reference

What's on your C++ cheatsheet?

Every so often, I'll have to switch between languages for the majority of the code I write (whether for work or for play). I find that C++ is one of those languages that requires a lot of mental cache space, so if I take a long break from it, then I forget a lot of the details. Even things like adding items to an STL container or using ...

Watch for addition of a referenced library to a project (Visual Studio 2008 plug-in)

I am hoping someone can help me with this. What I have been looking around for but can't seem to find is if there is someway to add an event, or anything else that will allow a visual studio plug-in to watch for an external reference to be added to a currently open solution / project? Or even better yet would anyone happen to know of a...

What's a good online reference for manipulating Office documents via ActiveX?

I am looking for a reference that covers using ActiveX to open and manipulate Excel (and possibly Word) documents. I'd prefer an online reference but book suggestions are helpful too. ...

How do I find out what exceptions might be thrown by a .NET function?

I might be missing something obvious but is there a reference somewhere about what exceptions are thrown by functions in .NET and why the exception might be thrown? As an example, I was recently trying out Linq in Visual C# 2008 and I was loading an XML file into an XDocument. It was only through testing that I realised that if you try...

Qt Application fails spectacularly

I'm trying to link a Qt application with its libraries and the linker (MinGW) spews hundreds of lines like the following, and I am unsure how to proceed. cpp: undefined reference to `_Unwind_SjLj_Register' c:/qt/lib/libQtCore.a(qcoreapplication_win.o)(.text+0x29d):qcoreapplication_win. cpp: undefined reference to `_Unwind_SjLj_Unreg...

What is the best reference for architecting Silverlight applications?

I'm curious if there are any texts that can be recommended that actually discuss application architecture best practices with respect to the use of Silverlight in web applications. ASP.Net would be preferable, but I'm open to consideration of other technologies also. ...

Some x86 ASM Reference/Tutorials?

I'm trying to find some references in regards to x86 Assembly languages. Tutorials/Examples to help my understanding. -Thanks ...

C3681 identifier not found

Hi, i have two projects in CPP. one defines a function which i'd like to invoke from the other. i added reference to the first project. still i get the message of "identifier not found". assuming that the CPP file in the first project doesn't have a header, how do i make the second project know about its functions? thanks. ...

How are NUnit assemblies appearing in VS "Add Reference" dialog?

So after installing NUnit, the assemblies (nunit.framework, etc.) now appear in the References > Add Reference dialog, but they're not in the %WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 dir and there is no NUnit registry entry for the Assembly Path (i.e. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft.NETFramewokr\AssemblyFolder). There's also no...

Where to look for white papers on software development?

I'm interested on following the formal research on universities and academia, related to software development, and I wonder if anyone knows some centralized rss feed (blogs maybe) , mailing list, newsgroup or anything that keeps updating on the subject. I want to keep up to date on the field and discover sources, so if you have only one...

Netsuite woes: Is there decent reference anywhere?

I'm hoping this question isn't too obscure cross fingers I'm looking for a decent reference for netsuite scripting and api (both of which are based on ASP) does anybody know where too find this stuff? The netsuite help pages are mediocre at best, and the forums aren't very active. (I suppose these two things are already bad signs, but ...

Does foreach always create a copy on a none reference in PHP?

I'm wondering if PHP has this optimization built in. Normally when you call foreach without using a reference it copies the passed array and operates on it. What happens if the reference count to that array is only 1? Say for example if getData returns some array of data. foreach(getData() as $data) echo $data; Since the array ...

How does Silverlight determine an assembly is "Silverlight"?

I'm trying to compile code from F# to use in Silverlight. I compile with: --noframework --cliroot "C:\program Files\Microsoft Silverlight\2.0.31005.0" --standalone This generates a standalone assembly that references the SL framework. But when I try to add a reference to the generated assembly, I get this error: You can only add p...

What are the best references for using jQuery?

I'm interested in what you find are the best development references for learning and using jQuery. Books, websites, etc. are all welcome. ...

What is the best book for learning PerformancePoint?

I'm tasked with providing data from my company's application to be used by PerformancePoint, so I wanted to find out as much as I could on how to use it effectively (so I can prepare my data accordingly). I've done some nosing around on der Intarweb, but wanted to find a book I could get that I can eventually use as a reference. Anyone h...

Online reference listing all standard SQL keywords?

Is there a comprehensive online reference listing all standard SQL keywords / functions? (More helpful if they are listed together and not spread about a site.) ...

Passing a Class Object to a function (probably by pointer not reference) C++

So let's say I have two different functions. One is a part of the BST class, one is just a helper function that will call on that Class function. I will list them out here. sieve(BST<T>* t, int n); this function is called like this: sieve(t,n) the object is called BST t; I'm going to be using the class remove function within the...

How does Cauchy Reed-Solomon Algorithm work?

Does anybody have any reference material that details Cauchy-Reed algorithm? Googling for Cauchy-Reed Solomon results cleversafe.org. Although they have an open sourced product based on Cauchy Reed-Solomon code, they haven't provided any material explaining how the algorithm works. ...

In C++, is it safe to extend scope via a reference?

In C++, is it safe to extend scope via a reference? In code, what I mean is: MyCLass& function badIdea() { MyClass obj1; ... return obj1; } ...

Recommendations for a good vi reference?

As I don't use vi all that much and certainly not for my primary editor, I can't remember any of the vi commands. Does anyone have a recommendation for a quick start guide or command summary? ...