It seems that jQuery has taken the throne for JavaScript frameworks and I was wondering exactly why. Is there a technical reason for this or is it just that they have evangelists? I have been really happy with using Prototype myself. Should I use jQuery for my next project? ...
Ruby is becoming popular, largely from the influence Ruby on Rails, but it feels like it is currently struggling through its adolescence. There are a lot of similarities between Ruby and Smalltalk -- maglev is a testament to that. Despite having a more unusual syntax, Smalltalk has all (if not more) of the object-oriented beauty of Ruby....
Like most developers here and in the entire world, I have been developing software systems using object-oriented programming (OOP) techniques for many years. So when I read that aspect-oriented programming (AOP) addresses many of the problems that traditional OOP doesn't solve completely or directly, I pause and think, it is real? I hav...
What is better between JSP and velocity in - Performance - Ease of use - Ease of creating reusable components - Availability of open source 3rd parties - IDE support ...
Recently I had a project in which I had to get some data from particular software system to a portlet. The software used a database, and I spent a fair bit of time modeling the data I wanted and then creating a web service so that my portlet could grab the information. Then it suddenly struck me that I was wasting my time. I grabbed B...
Is there any advantage to using Django instead of ASP.NET MVC other than I might not want to use Windows and IIS? I don't mean this as a religious type debate. I honestly don't know of any reasons other than personal preference but want to confirm this. For example, I might have only Microsoft products and be well versed in asp.net an...
Hello people, I am trying to convet the following code from C# to Vb using 3.5 framework. Here is the code in C# that I am having trouble with. MethodInfo mi = typeof(Page).GetMethod("LoadControl", new Type[2] { typeof(Type), typeof(object[]) }); I thought it would be like this in VB; Dim mi As MethodInfo = GetType(Page).GetMethod("...
Is there a comparative analysis available for Mint and Google Analytics which can help me decide which one to implement in my situation? ...
I notice in the MSDN documentation that there are multiple ways to declare a reference to a function in an external DLL from within a VB.NET program. The confusing thing is that MSDN claims that you can only use the DllImportAttribute class with Shared Function prototypes "in rare cases", but I couldn't find the explanation for this s...
If a web page needs some data, why not just have a SQLDataSource call a stored procedure? Why use an ObjectDataSource to call a business object that then calls the stored procedure? I understand that other apps (lets say desktop apps) built on the .net framework can access the business objects, but what if the application will always be ...
We're thinking of switching to SVN at my work, so I was wondering about SVN plugins for VS2008 (and 2010 when it comes out). After a bit of research I found AnkhSVN and VisualSVN, the 2 that seemed most dominant. (I am aware of TortoiseSVN and will use the plugin in conjunction with it). I am aware that this has been asked before, but t...
Hello, I am building "boost" libraries from boost source code and I have two options: to build it "static" or to build it "shared" (e.g. dynamic). Which is better idea? I prefer dynamic (shared) linking but when I tried to build boost shared libraries (on Ubuntu Linux), I got lots of errors or warnings (why there are always errors, warn...
I was (yes, was) a Python (and before VB6) lover until tried to create GUI applications. It is very (very) difficult to create a GUI, and making executables (A hello world app was 2 MB). Then, I jumped to VB.NET, but collections looked hard, strange and foolish to me. Then, jumped to C#, but don't really know C# well now. I ordered a go...
From experience, what is the best general purpose tree list for Delphi: Virtual Treeview or Devexpress ExpressQuantumTreeList ? I'm currently using the Virtual Treeview, which is fine for my needs but I'm starting a new project and would like to make sure I opt for the best long-term updated and bug-free component. Any thought or switch...
If I put all my controls inside the EXE, is it accessible from outside like it would be accessible when it's placed in a DLL? ...
What should be the preferred way by programmers: 1) Only Write: SomeBoolean = True 2) Read but write only if necessary If Not SomeBoolean Then SomeBoolean = True ...
Hi Guys, I have always only used MySQL and no other database system. A question came up at a company meeting today and I was embarrassed I did not know: To a developer, what earth-shaking functionality do MS or Oracle offer that MySQL lacks and which allows MS and Oracle to charge for their systems? ...
hi, I am working on a program that requires me to input values for 12 objects, each with 4 arrays, each with 100 values. (4800) values. The 4 arrays represent possible outcomes based on 2 boolean values... i.e. YY, YN, NN, NY and the 100 values to the array are what I want to extract based on another inputted variable. I previously ...
Given the following two options: <ContentControl>Content</ContentControl> vs. <ContentControl Content="Content"/> Any performance differences? What would you say is more readable? Conclusion? I'm affraid this question might sound somehow babyish, but how will I know if I won't ask, so I decided to shoot it. Comment me if I chose...
What's better: Private Sub Window_Closed(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Me.Closed 'Do stuff End Sub Protected Overrides Sub OnClosed(ByVal e As System.EventArgs) MyBase.OnClosed(e) 'Do stuff End Sub I personally think that the second is better, 1st because it doesn't add a handler, and also because the synta...