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Recommend Linux + Java books, resources for .NET developer

Hi, I want to learn Java and Linux. Java itself (as a language) is not a big deal for me as I know pretty well .NET and C# (so the paradigm is similar). The biggest issue for me would probably be doing Java on Linux platform (I have never used Linux before). I think Ubuntu should be good for me (a friend of mine recommended it). ...

netbeans: the replace button is unclickable?

i want to find and replace a string in netbeans. but the edit -> replace button is unclickable. why is that and how do i solve it? ...

What exactly is the difference between the Dreamhost IDE and Netbeans?

I just started using Netbeans about a week ago, and really like it thus far. Now I'm seeing something about Dreamhost IDE which I guess is a program that is built using the Netbeans platform. I use Dreamhost as the hosting company for many of my projects. What is the benefit of using Dreamhost IDE over Netbeans? Documentation on the ...

Separate code and comments

I'm finding comments on code starting to get annoying. I feel that once you achieve some level of expertise, code is pretty much self documenting. But comments are still a necessity. What I would like to know if there's such a plugin or IDE with this idea of comments separated from the code. If such a thing doesn't exists, what ideas do...

Managing different windows in Apple's Interface Builder

I'm working on Interface Builder. I don't like the fact that I have to manage multiple windows. For example if I open two xib files I can easily have six different windows scattered across my window. One problem is bringing these windows together to make a sensible arrangement. Another problem is Interface Builder doesn't remember this a...

j2me AWT development

Dear all, I plan to development an embedded application with AWT GUI. How to setup the IDE based on Eclipse? So that the developed applications can run on CDC FP1.0/FP1.1? ...

How to make use of Grails Dependencies in your IDE

Hi All, So I finally got my dependencies working with Grails. Now, how can my IDE, eg IntelliJ or Eclipse, take advantage of it? Or do I really have to manually manage what classes my IDE knows about at "development time"? If the BuildConfig.groovy script is setup right (see here), you will be able to code away with vi or your favorite...

Best editor for remote pair programming?

Do you know of an editor that allows two people to edit the same code simultaneously sitting at two different computers connected remotely? This can be used for code review e.t.c The platform could be Mac, Windows or Linux. ...

VIM: How to move between matching tags?

I'm a big fan of ctags, but sometimes it is hard to use it. In case when I have a few declaration of the functions with the same name - "ctrl + ]" throws you to the first occurrence - which is not always what I need. How can I see the full list of matching tags so I can choose which one to open? ...

Is there any way to improve IDEA 9 Community Edition Look&Feel?

Earlier versions of IDEA had their own skin and looked really nice. But fresh 9CE version has really strange look&fells included: default is IDEA 4.5 (!!!) that looks like apps in 1998, also there is "windows" (everybody knows that java "windows" style doesn't look like windows) and several other styles taken from linux. Oh, yes, I forgo...

How do you try out small/simple C or C++ source codes?

It is very easy on Linux to fire-up vi and write a 100-200 lines of code, compile and see the results: ie. Trying small simple examples of C/C++ code. On windows however, I like Visual Studio but to use it you have create a new solution then a project which then creates a new folder, generates very large PDB and caching files and a smal...

Breakpoints in Ruby IDE?

Hey there, I currently use TextMate for Ruby/Javascript/Actionscript development and it is amazing. But one thing I would really love to use are breakpoints so I could stop code execution and examine the state of the variables and walk through the code. Something like what Flex Builder does. Does TextMate have this capability? Or wh...

Using miglayout with netbeans.

I'm trying to use miglayout within the netbeans IDE. Ive placed the miglayout files in the right place and then imported using: import net.miginfocom.swing.MigLayout; at the top of my file but it states that "package net.miginfocom.swing does not exist" Any ideas on how I can get miglayout working withing netbeans? Any way possible? ...

Eclipse PDT vs. NetBeans for PHP development

How does Eclipse PDT compare to NetBeans for PHP development? I just bought a new computer with Windows 7 and I'm starting to set up a development environment for PHP. Has anyone used both IDEs lately and could make a quick comparison? If you know what major frameworks are supported, that would be great too. ...

Simple and good CSS/HTML IDEs for Mac OS?

What are some good and simple IDEs for writing CSS/HTML code on the Mac? I realize a similar question has been asked before (here, for example), but most answers are about Windows tools. This list includes some CSS IDEs for Mac OS, but it would be good to know which ones are popular (and the list is probably not complete). I'm looki...

loading a java project

Hi all, I am currently studying at university and based on other peoples recommendations I am beginnning to read other peoples code. i have found and downloaded the source for an open source java project, that seems quite interesting. I want to load this project into an IDE (netbeans or eclipse), so as to make it easier to read and ...

Support for C++ refactoring in VS (auto-updating references and header/cpp)

In Visual C# I can rename an entity at its definition, and with two clicks all references to that entity get updated. How do I do this in Visual C++? If it's not supported, is there another IDE that supports it? Note that in the C++ case I also want automatic header/implementation synchronization, so I hardly ever need to do duplicate w...

ReSharper-like addon for NetBeans

Hello, is there any ReSharper-like addon for NetBeans (preferably 6.8)? I'm using NetBeans for PHP. I need following features: add some kind of code analysis add some intelligent refactoring interface enhance current code completion system add more options to code highlighting Currently I'm using multiple external tools, which aren...

How to design an IDE using Qt?

Hello all, My friends and I are working on a compiler design as a project in my university (Damascus University). We're using (Flex, C++, Bison, Qt) to do the job. I was wondering if there is a way to design an IDE to our compiler using Qt. I know how to do the job but I'm asking to find out if there is some resource to start with, or...

how can i run a python script on windows??

Can anyone plz tell me an IDE for running python programs. Is it possible to run the program through command line? ...