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  • How can I manage changes between a local config file and a remote config file in a mobile application?

    - by hib
    I have an application with a configuration file that is stored in the application bundle. This config file stores the names of images on a remote server. Whenever the application is started, I download the configuration file from the server and see if there are any changes or updates. If there are changes, I iterate over the array of configuration settings and download the changed images to the user's iPhone I think that I will first list all of the name changes in an array, and after that start loading that changed images. However, I'm wondering if there is a better approach to solving this problem.

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  • Should I keep investing into data structures and algorithms?

    - by 4bu3li
    These days, I'm investing heavily in data structures and algorithms and trying to solve some programming puzzles. I'm trying to code and solve with Java and Clojure. Am I wasting my time? should I invest more in technologies and frameworks that I already know in order to gain deeper knowledge (the ins and the outs) and be able to code with them more quickly? By studying data structures and algorithms, am I going to become a better programmer or those subjects are only important during college years?

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  • Facebook android app changes

    - by jogabonito
    I am referring to this article about how Facebook has rolled out a native app for android replacing their previous HTML5 based one. From my usage, things have definitely become much faster. I was wondering whether this native app is purely java based, or involves some JNI. Image loading for one has become faster, which is generally not thought of as a java strong point. (IMHO) Are there any details on what Facebook has done?

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  • Reasonable Number of Directed Graph Nodes and Edges

    - by opensourcechris
    How many directed graph nodes are typically represented in the browser? I'm working with some large data-sets with nodes and edges more then 400,000. I'm wondering if I am going down a fruitless path trying to represent them in the browser via arbor.js or similar JS libraries. What's the most effective way to allow a large number of users to visualize and browse a large directed graph of up to 500,000 records?

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  • How should I practice web server administration?

    - by Astyanax
    Security students can practice their skills with software like OWASP's webgoat or something similar to "hackthissite". Students interested in Operating Systems can study MINIX and PintOS, write shell scripts or study POSIX system calls. What would be the best course of action in order to practice Server Administration? Is there any such software/resource available, teaching you such skills with small lessons, or it is totally up to you? I've practiced live FreeBSD server administration and management of VMs (CentOS, Gentoo, Debian) under VirtualBox, but I always feel that this isn't enough and I must push myself harder. So, what would you recommend? What has worked for you?

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  • Best Architecture for ASP.NET WebForms Application

    - by stack man
    I have written an ASP.NET WebForms portal for a client. The project has kind of evolved rather than being properly planned and structured from the beginning. Consequently, all the code is mashed together within the same project and without any layers. The client is now happy with the functionality, so I would like to refactor the code such that I will be confident about releasing the project. As there seems to be many differing ways to design the architecture, I would like some opinions about the best approach to take. FUNCTIONALITY The portal allows administrators to configure HTML templates. Other associated "partners" will be able to display these templates by adding IFrame code to their site. Within these templates, customers can register and purchase products. An API has been implemented using WCF allowing external companies to interface with the system also. An Admin section allows Administrators to configure various functionality and view reports for each partner. The system sends out invoices and email notifications to customers. CURRENT ARCHITECTURE It is currently using EF4 to read/write to the database. The EF objects are used directly within the aspx files. This has facilitated rapid development while I have been writing the site but it is probably unacceptable to keep it like that as it is tightly coupling the db with the UI. Specific business logic has been added to partial classes of the EF objects. QUESTIONS The goal of refactoring will be to make the site scalable, easily maintainable and secure. 1) What kind of architecture would be best for this? Please describe what should be in each layer, whether I should use DTO's / POCO / Active Record pattern etc. 2) Is there a robust way to auto-generate DTO's / BOs so that any future enhancements will be simple to implement despite the extra layers? 3) Would it be beneficial to convert the project from WebForms to MVC?

