language-switching

Multi-lingual web application - how do I detect the user's language in ASP.NET?

I'm building an ASP.NET web application, and all of my strings are stored in a resource file. I'd like to add a second language to my application, and ideally, I'd like to auto-detect the user's browser language (or windows language) and default to that, instead of making them choose something besides English. Currently, I'm handling all...

switching from language A to language B

OK. So I want to switch from language Flob to language Blub. The thing is that in Flob I can do a lot of stuff, in Blub I can write hello world and maybe some simple recursive function. What kind of exercises or toy projects will get me up to speed in Blub. I'm sure there is a lot of exercises or toy projects that I can do in the eveni...

What are some common Java pitfalls/gotchas for C++ programmer?

As the question says, what are some common/major issues that C++ programmers face when switching to Java? I am looking for some broad topic names or examples and day to day adjustments that engineers had to make. I can then go and do an in-depth reading on this. I am specifically interested in opinions of engineers who have worked in C...

Is it worth moving from Java to C#, for someone with 3 years of Java experience?

Hi All, I have been working on java/J2ee for the past 3 years. My job included working on JSF and Axis web services and a bit of hibernate too. The IDE that i use is eclipse, with project mgmt tool as ant/maven and JBOSS as my application server. Because of this recession, I have been asked to move to a new team that develops software on...

What tools do you recommend to someone who wants to learn Java in a short time?

Greetings! I’m a .Net developer (VB.Net, C#) with 5 years experience. I would like to learn the Java programming language. What tools do you recommend for a programmer who wants to learn to program in Java SE? I’m specifically interested in books, tutorials and tools that would enable an existing programmer to learn Java in a short time....

Learning C# as a VB.NET programmer

I am looking to switch to C#. I come from a C / C++ background but C# is a little different for me. I am switching mainly because of Silverlight and MVVM; all examples are in C#. Any information is in C# and I am confused when I read through it all. What is a good place to start learning C# when starting with existing C / C++ knowle...

Switching languages on a website with PHP

Hello everybody, I'm just looking for some advice. I'm creating a website that offers (at least) 2 languages. The way I'm setting it up is by using XML files for the language, PHP to retrieve the values in the XML nodes. Say you have any XML file, being loaded as follows: <?php $lang = "en"; $xmlFile = simplexml_load_file("$lang/main....

Is it worth to switch from PHP/MySQL to .NET at this stage?

I have 7 years of experience working on PHP/MySQL. From few days I am in a dilemma because not able to see many opportunities in the MNC’s or in banking domain for PHP. The question comes in the mind is “is it worth to switch from PHP/MySQL to .NET at this stage” And if I switch without any plan how much money I am going to make. Beca...