Can anyone suggest a good reason to use web services instead of RPC (not xml-rpc) as a comms channel between two C++ processes both of which will be developed by the same team? Note: Web services do not guarantee ordered delivery! ...
I'm the sole developer for an academic consortium headquartered at a university in the northeast. All of my development work involves internal tools, mostly in Java, so nothing that is released to the public. Right now, I feel like my development workflow is very "hobbyist" and is nothing like you would see at an experienced software dev...
Are most of the software developments happening in web apps? Because nowadays most of the forums and blogs seem to be talking only about web development. I don't do any web applications and i was wondering if i should start learning. ...
Are there any tools and techniques to build more energy efficient applications? Any articles, rules or best practices for green programming? ...
Is there the equivalent of the "Hello World" program for GIS applications? I am looking to become more familiar with the development of GIS applications. What are the popular (and free/low cost) tutorials and/or sample applications that would help someone get started? Are there any books that you would consider essential for beginner ...
Hello, I've found some resources here about what is the best IDE for PHP. But they don't have a answer for my question. I would like to find an answer how to create rich and functional development environment configuration to create PHP web apps. What I think would be necessary to gain power in this area is: Code Completition Syntax ...
I'm thinking about a good workflow for php/mysql web-development. Anybody got some tips? ...
Could the SQL Server IDE ever become an application development platform for enterprise applications? In a similar way to the old xBase applications, but, you know, better? The main reason is that the Management Studio is one of the best “data centric” application I’ve ever used. It has most of the main ingredients for the proposed solu...
As a hobby project I am trying to create a ROM (Diku-Merc based) derivative. (Now defunct) I would appreciate it if anybody has done something similar and has some useful resources to share or tips to offer. I'm finding that a lot the resources such as mailing lists are no longer active and many links are dead. I've picked ROM because t...
As developers, we believe that not having local administrative access is going to severely handicap our productivity. We will be restricted from running IIS (we’re a web development shop), installing applications, running Microsoft power tools, etc. If you’re going through the FDCC process now, it would be great to hear how you are cop...
What is the best database for small applications and tools? I used paradox, moved to SQL Server, now I use Blackfish. But are there other small and free databases for small applications and tools. Thanks ...
I have a case where i pull information from a server. My application has both a tab bar and navigation buttons. I want the application to show a progress indicator and disable all other controls so that user can't jump around while the data is being pulled from the server. How can i achieve this? One approach i have in mind is to show a...
Is there a good code snippets application for Delphi or general purpose with IDE integration? I would like to store Code, queries, notes, etc.. Thanks ...
Is there any Free or cheap software for freelancers, or solo developers, that can help you stay organized and on track? Give you an estimate of task vs Time. Here you are in your project and what left. As simple, productive and efficient as possible. Not web Based. And that those not get in your way. Thanks ...
I am looking for a good Integrated development environment for developing applictaions in C language for both windows and linux. IDE should have: good interface, easy file management, auto filling and any advanced options. Tell me which IDE you most admire for these tasks For general PC application development For embedded app...
On my servers I run everything on Linux/ Apache, but for offline preparation before upload of the projects I'm using Windows (Vista) with a local Apache/ WAMP, PHP, Python, GD_image installation and so on. My question, would it be much easier in terms of setting up a good environment if I were to use Linux, e.g. Ubuntu distribution, as d...
What are the options for developing iPhone apps? Currently I've tried to install gnu kit for Linux without success! Too many steps, and at the and I was unable to compile a single app. The Apple SDK seems to be much more easy, but I don't have a Mac. So am I missing something? ...
As a programmer, I've been pretty much stuck in the Windows world. I invested a lot of time and effort learning MFC, ATL and, recently, .NET (mostly WinForms, I'm not interested in Web development for now). Since I don't have Parallels (and won't buy any software or hardware in the following months), I can't afford to run my old Windows ...
I'd like to know whose responsibility in the team it is to take the spec (produced by the business analysts) and itemize it (tickets and sub-tasks) in the issue management system (e.g. JIRA) (for the perusal of the developers). I have a feeling it depends on your project management method of choice (e.g. PRINCE2) and/or team size, but p...
Background: People often ask what is the best "developers toolkit" to use for a specific platform. The problem with this common question is it assumes the luxury of finding a set of tools for a single platform (viz. Windows, Linux or Mac). It doesn't address the people out there on the fringes who have to work routinely on "all of the a...