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  • Scrum Board for a distributed team

    - by Falcon
    I am looking for recommendations on a digital Scrum Board which can be shared over the internet. I imagine something like a big tablet on which you can draw and which remote users can access, too. I dislike Scrum software because I think one major benefit of a Scrum Board is its physical presence. It should be hard to ignore. The best solution would be two big tablets on which you can draw and which can be synchronized. Has anyone got product recommendations for something like this? Or would you rather use a software? Kind regards, Falcon

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  • Am I deluding myself? Business analyst transition to programmer

    - by Ryan
    Current job: Working as the lead business analyst for a Big 4 firm, leading a team of developers and testers working on a large scale re-platforming project (4 onshore dev, 4 offshore devs, several onshore/offshore testers). Also work in a similar capacity on other smaller scale projects. Extent of my role: Gathering/writing out requirements, creating functional specifications, designing the UI (basically mapping out all front-end aspects of the system), working closely with devs to communicate/clarify requirements and come up with solutions when we hit roadblocks, writing test cases (and doing much of the testing), working with senior management and key stakeholders, managing beta testers, creating user guides and leading training sessions, providing key technical support. I also write quite a few macros in Excel using VBA (several of my macros are now used across the entire firm, so there are maybe around 1000 people using them) and use SQL on a daily basis, both on the SQL compact files the program relies on, our SQL Server data and any Access databases I create. The developers feel that I am quite good in this role because I understand a lot about programming, inherent system limitations, structure of the databases, etc so it's easier for me to communicate ideas and come up with suggestions when we face problems. What really interests me is developing software. I do a fair amount of programming in VBA and have been wanting to learn C# for awhile (the dev team uses C# - I review code occasionally for my own sake but have not had any practical experience using it). I'm interested in not just the business process but also the technical side of things, so the traditional BA role doesn't really whet my appetite for the kind of stuff I want to do. Right now I have a few small projects that managers have given me and I'm finding new ways to do them (like building custom Access applications), so there's a bit here and there to keep me interested. My question is this: what I would like to do is create custom Excel or Access applications for small businesses as a freelance business (working as a one-man shop; maybe having an occasional contractor depending on a project's complexity). This would obviously start out as a part-time venture while I have a day job, but eventually become a full-time job. Am I deluding myself to thinking I can go from BA/part-time VBA programmer to making a full-time go of a freelance business (where I would be starting out just writing custom Excel/Access apps in VBA)? Or is this type of thing not usually attempted until someone gains years of full-time programming experience? And is there even a market for these types of applications amongst small businesses (and maybe medium-sized) businesses?

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  • where to start and lack of motivation

    - by anoguy
    I have a few questions that have been bothering me for quite a while, maybe you guys can give me some tips. So let me give a very brief explanation about what I am doing at the moment (like someone cares lol). At the moment I am a last year student on computer science. And like most of you already know is that you won't learn deep programming there, you need to learn it yourself. So at the moment I know like the basics of c++, java, html, php. But it's all bits of this and bits of that. I seriously want to dive deeper in the programming world but there are so many programming languages on the web and there is so much information that i don't know where to start any more.. And that's not the biggest issue, I also lost a bit of my motivation for programming and I like to get more motivation for it so that I love what I do (I am also a very lazy person btw, that's also a problem playing here). So can you guys give me some tips for helping me, because I really want to get pumped up and make cool stuff. (sry for my bad english XD)

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  • Tips about how to spread Object Oriented practices

    - by Augusto
    I work for a medium company that has around 250 developers. Unfortunately, lots of them are stuck in a procedural way of thinking and some teams constantly deliver big Transactional Script applications, when in fact the application contains rich logic. They also fail to manage the design dependencies, and end up with services which depend on another large number of services (a clean example of Big Ball of Mud). My question is: Can you suggest how to spread this type of knowledge? I know that the surface of the problem is that these applications have a poor architecture and design. Another issue is that there are some developers who are against writing any kind of test. A few things I'm doing to change this (but I'm either failing or the change is too small are) Running presentations about design principles (SOLID, clean code, etc). Workshops about TDD and BDD. Coaching teams (this includes using sonar, findbugs, jdepend and other tools). IDE & Refactoring talks. A few things I'm thinking to do in the future (but I'm concern that they might not be good) Form a team of OO evangelists, who disseminate an OO way of thinking in differet teams (these people would need to change teams every few months). Running design review sessions, to criticise the design and suggest improvements (even if the improvements are not done because of time constraints, I think this might be useful) . Something I found with the teams I coach, is that as soon as I leave them, they revert back to the old practices. I know I don't spend a lot of time with them, usually just one month. So whatever I'm doing, it doesn't stick. I'm sorry this question is spattered with frustration, but the alterative to write this was to hit my head on the wall until I pass out.

