My research to date indicates that it is impossible to build an application for execution on Windows NT 4.0 using Visual Studio (C++, in this case) 2005. Is this really true? Is there any workaround available? ...
I'm just getting into creating some WCF services, but I have a requirement to make them backward compatible for legacy (.NET 1.1 and 2.0) client applications. I've managed to get the services to run correctly for 3.0 and greater clients, but when I publish the services using a basicHttpBinding endpoint (which I believe is required for...
As most Web developers know, IE6 is a pain to support when it comes to making a website look and feel just as in the other major browsers (Firefox and IE7). I'd like to know what are the feelings of other developers toward supporting IE6 on their websites. Of course if your main user base uses IE6 or if you're working for a client that ...
I was trying to add a favicon to a website earlier and looked for a better way to implement this than to dump a favicon.ico file in the root of the website. I found this nice little guide: How to Add a Favicon. However, the preferred method did not work in IE (7) and the second method is the old fashioned way (which I resigned myself to...
What's the general consensus on supporting Windows 2000 for software distribution? Are people supporting Windows XP SP2+ for new software development or is this too restrictive still? ...
Howdy, We are getting new dev machines and moving up to Vista 64 Ultimate to take advantage of our 8gb ram. Our manager wants us to do all dev in 32bit virtual machines to make sure there will be no problems with our code moving into production. Is there any way to guarantee the resultant programs will work on 32bit os's? I don't m...
What considerations do I need to make if I want my code to run correctly on both 32bit and 64bit platforms ? EDIT: What kind of areas do I need to take care in, e.g. printing strings/characters or using structures ? ...
If I was going to start an open source project using Python what version should I use to ensure that the vast majority of users can use it on their system? I'm the kind of person who quickly jumps to the next version (which I'll do when Python 3 comes out) but many people may be more conservative if their current version seems to be wor...
I have a noobish question for any graphics programmer. I am confused how some games (like Crysis) can support both DirectX 9 (in XP) and 10 (in Vista)? What I understand so far is that if you write a DX10 app, then it can only runs in Vista. Maybe they have 2 code bases -- one written in DX9 and another in DX10? But isn't that an over...
We're currently running a server on Compatability mode 8 and I want to update it. What are the implications of just going in and changing it? What is likely to break? Is there anything that checks the data will survive before I perform it? Can I rollback to mode 8 without performing a restore and without loss of data? ...
I see here that there are a load of languages aside from Java that run on the JVM. I'm a bit confused about the whole concept of other languages running in the JVM. So: What is the advantage in having other languages for the JVM? What is required (in high level terms) to write a language/compiler for the JVM? How do you write/compile...
Internet Explorer 8 breaks what must be every 3rd page I look at. The point of this early release was, I presume, to give website owners the chance to update their sites so it wouldn't be such a hassle for the final release. Has anyone actually done this? Is anyone even planning on doing this? I have yet to notice any of the big sites...
I have URLs of the form http://domain/image/⟨uuid⟩/42x42/some_name.png. The Web server (nginx) is configured to look for a file /some/path/image/⟨uuid⟩/thumbnail_42x42.png, and if it does not exist, it sends the URL to the backend (Django via mod_wsgi) which then generates the thumbnail. Then the backend emits a 302 redirect to exactly t...
Here's a question that's been haunting me for a year now. The root question is how do I set the size of an element relative to its parent so that it is inset by N pixels from every edge? Setting the width would be nice, but you don't know the width of the parent, and you want the elements to resize with the window. (You don't want to use...
When you are working on a new website, what combinations of browsers and operating systems do you target, and at what priorities? Do you find targeting a few specific combinations (and ignoring the rest) better than trying to strive to make them all work as intended? Common browsers: Firefox (1.5, 2, 3) Internet Explorer (6, 7, 8-bet...
As per the title. For those who don't know, it's basically Ada for .Net. ...
How does C handle converting between integers and characters? Say you've declared an integer variable and ask the user for a number but they input a string instead. What would happen? ...
I'm setting up a new development server and want to install the latest version of SQL Server 2008 Express. Will our existing sql2005 databases work with 2008 without modification? If so is there any reason to install both versions on the same server? ...
I have a web service that loads an unmanaged .dll made from VC++ 6. In Vista and Windows Server 2008, I can get applications using this to work by putting them in Win98 Compatibility mode. Is there a similar way I can do this with my web service, so it will run? ...
From the first days the .NET framework came out there was a minimum OS support: .NET 1.0 - Windows NT or higher (Windows 98/ME are also supported) .NET 2.0 - Windows 2000 or higher (Windows 98/ME are also supported) .NET 3.0 - Windows XP or higher .NET 3.5 - Windows XP or higher This minimum OS support made possible to ignore platfor...