Best Software Requirements tool for Windows?
What is the best tool for managing software requirements [for Windows] ? ...
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How can you give users confidence that your application has no malicious intent?
I am a FireFox user, and I recently installed the GMail notifier add-on. When you first install the add on, it requests your GMail address and password, and will then use this to login to your Gmail account (presumably via SSL). It shows a number on your taskbar, indicating how many unread emails are in your inbox, and also notifies yo...
Microsoft Project
Is Microsoft Project the best tool for managing software development or IT projects or is there an alternative that is better? ...
Developing a software idea into a business
I am interested in finding out the experiences of those who at one time have come up with a neat software idea, maybe as a result of a hobby, dissertation, college project, etc and have developed it into their own business. Or maybe those that could not endure subordination, wanted to create something for themselves and have done so. I ...
What is the best free FTP software?
What is the best free FTP software? (After Filezilla of course) Duplicate of this question. ...
How do you evaluate reliability in software?
We are currently setting up the evaluation criteria for a trade study we will be conducting. One of the criterion we selected is reliability (and/or robustness - are these the same?). How do you assess that software is reliable without being able to afford much time evaluating it? Edit: Along the lines of the response given by KenG, t...
Software worth buying
What software products do you use at work that cost money and are totally worth it? Anything from dirt cheap (regex buddy) to expensive (Rational Purify). I'm at windows shop. My manager asked me what tools we might need next year. Anything from development related tools, to productivity tools, to software that just makes you happy. ...
Random Text generator based on regex
Hello. I would like to know if there is software that, given a regex and of course some other constraints like length, produces random text that always matches the given regex. Thanks ...
Difference between "free as in beer" vs "free as in speech" with regards to software?
I often hear people describe software as "free as in beer" or alternatively, "free as in speech". Can someone briefly describe the difference between them? ...
Business interview questions from student to programmers/software business owners
I plan on starting a software business when I graduate and as such would like to get to know my community a little better. Plan on meeting with other people who are working along very similar lines. In the interest of not looking like a total idiot I want a few questions to ask when they can fit me in their schedules. Trying to get in...
What software have you purchased to use at work, that your company wouldn't purchase?
I used to work with VMS a lot, and accessing it from my PC was the pits, as the company supplied terminal emulator left a lot of keypad keys not accessible. I finally gave up asking for them to do something about it, and bought Kermit95. Problem solved for me. If you have ever been in this situation, what was the software package yo...
Software maintenance fees paid annually, should it guarantee new major releases?
Hi, if you pay like 25% of the license cost as a annual maintenance fee for software, that usually gives you free upgrades (even major releases). this should mean that the software company has to release a major version right? otherwise why would you pay for the annual maintenance fee? ...
Language Agnostic Build Management System
Several times in my career, I have worked in a software group that determined that a) We needed a build/test system b) We should write our own c) We can have a developer spend a week, get it done and they shouldn't have to touch it again Every time, this has resulted in a system that only seems to work for the person that wrote it and ...
Legalities of Naming Products - Your experiences
What is the legal process for naming software products? We will be talking to lawyers at some point, but I'd like to know a little more about the process before spending a fortune on them. I realize that few, if any, people on here are lawyers, but if you've gone through any sort of legal process for naming your products, please share yo...
Software to Synchronize Oracle Schema
Does anyone know any software to synchronize or compare Oracle schema? For e.g. SQL Compare of Red Gate is used to compare two schemata of SQL Server database. Moreover, could you tell me how to put the code of Oracle stored procedures, stored functions, views, and so on into version control? Currently, I'm using sub version. Thank yo...
Employee Scheduling Software? Web/Browser Based
Just wondering if any of you guys know of any web-based/browser-based employee scheduling software/tools? Currently doing it all in Excel, but it just isnt intelligent enough... any product suggestions? Needs to handle multiple employees time over weeks and months... to schedule in work short-term and long-term, allow me to see possib...
Create a DSL vs. Embed an Existing Language
This often comes up: your application has gotten extensive enough that it's time to add some programmability into it to make it flexible. One example might be a finance application - you want to add a formula editor so that you can create your own custom formulas without having to re-compile the code. You have to make a choice: do you c...
Bugzilla or Mantis?
As the title says, I'm starting one project right now, and trying to layout the infrastructure for the project (SVN, Email, Bug tracking, Online Forums, etc...) So, Bugzilla or Mantis? ...
Learning experiences
In your own experience, which working environment has provided you the best/most satisfying opportunities to really get out and learn the software skills you now have, gain confidence and get some marketable experience? For me, it was making a conscious decision to leave the academic environment where I worked, swallow some pride, and a...
Should I go into databases or software engineering as a field of study?
I'm about to pick one of these programmes. I've done prerequirements for both and really enjoyed them. By software engineering I mean designing, coding, testing, managing and all related stuff. Getting more advanced in what most undergraduates do. Databases narrow to relational databases, data mining, data warehousing, queries optimiz...