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  • Reconstruct a file from a TCP stream

    - by Abhishek Chanda
    I have a client and a server and a third box which sees all packets from the server to the client (but not the other way around). Now when the client requests a file from the server (over HTTP), the third box sees the response. I am trying to reconstruct the file there. I am using libpcap to capture TCP datagrams and trying to reconstruct the file there. Here is what I did Listen for packets on an interface Group all packets which have the same ACK number Sort the group based on SEQ number Extract data from each packet and combine them and write to the disk The problem is, the file thus generated is not exactly the same as the original file. Does everything sound correct here? Some more details: I am using C++ The packet data is being stored as std::vector<char> I did change the byte order while reading the ack number and seq number from the packet using ntohl I am not sure if I need to change the byte order for the data as well. I tried to reverse the data from each packet before combining them, even that did not work. Is there something I am missing?

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  • What standards to use in Business Process Modelling?

    - by user1268690
    There are several approaches on how to model a business process in software applications (BPM software). For instance, a processes can be described in BPMN, EPC, IDEF0, SOMF, etc. Additionally, different process execution languages such as BPEL, RPC, Wf-XML are available. If I were to develop software for the BPM-market, which standards should I implement or focus on? Which standards are most suitable if my BPM software was going to be implemented in my client's IT-System?

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  • Error Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException [migrated]

