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Book and tutorial recommedations for Django 1.0

Please share your book or tutorial recommendations for the latest release (1.0) of Django. ...

The best CSS tutorial/site/blog/book.

What would you recommend in this topic. I know basics of CSS but I need to expand my knowledge of CSS. It's always good to use good source. ...

Castle-ActiveRecord Tutorial with .NET 3.5 broken?

Has anyone tried the ActiveRecord Intro Sample with C# 3.5? I somehow have the feeling that the sample is completely wrong or just out of date. The XML configuration is just plain wrong: <add key="connection.connection_string" value="xxx" /> should be : <add key="hibernate.connection.connection_string" value="xxx" /> (if I understa...

What is the best way to learn C? What next after K&R?

I am able to program in Lisp, Python, Ruby, JavaScript and Prolog and I have been willing to learn how to program in C for a very long time now. I know the syntax and basic concepts (I've actually read Kernigham & Ritchie), but I've never been able to pass through the writing “Hello world!” stage. So, my problem is related not to the l...

Tutorial for Windows Shell Extensions

I've been postponing this part of the project because I haven't found any particular helpful example/tutorial for these 2 aspects of Shell Extensions: Return information for the Hint when you hover over a file. Context pop-up menu with extension context, if it makes sense. Cheers. ...

Good Visual Studio 2005 tutorials?

Hi I guess this is quite a self-explanatory title. I need some tutorials showing the cool things of VS, but almost everything I find looks like being "How to conect a Web-app to a DB" kind of video-tutorial or a list of features and advertisement text. I am going to use it for C++ game programming. I'm new to this IDE but I heard it has...

Tutorials for Wii programming

I have a Nintendo Wii, and I've got devkitpro working to load some simple programs. The example source code that I've been able to find is very simplistic, such as drawing and rotating a simple shape. I've been looking for more in depth tutorials, and I haven't been able to find much. Most of the applications available on wiibrew ar...

Where can I find free Erlang screencasts or tutorials, preferablly in a series format

Does anyone know some and could point me to it? I know there is a good series on pragprog but not for free. I'm a fan of "big" tutorials where something gets build up step by step and you come out with an application. Do you know any of this kind? ...

Ruby / Perl / Python / etc. tutorial site - only code

A few weeks ago I've run into a site that had tutorials for many languages including Perl, Ruby, Python. The concept was that it basically showed you the code itself of the given language and taught you like that, so the whole tutorial was a great amount of code and some comments in it. The only problem is that I forgot to bookmark it an...

Good guide to CORBA?

Anyone know of a good guide to CORBA? I've never used it and I'm going to have to write a Java (Not my native language I'm a .Net Developer) proof of concept app that uses CORBA. ...

ASP.NET QuickStart video tutorials?

Hi. Where I can find good video tutorials for ASP.NET? Thanks. ...

Is the offical Sun Java EE tutorial the best way to learn how to make Java web apps?

I've been a web developer for almost a decade. I've mostly used classic ASP/JavaScript and I'd like to move into Java based apps. I have a decent understanding of Java itself (enough to know how to lookup what I don't know) and I spent some time doing minor work on a JSF/Spring/Hibernate app, but from what a trusted coworker told me, t...

Is it worthwhile to write a programming tutorial book?

I have written an introductory Python tutorial and I'm working on one for wxPython. My Python tutorial was used at a college for a programming introduction class. I know the answer is probably "if you want to", but I'm curious to know if I should take the time to formalize my tutorials into a book format, most likely as an ebook. I don'...

Where to learn ActionScript 3.0?

I was just informed that I need to learn Actionscript for a project. I don't even have flash on my machine yet and I need to give a presentation on tuesday on how we will be building this. So, its time for a little cramming, where can I study up on some actionscript? ...

Where can I find a tutorial to get started learning jQuery?

Where is a good place to get started learning how to use jQuery? It seems to be all the rage nowadays, and I want be in on whatever the cool kids are doing. I know some basics of Javascript but I'm by no means an expert. ...

What to include in a beginner's programming book?

As a follow-up to my previous question, what sort of information should I make sure to include in a tutorial book and what should I avoid? In other words, what would you have liked to have known when first starting with Python or wxPython? Right now I am just planning on restructing the tutorials I have already created and other editing...

Help getting started in programming?

What is the easiest way to learn computer programming? Can anyone suggest some books that would help? ...

What are the best resources to start learning Perl?

I want to start learning Perl from scratch and I need to find some good tutorials and books to begin with. I found this tutorial very helpful and I'm wondering if you guys know of some more useful resources to help me learn more about this language. ...

How do I connect to an .mdf (Microsoft SQL Server Database File) in a simple web project?

Specifically, in VS 2008, I want to connect to a data source that you can have by right-clicking on the automatically-generated App_Data folder (an .mdf "database"). Seems easy, and it is once you know how. I just figured out how to do this. I'll post my answer below, which will include the one thing no tutorial on MSDN included that ha...

.Net tutorials of the same caliber as JavaEE "first cup" tutorials...Do they exist?

My company has a large web application with over 1 million users, all written in classic ASP, and it is getting rather long in the tooth. We are trying to decide between moving to Java, or to ASP.Net, and moving to an object-oriented style. There are lots of good entry-level tutorials for JavaEE, like their First Cup tutorial that takes ...