I'v got a bitmap 24bits, I am writing application in c++, MFC, I am using libjpeg for encoding the bitmap into jpeg file 24bits. When this bitmap's width is M, and height is N. How to estimate jpeg file size before saving it with certain quality factor N (0-100). How can I do it ? Many thanks! Is it possible to do this? For example....
When working on fixed price software development projects, I frequently find myself having to estimate the total number of hours a project will take after the price is set, but before the work is started (or VERY early on in the development). Unfortunately, these types of projects are best developed using an iterative/agile method, whic...
Hi, I try to learn how to use Function Point analysis, however, there are questions that i can't answer. Hopefully, stackoverflow and you guys out there can help me answer those questions. According to the IFPUG manual, the menu is not counted. However, if we can perform some functions, which do not invoke a dialog, via the menu, then...
Hi. I'm trying to estimate the hours required to build a group of 5 simple children's games in Flash. They will include such things as having kids drag and drop healthy food items into a basket; choosing the healthy and unhealthy food items by marking them in some way; etc. I have no experience building games in Flash, but I have progr...
I have been asked to competitively bid on a software project without getting paid. While the request for quote does include detailed user requirements and an architectural survey there is no architectural or software design included. Each company bidding is expected to propose their own design. Is it reasonable to be expected to discl...
Hi I'm wondering building a website like StackOverFlow (approximately the same features using ASP.NET ) How much Work-power and time does it take in your opinion . My boss has asked me to estimate for work-power , time , cost and suitable technologies . I appreciate any direction . ...
I have a FogBugz question regarding EBS (Evidence Based Scheduling)... Developer A estimates Case A at X amount and Developer B ends up taking over Case A before Developer A can get started and before time has been logged against it. If Developer B agrees with the same estimate that Developer A entered, how might we transfer that same e...
Iam new to iphone development and have been tasked to development a fairly simple iphone application. It would basically show listings of information eg accommodations, restaurants...around 8-9 different types. Drilling on one would show the details of it. These are dynamically sourced from a db (through an xml feed) that powers an exi...
My employer is asking for details about the MS PDC conference that is taking place later this year. I know there are no official details available to the public yet so I am looking for estimates based on previous year's registrations. What is a good ballpark estimate on how much it will cost to attend PDC 2010? ...
I'm attempting to estimate the round-trip time from the client to some web server (not the same domain the initial page was from) using Javascript running in the browser on the client side. Essentially, I'm looking to collect ping estimates to a variety of servers not under my control from the perspective of a number of clients, without...
I'm working on a project where the user needs to provide time estimates on specific tasks. Im wondering if there's a script already out there ( like date.js ) that can take user input and parse it to number of seconds. Examples: "2 days" = 172800 "2 hours" = 7200 "1d 5h" = 104400 "15 minutes" = 900 date.js is great for finding the s...