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php mysql vote once sample script

PHP mysql vote once script? How it works? user can vote once.... what to use cookie, session? ...

List of best "how-do-they-do-it" sites

Often when people learn a new technology/tool, they come across instances of it being used in a way that isn't readily understandable to them. For example, for a beginner who just learned HTML/JavaScript/CSS, seeing some sites have funky UI's and effects will look complex and intimidating - because hand-coding such effects is something t...

To what key did you redefine screen command key

I'm using gnu screen in terminal and I'm quite happy with it. The only thing is that I don't like the default command key binding ctrl+a. I used it from the very beginning but now I understand that I would like to change it to something more comfortable for my hands. There is no problem to change the hotkey, but I have a doubt what key t...

What is the best criteria to say an application is ENTERPRISE ?

Hi guys, What is the best way to say an application is Enterprise? Is it because of being able to integrated with other applications, being able to use other "Enterprise" applications or ? Thanks ...

How are standard libraries, tools and app server platforms typically selected in large organizations?

I'm looking for a list of criteria for selecting standard development libraries, tools, and application servers (specifically JEE) that is common across large organizations. If your experience doesn't span across multiple large orgs, answering with how this is conducted within your current org is still helpful. Also - 'standard' doesn't ...

Examples of software bugs

Possible Duplicate: Software bugs examples I am looking for examples of bugs one must check in his code... But I do not mean logical bugs (such as Adding instead of Subtracting), I am talking about bugs that can be discovered (may be guessed) just by looking into code without knowing its purpose.... Examples: infinite loop...

What CodeIgniter template library is best?

Hello, As I see, there's a few Codeigniter template engines scattered all over the web, but unfortunately I can't recognize which is better in regard to: performance, features, maintenance ..etc Some of those I've reached and seems to be mature: Ocular-Template-Library http://github.com/lonnieezell/Ocular-Template-Library Template Lib...

Absolute minimum every software developer must know about IPv6

Now that remaining IPv4 address space has dropped below 5% let's make list of things every software developer must know about IPv6, including maybe not so obvious new pitfalls, hybrid solutions, etc. ...

How to successfully start and maintain an open source project?

I have an open source project idea and i would like to implement it. What are the best practices and do(s) and don't(s) that i should follow in order to successfully grow it to a community and then keep that community active and involved. I am looking for expert answers(from existing open-source project maintainers if possible), links, ...

Possible pitfalls of open-sourcing software

Hello, I'm asking this question because I'm not very well informed about some open-source issues, so I hope someone sheds some light on this matter. How can one maintain his lead of software he made open-source. What rights one keeps? Don't I loose my word on direction software is taking after I open-source it? Any things to watch out? ...

Which is the best open source In memory databse

There are so many open source In Memory database solutions available like CSQL, sqlLite. Which one is the best among them. Criteria Performance Small in size Easy to use Support to SQL language and Drivers for other programming languages. ...

What language resource files are used in different programming languages/frameworks?

As the question suggests, I would like to know as many different language resource file name & formats as possible based on the programming language. For example, in .net we have the .resx files in an XML format. Thank you ...

Tools or utilities you developed just because you wasn't content with the programs you found

Hi For a skilled developer sometimes it's easy to write a program than to find one, at least it can be true for a simple utility. But were there programs you decided to develop just because all existing were missing something important from your point of view or you were not content with how these programs were working? For example, ...

Bits - shifts/ manipulation/ tricks

I have been trying to learn about bits and first place to learn about them is Wikipedia, so I read about it. I have been preparing for the interviews where I see lot of questions which are solved with bit tricks/manipulations/shift Few examples are if number is power of 2 arithmetic operations without using arithmetic operators T...

Good HTML/Javascript Poll Widgets

Facebook, twitter have some cool widgets (share, comments etc.) but I can not find similar poll widgets. What simple, customizable and free poll widgets can you advice? ...

Generic POC Application

Hello, When looking into new techniques, technologies or frameworks a company would test it through a process using a Proof of Concept (POC). Question: Does your company use a generic application which to apply the concept to, if so what is your application? examples are petshop, northwind, AdventureWorks, shop etc Or does you compan...

Level Editors for Cocos2d iPhone Application

The point of this post it to list all the level editors for the iPhone applications. 1) LevelSVG (NOT FREE) ...

What reference materials would you bring to a programming competition?

For the ACM-ICPC programming competition, teams are allowed to bring any printed materials. Books, pages of equations, even code. Language documentation (e.g. the Java API) can be accessed online. So far, we're bringing geometry equations that could be useful, implementation of a few algorithms that can be tricky to get exactly right su...