tools

Is there dbgview for .NET4?

DebugView for Windows is an awesome tool which doesn't work for .NET4 apps. Does anyone knows any other 3pty tool which can be used instead of dbgview? DebugView for Windows MSDN link ...

Returning to development: what tools, languages, frameworks, techniques to learn?

I started my professional career in software development 31 years ago (yikes). Over the years, my working life has moved to different areas (project and program management, consultancy, solution architecture and so on). I've never totally given up programming, but it's been minor bits of assistance for others rather than anything hardco...

What are the crucial key items in recording technical debt?

I'm setting up a technical debt register at The Office and want to make it a fairly comprehensive tool. What are the key pieces of information that we should be recording? ...

Free or cheap tools for commercial developement

I'd like develop software which in future I'd like to sell. Qt licence for one user, one OS costs ~2500 euro! I'm student and profit from sold software would be lower than QT Commercial licence cost. What tools (free or cheaper?) I can use for commercial software developement? (windows and linux, c/c++/c#). ...

Java source refactoring of 7000 references

Hi guys, I have a huge problem. My supervisors want me to change a piece of java code which can effect whole project. I need to change the signature of the void log(String) method which should take two more arguments (Class c, String methodName). Eclipse obtained 7000 references to that method and if i change it, the whole project wil...

How can I convert a JPEG image to a PNG one with transparent background?

Hi, I have a JPEG format image, with a white background and a black circle. How can I transform this image to a PNG format that the white background will be transparent and the black remains there? I'm a programmer too, and if there are some ideas in C# code I will be very happy. Also I'm looking for a converter, tool, program anythin...

Tool for finding non-virtual destructors

Anyone know of a tool that can find non-virtual destructors of polymorphic base classes? ...

Best practice tools and techniques for merging a derived code snapshot with updated upstream code?

The situation is as follows: it is necessary to merge in changes from an upstream code base (from V1, to V2), into a third code base S1 that is derived/branched from V1, to produce a new code base S2. We have access to version control for logs and revisions between V1 and V2, and the source of V1, V2 and the source of S1. However, S1 is...

Alternative XCode documentation readers

The XCode developer documentation manager is pretty good on the whole (search is speedy, formatting is good, organization is pretty good, etc), but there are a couple of things that I feel are missing including (or may just have missed): Fuzzier search: after typing "UITabelViwCell" a bunch of times, it would be nice to get some sugges...

Searching for text in an Object watch window in visual studio

Hi, I am using visual studio 2010. I have set a breakpoint and added a watch on a complex object with very deep hierarchy. I was wondering if there was any quick way to search this object tree for a particular string I want. Either as a property/value/method etc. In other words, I just want to say "Does this object have anything like "F...

Performance monitoring : CA Wily vs Dynatrace - Are you using these ?

Tried researching a comparison study with CA Wily & Dynatrace, but couldn't find good material. Wanted to know if fellow SO users have used either of these two. If you are, are there any features you like/dislike in them ? ...

Is it possible/feasible to build a large-scale Flex application for free?

I want to create a fairly large-scale Flex web application that has a similar interface style to Grooveshark. When it comes to web development, I have always used the common PHP/HTML/JavaScript technologies. Now, I want to try something new and develop a RIA using Flex. Using PHP/HTML/JavaScript, I am able to develop my entire website...

Anyone know a good (paid) US Proxy for testing web sites?

I need to test my web site from a US perspective (most of my customers are from the US, and I'm in Australia). I'd like to be able to run through an e-commerce transaction which relies third-party gateways, SSL, etc., and have it appear as though I'm in America. The free web-based proxies don't really cut it. I don't mind paying money. M...

Is there any free multi purpose development server?

There are so many tools out there. You can do so much things around developing that it is a full time job on its own. So why not integrating features / tools to an powerful server application. Is there a server which integrates (some of) these features: static code analysis automated builds (e.g. through maven) continuious integreatio...

Microsoft Troubleshooter technologies

The Troubleshooting application delivered with Windows 7 is a rather nice addition to the Windows platform. I understand that it has been included since Windows 95 but only recently has it become of any use. I've searched but not been able to find out any more information about its technology or architecture. What I am really asking is ...

How do I model/visualize/diagram a complex ASP.NET wizard flow?

We have a complex UI in which a user creates an account using our elaborate ASP.NET based wizard. I would like to (using a tool if possible) capture all the permutations of user flow that is involved in creating the account. User Interface diagram in Enterprise Architect seems to be good for wire frame like diagrams and has a level of ...

Is there a tool for exploring/testing COM objects?

I'm trying to automate a process by using a COM object from Python (win32com), but I'm not getting the expected results... Is there a tool to explore/test COM objects without having to write a specific program? I mean, is there something that allows e.g. to instantiate a COM object and call its methods? (Basically I'm trying to find o...

SS Analysis Services ( SSAS ) DB schema comparison tool?

Does anyone know of a tool that compares SSAS databases? Not their data, just schema and maybe partition definitions. ...

How are standard libraries, tools and app server platforms typically selected in large organizations?

I'm looking for a list of criteria for selecting standard development libraries, tools, and application servers (specifically JEE) that is common across large organizations. If your experience doesn't span across multiple large orgs, answering with how this is conducted within your current org is still helpful. Also - 'standard' doesn't ...

Any tool to determine most efficient way of passing data, by reference or by value?

For objects or primitive data with a size equal to or less than size of a pointer the most efficient passing method to a function would definitely be by value but the thing is I want to know would be there any tool capable of determining best method of passing objects of classes or primitive data with a sizes bigger than size of a pointe...