    - by user134212
    I'm new here. I'm learning how to program on java and I have a problem with my code. I really have no clue why my code is not working. I think my mistake may be here, but I'm not quite sure. m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); btSumar.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { Matriz m3;//(ren2,col2); public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); if(ventanaAbierta==true) { try { crearMat.SUMA(m1,m2); } catch(Exception nul) { System.out.println(nul); } } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Ya se realizo la suma"); } } }); My Complete code import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.BorderFactory; import javax.swing.border.Border; import java.awt.event.*; import java.awt.*; import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class Practica2 { private int opcion,ren2,col2; private JFrame ventana,ventanaPrintMatriz; private JPanel panel,panel2; private Border borderRed2,borderBlue2,borderGreen2,borderGreen4; private Color red,green,blue,white,black; private Font Verdana14,ArialBlack18; private JLabel labelTitulo; public JButton btSalir,btSumar,btRestar,btMultiplica,btTranspuesta,btCrear; private ImageIcon suma,resta,multi,crear,salir,trans; private boolean ventanaAbierta = false; private static ValidacionesMatrices valida; private static Operaciones operacion; private static Matriz m1,m2,m3; private static ImprimirMatriz printMat; public Practica2() { panel = new JPanel(); panel.setLayout(null); ventana = new JFrame("Operaciones con Matrices"); ventana.setDefaultCloseOperation(WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); ventana.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { //Sale del programa System.exit(0); } }); ventana.setContentPane(panel); ventana.setVisible(true); ventana.setResizable(false); ventana.setBounds(150,150,300,380); //ventana.setBounds(0,0,650,650); } public void inicializarComponentes() { panel2 = new JPanel(); panel2.setLayout(null); labelTitulo = new JLabel("Practica #2"); suma = new ImageIcon("suma1.png"); resta = new ImageIcon("resta1.png"); multi = new ImageIcon("multi1.png"); trans = new ImageIcon("trans2.png"); crear = new ImageIcon("crear1.png"); salir = new ImageIcon("salir1.png"); btTranspuesta = new JButton("Transpuesta",trans); btMultiplica = new JButton("Multiplica",multi); btRestar = new JButton("Restar",resta); btSumar = new JButton("Sumar",suma); btCrear = new JButton("Crear",crear); btSalir = new JButton("Salir",salir); //Tipo de letra ArialBlack18 = new Font("Arial Black",Font.BOLD,18); //Color green = new Color(0,255,0); //Formato labelTitulo labelTitulo.setBounds(80,-60,200,150); labelTitulo.setFont(ArialBlack18); labelTitulo.setForeground(blue); labelTitulo.setVisible(true); //Formato de CrearMatriz btCrear.setBounds(80,50,130,30); btCrear.setToolTipText("Crea una matriz"); //Formato de Muliplica btMultiplica.setBounds(80,100,130,30); btMultiplica.setToolTipText("Mat[A] * Mat[B]"); //Formato de botonRestar btRestar.setBounds(80,150,130,30); btRestar.setToolTipText("Mat[A] - Mat[B]"); //Formato del botonSumar btSumar.setBounds(80,200,130,30); btSumar.setToolTipText("Mat[A] + Mat[B]"); //Formato de Transpuesta btTranspuesta.setBounds(80,250,130,30); btTranspuesta.setToolTipText("Mat[A]^-1"); //Formato del botonSalir btSalir.setBounds(80,300,130,30); //Agregando componentes al panel1 panel2.add(labelTitulo); panel2.add(btMultiplica); panel2.add(btCrear); panel2.add(btRestar); panel2.add(btSumar); panel2.add(btSalir); panel2.add(btTranspuesta); //Formato panel2 panel2.setBackground(green); panel2.setVisible(true); panel2.setBounds(0,0,300,380); //Argregamos componentes al panelPrincipal= panel.add(panel2); //BotonCrear btCrear.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) //throws IOException { if(ventanaAbierta==false) { ventanaAbierta=true; new CrearMatriz(); } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Ya se crearon las Matrices"); } } }); m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); btSumar.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { Matriz m3;//(ren2,col2); public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); if(ventanaAbierta==true) { try { crearMat.SUMA(m1,m2); } catch(Exception nul) { System.out.println(nul); } } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"Ya se realizo la suma"); } } }); //BotonSalir btSalir.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { System.exit(0); } }); panel.setVisible(true); panel.setBounds(0,0,350,380); } class VentanaMatriz { private JFrame ventana; private JPanel panel; private JTextArea textArea1,textArea2; private JLabel mat1,mat2; private JTextField textField1; public VentanaMatriz() { panel = new JPanel(); panel.setLayout(null); ventana = new JFrame("Creacion de Matrices"); ventana.