self-improvement

DOFactory Design patterns. Anyone bought it ??? IS it any good

anyone bought the dofactory Design Patterns Framework ??? Did you find it to be any good??? http://www.dofactory.com/Framework/Framework.aspx thanks Niall ...

Do thick people ever learn how to program?

Hi I am trying to learn C# and ASP.NET, I read some books I do the exercises I kind of understand what I do when I do the exercises but when I have to do it on my own I have not Idea what to do to start creating a program. I also did a course for 1 month and I worked for 2 years as web maintenance purely HTML,CSS,Javascript, XML, etc......

The best book to prepare for Windows 7 Certificates

Hi, I am not entirely sure if this is related to programming, however I plan to increase the knowledge capacity to OS realm of Windows 7 and get MS certificate for it. Let's not discuss if such certificate is important or not. However, can you please advise which book is the best to learn about Windows 7 as much as possible in a feasi...

What script should I attempt first?

I've just got started with the basics (as well as a few intermediate aspects) of HTML, CSS and PHP. What is a good starting point to practice these 3 languages? I was thinking of writing a URL shortening script but I was wondering if anyone here might have a better idea. I am looking to develop something that would help me broaden my ...

Is there anything else I should spend time on learning?

My goal is eventually either contract out programming/engineering work and start my own business. I have a few ideas for programs or apps that others would find useful in engineering work. Right now, I have a full time job as an Aerospace/Mechanical engineer for an engine company. My current task requires me to do a bunch of iteration...

How can I reorganize my code into classes in C#?

I'm working on a project in C# w/ XNA, and I want to reorganize it and divide parts of it into classes. At present, it's just one game.cs file, but I want to clean it up a bit. Unfortunately, I'm not too familiar with classes. Perhaps someone can help me figure out how to do this, or direct me to some tutorial of some sort? ...

What are the Best Program Languages to Learn from scratch and Why

I have been working with PHP and Wordpress sites for a long time, but Im thinking about trying to learn more than just the basics. Im wanting to learn some program languages so I can develop my own applications and startups. What are the best languages to learn and why? ...

Really learn C#

I know PHP and working on it couple of years. It is very easy to learn/switch to C#(or C++). I mean syntax. But I have another problem. I can't really make good programming architecture(classes & methods), especially when doing Visual C#(C++) programming. I have bored by reading/learning basic things about programming languages, In t...

Open to suggestions for improving this basic jQuery

I've been playing with jQuery today, and I want to know if I can improve this. I noticed it is a bit slow and not as smooth too. Anyone know why? Test - http://twomuchwork.com/playground/ My jQuery /* View Toggle */ $(function(){ $("#hide-top").toggle( function() { $("#logo").fadeTo(1000,0,function(){ $("#logo").animate({'...

Computer Science & Distance Learning

Hi, I have a degree in mathematics, and I am really interested in a CS degree. However, due to various restrictions, i would like to acquire a CS degree via distance learning. Are there any good universities (especially in EU) that offer this kind of degree ? ...

how to achieve calling a function dynamically, thats right the function to be called is decided from database values, using c#

the application is very large so giving a brief back ground and the problem when the user logs in, a button is displayed having the text of the function he is allowed to call. the function he is allowed is mapped in the database table its made sure that the name of the actual function is same to the ones used in the db. problem the ...

How to learn in and out about a control (Such as datagridview, textbox)?

I've been in the software development industry for more than 6 years and I still feel that I dont have 100% knowledge about the features of the controls (it may be any language) I've used. I always try to read the documentation available about that control everywhere but I still find new things about it every now and then. I always wond...

Software development books are useful, but when to find the time to read them ?

Please treat this question as a very serious question. It is not an off-topic discussion, it is a way to collect advice on "when to find time to read software development books". For example I have 5 books in my "read-wish-list". When do I read them ? I mean I could force myself to use 1 hour during working hours, but this will last ...

Learning Java. What should I expect?

Hi, I intend to start studying Java, completely self taught. I program a little in HTML, Css, PHP MySQL and jQuery, I know they are "simpler" programming languages. A good thing about the those languages is that you can start doing "useful" or "fun" things immediately. In Java, as far as I know, it maybe quite a while before you get...

What does this code do in Python?

I'm learning Python and ran into some code that has this line... self.clear() I am curious as to what it would do and why would someone need to do this? ...

How to go from C++ to Java?

I'm an experienced C / C++ programmer who now has to learn Java. Is reading The Java Language Specification a useful and efficient way to get up to speed or is there some better resource, say something similar to the wonderful Accelerated C++ by Koenig? Currently I'm reading Java Software Solutions and am finding it quite slow and mind...

SQL Server 2000 vs. 2005+ sample databases to study db design?

I always tried to learn using the most recent versions of SQL Server, books, articles, docs. I started to doubt whether it is efficient. I've got a feeling that I am frequently inefficiently loosing time with learning materials based on bloated AdventureWorksXXX sample databases from SQL Server 2005+. Even simplest principles and conc...

Reading recommendations for self teaching software development

I recently graduated with a degree in Networking and Systems Administration, and I am currently waiting to start a job in that same field. I am a hobbyist programmer, but I enjoy it very much and would like to get more serious about it. What I am struggling with is hard for me to put into words exactly, but I will try. During school, I...

best resources for learning ASP.NET?

I have a possible commision coming in that may require me to learn ASP.NET, what are some good resource to help along the way? ...

Replace consecutive characters with same single character

Hi All, I was just wondering if there is a simple way of doing this. i.e. Replacing the occurrence of consecutive characters with the same character. For eg: - if my string is "something likeeeee tttthhiiissss" then my final output should be "something like this". The string can contain special characters too including space. Can you...