I'm thinking about some stuff related to runtime type info, and I'd like some feedback from programmers who work on much larger projects than I do. Is it at all reasonable to expect any program to ever have more than 65536 (2^16) user-defined types (classes and structs) in a single project? This does not mean 65536 instances, it means ...
I was working with a single repository for a while. Now, I would like to create another repository for a different programming environment (that uses a different language and project altogether). To do this in a structured way, I would prefer to have one root directory where I would be able to collect different repositories. But I can ...
We recently passed on a project that had a number of red flags attached to it - the lack of a clear plan, no success metrics, an obscure legacy system to integrate with, the absence of a resident expert for it, not enough budget, and a very tight deadline. That got me thinking, and I am going to turn the question around. In your experi...
I think I'm in somewhat of a unique situation: I have a decent amount of coding experience in C/C++ in a Linux environment. However, I don't really have "project experience." For example, I'm familiar with the concept of version control, but I've never used any. Or, i've never worked on a project with more than a half dozen source fil...
Hi I have a Helpdesk application that contains modules that can be downloaded and installed separately as required / preferred by the users. The structure is very similar to many software such as Drupal, which modules can be loaded/unloaded easily. I'm using a single SVN repository for this Helpdesk application and create different tag...
Are there sample ASP.NET projects around using the patterns discussed in the book by Martin Fowler (Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture)? I have downloaded the Northwind starters kit and Dinner Now, which are very good. Are there others that use things like Unit of Work, Repository, ... thx, Lieven Cardoen ...
Is it possible to group projects in CruiseControl? (I know it is possible to group them using the same prefixes... but is it possible to really group them?). thx, Lieven Cardoen ...
I've been a programmer for years now and I feel very comfortable in a handful of languages, especially C. What I find baffling is that while I have no problem reading code from textbooks and example sites, no matter what the code is doing, I find that when I check out an open source project and look at the code, it almost looks like a f...
I've been writing code, mostly proprietary, for a long time; spaghetti code and the like. I took a few years out of the industry though and feel like I missed something enormous. I've spent some time studying books but I want to get my hands a little dirty - so I ask, what would be a good VCS repository to read/involve myself with? ...
I'm a big PHP programmer. I would like to either learn C# or Python while contributing to a project or use my existing skills to join a project. What do you recommend? ...
Hello everyone! I am trying to get into some open source projects that use C++. I have looked at some on sourceforge, tried Google Chrome, OpenOffice.org, but they are too hard of projects. I know some C++, but I just want something that will be easy to add to and fix and can help me polish my C++ skills for the bigger projects. Can anyo...
It seems probable our client will cancel the project we've been working on for 15 months. It's possible (although not very likely) that it will get restarted at some point. We've also extended our company's product in several areas while doing this. Other project teams may need to make similar extensions, and we'd like them to be able...
At college, I gave the programming language course and the compilers course a miss. I have regretted that decision since. (especially after reading this blog post by steve yegge). Im considering going through - Essentials of Programming Languages. what other books/projects could help me understand what's really going on 'under the hood'...
Hello, I'm starting to code a Rails application to allow users to create and edit forms that other users could then fill in, the data could then be analyzed and re-used. I've already asked other questions on structure etc. Now, believing that the best code is the code you don't have to write, I was looking for similar, open source, pr...
Duplicate What is a good way to drum up interest in my open source project? What is the best way to raise awareness of an open source project you're working on? For example, you've developed a program/tool you think will make the lives of developers easier and you want to share your work. Are there websites that are good for sha...
I am studying computer science and we have to do a programming project which must be strongly related to XML and using XSD and XSLT or XQuery/XPath at least. Because I like C# I'd like to do it in this language, but I could use another if anyone has another idea. My Idea is now to code some kind of appointment book. I imagine that all a...
Hi, I'm not quite sure how .NET and C# 3.5 handles the settings of applications spanning over multiple projects as well as multiple solutions. Maybe someone can help me clear things up. I've got 2 solutions, both containing several projects. Some of those projects contain a Setttings.settings file under the Properties folder, containin...
Hi, Last term (August - December 2008) me and some class mates wrote an application in C++. Nothing spectacular, it is an ORM for Sqlite3. We implemented some stuff like reflection to make it work and release the end user from the ugly stuff. Personally, i think we made a nice job, and that our ORM could actually be useful for someone (e...
I define a project as an SVN directory containing trunk, branches, tags sub dirs. What criteria do you use when determining when to split a project into two or consolidate several projects into one? - One App per "Project" with a shared projects for common source and resources? - One big "project" containing all source and resources fo...
Have you ever had such an experience such as during a presentation something goes wrong and you feel terribly bad and uncomfortable. How could you handle such a situation? ...