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Do you have any recommended add-ons/plugins for Microsoft Visual Studio?

Freebies preferred, but if it is worth the cost.... ...

Good x86 assembly book

I'm looking to teach myself basic hardware architecture; specifically, I'd like to learn x86 assembly for Linux or OSX. What books does this community recommend?...

OpenID: which provider should I recommend to my users?

Have you used OpenID in anger? I'm going to be using OpenID for authentication on my site. Which provider should I recommend to my users? I'm thinking, based on the feedback that the OpenID auth is getting on StackOverflow, that I'd want to recommend one that does attribute exchange properly. So: who's that? ...

What should a software engineer read before branching out on their own?

I'm a software engineer living vicariously through the Venture Voice podcast and books like Founders at Work. What should I read before I branch out and try to write and sell software on my own? ...

Reading recommendations for: SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services

I have been shuffled around at work. Can anyone recommend a quick book/site to get me up to speed on SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services. Additionally; I have the following books available, a quick rating would be handy. Professional SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services by Paul Turley, Todd Bryant, James Counihan and Dave DuVarney...

Good Reads for Distributed Systems

I am working on a server system that going to have a distributed architecture. Can anyone recommend some good (titles|urls|blogs) on programming distributed architectures, P2P, Master/Slave, etc..? It will be implemented in WCF. ...

Choosing a C++ unit testing tool/framework

Could you recommend a testing tool/framework to use for testing C++ code in a UNIX environment? ...

Looking for Reviews of VS.PHP (Visual Studio Plugin for PHP)

I've been thinking about switching from my current PhpEd / UltraEdit combination to using this VS.PHP plugin that I just found a few days ago. The problem is that I don't have much free time, so I'm hoping that there are other people who can give me an opinion on it, especially concerning the remote debugging capabilities since I always ...

What tools do you use to stress test programs on Windows XP?

I would like to be able to control the available memory and CPU resources. What kind of tools do you use to do this? ...

How would you spend $150 on developer tools?

If you had $150 to spend on one or more developer tools or utilities, what would they be? Please list in shopping list form: $25 SuperMerge (link) $49 MegaGridPro (link) Note: I'm looking for products which are for sale here, so please don't list free software. And, no, donating to an open source project doesn't make it non-free, at ...

What web log file analyzer do you recommend

I am looking into getting a log file analysis tool for multiple sites. All the sites currently run Google analytics, however I have noticed that the stats that this provides can be a bit off (lower numbers than log files report etc etc). It needn't be expensive although expensive tools will be considered. It needs to be scriptable so ...

Recommendations for books/articles/posts about boosting concentration

Mostly while studying CS, or at work. ...

PayPal versus Amazon Honor System

I'm currently planning to integrate a donation system into a web page for a project that I manage. Currently, there are two services I'm looking at using - PayPal and Amazon Honor System. I want the system to be as easy-to-use - basically, if people choose to donate, I'd like them to have to do so in as few steps as possible and in a ma...

How to implement a Digg-like algorithm?

Hi, How to implement a website with a recommendation system similar to stackoverflow/digg/reddit? I.e., users submit content and the website needs to calculate some sort of "hotness" according to how popular the item is. The flow is as follows: Users submit content Other users view and vote on the content (assume 90% of the users only...

Good primers on Cryptography

I'm wondering if anyone can recommend good primers on Cryptography and Crypto theory for someone with little or no prior experience in the area. I'll be honest and say it's something I've always found fascinating but having recently read Cryptonomicon I had my interest resparked in the whole field. I just did some searching on here and ...

What is the best PHP programming book?

I'm interested to find out what Stack Overflow believes the best PHP book is - both for those who are beginners to web programming as well as those who have previous programming experience (they don't have to be same book). "Best" includes being both reasonably up-to-date and encouraging best practices for secure, modern, PHP programming...

Favorite option for source control under $70?

I'm looking for a decent paid source control solution for a singer-user, great compatibility with Visual Studio 05/08, and less than $70. What is your recommendation? What separates it from the other options available? How well does it scale to multiple users? ...

What's a good Common Lisp implementation for Windows?

What's your favourite? See also this related question. ...

What are some good web resources for learning Object-Oriented Programming?

I've started programming more in OO style than ever (Python). Any good web resources I could read? I need help constructing and modelling objects, relations, interfaces etc. . Not only dry theory (I've read that), but something easy to grasp (examples would be nice), do you know any site or a good book? ...

Best IDE for Palm OS devices

Does anyone have experience with using a good quality IDE for Palm OS? In particular I'm looking for the ability to compile small non-colour .prc files for roll out to older Palm III models (8MB). ...