basis.

But anyway in no specific order:

Python - The simplicity of the language was an invaluable gateway into programming for me. I worried much less about syntax than I did when I learned Java in HS, and spent much more time focusing on actual concepts of programming as a whole. It's still my go-to language when applicable.

Javascript - I continuously get blown away by the things people are able to do with this language across the web. Recent example: Bellard's Linux emu.

C - After I had a firm grip with python I began picking this up via the K&R bible, and I still find myself challenged by either concepts or the use of the language itself when using it.

It's great that there's replacements. But let's be serious, I'm not going to be able to convince my friends/family who by and large is not going to care about any changes that MS brings to Skype.

Alternative VOIP programs are not in anyway new, the same issue of getting people to actually use these programs is still prevalent.

While his expulsion is completely expected, arresting him? Really?

You have got to be kidding me.

Agreed. A conversation about our prison system is irrelevant. We're not locking people up in mass and forcing them to live in death camps.

Our prison system is far from perfect but it doesn't compare to what these people are going through.

"if so, do you think he/she deserves more respect than programmers from the top layers?" And we get to the entire point of this post.

Short answer: No. Long answer: No.