I'm trying to compile over 100 java classes from different packages from a clean directory (no incremental compiles) using the following ant tasks: <target name="-main-src-depend"> <depend srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${bin.dir}" cache="${cache.dir}" closure="true"/> </target> <target name="compile" depends="-main-src-depe...
Can anyone suggest some good browser add-on tools/extensions to help with development? I have firebug installed in Firefox which is great for dealing with CSS, HTML and javascript; any other suggestions? Firebug ...
I haven't really done a ton of database work in a few years and have become unaccustomed with the tools available. Back a few years ago I was working with oracle databases and was using primarily TOAD with a little bit of MS Access as my tools of choice to prototype the queries I was using in my applications. I really loved TOAD in tha...
I was looking for a good free debugger for STP (Stored Procedures) as I need to make changes to a few of them as a part of my recent project. The stored procedures are stored in independent '.sql' files and not in the code. A debugger would speed things up quite a it in my case. Could anyone recommend any tools that can be used for this...
I'm always on the lookout for tools to help make me more efficient, so I was wondering what kinds of tools, other than IDEs/text editors (these have been covered in a few questions), that people use to make themselves more productive. Here's a list of the tools I currently find useful: Launchy - application launcher, to make launching...
Server Management Studio tends to be a bit un-intuitive when it comes to managing Extended Properties, so can anyone recommend a decent tool that improves the situation. One thing I would like to do is to have templates that I can apply objects, thus standardising the nomenclature and content of the properties applied to objects. Many ...
All too often I see other people reinventing the wheel, and when I do, I wonder what factors played into their decision to do so. There are times I reinvent the wheel consciously, merely because I am interested in the mental exercise, and other times without realizing it because of a lack of research. What are considerations you use b...
I volunteered to set up a laptop computer with Windows XP for my son's second grade teacher. I installed windows from scratch (to make sure it's clean). I'm trying to create a setup that will keep her running without issues for the longest possible time. Also (since it's not a very powerful machine) I would like to make sure she has only...
This question on Cyclomatic Complexity made me think more about static code analysis. Analyzing code complexity and consistency is occasionally useful, and I'd like to start doing it more. What tools do you recommend (per language) for such analysis? Wikipedia has a large list of tools, but which ones have people tried before? Edit: ...
I'm looking into doing some development for Flash. Do I need to buy expensive commercial tools or are there some FOSS tools out there I can get started with? Clearly there are a lot of tools out there, but are they good enough to actually get work done? What would I be missing by avoiding the commercial or official tools? ...
I recently burned up my development laptop (it literally emitted smoke from the vents). After pulling the hd I was unable to get it to spin with a USB device attached to a home tower. Since I was on a deadline I had to rush and buy a new laptop (Turion 64 x2) running Vista. After I installed my required applications VS2005/2008, Sql Ser...
I currently use AnkhSVN to integrate subversion into Visual Studio. Is there any reason I should switch to VisualSVN? AnkhSVN is free (in more than one sense of the word) while VisualSVN costs $50. So right there unless I'm missing some great feature of VisualSVN I don't see any reason to switch. ...
I have a SqlServer database that I've manually filled with some test data. Now I'd like to extract this test data as insert statements and check it in to source control. The idea is that other team members should be able to create the same database, run the created insert scripts and have the same data to test and develop on. Is there a...
I'm used to the vi(m) editor, and am using MS VisualStudio 2005 at work. I couldn't find a free vi add-in (there's one for the 2003 version :-( ). I've googled a bit, saw that there was a 'Google summer of code' project this year to write such an add-in, and am eagerly awaiting the result. I've also heard of ViEmu (not free, and I can't ...
Every programming job I've had has required me to track my hours, entering them into a system once a week. I've never been good at it. For the past few years, I've been running Timesnapper* on all my machines, and on the night before hours were checked I'd slog through the records and painstakingly enter the hours in. The alternative, o...
What is your favorite SFTP client? I'm in need of a free-as-in-beer SFTP client for Windows. There seem to be a number of them out there, of varying quality. It doesn't need to be fancy. Decent usability and high quality would be the ideal. Thanks! ...
So far, I've only used Rational Quantify. I've heard great things about Intel's VTune, but have never tried it! Edit: I'm mostly looking for software that will instrument the code, as I guess that's about the only way to get very fine results. See also: What are some good profilers for native C++ on Windows? ...
I have a bunch of perfmon files that have captured information over a period of time. Whats the best tool to crunch this information? Idealy I'd like to be able to see avg stats per hour for the object counters that have been monitored. ...
I am looking for a (preferably) command-line tool that can reformat the C# source code on a directory tree. Ideally, I should be able to customize the formatting. Bonus points if the tool can be run on mono (or linux). ...
I'm starting developing with Flex on my Mac but i don't find good tools to ease the development (apart from Flex Builder). What is your favourite choice for Flex development on Mac? ...