getting-started

Getting started with F#

What's a good way to get into F# programming? What's a good "Hello world" example and what simple examples can show me why I want to use it over C#. Also what tools do I need? I have WindowsXP, Visual Studio 2008 etc. ...

Getting started with subversion.

Duplicate of..: Version Control. Getting started… How do I begin using SVN? SVN installation Best SVN Tools Subversion plugin to Visual Studio? Good Visual Studio SVN Tool How do I convince my team to drop sourcesafe and move to SVN? We are currently using SourceSafe integrated with Visual Studio and with the continuous comments ab...

time since JVM started

Is there a way to find out the time since the JVM started? Of course, other than starting a timer somewhere near the beginning of main, because in my scenario I am writing library code and the requirement that something be called immediately after startup is a too burdensome. ...

How do you get newcomers to get started on a existing project?

When you are in a running project, how do you get newcomers to get started? What is, in your opinion, the fastest way to get them up and running? How do you get them to know the code and the project culture quickly so they can catch-up fast? What do you do? Give them defects to solve so the have to dive into the code? Do you give them d...

Looking for a set of tools/objects to start a website in PHP

Looking for a good set of base objects to start a website up in PHP. I am not looking for links to CakePHP as I am not interested in frameworks. I am looking for a set of objects that would come handy to start off with for new projects... Objects such as: Loggers MySQL wrapper object etc Basically a "Start with this", I remember s...

What IDE is needed to develop a first time simple Windows application?

I have never done any Windows coding and I would like to give it a try. To create a simple application e.g. a window that displays a plain "Hello World" message. What IDE (open source?) would I need to start of with and what language is used for the native Windows applications? This is not for professional use, just for an amateur. ...

J2EE Seam Framework, getting started too complicated?

Hey guys, PS: Using Windows XP Pretty much I'm trying to get started with J2EE using Seam Framework. I think that the documentation is too shallow if you are new. I'm completely lost here. I want to get started building simple J2EE apps with Seam, but as I read, there so much to get started. Ant JBoss/Tomcat Maven ?? Seam Thats ...

I want to develop a web site like StackOverflow, but I've never done anything for web. How can I do this?

I have an idea for a web site that's is similar to StackOverFlow. In other words, a place to make questions and to obtain answers, but for a different subject area of StackOverflow. I have good skills with delphi for win 32 and some with Firebird and something in Java. Nothing for web. The problem is that I don't know how to plan this, ...

How to get started with MDA?

Hey all, I've been wanting to have a dabble with Model Driven Architecture for a while now. Could anyone give me any hints on how to start. I'd love to be able to define a domain model in UML then be able to transform it to say java classes with JPA/hibernate annotations defining the data mappings. I'd really love to get my hands dir...

GNUStep Getting Started

I downloaded GNUStep and installed it, however i am not sure where i can find an IDE. does anyone know what programs serve as a GNUStep IDE/where to get them? Failing that, does anyone know of a tutorial on how to create and compile a basic GNUStep program? ...

Getting Started With Web Development and Design

I am a Java/C# developer and have written enterprise applications in J2EE. But, i have never written a web application. Out of interest, i learnt Ruby on Rails and i like it. Now, i want to create a personal website and am wondering how to go about it. I could use Ruby on Rails, but i found the hosting costs higher for Rails apps than t...

Getting up to speed on an existing project

Say you are the new guy on an existing project. You know the language that is being used and you may even know the framework. You want to get productive as soon as possible. What do you do to get up to speed and get familiar with the current code base? Do you read every piece of documentation available? Do you pair program for the first...

Getting started with Tcl TK?

Hi, One of my modules at university next year is going to involve programming in Tcl tk, I was wondering where to find the best resources and information about the language, so that I am well prepared. I'm currently looking on this site which is pretty helpful, but the book that they recommend is quite old, and I was wondering if someo...

How to start learning VC++ for windows?

I want to learn C++ for windows but have no idea where to start; there seem to be so many different technologies that have utterly confused me: Win32, MFC, ATL, STL etc. I know a good deal of C# and Java, no C and a small amount of ANSI C++ (datatypes, loops, classes and OOP), but when I look at other people's code or try to mess around ...

I'm starting a new project in Perl, how should I begin?

The question is about how to start a new Perl project. How should I create the skeleton of the Project? What should the directory layout look like? How do I start testing? What build system should I use? Should I even use a build system? I have been writing Perl programs for a while now. I only started to run tests on my recent progr...

starting out with html 5

Should I start using HTML 5 in my websites? The new technology looks really cool. I'm not sure about this but does IE8 support it? I'm just looking for some opinions on this matter. Tell me what you think... ...

Getting started with HTML 5

I'd like to make a simple HTML 5 "hello world" app. What tools do I need to get started and what's a good resource to read? I'm working in a Windows environment. ...

Advice : Personal project : garbage collector.. i need a starting point

hello, i've been reading about memory allocation and c++ programming in general.. my boss thinks it is a good idea to try and design a simple garbage collector to enhance my learning ( i always believed.. it is better to code a project, than to do a generalized written code, to test functions, because it helps understand the exact usage ...

How to get started with Atom and Java?

I'm interested in producing feeds using Atom (the XML syndication format) and Java, but I'm not sure where to start. Can anyone recommend libraries, tutorials etc. to get started? ...

Getting started with T4

I want to start writing T4 templates. I've heard a lot of great a things about these templates (in the Hanselminutes podcast mainly) and would like to know more. What are the best locations to look for info on T4 template writing? What do I need to get started implementing my own templates? Are there pitfalls or important things I should...