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  • Are unit tests also used to find bugs?

    - by Draco
    I was reading the following article and the author made it quite clear that unit tests are NOT used to find bugs. I would like to know what your thoughts are on this. I do know that unit tests makes the design of your application much more robust but isn't it the fact that finding bugs through unit tests that make the application robust, besides its other advantages? http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2009/08/24/writing-great-unit-tests-best-and-worst-practises/

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  • JavaScript Encapsulation / JQuery

    - by Chris
    I am trying to figure out how to keep my page variables in my application from being defined globally. I've come up with a few methods but am wondering if there is a general standard approach people use. I've got my plugin design pattern down using this approach: http://www.virgentech.com/blog/2009/10/building-object-oriented-jquery-plugin.html. But I'm just not sure how to handle my page level encapsulation.

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  • Making Javascript and HTML5 games

    - by Jeff Meatball Yang
    A long time ago (Netscape 4-era), I wrote Javascript-based games: Pong, Minesweeper, and John Conway's Life among them. I'm getting back into it, and want to get my hands even dirtier. I have a few games in mind: Axis & Allies clone, with rugged maps and complex rules. Tetris clone, possibly with real-time player-vs-player or player-vs-computer mode Breakout clone, with a couple weapons and particle velocities In all of these, I have only a few objectives: Use JavaScript and HTML 5 - it should run on Chrome, Safari, or maybe an iPad. Start small and simple, then build-up features. Learn something new about game design and implementation. So my questions are: How would you implement these games? Do you have any technology recommendations? If you've written these games, what was the hardest part? N.B. I also want to start from first-principles - if you recommend a framework/library, I would appreciate some theory or implementation details behind it. These games are different enough that I should learn something new from each one.

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  • Understanding Ruby class vs instance methods

    - by randombits
    I have the following code: #!/usr/bin/ruby class Person def self.speak p = self.new puts "Hello" p.chatter end private def chatter puts "Chattering" end end p = Person.new Person.speak I'd like to make chatter private, accessible only within p.. but I want p to be able to access it within the class method. Is there a better way to design this so chatter isn't available to the public, but a "factory" method like self.speak can call chatter?

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  • How to edit and display Date in ASP.Net MVC 2

    - by Picflight
    I am storing a date in my database and want the user to be able to edit this date in the Edit View. In the past with ASP.Net web forms I have used 3 dropdownlists for the Month, Day and Year to get the date from the user and to bind it on display. I want to do the same in ASP.Net MVC and not sure how to do it? I am not using any jQuery or Javascript, the design calls for simple postback.

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  • modify this code .. please help me?

