What is a good profiling/performance monitor app/method for Flash/Flex?
Hey. I'm looking to see the memory usage and processor load of an ActionScript 3 project. What applications/methods could I use for that purpose? ...
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Reporting tools and architecture
Hello everybody, I'm doing some research on reporting tools and architecture. Can you give me a starting point to where to start looking at, or point some resources about it? Thank you very much. Sebastian ...
Optimizing working set size in a large Windows program
What tools and techniques are available for optimizing the working set for a large Windows application? There used to be tools like WST and SWS, but they appear to be deprecated. We think we can get runtime performance improvements by moving or removing less used code and resources, thereby optimizing the working set for our program. ...
Is there a Java tool to automate the reduction of class and method visibility?
I'm looking for a Java tool which can automate reducing the visibility of classes and methods which don't need to be public. I want to reduce the amount of methods/classes that are public so that the only remaining public ones are the ones I want to expose as part of the public API. I have quite a lot of classes and methods so would li...
When, why, and what should one use a logger for?
Tell me about loggers and logging! Point me in the right direction so I can learn more. Edit: Id like to know more about logging application events for debugging purposes. While the commented link to 'Logging Best Practices' is helpful, the information there is a bit over my head as it assumes previous knowledge about logging. ...
What is the Best Diff Utility for Windows Development?
Possible Duplicate: Best Diff Tool? I am mainly a C# ASP.NET Developer and I use KDiff3 as my diff tool. I have been using it, happily, for several years and was wondering what others were using. ...
ASP.NET based SQLite admin tool.
Does such a thing exist? I'm thinking of a asp.net page I could drop on my server and point at a SQLite file (also on the server) and get most of the functionality I'd get out of a command shell. The simplest things would be a text box where anything submitted in it gets run and any result sets get displayed DataGrid controls. Anything ...
Tool to replace include with its own contents?
I'm faced with the task of find and replacing multiple include files with the include file's content. Just wondering if I'd be quicker copy / pasting than writing a bit of code to do so, or if there's a tool out there that could do this for me? Pretty sure its a common need. I'm on Windoze btw. Any suggestions welcome. Just to clarif...
What Visual Studio add-ins do you use for C++ refactoring?
I have just started using Visual Assist X for C++ refactoring in Visual Studio 2008. It is quite good, but IMO, not to the same level as what ReSharper has for C#. I am wondering what people are using for C++ refactoring, especially for larger code base. Here are the add-ins that I have tried so far: * Visual Assist X * Refactor! Pro M...
How can I serialize a DevExpress XtraReport report design
Hello everybody, I need to serialize a report design. This is the scenario: The app has base reports, let's say "Sales Report" with a set of pre-defined columns and design, like the corp. logo in the header. The users needs to have the ability to change that layout adding, for example, a footer with the office address, or page numbers...
What are the best free tools for reverse engineering on windows platform?
Are there any good free tools? I would appreciate easy scripting with preferably python, ruby or some other higher level language than C. Ollydbg is my current favourite, but I haven't found good scripting interface plugins for it. I've also tried older version of IDA pro, but I'm not so fond of it. ...
How would a centralized reporting solution be?
I'm sorry for not being clear enough in my question, here we go again. I'm in the middle of a research for defining a reporting tool and I've being studying a number of them: Active Reports is very good but expensive in comparison to DevExpress XtraReports (talking about features and support). My customer requires me to tell him about ...
What are the advantages/disadvantages of using OLE Objects?
Hello, This is the scenario for asking this question: I'm doing some Proof of Concepts with Crystal Reports, and noticed that images are added as OLE objects. I'm pretty sure this is a downside against other reporting tools like ActiveReports or XtraReports that uses other means to do the same. Let me know if I didn't state the proble...
Simple HEX disassembler
I'm looking for a really simple HEX disassembler for windows that I can just throw some HEX at (either as text, or in a bin file) and have it disassemble it. At the moment I'm using the DOS debug command: debug -n file.bin -l 0 -u 0 Which works fine, but its really cumbersome to use (I could probably use WinDbg too, but again its kind...
What are the best JPEG compression tools?
When making a webpage every byte counts. Especially if the webpage is heavy on graphics, has large backgrounds, etc. For that reason I want to find a good tool to compress my huge background files into as small JPEG files as possible, while still maintaining an acceptable quality. I know that a lot of things depend on the compression a...
Good FREE CSS editor with live preview for linux?
As the title says: What good free css editos with preview are available for linux? And please don't recommend Firefox + some plugin (eg Web Developer or Firebug). Thanks ...
VSS: Useful command-line diff?
Is there a useful command-line diff utility for VSS 2005? I tried this but if wants to compare my current directory with, it seems, some randomly picked path from the project. ...
Which development environment to use for developing JEE and EJB 3?
Hi all, I have to work with a project in which it is mandatory to use JEE and EJB 3. Can anyone suggest the best development environment for development of these technologies? And any useful links with some samples and how-tos to start with? ...
Google App Engine - which tools to edit datastore locally?
Hi all, I would like to ask if there is any tools for Google App Engine to edit datastore in localhost? In the Application Console, I can edit data on appspot, but for localhost, which tools are available? Please advice! ...
Basic Source control
I know this question has been beaten to death, resurrected, shot twice, resurrected again, and then buried, even at the risk of all the above, I'm still going to ask. What would be the best source control for someone who: is an older experienced programmer (not that willing to learn stuff he doesn't think he needs) never uses source...