Eclipse PDT Ant
I downloaded the Eclipse PDT 2.0 GA release (Eclipse 3.4), however, it doesn't look like the Ant tools are included in this package. How can I install the eclipse Ant tools (editor, executable, etc...)? ...
development-environment
How do I set a path in visual studio?
How do I set a path for dll's to be searched in Visual Studio for a particular project alone. Now I am setting it in environment path variable, but I would like better control over this. ...
How many monitors improve programming speed?
How many monitors improve programming speed? Do you have any experience with programming using 1,2,3,4... monitors? Which configurations increase work speed and are worth trying out? Is it worth using 90 degrees rotated screens? ...
Best practices for development with multiple machines and version control
I'm just getting into the practice of version control (I'd like to use Eclipse and SVN), and I'm not sure the best setup for my scenario. I'm currently a lone developer and I have two computers (a work desktop and a home office laptop) that I like to use for development (mainly web-based stuff). I have access to a Linux-based and a Wind...
Windows 7 MSDN Expiration
I have read that the public beta version of Windows 7 has an expiration on it, but does the MSDN Premium also expire on the same date? And if so, do you think that we might see a newer version before the expiration on MSDN? For the speed improvements alone I am contemplating moving my development PC to Windows 7 over Windows Vista, sta...
What Things are Most Conducive to a Productive Programming Environment?
Many of us have worked in multiple environments over the years, and have found that some are more productive than others. In many cases, it's not directly related to the abilities of the developers, but instead to their environment. I myself have experienced this, being in places where I seemed to develop faster, and better. And yet othe...
Setting up dev server for Ruby
I want to make a development server for Ruby. (I have done this for IIS and a LAMP set up, but am by no means proficient at it.) What will I need besides the actual server (which I already have)? And also any security issues? I know I could dev locally on my machine, but don't want to do that. ...
Vista 64-bit Development Caveats
I'm migrating my development workstation from 32-bit Vista to 64-bit Vista. The production platform is 32-bit Windows Server and SQL Server 2008. Does anyone know of any issues with migrating the code base? EDIT: the system consists of web forms, c# code, stored procedures. there is also ajax.net, ssrs, ssis, and dynamic reports/...
Setting up multiple development environments'm
I'm a solo developer working on a typical web project (Django + PostgresSQL) using Eclipse as my IDE and Subversion for source control. So far I've been working on a single development machine that I have setup myself. Recently, I've been asked to do some work at the customer site and there have also been a few occasions when it would ha...
How do I setup an ASP.Net/IIS dev enviroment on a Mac for my Flash developer?
No, no, I'm not getting hives ;). I am able to run a local version of my .NET 3.5 site on IIS and troubleshoot whilst I develop. However, my flash developer is forced to log onto our Windows 2003 and mess with our staging server when he wants to see how his work is doing. This is unacceptable, I understand, but right now there are time...
Maximize and multiple monitors
I write software for users with multiple monitors and I make design desicions based on the assumption that typically users will maximize windows to each monitor instead of "hand sizing" them. Recently I have noticed though that there seems to be two "schools" in terms of using multiple monitors. There is the "maximize" school and then t...
what's the best Firebird IDE?
Simple question. I'm considering Firebird and SQLite for an upcoming project. SQLite has SQLite Administrator, which is pretty good but gets +1M because it has autocomplete. But Firebird supports FKs, so I'm more comfortable with it. I'm leaning toward Firebird right now. What is your favorite Firebird IDE and why? Edit: Personally, ...
Are you using Virtual Machine as your primary development enviroment?
Recently I have purchased a notebook that cames with Windows Home Basic (that don't have with ASP.Net/IIS. I thought in upgrade the Windows version to one with ASP.Net/IIS, but I thought in another possibility: I have an Hard Disk Case with a 360Gb HD. I thought in create a virtual machine with Windows Ultimate (installing too ASP.Net, ...
qt configuration on windows
I'm having some trouble installing and configuring qt on my vista laptop. I'm trying to setup a development environment on my laptop where I compile from the command line, because that's how the environment is setup on my university's linux machines, so I don't want to tie myself to some IDE .. (plus, real programmers use the command li...
Developing via Remote Desktop
Has anybody any successful remarks about having a team working via Remote Desktop? In many workplaces, we put end users via Citrix and the applications on a central, powerful server. Sometimes the clients are in the same building as the server, but often, they are remote. There could be some huge benefits for me to put my developers on...
Developing in a hostile environment
OK, not that kind of hostile. I'm curious to hear how people deal with developing on big corporate networks that mandate all kinds of developer-unfriendly services and policies on desktops (think ProQuota, over-zealous virus scanners, no local admin, no access to SO). I've previously used virtual LANs used effectively, or completely se...
Which tools should no PHP/Web developer live without?
There are lots of IDEs for PHP development, but I'm curious about all the OTHER brilliant little tools and apps and websites that people use every day to make PHP development a little easier. ...
Rails : Retrieved Object has no attributes, and is not comparable with real
This issue is really losing me. I have a model for authentication : user. I have a model for comments : comment. I have a model that is commentable : weburl. Weburl 1..* Comment Weburl *..1 User Comment *..1 User The issue I have is not testable (my tests are all passing), and does not happen all the time. Usually it happens the sec...
Ruby Ecosystem (rake, capistrano, mongrel, etc.?) basics
So I am diving into Ruby (and Rails) and back-end web development in general, and it seems to me there is a huge ecosystem of Ruby projects that seem to be totally essential. I am thinking of projects like Rake, Rack, Mongrel, Gems, Capistrano specifically. Besides these apps' own documentation on their respective project websites, can...
Is WPF development feasible under VM?
After reading how to keep your dev machine from slowing down, I was reminded of my good intention a year ago to build a VM for my development machine. However, I'm developing WPF and SilverLight GUIs on Vista x64. I can run x64 versions of the OS under a VM but I'm concerned about graphic performance for WPF and especially running Expre...