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Contemporary software innovations considered to be ahead of their time

What contemporary software innovations, patterns, methodologies or practices are eligible to be considered ahead of their time? ...

Editors to draw diagrams in Unified Modeling Language ?

I was wondering how you draw diagrams in Unified Modeling Language for your project design? By hand on paper or some editors on computer? It will be great if there are some convenient editors or other gadgets for help. I am programming under Windows and Ubuntu. Thanks and regards! ...

Is going for a BCS the right move for me?

I'm at a fork in the road. I need somebody to give me some advice from their personal journey in IT. At the moment, I have a college diploma (2 years) in Computer Programmer, and about 2 years of professional experience in the field of software. I'm currently freelancing my programming skills to the public, and am enjoying a nice income...

Is there another way to develop applications for mobile phones running the Windows Operating System other than Windows Dev Tools?

Is there another way to develop applications for mobile phones running the Windows Operating System for example, the HTC HD2 Mobile Phone (which runs Windows 6.5), other than Windows Dev Tools? ...

Looking for merge tool with very good in-line-comparison support

I have seen this topic discussed several times, but emphasis is on "very good in-line-comparison" here, which was not really covered by those threads. E.g. I would like the tool to recognize and highlight that the resource "colorpicker_newstring" has been added when comparing the following two blocks. WinMerge and Kdiff both fail... Doe...

Absolutely necessary UML Diagrams even for very small projects?

UML provides us with many different kinds of diagrams. but in many situations only small set of them is really necessary, what do you think about the most usefull UML diagrams, even for very small projects? ...

software architecture - Documentation cross view help

hi guys Does anyone know of an example that describes how a to document a cross-view in software architecture? From software architecture in practice book(9.5) i found: but i'm not sure how to go about this, i know that a cross view is simply a catalog of other views but how is done? I can really make use of an example. Thank you ...

Open Source Development

I am a Fedora12(GNOME) user. I recently started development in Linux. Most of the Linux system applications/utilities are written in c/c++. The problem i am facing is that how to integrate a downloaded source code with some IDE(e.g, Anjuta etc). In simple words i want to know that, what is the best way to start development on some exis...

Software Architecture: Unit of Work design pattern discussion

Hey everybody. According Martin Fowler's Unit of Work description: "Maintains a list of objects that are affected by a business transaction and coordinates the writing out of changes and resolution of concurrency problems." Avoiding very small calls to the database, which ends up being very slow I'm wondering. If ...

How to overcome drawbacks and enjoy the job of a software tester?

Dear all, One notion that has been prevalent mostly as rumours for many aspiring programmers is that the testing phase of the SDLC(Software Development Life Cycle) is not that challenging and interesting as one's job as a tester after a period of time becomes monotonous because a person does the same thing repeatedly over and over again....

Tools to test softwares against any attacks for programmers ?

in these days, i'm interested in software security. As i'm reading papers i see that there are many attacks and researchers are trying to invent new methods for softwares to get more secure systems. this question can be a general including all types of attacks.There are many experienced programmers in SO, i just want to learn what are u...

Software for testing applications to increase performance.

Hi, I'm searching for software to do benchmarking, analysis, performance of code and apps. Something like Intel VTune. Can anyone give me some names, free or payed, targeting c# apps. thanks ...

Career as a Software Tester

Respected all, I am a fresher who is interested in a job as a software tester. I had few general queries regarding the prospects of this kind of a job in a software company. What are the kind of challenges that a tester faces in real life situations that make his/her job more interesting and self-motivating? What are the growth oppo...

Software/Batch/Something that connects to web and downloads

Hello, does it exists a Software/Batch/Something for Windows OS that could access the web and download a file (like a xml) in a specified folder, recursively in time (like 1 time a day)? ...

How can I record who borrowed what for our office library?

I am looking for suggestions for a very simple book borrowing system for our office library. For example, should we use an Excel spreadsheet, some email based system, build something ourselves, or is there a web application for this? It just needs to record the title and name of the borrower at a minimum. ...

Recommendation on an esoteric programming language?

Possible Duplicate: What is your favorite esoteric programming language? Hello Everyone, If there is one esoteric programming language that you'd recommend someone to pick up (assume a C++/Perl background), which one would it be? Arpan ...

Do I Own the Source Code?

If I pay someone to write some software for me and our contract doesn't specify, do I own the rights to the source code, or does the company who wrote the software? Who does the intellectual property belong to in this situation? I'm specifically interested in the answer as it applies in the United Kingdom. ...

Umbraco, Macintosh and some working blog software

I have a website that is using Umbraco as it's CMS. Everything is working great on a PC. Am able to use Windows Live Writer to create blogs with no problems at all. My problem comes when the Macintosh users try to blog. I have tried loads of different software packages, MarsEdit, Bloggo etc. but none seem to work. Has anyone had any...

software for sorting algorithms animation

I am planning on working on an interactive application that graphically animates the various sorting algorithms in action. Most of the examples of this kind on the web seems to be using java applets. I was wondering what other software/tools would be well suited to develop an application like this. It may or may not be web-based. Any hel...

Software for installing all at once with specific drive determination?

Hello! cud anyone help me with a software which installs favourite softwares all at once but giving the option of specific location to be installed.I would like to make sure that my application is installed in the correct location on the hard drive or allow the user to determine the install location. How can I do that? Thanq ...