tools

Database modeller for JPA with visual diagrams

I am looking for a tool to help in designing and implementing database and entities for a Java project. Probably we are using JPA or direct Hibernate. The features I look for are: Design database with visual modeller Create entities from the visual model Update entity changes to the visual model Import existing database schema as visua...

Export/Import a list of MSMQ Queues from one server to another

I have a significant amount of MSMQ Queues that need to be migrated to another server. Does anyone have (or know of) a script or tool that does that? Thanks. ...

A tool which is able to create diagrams of a system architecture

I am searching for an easy webapp or windows application where i can design a system architecture. Creating boxes for different zones, e.g. demilitarized zone, adding servers, databases and protocols and also connecting them with each others. It should be more hardware orientied, with nice graphics of databases and computer – not like a ...

What is the point of scaffolding?

I don't understand the significance of something like rails, codeigniter, etc. and scaffolding. From what I read, and maybe it's just wrong, scaffolding isn't used in the production environment. I don't know what it's for. It's neat but I don't know what I am supposed to do with it. Thanks. ...

Debugging Multiprocess Programs

What would be the best way to debug multi-process code (i.e. processes where parent process spawns multiple child daemon processes). So far I have been doing - Make sure the program runs fine in single process mode. After that turn on logging mechanism & try to figure out what might be going on in the logs etc... Are there any bette...

How can print all the identifiers in a large c++ project?

How can print all the identifiers in a large c++ project? ...

Getting Clients OS/Browser Details

Ok so I say a a site awhile back and I can't remember it for the life of me. It seemed fairly new but it was a site that you're client could go to, they'd enter your email and submit and it would send all their CPU details including which OS they have which browser and version they're running, etc. If anyone has any ideas what this site ...

How can I discover what JavaScript function is called when clicking on something on a page?

I'm trying to deconstruct part of Gmail and can't seem to be able to find what is happening (what functions are called) when a specific button is clicked. I used Google Chrome's inspector and found the HTML for the button: <tbody id=":8y" class="vC " idlink="" role="option" aria-labelledby=":8x :8w"><tr class="vI"><td><img class="vt SF...

Notification scheduler and designer in java: implementation recommendations

I'm writing an application for a doctor which should be able to define Notifications that will show up in the patient's computer. These Notifications are scheduled by the doctor, so he/she can choose when it's going to show up. For example: "Remeber to take your pills", show once a week, from January to July 2010. So it would be somethi...

Language or Tools (IDE), which is more important?

I am curious whether other developers believe the quality of their programming language or their development tools is more important. Please consider your answer with regard to both productivity and daily enjoyment of work. ...

Code Review tools that integrates with Visual Studio 2008 and/or TFS 2008?

I'd like to know what kind of options we have regarding tools for performing code reviews. We're a group of 15 people that uses Visual Studio 2008, writing code in C# 3.0 for .NET 3.5 (at least for the time being), and using TFS 2008 for source control. I've looked at TeamReview on CodePlex, but it seems the only way I can create revie...

Is there a command to write random garbage bytes into a file?

I am now doing some tests of my application again corrupted files. But I found it is hard to find test files. So I'm wondering whether there are some existing tools, which can write random/garbage bytes into a file of some format. Basically, I need this tool to: It writes random garbage bytes into the file. It does not need to know t...

Tools to create interactive system diagrams?

I am looking for a tool that would not only allow me to create a system diagram but also allow me to give it some "brains". For instance, lets say I have 2 main parts of a system depicted by 2 blocks. I want to simulate what would happen if one of the parts went out so I right click on one of the boxes and select terminate. The box th...

Is there any way to see what part of a code is making a webpage slower?

It is all of the sudden much slower then it was. Is there any way I could use some sort of tool that will tell me what part of my code is making my page slow? Thanks ...

Smallest IDE for PHP with code-completion?

There are plenty of small editors like Notepad++, vim, & SciTE - but they only work on one file at a time. In other words, they aren't aware of the whole scope of the codebase. On the other hand, all the full IDE's I have seen which offer code-completion (over all files in a project) take a good amount of memory to run. Eclipse PDT, PH...

How to get resultant HTML after executing all scripts?

How to get effective HTML after executing all scripts? Actually scripts are adding and modifying control and css in the page. I would like to see html of resultant display as a static page. Is there any way to get this? Edit: Suppose if background image is added using javascript, How can i see in Html OR css? Please try to get this befo...

Can I distribute Windows Support Tools with my package?

I'm using httpcfg.exe tool from my program. So for the computers that don't have httpcfg in them, can I distribute this tool packaged with my program? Or if I could include Windows Support Tools msi, that would work too, although that would unnecessarily increase the size of my installer. If you're thinking I should've just read the lice...

Automatically generate <img> and then insert it into a <html> page after uploading the im into an FTP folder?!

Hi This is a bit of a shot int he dark, but i dont even know how to google this to get started. It's a very simple idea, but it would be extremely useful to designers and creatives for creating a scrapbook of sorts. Baiscally i want to be able to drop an image I find on the internet onto an FTP folder which will just be a droplet on m...

MySQL table/row/cell data compare tool ? A la winmerge ?

Hi all, is there any such tool to compare row data and cell data between two mysql tables ? Say you have 2 different cells (values) in a row (same row idenfied by primary key) and you want to "Copy to Left" from one cell to the other, skip the next difference, and again Copy to Left (so not syncronize aka copy all). The compare part i s...

What are the most widely used tools and libraries for C++ development?

I am looking to get a general understanding of the toolkit a typical C++ developer would use. What are some recommended tools and libraries for C++ development? Please include a category with submission (e.g. IDE - Visual Studio) and single submission per recommendation. Categories (add more if needed) Build Tool IDE Unit Test Fram...