web-applications

How can I keep a VB.NET class in a central location and reference it from multiple websites?

We have several VB.NET websites running internal applications. These sites are often modified with minor changes, and are maintained on the server as uncompiled code. I'm looking for the best way to maintain classes so that we can reference them from multiple websites. Specifically, we're looking to put some common functions (error lo...

Desktop-like UI implementations for Java web applications?

At work we're discussing upgrading our view layer for our web application. We're currently running an old and "modified" version of FreeMarker Classic, which is a pain to work with. One of our developers suggested using a Component UI style architecture similar to desktop style environments. Essentially, this would mean that you would b...

[Web Development] - Lua vs PHP/Python/JSP/etc...

I'm about to begin my next web development project and wanted to hear about the merits of Lua within the web-development space. How does Lua compare to PHP/Python/JSP/etc.. for web development? Any reason why Lua would be a poor choice for a web application language vs the others? ...

How does one protect a web application sold on a per license basis from piracy?

So yea, i'm planning on selling a web application i've made. I know i could never stop people from copying files and sharing them, but how would i go about placing pieces of code that could alert me of usage? I know someone motivated enough will eventually crack it.. i'm just interested in the possible solutions(using php, especially). ...

Integration testing Spring web app

Hi, I need to do an integration tests on my web application on each build. Currently I have a set of JUnit tests, which tests various parts of an application before it constructed into war. What I need to do now is to test if application is in good shape after it is deployed into Web container. The application is written using Spring...

Advice for Beginners (Eclipse & Web Application)

I am about to start on a college project (a web application) and I have never used a full-fledged IDE such as Eclipse. Turbo C/C++, Visual Basic 6,Java Basic, a bit of SQL, ASP, etc is the sort of exposure I have. What things should I keep in mind before starting my project using Eclipse? Are the tools mentioned appropriate for the pro...

jQuery UI - Performance penalty on multiple draggable?

Hi there, I have a question regarding performance. Is there a performance penalty when I call draggable (with all the same options) on already draggable Elements? I have Speech Bubbles which are draggable on a drag container (say, a comic). These Bubbles are also droppables because you can chose which kind of Bubble (speaking, angry, t...

Using a CMS to Design a Web Application

Is it at all practical to try to use Joomla or Drupal to design anything but brochure-ware or a blogging website? Are the modules/extensions frameworks really flexible enough for designing web applications that have a lot of data entry and reporting capabilities, or would you just be better designing it using a MVC framework, ASP.NET or ...

Is it possible to do a Google/Yahoo/Bing search restricted to the "description" meta data?

I'm working on a project that would be greatly optimized if I am able to restrict a Google, Yahoo or Bing/Live search to just the < meta content="xyz" name="description" /> tag. I read all the help pages and api docs and can't seem to find a way to do it, and I thought I'd give it a shot here on Stack Overflow. Thanks :) ...

Database web application for admin

Hi Does anyone know of any good web application(ideally free!) for administrating Microsoft SQL & other db applications? thanks in advance. ...

A metaphor for Drupal module's inner workings

What is the best application workflow metaphor for Drupal module? In PHP frameworks we think MVC-style. How do we think inside Drupal? Asumming I am writing some user-oriented module like Shop, Catalog or Forum. As far as I understand there are no or few MVC based modules. Should I generally treat Drupal modules (as sub-application) as ...

ASP.NET runtime error : Ambiguous Match found

Recently, my team converted ASP.NET project from .NET 1.1 to .NET 2.0. Everything is pretty good so far except for one web page. This is the error message I got when I tried to open this page: Server Error in '/' Application. Parser Error Description: An error occurred during the parsing of a resource required to service t...

Where does the log file locate in a web application with log4j?

With the following settings: log4j.appender.file=org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender log4j.appender.file.maxFileSize=100KB log4j.appender.file.maxBackupIndex=5 log4j.appender.file.File=test.log log4j.appender.file.threshold=info log4j.appender.file.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout log4j.appender.file.layout.ConversionPattern=%d{AB...

Should I use Security Manager in Java web applications?

Is it sufficient to secure a Java web application with the rights of the user that is running the application server process or is it reasonable also to use SecurityManager with a suitable policy file? I have used to do the former and not the latter, but some customers would like us to also use SecurityManager that would explicitly give...

how to create rss reader with php?

i am creating rss reader application with php.it is basicly getting rss url's from user and with php i am creating an rss reader.But i have some problems how to get rss content with php i try to use pear extension but i had some problem with that.it would be good that seeing some sample code or example application source code which not s...

Is it possible to run C++ binded with SDL+OpenGL code on a web browser?

My client wants her website to have an application that renders 3D (light 3D stuff, we are drawing only flat squares in 3D world) but web programming is not my thing. So I am looking for something that can run a C++ program from a web browser. But I think, if this is the case, then the client side must download the program first, and tha...

REST: Keeping track after the back button

I want to write a web app order system using the REST methodology for the first time. I understand the concept of the "message id" when things get posted to a page but this scenario comes up. Once a user posts to the web app, you can keep track of their state with an id attached to the URI but what happens if they hit the back button of ...

How do you deal with design changes?

I just finished working on a project for the last couple of months. It's online and ready to go. The client is now back with what is more or less a complete rewrite of most parts of the application. A new contract has been drafted and payment made for the additional work involved. I'm wondering what would be the best way to start rework...

Property file load

I have a web application that reads content from a property file. When will this property file be loaded into memory. ie. Once I deploy the application with some content in the prop file, and after deployment , I change the contents of the prop file, will the changes be reflected or do I have to redeploy? EDIT : An accessor class' stati...

web app data layer dis/advantages

I am wondering about the long term advantages (if any) of layering my web app by separating my business logic and data from my web forms. (ie a form, business logic, data not in the same file, but each in it's own class in another folder by itself or combined with other like classes). I like to make everything as modular as possible and...