frameworks

Good inflection library for PHP?

I'm looking for a good inflection (or well, a library that can turn plural into singular and vice verse - which a kind of inflection) library for PHP, it could be a part of some current framework or a stand alone library the only requirement I have is that it's compatible with the MIT license. ...

Integrating AJAX and PHP

Hello, I've been writing PHP web applications for some time, and have come across very nice Javascript frameworks, such as JQuery, ExtJS, Scriptaculous, etc. I can't say the same about the PHP side - I always coded that part of the client-server dialog from scratch. I've used CodeIgniter (http://codeigniter.com/) and it is nice, but do...

LINQ - which layer should LINQ typically fall into, DAL ?

just wanted to gather different ideas and perspectives as to which layer should (and why) LINQ fall into? ...

Do you need a framework to write Ruby or Python code for the web?

Every time I see Ruby or Python discussed in the context of web development, it's always with a framework (Rails for Ruby, Django for Python). Are these frameworks necessary? If not, is there a reason why these languages are often used within a framework, while Perl and PHP are not? ...

modularity in struts projects

Which Template-/Ajax-Framework is able to load information of various web application modules (JAR-Files)? ...

Under an MVC framework, which directory structure would be expected by other developers?

Generally, MVC frameeworks have a structure that looks something like: /models /views /controllers /utils However, in a web application suite, I've decided that clumping all models, views, and controllers together probably wouldn't be the best for clarity, unless I treated the system as one application instead of an application suite....

Are exceptions really for exceptional errors?

It's my understanding that common wisdom says to only use exceptions for truly exceptional conditions (In fact, I've seen that statement here at SO several times). However, Krzysztof Cwalina says: One of the biggest misconceptions about exceptions is that they are for “exceptional conditions.” The reality is that they are for ...

Which template engine and Ajax framework/toolkit can load templates from JAR files?

Which Template-Engine and Ajax-Framework/-Toolkit is able to load template information from JAR-Files? ...

What is the best free PHP framework working on shared hosting and why?

I tried symfony only. It was a little tricky (also because there is no command line or ssh connection in my hosting plan) to rearrange directory and linking in order to work on my hosting service, I did the same tricks on the local version to make the deployment easy but sometimes (don't know if is a cache problem or what) there were dif...

C++ testing framework: recommendation sought

I'm looking for a "quick and dirty" C++ testing framework I can use on my Windows/Visual Studio box. It's just me developing, so it doesn't have to be enterprise class software. Staring at a list of testing frameworks, I am somewhat befuddled... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unit_testing_frameworks#C.2B.2B ...

The most flexible framework architecture for web development?

Obviously, there is no one single solution that would satisfy everyone's needs; an architecture is always a trade-off. I want to create a framework, originally aimed at RAD of web games. Target language is PHP, although the architecture should be widely applicable. Goals that I have in head for this framework are: flexibility in ways yo...

Cocoon 2.2? Is it worthwhile or bad news?

Hi, I am looking to use Cocoon for a couple of sites I am creating. I will make heavy use of xml, xsl and conversion to html, pdf and excel on the sites. I am attracted to coccon as it implements these functions quite well. I guess I am just wondering if anyone has used it and like it, or if they found it was more trouble than it's wo...

How to install WPF application to a PC without Framework 3.5

I have a question about how to deploy WPF application into a PC without Framework 3.5. If a PC just installs Windows XP and sp3, Is it possible to design a setup package that can install WPF Application directly on this PC? The situation is like this: I designed a simple WPF Application. And I want to get its setup package. When the cus...

Does anyone have database, programming language/framework suggestions for a GUI point of sale system?

Our company has a point of sale system with many extras, such as ordering and receiving functionality, sales and order history etc. Our main issue is that the system was not designed properly from the ground up, so it takes too long to make fixes and handle requests from our customers. Also, the current technology we are using (Progress ...

Flex media framework

Does anybody know of a good media framework for Flex? I'd like to be able to create apps that can play not only those formats that the Flex framework provides support for, but other formats as well (like wav, wma, ogg and other...). EDIT 13.10.2008.: It was recently pointed out to me in the answers section that I should perhaps rephrase...

Component-Information from JAR-File possible?

I would like to set up a web application with good modularity and would like to use an AJAX Toolkit/Framework like GWT or ZK for its VIEW. Component information should be load from various modules-JAR. Which AJAX Toolkit/Framework is able to do this? ...

What PHP MVC framework can you recommend?

I'm starting a new project and I'm looking for a nice, light MVC framewok for PHP. I'll use PDO for database abstraction and jQuery as UI framework. ...

What are alternatives to ExtJS?

So what I'm looking for is a javascript framework I can use that has several UI controls. I have taken a look at jQuery but those controls are very basic compared to ExtJS. Are there any other competitive alternatives? ...

which python framework to use?

I'm looking for a framework which is appropriate for beginners (in Python and web development). I already found out about Django and web.py. I think that one of the most important things for me is good documentation. Thanks for the help, Dan ...

Starting a new database driven python web application would you use a javascript widget framework? If so which framework?

I am starting a new web application project. I want to use python as I am using it at my bread-and-butter-job. However I don't want to reinvent the wheel. Some things I have thought about: AJAX would be nice if it’s not too much of a hazzle. It is best if the licensing allows commercialization but is not crucial at this point. It cou...