    - by Sam
    i wana modify this code from static choices to dynamic this for 3 choices var PollhttpObject=null; function DoVote() {if(document.getElementById('PollRadio1').checke d)DoVote_Submit(1);else if(document.getElementById('PollRadio2').checked)DoVote_Submit(2);else if(document.getElementById('PollRadio3').checked)DoVote_Submit(3);else alert('?????: ?????? ?????? ??? ?????????? ??????? ?? ????? ??? ?? ???????');return false;} function DisbalePoll(TheCase) {document.getElementById('VoteBttn').onclick=function(){alert('!?????? ??? ?? ??????? ??????');} document.getElementById('PollRadio1').disabled='true';document.getElementById('PollRadio2').disabled='true';document.getElementById('PollRadio3').disabled='true';if(TheCase=='EXPIRED') {document.getElementById('VoteBttn').src='images/design/VoteBttn_OFF.jpg';document.getElementById('ResultBttn').src='images/design/ResultsBttn_OFF.jpg';document.getElementById('VoteBttn').onclick='';document.getElementById('ResultBttn').onclick='';document.getElementById('ResultBttn').style.cursor='';document.getElementById('VoteBttn').style.cursor='';}} function DoVote_Submit(VoteID) {if(VoteID!=0)DisbalePoll();try{PollhttpObject=getHTTPObject();if(PollhttpObject!=null) {PollhttpObject.onreadystatechange=PollOutput;PollhttpObject.open("GET","Ajax.aspx?ACTION=POLL&VOTEID="+ VoteID+"&RND="+ Math.floor(Math.random()*10001),true);PollhttpObject.send(null);}} catch(e){} return false;} function PollOutput(){if(PollhttpObject.readyState==4) {var SearchResult=PollhttpObject.responseText;document.getElementById('PollProgress').style.display='none';document.getElementById('PollFormDiv').style.display='block';if(SearchResult.length=2&&SearchResult.substr(0,2)=='OK') {var ReturnedValue=SearchResult.split("#");document.getElementById('PollBar1').style.width=0+'px';document.getElementById('PollBar2').style.width=0+'px';document.getElementById('PollBar3').style.width=0+'px';document.getElementById('PollRate1').innerHTML="0 (0%)";document.getElementById('PollRate2').innerHTML="0 (0%)";document.getElementById('PollRate3').innerHTML="0 (0%)";window.setTimeout('DrawPollBars(0, '+ ReturnedValue[1]+', 0, '+ ReturnedValue[2]+', 0, '+ ReturnedValue[3]+')',150);} else if(SearchResult.length=2&&SearchResult.substr(0,2)=='NO') {alert("?????: ??? ??? ???????? ?????");}} else {document.getElementById('PollProgress').style.display='block';document.getElementById('PollFormDiv').style.display='none';}} function DrawPollBars(Bar1Var,Bar1Width,Bar2Var,Bar2Width,Bar3Var,Bar3Width) {var TotalVotes=parseInt(Bar1Width)+parseInt(Bar2Width)+parseInt(Bar3Width);var IncVal=parseFloat(TotalVotes/10);var NewBar1Width=0;var NewBar2Width=0;var NewBar3Width=0;var Bar1NextVar;var Bar2NextVar;var Bar3NextVar;if(parseInt(parseInt(Bar1Var)*200/TotalVotes)0)NewBar1Width=parseInt(Bar1Var)*200/TotalVotes;else if(Bar1Var0)NewBar1Width=1;else NewBar1Width=0;if(parseInt(parseInt(Bar2Var)*200/TotalVotes)0)NewBar2Width=parseInt(Bar2Var)*200/TotalVotes;else if(Bar2Var0)NewBar2Width=1;else NewBar2Width=0;if(parseInt(parseInt(Bar3Var)*200/TotalVotes)0)NewBar3Width=parseInt(Bar3Var)*200/TotalVotes;else if(Bar3Var0)NewBar3Width=1;else NewBar3Width=0;document.getElementById('PollBar1').style.width=NewBar1Width+'px';document.getElementById('PollBar2').style.width=NewBar2Width+'px';document.getElementById('PollBar3').style.width=NewBar3Width+'px';document.getElementById('PollRate1').innerHTML=parseFloat(Bar1Var).toFixed(0)+" ("+ parseFloat(parseFloat(Bar1Var)/TotalVotes*100).toFixed(1)+"%)";document.getElementById('PollRate2').innerHTML=parseFloat(Bar2Var).toFixed(0)+" ("+ parseFloat(parseFloat(Bar2Var)/TotalVotes*100).toFixed(1)+"%)";document.getElementById('PollRate3').innerHTML=parseFloat(Bar3Var).toFixed(0)+" ("+ parseFloat(parseFloat(Bar3Var)/TotalVotes*100).toFixed(1)+"%)";if(Bar1Var!=Bar1Width||Bar2Var!=Bar2Width||Bar3Var!=Bar3Width) {if(parseFloat(Bar1Var)+IncVal<=parseInt(Bar1Width))Bar1NextVar=parseFloat(Bar1Var)+IncVal;else Bar1NextVar=Bar1Width;if(parseFloat(Bar2Var)+IncVal<=parseInt(Bar2Width))Bar2NextVar=parseFloat(Bar2Var)+IncVal;else Bar2NextVar=Bar2Width;if(parseFloat(Bar3Var)+IncVal<=parseInt(Bar3Width))Bar3NextVar=parseFloat(Bar3Var)+IncVal;else Bar3NextVar=Bar3Width;window.setTimeout('DrawPollBars('+ Bar1NextVar+', '+ Bar1Width+', '+ Bar2NextVar+', '+ Bar2Width+', '+ Bar3NextVar+', '+ Bar3Width+')',80); }}

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  • Performance tuning of a Hibernate+Spring+MySQL project operation that stores images uploaded by user

    - by Umar
    Hi I am working on a web project that is Spring+Hibernate+MySQL based. I am stuck at a point where I have to store images uploaded by a user into the database. Although I have written some code that works well for now, but I believe that things will mess up when the project would go live. Here's my domain class that carries the image bytes: @Entity public class Picture implements java.io.Serializable{ long id; byte[] data; ... // getters and setters } And here's my controller that saves the file on submit: public class PictureUploadFormController extends AbstractBaseFormController{ ... protected ModelAndView onSubmit(HttpServletRequest request, HttpServletResponse response, Object command, BindException errors) throws Exception{ MutlipartFile file; // getting MultipartFile from the command object ... // beginning hibernate transaction ... Picture p=new Picture(); p.setData(file.getBytes()); pictureDAO.makePersistent(p); // this method simply calls getSession().saveOrUpdate(p) // committing hiernate transaction ... } ... } Obviously a bad piece of code. Is there anyway I could use InputStream or Blob to save the data, instead of first loading all the bytes from the user into the memory and then pushing them into the database? I did some research on hibernate's support for Blob, and found this in Hibernate In Action book: java.sql.Blob and java.sql.Clob are the most efficient way to handle large objects in Java. Unfortunately, an instance of Blob or Clob is only useable until the JDBC transaction completes. So if your persistent class defines a property of java.sql.Clob or java.sql.Blob (not a good idea anyway), you’ll be restricted in how instances of the class may be used. In particular, you won’t be able to use instances of that class as detached objects. Furthermore, many JDBC drivers don’t feature working support for java.sql.Blob and java.sql.Clob. Therefore, it makes more sense to map large objects using the binary or text mapping type, assuming retrieval of the entire large object into memory isn’t a performance killer. Note you can find up-to-date design patterns and tips for large object usage on the Hibernate website, with tricks for particular platforms. Now apparently the Blob cannot be used, as it is not a good idea anyway, what else could be used to improve the performance? I couldn't find any up-to-date design pattern or any useful information on Hibernate website. So any help/recommendations from stackoverflowers will be much appreciated. Thanks

