Contrasting in a sentence as an adjective

Yes, a word can indeed have not only multiple meanings but also contrasting meanings. And there's nothing wrong with that nor is there a need to be judgmental about it.

If you decide to down-vote please have the courtesy to explain your reasons so that I and others might learn from contrasting points of view.

Comparing and contrasting actual code is far more interesting, in my opinion.

I have a nominal post in my head contrasting the development and refinement of a colorscheme like this vs the infamous 41 shades of blue. There is room for refinement and testing in design, but I think it has to be coupled with a clear design goals and opinions.

Communist Russia is probably still an overly contrasting comparison point - the US is not as bad as that - but compared to countries that are actually among "the best", the US has been quite low down the rankings for some time now. So actually the OP's comparison seems fair."

Two contrasting examples spring to mind: - Outlook 2010 in Exchange mode usually occupies about 50MB of memory, at least for me. Think of all the functionality Outlook 2010 has in those 50MB. - An old notebook I used a few years ago had a disk-parking feature, in case of drops.

The satire here should be something about how Apple has no right copying someone else's hard work just to make a quick buck, and that a numberless clock face with highly contrasting colors seems obvious now only because they went to so much effort to work it out. There's nothing satirical about that.

He's contrasting his efforts with other environments, where people don't naturally get included. Point being, by deliberately defaulting to inclusion, corporate culture can be improved.

I would argue that the fact that Apple spent the vast majority of the iPad Mini announcement with a giant picture of the Nexus 7 behind them and comparing/contrasting features would make this article incorrect.

In which case you have it backwards, and the satire here should be something about how Apple has no right copying someone else's hard work just to make a quick buck, and that a numberless clock face with highly contrasting colors seems obvious now only because they went to so much effort to work it out. Except that's not very funny, because it's exactly right.

For, you see, even if there is no right and wrong, you can find grounds to criticise another person by contrasting what he has espoused with what he has actually done. In this case, you are not making any judgment whatsoever as to the correctness of his views or the morality of his behaviour-you are merely pointing out that he has said one thing and done another.

The contrasting mentality of sticking to what we already know is "good enough" leaves developers dull and uninspired, less equipped to think outside the "rules" inherited from previous generations that came from solving problems that look a lot different when you examine them 10 years later. All of which is to say, Rails probably isn't for beginners anymore, and it shouldn't be, but I don't think trying to substitute a simple framework that explicitly avoids becoming complicated is necessarily what the doctor ordered...

Regularly stretching your limits is important to teach yourself confidence in your ability to tackle something difficult * vicarious victory - relating to someones success story, finding inspiration in books, movies, inspirational speakers, joining a group of inspirational people * wish fulfillment - visualization of success and contrasting with where you are now. Visualization that only focuses on the goal may drain motivation to complete the necessary steps. As you visualize attaining the goal and then contrasting the current situation, maintain your optimism so that you can translate this visualization into a plan of action.

Contrasting definitions

adjective

strikingly different; tending to contrast; "contrasting (or contrastive) colors"

See also: contrastive