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { ventana.dispose(); } }); ventana.setContentPane(panel); ventana.setVisible(true); ventana.setResizable(false); ventana.setBounds(200,100,850,420); } public void inicializarComponentes() { //Colores black = new Color(0,0,0); white = new Color(255,255,255); blue = new Color(0,0,255); green = new Color(0,255,0); red = new Color(255,0,0); //Tipo de letra Verdana14 = new Font("Verdana",Font.BOLD,14); //Tipos de borde borderRed2 = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(red,2); borderBlue2 = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(blue,2); borderGreen2 = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(green,2); borderGreen4 = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(green,4); //Agregando componentes al panel1 panel.add(mat1); panel.add(textArea1); panel.add(mat2); panel.add(textArea2); //Formato panel2 panel.setBackground(blue); panel.setVisible(true); panel.setBounds(0,0,850,420); } } class CrearMatriz { public int col1,re1,ren2,col2; public Matriz m1,m2,m3; public CrearMatriz() { int col1,ren1,ren2,col2; ren2 = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Numero de Renglones Matriz A: ")); col2 = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Numero de Columnas Matriz A: ")); final Matriz m1= new Matriz(ren2,col2); ren2 = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Numero de Renglones Matriz B: ")); col2 = Integer.parseInt(JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Numero de Columnas Matriz B: ")); final Matriz m2= new Matriz(ren2,col2); m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); m1.llenarMatriz(); m2.llenarMatriz(); m1.printMat(); m2.printMat(); } public void SUMA(Matriz m1,Matriz m2) { Matriz m3; if(ventanaAbierta==false) { m3 = new Matriz(ren2,col2); if(valida.validaSumayResta(m1,m2)) { m3 = operacion.sumaMat(m1,m2); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"La suma es = "); m3.imprimeMatriz(); } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No es posible hacer la suma"); } } } public void RESTA() { } //btSumar = new JButton("Sumar",suma); //BotonSumar //Mostrar matriz 1 y 2 // System.out.println("\n\n\nMatriz 1="); // m1.imprimeMatriz(); // System.out.println("\nMatriz 2="); //Poner en botones /* if(valida.validaSumayResta(m1,m2)) { m3 = operacion.sumaMat(m1,m2); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"La suma es = "); m3.imprimeMatriz(); } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No es posible hacer la suma"); } if(valida.validaSumayResta(m1,m2)) { m3=operacion.restaMat(m1,m2); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"La resta es = "); m3.imprimeMatriz(); } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No es posible hacer la resta"); } if(valida.validaMultiplicacion(m1,m2)){ m3=operacion.multiplicaMat(m1,m2); JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"La multiplicacion es = "); m3.imprimeMatriz(); } else { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"No es posible hacer la multiplicacion"); } JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null,"La multiplicacion es = "); m1=operacion.transpuesta(m1); m2=operacion.transpuesta(m2); */ } class Matriz { public JTextField matriz; //public JTextArea texto; private JFrame ventanaPrintMatriz; private JPanel panel2; int ren; int col; int pos[][]; public Matriz(int ren1, int col1) { ren = ren1; col = col1; pos = new int [ren][col];/*una matriz de enteros de renglon por columan*/ } public void llenarMatriz() { for(int i=0;i<ren;i++) for(int j=0;j<col;j++) pos[i][j]=(int) (Math.random()*10);/*la posicion i y j crea un entero random*/ } /*vuelve a recorrer los espacio de i y j*/ } //Esta clase era un metodo de CrearMatriz class ImprimirMatriz { public void ImprimirMatriz() { panel2 = new JPanel(); panel2.setLayout(null); ventanaPrintMatriz = new JFrame("Matriz"); ventana.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) { //Practica2.ventanaAbierta=false; ventana.dispose(); } }); int i,j; int x=0,y=0; borderRed2 = BorderFactory.createLineBorder(red,2); white = new Color(255,255,255); red = new Color(255,0,0); black = new Color(0,0,0); blue = new Color(0,0,255); for(i=0;i<ren;i++) { for(j=0;j<col;j++) { matriz = new JTextField(" "+pos[i][j]); matriz.setBorder(borderRed2); matriz.setForeground(white); matriz.setBounds(x+25,y+25,25,25); matriz.setBackground(black); matriz.setEditable(false); matriz.setVisible(true); //Se incrementa la coordenada en X //para el siguiente Textfield no se encime x=x+35; //Agregamos el textField al panel panel2.add(matriz); } //Regreso las cordenadas de X a 0 para que el //siguiente renglon empieze en donde mismo x=0; //Incremento las coordenada Y para que se brinque //de linea y=y+35; } //Formato panel2 panel2.setBounds(150,150,350,380); panel2.setBackground(blue); //panel2.setEditable(false); panel2.setVisible(true); //Formato de Ventana ventanaPrintMatriz.setContentPane(panel2); ventanaPrintMatriz.setBounds(150,150,350,380); ventanaPrintMatriz.setResizable(false); ventanaPrintMatriz.setVisible(true); } } class Operaciones { public Matriz sumaMat(Matriz m1, Matriz m2) { Matriz m3; m3 = new Matriz(m1.ren, m1.col); for(int i=0;i<m1.col;i++) for(int j=0;j<m1.ren;j++) m3.pos[i][j]=m1.pos[i][j]+m2.pos[i][j]; return m3; } public Matriz restaMat(Matriz m1, Matriz m2) { Matriz m3; m3 = new Matriz(m1.ren, m1.col); for(int i=0;i<m1.col;i++) for(int j=0;j<m1.ren;j++) m3.pos[i][j]=m1.pos[i][j]-m2.pos[i][j]; return m3; } public Matriz multiplicaMat(Matriz m1, Matriz m2) { Matriz m3; m3 = new Matriz(m1.ren, m2.col); for(int i=0;i<m1.ren;i++) for(int j=0;j<m2.col;j++) { m3.pos[i][j]=0; for(int k=0;k<m1.col;k++) m3.pos[i][j]+=(m1.pos[i][k]*m2.pos[k][j]); } return m3; } public Matriz transpuesta(Matriz m1) { Matriz m3=new Matriz(m1.col,m1.ren); for(int i=0;i<m1.col;i++) for(int j=0;j<m1.ren;j++) m3.pos[i][j]=m1.pos[j][i]; return m3; } } class ValidacionesMatrices { public boolean validaSumayResta(Matriz m1, Matriz m2) { if((m1.ren==m2.ren) && (m1.col==m2.col)) return true; else return false; } public boolean validaMultiplicacion(Matriz m1, Matriz m2) { if(((m1.ren==m2.ren) && (m1.col==m2.col)) || (m1.col==m2.ren)) return true; else return false; } } public static void main(String[] args) { Practica2 practica2 = new Practica2(); practica2.inicializarComponentes(); } } Exc