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  • Is this an example for parametric polymorphism?

    - by mrt181
    Hi i am educating myself oop principles. I would like to know if this is a correct example of Cardellis definition of parametric polymorphism. Please enlighten me. The example is in cfml's script based syntax. <cfcomponent> <cfscript> public numeric function getlength(any arg, string type){ switch (arguments.type){ case "array": return arraylen(arguments.arg); break; case "struct": return structcount(arguments.arg); break; case "string": return len(arguments.arg); break; case "numeric": return len(arguments.arg); break; case "object": // gets the number of parent classes, substracting the railo base class return -1 + arraylen(structfindkey(getmetadata(arguments.arg),"extends","all")); break; default: // throw was added to railo as a user defined function to use it in cfscript throw("InvalidTypeArgument","The provided type argument is invalid for method getlength"); } } </cfscript> </cfcomponent>

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  • Testing a db structure before beginnning to code the app

    - by driverate
    I'm in the beginning stages of writing (and learning as I go) a Python database app using SQLite. I have the db structure planned on paper, and I have the queries I'll need in mind, but before I start coding I want to fully test the db design so I know it's right and ready. What's the best free software to use to test the db structure quickest?

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  • Calling services from the Orchestrating layer in SOA?

    - by Martin Lee
    The Service Oriented Architecture Principles site says that Service Composition is an important thing in SOA. But Service Loose Coupling is important as well. Does that mean that the "Orchestrating layer" should be the only one that is allowed to make calls to services in the system? As I understand SOA, the "Orchestrating layer" 'glues' all the services together into one software application. I tried to depict that on Fig.A and Fig.B. The difference between the two is that on Fig.A the application is composed of services and all the logic is done in the "Orchestrating layer" (all calls to services are done from the "Orchestrating layer" only). On Fig.B the application is composed from services, but one service calls another service. Does the architecture on Fig.B violate the "Service Loose Coupling" principle of SOA? Can a service call another service in SOA? And more generally, can the architecture on Fig.A be considered superior to the one on Fig.B in terms of service loose coupling, abstraction, reusability, autonomy, etc.? My guess is that the A architecture is much more universal, but it can add some unnecessary data transfers between the "Orchestrating layer" and all the called services.

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  • How should I progressively enhance this content with JavaScript?

    - by Sean Dunwoody
    The background to this problem is that I'm doing a computing project which involves Some drop down boxes for input, and a text input where the user can input a date. I've used YUI to enhance the form, so the calendar input uses the YUI calendar widget and the drop down list is converted into a horizontal list of inputs where the user only has to click once to select any input as opposed to two clicks with the drop down box (hope that makes sense, not sure how to explain it clearly) The problem is, that in the design section of my project I stated that I would follow the progressive enhancement principles. I am struggling however to ensure that users without JavaScript are able to view the drop down box / text input on said page. This is not because I do not necessarily know how, but the two methods I've tried seem unsatisfactory. Method 1 - I tried using YUI to hide the text box and drop down list, this seemed like the ideal solution however there was quite a noticeable lag when loading the page (especially for the first time), the text box and drop down list where visibile for at least a second. I included the script for this just before the end of the body tag, is there any way that I can run it onload with YUI? Would that help? Method 2 - Use the noscript tag . . . however I am loathed to do this as while it would be a simple solution, I have read various bad things about the noscript tag. Is there a way of making mehtod one work? Or is there a better way of doing this that I am yet to encounter?

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  • sIFR selected text background

    - by elon
    It seems to me that sIFRed text when selected allways have black background. My site design is dark (mostly black). So when use select sIFRed text it looks like nothing happens, it is selected but no one can see that cause both site and selected text background are black. Normal text have white or some kind of dark-green color depending on font color. How to change color of selected text background?

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  • Should I learn Sass?

