Hi, I would like to start to contribute in some GNU software projects. Since some weeks I fancy with a specific project but I don't know how and when to start. I have the feel that you have to be firm with the following: A programming language gcc gdb make emacs the application itself patching CVS etc. So I'm trying to learn them a...
Simple question. Let's put on our engineer/project manager hat for a second: You have a large project and you will have several different developers working on different parts. You have a solid functional spec and are ready to start figuring out your implementation. You want to practice Test Driven Development. Assume you will be given...
Hello, I want to learn more about using the SSE. What ways are there to learn, besides the obvious reading the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer's Manuals ? Mainly I'm interested to work with the GCC X86 Built-in Functions. ...
Can anyone recommend a "Getting Started" document for Firebug? ...
I worked for a company for about two years then I quit and almost left programming for a while. Now am trying to renew my programming knowledge. I am a .NET Developer and a MCSD. I can see that there are a lot of new technologies that I need to learn: WPF, WCF etc. Windows 7 is knocking at the door now and I want to upgrade. VS 2008 an...
I'm going to get an Arduino starter kit like the one below. What else do I need to get started? What are some good Arduino programming resources? What else can I buy/acquire to make my first embedded programming experience more pleasant? What are some good beginner projects? http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?prod...
I'm getting started in c# development, and heard it said that all the standard controls should be 'wrapped' in a custom class, even if I don't add any extra functionality at this point. The example that cited this case was an application where someone had developed a system, and the night before deployment the customer asked for the text...
I have recently designed a web application that I would like to write in Ruby. Coming from a ASP background I designed it with method and fields and linked them together (in my diagram and UML) like I would do it in C#. However, now that I've moved from a single app to MVC I have no idea where my code goes or how the pieces are linked. ...
So I have a class for OpenGL programming next term. I would at least like to have my feet (maybe even my ankles!) wet in the OpenGL pool before the class starts. I am looking for a resource for OpenGL programming, preferably using Visual Studio if at all possible. I know C/C++ and C# pretty well as well as some experience in a handful ...
Newbie request for advise. I have a task to develoop C# (VB.NET) service class (library) for storing/extractin user's passwords in/from Aladdin eToken devices. Advise me any: walkthroughs, tutorials forums, discussions code sample(s), examples I googled but couldn't find anything helpful for starting coding. "eToken PKI Develop...
I am trying to build a raster drawing application using C# and so far I have not been able to locate any versatile light weight 2D graphics frameworks, or guides. I was hoping a few of you would be able to give me a good head start because currently my choices are using GDI+ or WPF and that is about it :(... Basically I need something...
Hi, I want to run a simple Apache Camel example that copies files from one directory to another: CamelContext context = new DefaultCamelContext(); context.addRoutes(new RouteBuilder() { public void configure () throws Exception { from("file://c:/fromdir/").to("file://c:/todir/"); } }); context.start(); If I run this example...
I'm wondering if someone can address some of the issues I am having? I create a rails app: rails myapp -d mysql cd myapp haml --rails . rake db:create:all Then I want to use a mysql client to create tables. Lets say users and customers. A customer is also a user so you have schema like this: users ---------------- id int, not...
Hi, I am needing to create a custom control. Basically, I'm wishing to create a light weight(and better using jquery) Accordion control. What are some good references for getting started with doing such a thing. I will be deriving it from a Panel because it's very similar(just needs a bit of JS tacked onto the end) but I want it to on...
In the new Spring reference documentation that is located at http://static.springsource.org/spring/docs/3.0.x/spring-framework-reference/html/new-in-3.html#new-in-3-new-tutorial there is a link to the documentation page where we are supposed to find new getting started tutorial for Spring MVC. But no such tutorial can be found at that pa...
I am trying to use this software called InfoGrid for a project that I am building. Can someone please point me to some basic getting started articles. I don't see any documentation on the site. Peopl with enough reputations, please edit the question and add the tag InfoGrid to this question. ...
What are the good resources for Newspeak programming language? ...
I'm interested in getting started w/ developing Python based applications for a desktop environment and have a few (seemingly simple) questions: What is the best method for developing GUI applications? I've seen several frameworks but the indexes I've found are a bit convoluted and mix (what seem to be) legacy packages. In your opinion...
I want to start learning how to program in CUDA, not just the language, but program-design -- things like -- from what I've heard -- writing kernels without conditionals so that all the threads run the same instructions and there's minimal synchronization overhead. And from what I've heard, the python wrapper is a lot more intuitive to ...
A few years ago a friend of mine suggested I learn Ruby. I've since learned PHP and VB.NET but I never got around to Ruby. Where can I start with Ruby? Also, as a side note: What is Ruby primarily used for? How would you describe it in comparison to PHP? Python? VB? EDIT: How can I get it set up on Ubuntu 9.04? Vista or 7 Home Prem?...