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Framework or tool for "distributed unit testing"?

Is there any tool or framework able to make it easier to test distributed software written in Java? My system under test is a peer-to-peer software, and I'd like to perform testing using something like PNUnit, but with Java instead of .Net. The system under test is a framework I'm developing to build P2P applications. It uses JXTA as a ...

How to open .hxs Help files with DExplore.exe ?

Hi all, I tried to open .hxs file with (with "hxs "extension with right click) with "dexplore.exe" from: C:\Programme\Gemeinsame Dateien\Microsoft Shared\Help 9 but noting happens, I have Visual Studio 2008 SDK Version 1.0, and VS2008 installed on my system. Any idea what to do in order to see .hxs Help files ? Br, Milan ...

tool for adding parentheses to equations?

Is there an online tool for adding parentheses to simple math equations? For example, a + b * c into a + (b * c) Those who paid more attention in math class might be able to tackle order of operations for huge equations in their head, but I could often use some help (and verification of my thinking). I often encounter other peo...

Best way to explain to someone that software developers need to install tools (mainly build integration), and that end-users don't

I work at a software company where most of the people are afraid to install new tools to increase productivity. They give me excuses like: I don't need to install something else. I can do this myself. etc...many other baseless arguments. In an ecommerece business, the end-users should not have to install anything, everything should ...

How to setup Android sdk from command-line on headless server ?

So far Ive managed to download and install the SDK and its in my PATH. Problem now is that I can't run "android update sdk" since it expects to be connected to a display and Im connected to a remote headless server through ssh (its a build server so there's no desktop env). Is there a command-line option for the android tool that tells i...

is there a tool to see the difference between two database tables in SQL Server?

What is a good tool to see the differences between 2 tables (or even better, the datasets returned by 2 queries). EDIT: I'm not interested in the schema changes. Just assume that the schemas are the same. background as to why: I'm porting some legacy code which can fill a database with some pre-calced data. The easiest way to see if I ...

dereferencing pointer to incomplete type

I've seen a lot of questions on this but I'm going to ask the question differently without specific code. Is there a way of EASILY determining what is causing the type to be incomplete? In my case I'm using someone elses code and I'm completely sure I don't have the headers right, but (since computers do this stuff much faster and bett...

Intelligent search and generation of Java code, preferrably using Python?

Basically, I do lots of one-off code generation, large-scale refactorings, etc. etc. in Java. My tool language of choice is Python, but I'll take whatever solutions you can offer. Here is a simplified illustration of what I would like, in a pseudocode Generating an implementation for an interface search within my project: for eac...

strip action code from bison grammar file

Hi Is there any existing tool to strip all the action code from bison grammar files, leaving only the {} around it? ...

OpenGl ES Eraser Tool

Hi Everyone, I am trying to implement an OpenGL eraser tool. I am struggling with this. I was thinking of painting somehow over the previous changes to "clear" out the changes. I can't use the background color because it is not a pattern, not one solid color. Can you point me to the right direction on how to implement an eraser tool...

A tool or framework extension or code snippet for logging the internal state of objects?

When spiking on how something works or when my unit test behave in an unpredictable manner I usually have to drop into debug mode. 99% of my time in debug mode is spent checking the values of fields on objects to verify its state. I already have log4net set up, it would seem that if I could easily add a line of code to log out the st...

Finding latency issues (stalls) in embedded Linux systems

I have an embedded Linux system running on an Atmel AT91SAM9260EK board on which I have two processes running at real-time priority. A manager process periodically "pings" a worker process using POSIX message queues to check the health of the worker process. Usually the round-trip ping takes about 1ms, but very occasionally it takes much...

Web development tool that can comprehend the concept of more than one language in a file at once

I currently use notepad++ on windows or gedit on ubuntu. Both of them work great with code highlighting and hinting etc. But both of them suffer from a huge flaw. I am yet to find a code editor that can handle this concept: <?php // ooh, look I am doing some php ?><a onclick="alert('hay, some javascript in here now!')"> This link is HTM...

Open source project management tool?

Anyone help me out in finding an open source good project management tool? I need a tool in which task management, bug reporting, testcase management are all combined. ...

What are the best tools for Sql Server version control

After reading this post, and the suggestion to use Team Edition for Database Professionals, I want to know is there any equivalent to this for SQL server 2008 / Visual stuio 2010 ultimate. I'm looking for tool need to do all the thing that Jeff mention in his article: Create test data. Schema comparison. Data comparison. Database unit...

Any recommendations for open-source cross-platform virtual machine monitor/managers?

I'm looking for virtual machine managers, the more functions the better, that will centrally manage Xen and VMWare virtual machines and hosts. I've come across BixData and LxCenter, but haven't tried them. Has anyone any experience of them, or recommendations for other such tools? Ignore this, it should be on Server Fault. I've made an...

supporting migration, software build and dependency analysis

I am searching for standards, methodologies and technologies (software systems) supporting: software building (lots of them) dependencies management (in compilation, program start-up) (maven, SCons) migration dependencies to new versions (e.g. libraries) (any ??) Mostly I'm interested in Java tools, but please don't restrict. Do only...

Recommendations for Slideshow Publishing Tool

A client has asked me to research production tools for publishing slideshows on their Web site. The tool must be very easy to use and it has to generate a mobile version as well as a desktop version of the slideshow. (I'll spare you the rest of the specs.) Tools under consideration include SlideShowPro and Soundslides. Do you have a f...

Output of HPCToolkit

I am using a tool named HPCToolkit to measure the performance of all loops in the program. It looks like it only shows whats causing the performance bottlenecks and not the profiling information for the entire source. Is my understanding correct? ...

Any password protected info sharing tool....

I'm looking for a password-protected information sharing tool that has the following constraints: Two or more users can upload their ideas and discuss on that idea (like a blog) The discussed things will be shown in a tree kind of structure Should be password protected. Ideally open source and web-based ...