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  • Is hierarchical product backlog a good idea in TFS 2012-2013?

    - by Matías Fidemraizer
    I'd like to validate I'm not in the wrong way. My team project is using Visual Studio Scrum 2.x. Since each area/product has a lot of kind of requirements (security, user interface, HTTP/REST services...), I tried to manage this creating "parent backlogs" which are "open forever" and they contain generic requirements. Those parent backlogs have other "open forever" backlogs, and/or sprint backlogs. For example: HTTP/REST Services (forever) ___ Profiles API (forever) ________ POST profile (forever) _______________ We need a basic HTTP/REST profiles' API to register new user profiles (sprint backlog) Is it the right way of organizing the product backlog? Note: I know there're different points of view and that would be right for some and wrong for others. I'm looking for validation about if this is a possible good practice on TFS with Visual Studio Scrum.

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  • What level/format of access should be given to a client to the issue tracking system?

    - by dukeofgaming
    So, I used to think that it would be a good idea to give the customer access to the issue tracking system, but now I've seen that it creates less than ideal situations, like: Customer judging progress solely on ticket count Developers denied to add issues to avoid customer thinking that there is less progress Customer appointing people on their side to add issues who don't always do a good job (lots of duplicate issues, insufficient information to reproduce, and other things that distract people from doing their real job) However, I think customers should have access to some indicators or proof that there is progress being done, as well as a right to report bugs. So, what would be the ideal solution to this situation?, specially, getting out of or improving the first situation described?

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  • How do you accept arguments in the main.cpp file and reference another file?

    - by Jason H.
    I have a basic understanding of programming and I currently learning C++. I'm in the beginning phases of building my own CLI program for ubuntu. However, I have hit a few snags and I was wondering if I could get some clarification. The program I am working on is called "sat" and will be available via command line only. I have the main.cpp. However, my real question is more of a "best practices" for programming/organization. When my program "sat" is invoked I want it to take additional arguments. Here is an example: > sat task subtask I'm not sure if the task should be in its own task.cpp file for better organization or if it should be a function in the main.cpp? If the task should be in its own file how do you accept arguments in the main.cpp file and reference the other file? Any thoughts on which method is preferred and reference material to backup the reasoning?

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  • TDD with SQL and data manipulation functions

    - by Xophmeister
    While I'm a professional programmer, I've never been formally trained in software engineering. As I'm frequently visiting here and SO, I've noticed a trend for writing unit tests whenever possible and, as my software gets more complex and sophisticated, I see automated testing as a good idea in aiding debugging. However, most of my work involves writing complex SQL and then processing the output in some way. How would you write a test to ensure your SQL was returning the correct data, for example? Then, say if the data wasn't under your control (e.g., that of a 3rd party system), how can you efficiently test your processing routines without having to hand write reams of dummy data? The best solution I can think of is making views of the data that, together, cover most cases. I can then join those views with my SQL to see if it's returning the correct records and manually process the views to see if my functions, etc. are doing what they're supposed to. Still, it seems excessive and flakey; particularly finding data to test against...

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  • Sending files via HTTP to web service

    - by Serguei Fedorov
    I am bit frustrated at the lack of information about this online. Here is the issue: I am in charge of creating a iOS application which sends sound data back and forth between the server and the app. The Audio is in small files and thus does not need to be streamed over, but rather it can be sent. Right now, I am using a TCP server I wrote to handle applications like this. However, I want to keep the system as simple as possible and writing your own server and client sockets can get a bit complex and leaves room for crashes. Overall it slows down development because I need to account for packet structure and other things. My question is, can I write an ASPX or PHP web service that lets me pass the files back and forth through GET or POST?

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  • How stressful can be a paid side project?

    - by systempuntoout
    I have developed several side projects for my pleasure at home after my daily job hours and I have never been under pressure with them because you know, if it does not work I can fix it tomorrow with no rush. I'm tempted to start a paid side project with a contractor and I would like to know, from your experience, if it could be bearable or too stressful. I can decide the total amount of hours work in a week and my daily job has peeks of stressful weeks but also quiet days. How stressful can be a paid side project?

