development

Reason why development is better than testing

Hi, I need some reasons why being a professional developer is better than being a professional tester. Any help would be great thanks. P.S. Also if your opinion is that the reverse is true, it would be good to hear your points as well. EDIT: OK just thought I would try and make it clearer. I am not trying to find out which is actually...

Android Bitmap syntax

I want to load bitmaps into ImageViews in Android, but I don't want to use the R.drawable syntax because I have a lot of images with a standard naming convention so it's much easier to get the image with some logic. For example, all my images are named: img1.png img2.png img3.png So if a user selects a value, let's say x, I show "img" ...

What programming languages can one use to develop Android applications?

Possible Duplicates: Which programming languages can I use on Android Dalvik? Which programming languages can be used to develop in Android? What programming languages can one use to develop Android applications? Also are there plans in the future to expand the amount of programming languages that Android will support? UPD...

applicationWillEnterForeground handleOpenURL problem

I have an app that can be started up by clicking a link from outside the app. Before iOS 4 this worked fine. But now that you have to implement applicationWillEnterForeground, I'm having problems. The problem I have is going from this method to the handleOpenURL method. I have no problems when didFinishLaunchingWithOptions is called bec...

Android Development how to Access the actual dialing Number from withing Phone.apk

Hello I'm creating an own Phone.apk on the InCallScreen.java file, i need to now how to access the actual Dialing Number (the Number that will be on the call)...any ideas? ...

iPhone EKEvent Availability, i try to set it, but it wont change.

Im trying to set the availability of an event i import into the iphone calendar with my app. Im using this code: [event1 setAvailability:EKEventAvailabilityFree]; When i sync my iphone to my iCal i check the availability of the event, and it says "Busy". Xcode do ask for an integer, but there is none for the free option. I get no erro...

How to approach web app development?

Hi, I have been going through Flask and it seems that now I have a decent understanding to go ahead and build a web application. However I want to know how would I approach the problem. For eg: I decide to build a blogging application. The first thing I do is write down all the things that come to my mind, from user registrations to pos...

Where to put a file when reading from SD Card (Android Development)

If I am going to be reading files from the SD Card, where do I put them during development? Also, when I install the app, will it include these files and put them to the SD Card? ...

Android direction sensor

is it possible to know which direction the phone is pointing while looking at the camera preview, or do you have to have the phone flat like a compass. Thanks ...

What is the difference between "bug in requirements" and "change request"

Recently I've been assigned a bug to fix, which from my point of view, was actually a change request. After some investigation it turned out that this bug was caused by a defect in business requirements, but it was still considered as a bug. I often see change requests being pushed forward masqueraded as bugs. I am just trying to figure...

how to install an intellij plugin without uploading it to intellij

ive built my .zip file, and i just want to extract it into my ~/Library/Application Support/Intellij-x folder That doest seem to work, and all jetbrains tells me (in their docs) is that I should upload it to their server. "Then everyone has access to it!" as though thats a good thing while im trying to test it outside of the sandbox and...

Getting iphone developer certificate/ Submit Certificate Signing Request

Hello good people, I'm currently using the Development Provisioning Assistant to setup my certificate so I can run my app on my iphone. I'm at the part in Setup called Submit Certificate Signing Request and it is asking me to submit the file that I generated using KeyChain Access. The problem is that it says "The Certificate file select...

Apple deprecating Java. Will Apple-specific customizations still work with other JREs/JVMs?

Apple "deprecated" Java and will stop supporting it in the future. Assuming that Oracle will take over support for Java on the Mac, is there a way to be sure that Apple-specific hacks like those "put the menubar at the top of the screen" or "use the native theme by default" will be supported the same way on other JREs/JVMs targeting Ap...

How to deliver multiple application versions without confusion?

We currently work on multiple branches of our web application. The VCS of choice is SVN. We have: v1: /trunk, live application, bugfixing v2: /branches/1, additional features, without trunk bugfixes There are more steps planned. The current plan is to have a stable and client accepted v1 and then merge v2 into v1. At that point it's...

Regarding mutiple annotation on map-help

Hi All, I am new to iphone.... need ur help... I know this question ask so many times but not satisfy with answer...not able to solve my problem........ I want to show mutiple annotation for multiple location with differnt color...... e.g i want show philips with its braches,Reliance with its branches, ..........near about 4 to 5 compan...

Audioservices volume issue on 4th gen. iPod touch

Hi IPhone Developers, I am currently developing a game for iPhone/iPod touch. For short sounds I am using the AudioServicesPlaySystemSound function. I know that I can't control the volume of these sounds programmatically, but on my iPod touch 3rd gen these sounds respect the overall sound volume. On my new iPod touch 4th gen, these soun...

In need of some code for the iphone SDK (Save an in app picture to your photos)

Im working on my first app for the apple app store and I am in need of the code to be able to see a picture and save it to the photos, also where the code goes, so some what of a tutorial of how to save a picture to the photos app, I am working with the latest version of the iphone SDK. ...

what are the best distributed development methodologies for sharepoint

Hello Sharepoint experts ;) Let's say we have some distributed developers in different countries working on the same sharepoint project. Problems that they might face including (but not limited to): webparts deployment & debugging which doesn't work anywhere but the server. how can they apply source control over created sharepoint p...

Android application development

I read recently in a magazine that it's now possible to write / use Adobe-Air applications on android devices. I've been developing android applications for 3 months and find that it's sometimes tricky to get the desired results using android sdk. On the other hand I read that you can use html and javascript stuff in AIR applications. ...

Fastest way to create a Converter in Visual Studio

When working with Binding converters are pretty common.. I always find myself Right-click the correct Folder Click Add Click New Item (Sometimes) Choose Code to the left Choose Class and "Add" (and sometimes when I'm in a hurry a create an AboutBox instead :-( ) Copy an old IValueConverter or IMultiValueConverter Change the...