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Should/can one generate a database schema of ones classes?

I have designed some classes using Visual Studio class diagramming. Now I would like to persist this data using ORM and maybe other persistence mechanisms. I am wondering if there is a way to generate the SQL based on the properties in my classes, since they fairly well represent the database structure needed. This would save me a lot of...

How do I get support for GPB in Eclipse?

I'm trying to use Google Protocol Buffers in my project and I'd like to have some tooling support from Eclipse. In particular, I want Eclipse to call protoc every time I make changes to the .proto files and then rebuild all code that depends on the generated code. I tried to set up a Custom Builder but it keeps bugging me with errors I ...

Are there any WinDBG replacements with a better GUI?

I'm using WinDBG occasionally to analyze problems in production environment, where VS cannot be installed. There's no doubt it's an extremely powerful tool, but using it is a bit annoying. Even though the product is frequently updated, its GUI goes back to the Win95 days or so, and its usability is accordingly. Having to fight the GUI to...

Which program creates a C array given any file?

I remember seeing in the past a program that would take any file and generate a C array representing that file as output; it would prevent distribution of a separate file in some cases. Which Unix/Linux program does that? ...

Resources for business users to help them develop requirements

Hi gang, In my organization, developing rough UI layouts is part of the role of the business user during the requirements phase. I'm interested in finding a resource or collection of resources to assist the Biz in getting UI prototypes together to add to requirements documents. So far, I've discovered http://wufoo.com/ to quickly mock ...

Light and Free Asp.NET Developing Tools

Hi, I am looking for a tool which can edit asp.net pages and supports intellisense. I know several tools like Web Developer Express but I am looking more lightly softwares and of course it must be free because I am not that rich to pay money to a software :) and if it was open source,it'd be more great (: If you knew any and shared it ...

E-ink PDF reader for developer?

Have anyone tried the E-ink PDF reader with technical documents? Since these devices, such as Kindle DX or SONY Reader, begin to support native PDF files, I am thinking of getting one just for reading technical documents. By technical document, I mean there are lots of source code listing and diagrams. They are usually programming book...

Editor for programming ML on windows?

I know I can use Emacs but I haven't used it earlier... are there any other alternatives?? Thanks ...

.Net Analysis tools

Possible Duplicate: What static analysis tools are available for C#? At work we tend to use two tools for analysing our projects, FxCop to analyse our managed code and StyleCop to have consistent code layout. I found these tools pretty much by accident and it has led me to wonder what other tools are available that I might of ...

A good tool to populate database with dummy data?

is there a good freeware that generates fake data for SQL Server? It would be really great if the tool generate the data according to foreign key (other constraints). Its such a repetitive task I am sure there must be a good tool for this but somehow i cant seem to find it. ...

Lock profiling in 2.6 linux kernel

How can I do the lock profiling (spin and other kind of locks) in 2.6 Linux kernel? I want to get the lock contention numbers for few locks which I have added in my module. Is there any .config option which I can enable and get the profile or any other tool? ...

How do I print the class structures in a jar file using the javap tool?

I want to list the methods of the class files in the jar using the javap tool. How do I do it so that it lists the methods and members of all the class files in the jar. Right now I am able to do it for just one class at a time. I am expecting something like if I say javap java.lang.* it should enlist the methods and members of all t...

How can I make Maven set up (and keep up to date) the build path for my Eclipse project?

I define the dependencies for compiling, testing and running my programs in the pom.xml files. But Eclipse still has a separately configured build path, so whenever I change either, I have to manually update the other. I guess this is avoidable? How? ...

Recommendations for Windows text editor for R

Any recommendations for a good Windows text editor for R? I've been using Tinn-R, and it's been working reasonably well, but am curious to know what else people use. ...

Best T/SQL Formatting Add-In for SQL Server Management Studio

Does anyone know of a real good SSMS Add-In that beautifies T/SQL, isn't too expensive and also does things around best practices for T/SQL formatting? I'm well aware of Red Gate's tool, but ~$300 is quite a killer amount. http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Refactor/index.htm I've seen this Add-In, but it's purely about indentation....

ASP.NET WhiteBox Testing Tool

Can you please give me a whitebox testing tool for Asp.net ...

Web Browser Testing Software

I recently played around with Microsoft's new Expression Web SuperPreview. I like the concept of the software a lot, but there are some browser compatibility problems that keep SuperPreview from being a holistic solution. I have developed my own program for this that is working pretty well for me. Check it out: Browser Tester (.net win...

Tools for creating Class Diagrams

Please suggest tools for creating Class Diagrams with the following criteria: It should be platform-independent because I use Linux and the file is expected to be edited by other members of the team using Windows/Mac Free, because there no such free tool, we should create one It would also be nice if you can include a screenshot of the...

How do I bundle multiple modules and 3rd-party JARs in a ZIP using Maven2?

I'm developing my application as a set of OSGi bundles using Maven 2. Some common functionality, such as logging, web server etc. is used from other OSGi bundles, for example, I'm using the OSGi version of Jetty. I want to ship my application with all third-party bundles and an OSGi container included. I chose Apache Felix as my default...

How to convert vdproj file to WiX format?

Hi all, I need to convert a vdproj file to WiX format so that I can get it building using msbuild. One solution was to call the devenv executable from msbuild and build the vdproj file from there but that's just nasty. I thought that I would try manually converting the file to WiX format but looking at its contents scared me quite a bit...