"Use a single editor well," The Pragmatic Programmer said. I know it's about productivity, but how many of you really use a single editor for virtually EVERYTHING? When your favorite editor doesn't integrate well with your development environment, will you struggle to use it anyway (by switching frequently between your editor and the I...
I have to make a presentation at work to convince everyone why they should try coding in Python. So, I thought of taking a poll here... What is it about Python (features, etc) over other languages that you love? The reason I usually give is that in Python you forget about the complexities and frills of programming languages and can jus...
What is your favorite IT-entrepreneurship web forum? And why? ...
I am going to be giving a presentation on TDD and I always struggle with what to put in the demo when giving this presentation. I usually only have about an hour to do the actual coding portion of the demo so it can't be too extravagant. However, using a "classic" example (stack,queue) is a bit simplistic for most developers. It leaves t...
On the web side we are working on getting source control. Now, I want to see what can be done for the iSeries side. What is your favorite source control application for iSeries and why? I am looking for low-cost if possible. ...
There's a lot of discussion about unit testing these days. Here's a poll for the best reason to do it. ONLY ONE REASON PER ANSWER PLEASE! ...
Let's collect some tips for evaluating the appropriate use of global.asax. ...
For now I'm looking into languages like Haskell and Erlang just for the fun of it, but if I were to take bets, what would you suggest be the language of choice for programming the future web and why? ...
When writing code, I've noticed that different developers hit the Save button at different frequencies. This is in addition to whatever AutoSave setting has been set. Personally I have the AutoSave set to 10 minutes, and I hit the Save button whenever I type a reasonable amount of code (perhaps 10 to 30 lines). How about you guys? ...
At my last place of employment, I used BTS quite a bit. However, I've noticed that managers often want to use it for the wrong things, and developers are hesitant to adopt it. So, I'm just wondering, how's BTS being used? Please post experiences, not theories. Thanks! ...
Do you draw your windows before constructing them? What do you use? I've tried the Pencil plugin for FF. I've tried MS Visio. I've tried paper & pencil. I've tried Designer Vista. etc. etc. etc. I'm currently leaning toward paper & pencil, but what about you; what's your preference? ...
What is your favorite web-based svn client? I'd like one that supports commits via the web. One tool per post please! Please include platform and notable features (e.g. read-write support). I'm referring to browser-based clients that users would go to like any other website--not accessing the repo via http. ...
Expanding this question on how I learnt to pass from problem description to code Two people mentioned TDD. Would it be good for a starter to get into TDD ( and avoid bad habits in the future ? ) Or would it be too complex for a stage when understand what a programming language is? ...
What single question, more than any other, enables you to sort the wheat from the chaff when interviewing developers? ...
Some blogs on the Internet give us several clues of what C# 4.0 would be made of. I would like to know what do you really want to see in C# 4.0. Here are some related articles: C# 4 tag on Jon Skeet's blog 4 features for C# 4 What do you want in C# 4 Future Focus - I: Dynamic Lookup .NET 4, C# 4 and the DLR Channel 9 also hosts a ve...
Hi all, what editor are you using to edit your stylesheets? I for one prefer vim. It's a kind of poll: by the number of votes I will be able to tell which one is the most popular. Thanks. ...
I've been using various javascript frameworks including mootools, jquery, prototype and scriptaculous and have found them all good, but difficult to extend to more complex ideas. If I am going to knuckle down and learn one, which is the simplest to extend and use whilst staying powerful enough to use in a variety of directions? ...
What is the single software company that you most want to work for? Why? ...
I'm currently learning Haskell, Which language (F# or Haskell) do you prefer for programming general purpose applications? Which do you think is the stronger language? ...
The HP-32S still holds a soft spot in my heart, even though it only had 4 registers. I have fond memories of writing a nonlinear solver for finding an azeotrope curve during a Thermodynamics final. Despite the increase in power, memory, pixels and features the HP-32G that followed never could steal my heart away. Here's to you, HP-32S...