frameworks

Why use a web framework (like rails) over php?

This isn't a question about what framework to use. I've learned both Rails and Django, and I write all of my webapps in PHP. My question is why bother with the frameworks? It's always taken me longer to use a framework than to reuse old MySQL code and build "models" with phpMyAdmin. I also like writing everything myself, because I know w...

Are there any USB stick runnable, no-install, cross platform software frameworks (with GUI)?

Does anyone know of a good software development framework or similar that has the following properties? Cross platform: it should be runnable on XP, Vista, OSX and common versions of Linux (such as Ubuntu and Kubuntu). No installation: Be able to run the software from a USB stick without having to copy anything to the host machine. Hav...

can users who have used both Django and Ruby on Rails give a little comparison of using them?

Duplicate: Django or Ruby-On-Rails? I have been reading on Ruby on Rails, and it seems like on some threads, some users like Django a lot too? Can someone who have used both give some insight about using them, such as ease of use productivity fun factor deployment issues or any other framework you'd highly recommend? ...

Which Java framework to use to write a blogging engine?

Hi, I'm planning to write a blogging engine over the summer to learn about web apps & servlets, etc. What would be an appropriate framework to use? I've been told Spring would be good, but I don't know anything about it. Any suggestions? ...

Open source Business Object design framework for .NET

What are the Open source options available for Business Object design framework in .NET. One we are already using is CSLA.NET by Rockford Lhotka, which is a very good framework. But I am interested in knowing other options. If anyone know any other good one please reply here. ...

Can't run my app; “image not found” referring to bundled framework

Hello, I'm trying to include the Sparkle framework in my application. I don't really understand the specific steps necessary, and am now getting this error message: Dyld Error Message: Library not loaded: @loader_path/../Frameworks/Sparkle.framework/Versions/A/Sparkle Referenced from: <..>/build/Debug/CoRay.app/Contents/MacOS/CoRay Reas...

Twitter ApI for iPhone impl?

I am going to use twitter in an app I'm making and am wondering the best way to go about doing this. I have some experience with Rest and have thought about just calling the API straight up and parsing the xml. My question is what is the best way? I'm seen some Twitter Frameworks such as MGTwitterEngine, but am wondering if it would be...

Web UI Framework for Configuration

I am looking for a UI Framework that supports the following features: Integrated with Apache Commons Config and/or JFig Supports nested tabs Understands users/groups/roles Can interact with JMX MBeans Doesn't require Javascript in order to function Written in Java and ideally JSP-based ...

What have all the AJAX frameworks to do with AJAX?

With the upcoming rise of AJAX applications on the web, I wrote some own pieces of code to understand what it is about. I know there must be easier ways than directly dealing with the XMLHttpRequest object and thought this is why all the AJAX frameworks were created. However, when I had a look at some of them, I mostly found documentati...

Embedded web server and gui framework for .NET applications

Hi, I'm looking for a framework which allows me to manage my application through a webbased GUI (using an embedded webserver) instead of winforms. Something like this: http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt but then for .NET In my code I should be able to instantiate classes (like buttons, forms etc), and when a user browses to a given port, t...

Is there any way to change framework of vs2005 to 3.5

Hi All, Is there any way to change framework of vs2005 to 3.5? ...

Updating textfield in doctrine produces an exception

I have a textfield that contains say for example the following text:- "A traditional English dish comprising sausages in Yorkshire pudding batter, usually served with vegetables and gravy." This textfield is in a form that simply updates an item record using it's ID. If I edit part of the textfield and replace "and gravy." with "humous...

What do I have to imagine when thinking about an "Library" in objective-c?

For me, a library is a collection of classes that do useful things. Typically something, that can be useful in a lot of projects. Is that also the case in terms of objective-c? What exactly is a library there? Only classes that have methods? Or also collections of functions? And do they have to be compiled to be called a "library"? Where...

Language/Framework support for Interacting With CouchDB

I am interested in knowing if there are any server-side web application frameworks which integrate nicely with CouchDB? Does anyone have any experience in doing this? It seems like a dynamic language would be well-suited for playing with the JSON, but I am more interested in hearing about how it would fit in with the framework and the ap...

How to build a Framework class in XCode?

Hi Guys I want to build a framework regarding some common aspects used in xcode like that of UIKit,Foundation etc..Is it possible for us to create our own framework which could be reused later and if yes could you tell us a step by step procedure of how to do it? Looking forward for your help Thanks Arun ...

Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) vs. Composite UI Application Block (CAB)

We are currently looking at either using CAB or MEF for our next application. I didn't see any examples on codeplex of how event brokering is handled for sibling control communication, maybe I missed it. How does inter-control communication work in MEF? Also, we are planning on using Infragistics which has provided additional compon...

How do you handle technology updates in long running projects?

Let's assume you're in the middle of a long running project (long running = several years) and, as expected, there will be several things coming up with brand new releases. There might be a new .Net Framework with brand new features (e.g. Linq, Entity Framework, WPF, WF...), a new Visual Studio or V.next of your favorite Control Library,...

What is the Java equivalent to webmin?

webmin is a administration/UI framework for configuring software. I am curious if anyone know what the Java equivalent might be? ...

Click once deployment with framework 3.5 (When size in Mb's matters)

Currently i am publishing my app with clickonce and the V2.0 framework. Users with no framework installed, should download the extra 20Mb of the framework. What will happen if i decide to switch to the 3.5 framework? Users should download first 50-60Mb's just for the framework and then install my app? ...

Java 2D Game engine for tile-based Game

Can anyone recommend a good Java game engine for developing simple tile-based games? I'm looking for an engine that will allow me to build maps using something like Tiled www.mapeditor.org Slick is exactly what I'm looking for, slick.cokeandcode.com but I can't get it working on Vista-64. The best I can manage is:Can't load IA 32-bi...