    - by Davey
    I do a lot of design work with XHTML, CSS, and PHP. A friend mentioned Sass to me and it looks pretty cool. I don't know anything about Ruby or Rails and I am running a windows machine. Does anyone know a good tutorial for a beginner to dig in to something like this?

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  • Weird bug in header in IE7

    - by Luuk
    Hi all, I have a weird bug in IE7. http://www.luukratief-design.nl/dump/simplefolio/ the navigation has to be centered. same goes for the background. Now every browser does it perfectly. even IE6! (didnt do pngfix yet). The only one who is having problems is IE7 who shifts the whole navbar element to the right. Anyone knows how this is possible?

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  • Is there anything as good as TOAD for Postgres (Windows)?

    - by misc090912
    Hi guys, I'm just looking for a management tool like TOAD for Postgres. Anyone used a good one? Edit - I work mostly within the data itself and the database already has a mature model/design. I use the edit windows the most (well, in TOAD for Oracle anyway.) As far as I know, Toad only exists naturally for: Oracle, MS SQL, DB2 and MySQL... --JS

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  • Google Chrome extension: Use Javascript inside webkit notifications?

    - by Arnaud Leymet
    I have been following the Google Chrome Extensions Developer's guide and have been able so far to create an extension with a browser action without popup that would trigger a webkit notification in HTML format. Fact is that this HTML file contains action buttons, links and javascript, but none of them seems to respond. Is this a by-design behavior or is there a way for embedding javascript/links/buttons in these webkit notifications?

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  • making changes in master page from front(calling) page in vb.net

    - by ferrer
    i have a page called a1.aspx, with the Masterpagefile = a1_master.master. Now the master page has its own div's and images for design purpose. I want a way where when i load a1.aspx, certain chosen 's and images should be hidden (visible=false). how can i do this? how can i change the visibility of a div or an image in the master page from the calling page?

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  • Is it ok to use <strong> in place of <b> blindly ?

    - by metal-gear-solid
    Note: I know <b> is presentational and <span style="font-weight:bold> is better way and <strong> and <em> for emphasis but my question is not regarding this. Should we convert every <b> to <strong> blindly ? many people do this they think <b> is not good as per web standards so they convert every <b> to <strong> upon site redesign, content re-population, new site design and people suggest this to others also. Dreamweaver has also given option to convert all <b> and <i> to <strong> and <em> on code paste in design view and when we use B and I Which people use blindly. And Dreamweaver(if above option is checked) and many online WYSIWYG editor give output in <strong> and <em> while button shows B and I. In my opinion it's creating misconception about <strong> and <b> When we get content from client we don't know where client want to give emphasize and where he just want to use text bold for presentation purpose.What we should do in this condition? no one has time client and we both to give time to think for each bold text, it should be in <b> or in <strong>, <i> or in <em> What are pros and cons to convert every <b> and <i> into <strong> and <em> blindly if we are saying our site is accessible? Update: remember <b> and <i> are not deprecated there are in HTML 5 specification

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  • Dynamic pages and controls with Asp .NET

    - by Abhilash
    Hi, We are starting with the design of an ASP .NET Web UI using WCSF as the UI FW. We are evaluating some FW which will allow us to build dynamic pages, dynamic as in, deciding at runtime what user controls will be displayed and in what order. Also possibly, the pages and order in which they will be displayed. We are looking at Page Flow Application Block, but there's limited documentation around it, we were interested in knowing what other options could be considered. Thanks for your help guys...

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  • PHP Doctrine: generation problem?

    - by ropstah
    I'm generating models from my Mysql db. It generates a foreign key collection properly, but not the other way around... Is this supposed to be 'by-design', or am i doing something wrong? pseudo code alert User: UserId pk LocationId fk //User location Location LocationId pk UserId fk //Location owner Generated code: class User() { hasMany('Location') //for locations owned by the user //BUT NOT THIS ONE: //hasOne('Location_1') //for current location of user } class Location() { hasMany('User') //for users which are on that location //AND NOT THIS ONE //hasOne('User_1') //for location owner }

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  • Call private method in Flex, Actionscript.

    - by core07
    I need it in FlexUnit to test private methods. Is there any possibility to do this via reflection by using describeType or maybe flexUnit has some build in facility? I dislike artificial limitation that i cannot test private functions, it greatly reduces flexibility. Yes it is good design for me to test private functions, so please do not advise me to refactor my code. I do not want to break the encapsulation for the sake of unit testing.

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  • How to prefix a positive number with plus sign in PHP

    - by user318466
    I need to design a function to return negative numbers unchanged but should add a + sign at the start of the number if its already no present. Example: Input Output ---------------- +1 +1 1 +1 -1 -1 It will get only numeric input. function formatNum($num) { # something here..perhaps a regex? } This function is going to be called several times in echo/print so the quicker the better.

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