Why do I have to use free on a pointer but not a normal declaration?
Why do I have to use free() when I declare a pointer such as: int *temp = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)) *temp = 3; but not when I do: int temp = 3; ...
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Most useful free php libraries?
What are some of your can't-live-without php libraries? Any kind, collections, templates, anything that makes your life easier when working with php. ...
Free database for small datawarehouse
Which free database would you use for a relatively small datawarehouse system? Are there any 'special' databases e.g. multidimensional databases freely available? Which of the free relational databases is best suited for the job? By datawarehouse system I mean a system that will receive some inserts, few updates, next to no deletes an...
Free eCommerce Service for non-profit organization?
Are there any free eCommerce processing services (similar to Paypal or Google Checkout) just for non-profit organizations? I'm looking into setting up paid registrations for a summer-camp that is a non-profit organization. ...
Most useful free .NET libraries?
I have used a lot of free .NET libraries, some from Microsoft itself! Which ones have you found the most useful? Package managers for external libraries NuGet (formerly known as NuPack) - Microsoft (developer-focused package management system for the .NET platform intent on simplifying the process of incorporating third party librarie...
free closed source svn hosting
Duplicate Is there a free version control server provider for non-public projects? Can you recommend a SVN, closed-source project hosting site? I know there are already a lot of posts on this subject, but I'm looking for 1 provider in particular. A while ago, I stumbled upon a site, providing completely free (no pricing de...
Patterns for freeing memory in C?
I'm currently working on a C based application am a bit stuck on freeing memory in a non-antipattern fashion. I am a memory-management amateur. My main problem is I declare memory structures in various different scopes, and these structures get passed around by reference to other functions. Some of those functions may throw errors and e...
What is the best Free/Open-Source image conversion library in .NET?
System.Drawing has supports for very limited number of image formats What I am trying to do is, given an image of some format(JPG, TIFF, GIF, or PDF), conver them to other formats. I am specifically looking for a free or an open-source versions of library for .NET. Google and Stack Overflow gave me results libraries such as LeadTools (...
List of Advanced ASP.NET & AJAX Books
I have read both beginner and intermediate books, and I am now looking for expert books written for ASP.NET(2 or 3.5) or AJAX. Do you have any suggestions for some free resources? ...
Which free unit testing framework for C#?
I'm rather beginner in C# world (and .Net as well), so I decided to get some advices from more experienced developers. Which free unit testing framework for C# would you advise? I came across NUnit, which seemed to look interestingly, but in it's documentation I found out, that there were versions for .Net 1.1 and .Net 2.0. I need to use...
What happens to a malloc'ed block if you don't use it?
Consider the following C code: int main(){ int* c; c = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)); c = 0xdeadbeef; free(c); return 0; } This will segfault because you are trying to free c, which is not something that has been malloc'ed before. My question is what happens to the block i just malloc'ed? Obviously c is not...
How to write, compile and run c# for free (in windows)
Is it possible to use c# for free? Which tools would you use? For fun / studying : I'm pretty sure you can, but still, the tools question remains. For programs you wish to sell? The tools I'm looking for : IDE (as complete as possible, debugging, refactoring, libraries, intellisense, ...) If not in IDE, compiler Unit Testing Doc...
Where can I get freely available audio, graphics, and other resources for games?
I've done a google search of this topic, but so far haven't found anything satisfactory. From your experience, what's the best place to get game resources, like sprites, backgrounds, sound effects, music, etc.? To be more specific, I'm looking for more of sound effects and music, which I'm currently lacking more than graphics. However...
Unfuddle svn access behind a proxy
I am using unfuddle to host some private projects, unfuddle is an excellent solution to being able to update and modify my sources through SVN anytime and when I feel like to even when I’m not home. The problem is at work we are behind a mandatory proxy which I cannot disable, keeping me from accessing my unfuddle repository through SVN...
Is Redhat Linux server free?
Hi, I will maintain a C program which I was told it should only work on Redhat Linux. I want to setup a development environment for it but I'm wondering if Redhat Linux server is free? If it's not free, is there any other free Linux distros can relpace Redhat for me? ...
Which SCM tool supports these features?
I am using Perforce for the past 5 years or so and am very comfortable with the features it provides. Based on your experience of a SCM tool SVN, GIT, CVS, etc, can you please tell me what features from below list is supported by that SCM tool. Command line equivalent(not a cutdown version) GUI functionality Branching to maintain mul...
Free JSP hosting
Hi, I am looking for some free JSP hosting, that have support for: 1.Struts 2.JDK 1.6 3.Can have Apache Tomcat 4.one or two MySQL databases 5.Subdomains Thanks for your help BTW. Sorry for my english (I am from Czech) ...
Where can I get a security code review for free?
Dear Abby, I've been working on a PHP website which utilizes a MySQL database (using PDO). I would just like to know it is secure before I go ahead and release it to the public. It is a free, non-profit website so I don't really plan on making money from it and therefore I would rather not invest hundreds or thousands of dollars for a s...
Find free disk space in python on OS/X
Hey guys, I'm looking for the number of free bytes on my HD, but have trouble doing so on python. I've tried the following: import os stat = os.statvfs(path) print stat.f_bsize * stat.f_bavail But, on OS/X it gives me a 17529020874752 bytes, which is about about 1.6 TB, which would be very nice, but unfortunately not really true. ...
Which free blog provider would you recommend to a .NET developer?
I am a .NET developer, I am interested in writing about Silverlight, .NET and other stuff... Which free blog provider would you recommend me? ...