business

Algorithm to generate dates for business days given the range of dates

I'd like to be able to calculate the dates of business days (mon-fri) given two dates d1 and d2. However in some locales the business days are sat-wed or sun-thur. Is there a facility in STL or C++ in general that allows for such a calculation? ...

What is the best anti-crack scheme for your trial or subscription software?

Writing code takes time and effort and just like any other human being we need to live by making an income (save for the few that are actually self sustainable.) Here are 3 general schemes to make a living: Independent developers can offer a trial then purchase scheme. An alternative is an open source base application with pay extensio...

WPF or Silverlight Learning Resources for Business Applications

I am the only developer at a non-profit organization(~200 employees) where we are a M$ shop and 90% of the things I develop are specific to our company and are internal only. I am given a lot of latitude on how I accomplish my goals so using new technologies is in my best interest. So far I have developed all winform & asp.net applic...

using haskell for "business applications"

Hello, I would like to know if there is any posiibility that I can use Haskell with small database like sql server compact so that client wont have to install any server on his desktop. Is there any api providing sql statements and so on ... What is the best solution to achieve small database application using haskell. thanks for help...

.Net: Looking for an example to compare "Transaction Script" , "Table Module" and "Domain Model" in order to make business components in business layer?

Hi I'm studying "Transaction Script" , "Table Module" and "Domain Model" but it seems somehow complecated to me. Could you please give me an example which compares these three methods? Thank you ...

When is a webapp called Beta, alpha, pre-alpha, or none

I've come across many apps on the web that call themselves Beta. I've come across other apps that had an alpha designation. I've even come across some that called themselves pre-alpha, whatever that means (if you know please clarify). Then I've come across some really bad webapps that shouldn't have left the developer's computer and they...

Turning open source software into a consulting business?

Just some general and specific questions about running a business which uses open source software and sells training, services, and other value added solutions utilizing the Open Source asset(s) (software,framework,suite,solution). How much modification do you need to make to an existing open source software/framework to create your ow...

a bit confuse, does SSAS stored ETL result?

a bit confuse round here, does SSAS stored ETL result? or is it SSAS connect directly to the production databases? ...

Starting a new business with former colleagues, advice needed

I was recently contacted by a former boss of mine who is thinking of starting a new business. The business will be online only it will by my job to design, build, and maintain the software going into it. I will also have to maintain the server it's running on, being the only technical person on the team. I will be one of four members of...

Drools rules import with wildcard

Hello everyone, I am working with Drools rules. Some developers have created rules which I have to put on Guvnor (rules repository) and build packages. In these rules they have import statements with wildcards, for example: import org.drools.runtime.rule.*; When I upload this on Guvnor and try to build, it tells me: Unable to introspe...

Can someone add fundamental reasons why appending html markup to field variables is wrong

html += '<tr style="display:none;"><td class="leftval">ID:</td><td><span id="' + _uniqueId + '-id">' + one + '</span></td></tr>'; html += '<tr><td class="leftval"><label for="' + _uniqueId + '-itemdesc" title="This is the descriptive text that will actually appear in the email.">Description: </label></td>'; html += '<td><input...

client problems - misaligned expectations & not following SDLC protocols

hi guys, im having some serious problems with a client on a project - i could use some advice please the short version i have been working with this client now for almost 6 months without any problems (a classified website project in the range of 500 hours) over the last few days things have drastically deteriorated to the poin...

Better product to develop for, iPad or Android based tablet in a purely business related application

Hey guys Just wondering what you'd suggest as the best platform for developing a business application for a tablet device. The application needs to be multitouch, have access to a maps API, a database on the device. It will not be going on sale in the app store or Androids market, it is purely for specific business task and not for ...

What is the business case for a dependency injection (DI) framework?

At my company we want to start using a dependency injection (DI) framework for managing our dependencies. I have some difficulty with explaining the business value of such a framework. Currently I have come up with these reasons. Less source code, delete all the builder patterns in the code. Increase in flexibility. Easier to switch de...

.Net - Whats the difference between a Session Facade and Business Delegate?

What I understand so far: Business Delegate - In the presentation tier, as an ASP component, provides an interface for ASP views to access business components without exposing their API, therefore reducing coupling between the two. Session Facade - In the business tier, as a com+ component, encapsulates business objects, provides a cou...

BlackBerry Deployment Strategies

I'm new to large scale BB app deployment and I'm looking for some clarification on the various methods of deployment. Please bear with me as I'm sure there is more to it than my naive view would lead me to believe. My app is very targeted to corporate users and requires a subscription to some additional services before it can be used. ...

What considerations should be made when creating a reporting framework for a business?

It's a pretty classic problem. The company I work for has numerous business reports that are used to track sales, data feeds, and various other metrics. Of course this also means that there is a conglomerate of disparate frameworks, ASP.net pages, and areas where these reports can be found. There have been some attempts at consolidating ...

Is Geo API limited to businesses in US only

Can someone help with the info whether GeoAPI is limited to locate businesses within US only? Looked around in their documentation but could not locate it. The limitation I found was for 20k query per key. But nothing related to businesses location limitation. OR Is there any other API that allows to locate businesses around the world?...

Business Objects: Refresh Data problem with .NET API

I'm currently using the BO API for .NET to connect to our reports database. In .NET, I'm getting the following error: Your security profile does not include permission to refresh Web Intelligence documents. (WIS 30253) Interestingly enough, I can log into BO, and I can refresh the data and grab prompts as I'm logged in. From .NET, wit...

What can a company possibly gain by making Android phones hard to root?

As someone who recently got a HTC Hero, I had to jump through several hoops to get root access on the phone to install custom firmware. Now, Android is open-source and fairly easy to build and hack on an emulator. It seems to be against the spirit of open-source to lock down a phone so you can't hack the phone itself. Now, often, there...