Scott Meyers
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"Scott Douglas Meyers" is an American author and software consultant, specializing in the C++ computer programming language. He is known for his Effective C++ book series. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and trade shows. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy/Ph.D. in computer science from Brown University and Master of Science/M.S. in computer science from Stanford University.

Meyers has expressed opposition to asking programmers to solve design or programming problems during job interviews, making him a minority in this camp:

"I hate anything that asks me to design on the spot. That's asking to demonstrate a skill rarely required on the job in a high-stress environment, where it is difficult for a candidate to accurately prove their abilities. I think it's fundamentally an unfair thing to request of a candidate."

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Metals are definitely looking like a good hedge -- a place where people are parking money against this inflationary pressure that we've seen from the (energy market).

As we get closer to the mid- to late-fourth quarter and even the first quarter, we'll start to see how much rebuilding we need. The next big move is going to be up, and it is going to be related to the hurricane.

Obviously, we're rising because of the situation in Nigeria , but it also looks like the coldest period of the year is coming up. We're looking at a 10-day spell of cold weather starting Saturday.

The whole complex is strong. Platinum, gold, silver were all moving today. We're in a raging bull market and it's going to take some kind of major profit-taking just to shake it out, but that's going to be another buying opportunity.

There's been a lot of fund and local trader selling here after we hit $69 ... there's major profit-taking from the big funds and locals.