A reply to another question made me remember a project from some years ago when it turned out that Java was not the right tool to use. I typically only learn a new language when I have a problem that it solves better than the ones I already know. [...] Then I write whatever program I wanted to learn that language for in the firs...
Did you ever have to choose between WISA or LAMP at the beginning of a web project? While pros and cons are littered around the net, it would be helpful to know about your real experience in coming up w/ criteria, evaluating, deciding, and reflecting upon your decision to go w/ either platform. ...
Hi, I am working on designing and building a desktop application. I am thinking about using eclipse or netbeans for the base of this application. However, I have never built on either of these platforms. I am personally leaning to using netbeans because it seams like that platform is an easer learning curve. But, I wanted to ask peo...
I know there's JScript.NET, but it isn't the same as the JavaScript we know from the web. Does anyone know if there are any JavaScript based platforms/compilers for desktop development? Most specifically Windows desktop development. ...
From the first days the .NET framework came out there was a minimum OS support: .NET 1.0 - Windows NT or higher (Windows 98/ME are also supported) .NET 2.0 - Windows 2000 or higher (Windows 98/ME are also supported) .NET 3.0 - Windows XP or higher .NET 3.5 - Windows XP or higher This minimum OS support made possible to ignore platfor...
As a .NET developer I'm asking whether JBoss alternatives exist to be "more suitable for .NET development" as an enterprise application platform. Please do not make any suggestions, such as "make JBoss to expose WebServices"... Thanks. ...
I am trying to compile my apps (which uses 3rd party libraries) for the x64 platform. However selecting x64 from Build Configuration Manager from my VS2008 Pro doesn't seem to work. The binary does get created but my client wasn't able to get it to run on x64. I wonder if the 3rd party DLLs could be the cause. Anyone has any idea on th...
As a programmer, I feel much safer knowing that the frameworks being 'sold' to me are actually in use by their creators to produce real applications, as this gives me some reassurance that they will actually solve some set of problems, and are not just architecture astronautics. I remember years ago in the days of .NET 1.0 and 1.1, ther...
For years we've been using RealNetworks' Helix server to serve streaming video courses. It has been a pretty reliable solution up until now. As of late, our support calls due to RealPlayer issues has gone from 2 or 3 a week (mostly PEBKAC or firewall issues) to up to about 10 a day. I've been arguing to dump Real in favour of somethin...
Hi, My friend runs a small herbal remedies business and doesn't have any software to help him do anything. I created him some spreadsheets that work in the short term, but ideally he needs a database with some forms. He needs a basic system for inputting and tracking his orders/inventory, grouping that inventory together into herbal f...
I know that lots of web hosting providers are offering FreeBSD, but how good is FreeBSD as a development platform? Specifically, is Java 1.6 available in it? Is there somthing specific that it offers with regard to tools that is not available under Linux? ...
In a .net 2.0 C# application I use the following code to detect the operating system platform: string os_platform = System.Environment.OSVersion.Platform.ToString(); This returns "Win32NT". The problem is that it returns "Win32NT" even when running on Windows Vista 64bit. Is there any other method to know the correct platform (32 or ...
A programmer I know has a website that is fully Standards Compliant. It uses Unicode-encoded fully-validated XHTML 1.1 with CSS. The pages are frames-free, table-free and JavaScript-free. He would like to be directed to a blogging tool that does not demand any particular database system or web server, but does create static pages that ...
I have an application that is written with the NetBeans Platform 5.5. I'm having trouble consuming a web service. If I create a Java SE application in NetBeans, I can add a web service reference without problem. Since my application is using the NetBeans Platform, many of the menu choices change. So, I cannot figure out how to add a r...
I am making a C++ program. One of my biggest annoyances with C++ is its supposed platform independence. You all probably know that it is pretty much impossible to compile a Linux C++ program in Windows and a Windows one to Linux without a deluge of cryptic errors and platform specific include files. Of course you can always switch to ...
I am C# developer and I am almost certain that in this language an "int" is always 32 bits regardless of the platform (32 vs 64 bit), a "long" is always 64 bits, a float is 32 and a double 64 and so on. There is any language where its not like that? Where the int size depends on the processor? ...
I've been asked to develop an information and e-learning website with an emphasis on community aspects that will also encompass a lot of other areas. There is a tight budget to this project, so I'm looking to use off the shelf products where possible - but I need to make sure I pick the best possible platform to begin with. I am a php ...
Are there any technical benefits to Windows/Microsoft as a platform to use while developing, over a Unix dialect such as Linux or Solaris? I know that companies choose Microsoft at times because there's simply not enough programmers available that know Unix, or that these programmers are much more expensive to hire. So assuming all dev...
Is there a chart of existing Blackberry platform vs. OS vs. Model versions? Something like: Blackberry Storm, platforms: x.x.x - y.y.y, OS versions: x.x.x-y.y.y Blackberry Bold, platforms: x.x.x - y.y.y, OS versions: x.x.x-y.y.y Blackberry Curve, platforms: x.x.x - y.y.y, OS versions: x.x.x-y.y.y e.t.c ...
Is there a #define in C# that allows me to know, at compile time, if I'm compiling for x86 (Win32) or x64 (Win64)? ...