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  • Resources for Entry Level Software Engineering Positions

    - by cdmcnamara
    Hi All, I will be graduating this May with a degree in Computer Science from a well regarded university located in the SF Bay Area. Unfortunately our career services center is terrible and the likely hood of finding a job through them is minimal. I was hoping someone might be able to offer some insight on resources / sites that have a fair amount of entry-level software engineering related jobs? Thanks in advance.

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  • What do you do when your naming convention clashes with your language?

    - by Jon Purdy
    Okay, this is one of those little things that always bugged me. I typically don't abbreviate identifiers, and the only time I use a short identifier (e.g., i) is for a tight loop. So it irritates me when I'm working in C++ and I have a variable that needs to be named operator or class and I have to work around it or use an abbreviation, because it ends up sticking out. Caveat: this may happen to me disproportionately often because I work a lot in programming language design, where domain objects may mirror concepts in the host language and inadvertently cause clashes. How would you deal with this? Abbreviate? (op) Misspell? (klass) Something else? (operator_)

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  • Is it bad to be the only person supporting software you have developed?

    - by trpt4him
    My employer has a need for a web-based application to manage and share data within the department, with approximately 50-75 possible users. I feel I have the ability to write it for them. I would likely use Python/Django with a MySQL database, so it would be open source. However, I'm the only IT person in my department (our larger organization has a separate IT support staff with which I often work, but not for web development). I want to develop this application, but if I leave in 1-2 years, and someone else has to come in after me and support it, will this be seen as a bad decision? This is assuming all the obvious points -- I will write documentation, I will comment my code, and I will strive to follow good application design principles. But will that be enough? In principle, is it acceptable for one person to develop and support an entire web application? Is this a "do first, then show and ask" kind of situation, or should I be certain it will be adopted by everyone involved first?

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  • Is it best to try to work at a company where your software directly makes the company money?

    - by Ryan Hayes
    I was told once that the best place to work as a developer is a company where the software you write is what makes the company money, whether it be software production or software services like consulting. This is opposed to a company where the software you write is just to support some other part of the business that makes the money, like manufacturing or finance. I know there are always exceptions, but in general, are employees treated better if they are on the front lines of profit generation, as opposed to being just another cost center? cost center (n.) - A cost center is part of an organization that does not produce direct profit and adds to the cost of running a company. Examples of cost centers include research and development departments, marketing departments, help desks and customer service/contact centers.

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  • Graph data structures and journal format for mini-IDE

    - by matec
    Background: I am writing a small/partial IDE. Code is internally converted/parsed into a graph data structure (for fast navigation, syntax-check etc). Functionality to undo/redo (also between sessions) and restoring from crash is implemented by writing to and reading from journal. The journal records modifications to the graph (not to the source). Question: I am hoping for advice on a decision on data-structures and journal format. For the graph I see two possible versions: g-a Graph edges are implemented in the way that one node stores references to other nodes via memory address g-b Every node has an ID. There is an ID-to-memory-address map. Graph uses IDs (instead of addresses) to connect nodes. Moving along an edge from one node to another each time requires lookup in ID-to-address map. And also for the journal: j-a There is a current node (like current working directory in a shell + file-system setting). The journal contains entries like "create new node and connect to current", "connect first child of current node" (relative IDs) j-b Journal uses absolute IDs, e.g. "delete edge 7 - 5", "delete node 5" I could e.g. combine g-a with j-a or combine g-b with j-b. In principle also g-b and j-a should be possible. [My first/original attempt was g-a and a version of j-b that uses addresses, but that turned out to cause severe restrictions: nodes cannot change their addresses (or journal would have to keep track of it), and using journal between two sessions is a mess (or even impossible)] I wonder if variant a or variant b or a combination would be a good idea, what advantages and disadvantages they would have and especially if some variant might be causing troubles later.

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  • is good for one year experince Java Developer to do VB.NET development?

    - by tanghao
    I'm a java programmer with around one and half years experience. Recently my boss wants me to develop an excel add-in with VB.NET in next a few months or maybe I have to be fully in charge of this add-in in the further. It makes me quite nervous right now because I am really not sure what this VB.NET development experience could mean to me in the further as I am not so sure if it's good to diverse my experience in current stage. Any one could give some helps and suggestions?

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