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42,407 | 09/03/2008 19:46:54 | 4,438 | 09/03/2008 19:40:25 | 1 | 0 | How do I implement OpenID in my web application? | Does Stackoverflow create a new OpenID when a user registers with an email address (i.e. does not provide an existing OpenID)? How do you do that? Do you have code examples in C#? Java? Python? | c# | java | python | stackoverflow | openid | null | open | How do I implement OpenID in my web application?
===
Does Stackoverflow create a new OpenID when a user registers with an email address (i.e. does not provide an existing OpenID)? How do you do that? Do you have code examples in C#? Java? Python? | 0 |
42,416 | 09/03/2008 19:50:11 | 3,798 | 08/30/2008 22:09:59 | 8 | 3 | How can I install libgluezilla on Ubuntu 8.04? | I want to use the Web Browser control within an mono application, but when I do get the error "libgluezilla not found. To have webbrowser support, you need libgluezilla installed." I can't find the package other than a SUSE rpm, how do I install the library? | ubuntu | mono | null | null | null | null | open | How can I install libgluezilla on Ubuntu 8.04?
===
I want to use the Web Browser control within an mono application, but when I do get the error "libgluezilla not found. To have webbrowser support, you need libgluezilla installed." I can't find the package other than a SUSE rpm, how do I install the library? | 0 |
42,422 | 09/03/2008 19:51:03 | 2,357 | 08/21/2008 20:18:05 | 1 | 3 | What's wrong with this code? If anything. | Essentially I want to know if in VB.NET 2005 if using a sqlcommand and then reusing it by using the NEW is wrong. Will it cause a memory leak.
EG:
dim mySQL as new sqlcommand(sSQL, cnInput)
// do a sql execute and read the data
mySQL = new sqlcommand(sSQLdifferent, cnInput)
... | vb.net | memory-leaks | null | null | null | null | open | What's wrong with this code? If anything.
===
Essentially I want to know if in VB.NET 2005 if using a sqlcommand and then reusing it by using the NEW is wrong. Will it cause a memory leak.
EG:
dim mySQL as new sqlcommand(sSQL, cnInput)
// do a sql execute and read the data
mySQL = ne... | 0 |
42,428 | 09/03/2008 19:52:07 | 1,476 | 08/15/2008 19:09:14 | 266 | 7 | Window managers for Windows and Macs | X Windows has special processes called Window Managers that manage the layout of windows and decorations like their title bar, control buttons etc. Such processes use an X Windows API to detect events related to windows sizes and positions.
Are there any consistent ways for writing such processes for Microsoft Windo... | windows | osx | operating-system | x-windows | null | null | open | Window managers for Windows and Macs
===
X Windows has special processes called Window Managers that manage the layout of windows and decorations like their title bar, control buttons etc. Such processes use an X Windows API to detect events related to windows sizes and positions.
Are there any consistent ways for ... | 0 |
42,437 | 09/03/2008 19:55:05 | 2,191 | 08/20/2008 20:39:36 | 177 | 6 | Best way to handle input from a keyboard "wedge" | I'm writing a C# POS (point of sale) system that takes input from a keyboard wedge magcard reader. This means that any data it reads off of a mag stripe is entered as if it were typed on the keyboard very quickly. Currently I'm handling this by attaching to the KeyPress event and looking for a series of very fast key p... | c# | null | null | null | null | null | open | Best way to handle input from a keyboard "wedge"
===
I'm writing a C# POS (point of sale) system that takes input from a keyboard wedge magcard reader. This means that any data it reads off of a mag stripe is entered as if it were typed on the keyboard very quickly. Currently I'm handling this by attaching to the KeyP... | 0 |
42,438 | 09/03/2008 19:55:13 | 206 | 08/03/2008 13:35:14 | 527 | 40 | What's the best way to detect the presence of SMO? | I have some code that uses SMO to populate a list of available SQL Servers and databases. While we no longer support SQL Server 2000, it's possible that the code could get run on a machine that SQL Server 2000 and not have the SMO library installed. I would perfer to check for SMO first and degrade the functionality ... | sql-server | smo | null | null | null | null | open | What's the best way to detect the presence of SMO?
===
I have some code that uses SMO to populate a list of available SQL Servers and databases. While we no longer support SQL Server 2000, it's possible that the code could get run on a machine that SQL Server 2000 and not have the SMO library installed. I would perf... | 0 |
42,446 | 09/03/2008 19:59:11 | 4,066 | 09/01/2008 16:06:15 | 71 | 6 | How do I Converting an IntPtr to a Stream | <pre><code>
class Foo
{
static bool Bar(Stream^ stream);
};
class FooWrapper
{
bool Bar(LPCWSTR szUnicodeString)
{
return Foo::Bar(??);
}
};
</code></pre>
MemoryStream will take a byte[] but I'd *like* to do this without copying the data if possible. | .net | c++ | managedc++ | null | null | null | open | How do I Converting an IntPtr to a Stream
===
<pre><code>
class Foo
{
static bool Bar(Stream^ stream);
};
class FooWrapper
{
bool Bar(LPCWSTR szUnicodeString)
{
return Foo::Bar(??);
}
};
</code></pre>
MemoryStream will take a byte[] but I'd *like* to do this without copying the data... | 0 |
42,452 | 09/03/2008 20:00:16 | 292 | 08/04/2008 13:14:31 | 440 | 19 | Is BCEL == monkeypatching for java? | a colleague pointed me the other day to [BCEL][1] which , as best I can tell from his explanation and a quick read, a way to modify at run time the byte code. My first thouhg was that it sounded dangerous, and my second thought was that it sounded cool. Then I gave it some more thought and I recalled the [codinghorro... | monkeypatching | bcel | bytecode | jave | null | null | open | Is BCEL == monkeypatching for java?
===
a colleague pointed me the other day to [BCEL][1] which , as best I can tell from his explanation and a quick read, a way to modify at run time the byte code. My first thouhg was that it sounded dangerous, and my second thought was that it sounded cool. Then I gave it some mor... | 0 |
42,460 | 09/03/2008 20:04:47 | 2,547 | 08/22/2008 19:10:02 | 499 | 28 | Custom titlebars/chrome in a WinForms app | I'm almost certain I know the answer to this question, but I'm hoping there's something I've overlooked.
Certain applications seem to have the Vista Aero look and feel to their caption bars and buttons even when running on Windows XP. (Google Chrome and Windows Live Photo Gallery come to mind as examples.) I know ... | .net | winforms | gui | windows-xp | null | null | open | Custom titlebars/chrome in a WinForms app
===
I'm almost certain I know the answer to this question, but I'm hoping there's something I've overlooked.
Certain applications seem to have the Vista Aero look and feel to their caption bars and buttons even when running on Windows XP. (Google Chrome and Windows Live Ph... | 0 |
42,466 | 09/03/2008 20:11:32 | 1,583 | 08/16/2008 20:54:12 | 77 | 4 | MSDN subscriptions on the cheap? | As a long time MS developer, I find MSDN to be an invaluable resource.
However, when tinkering at home I am not able to play with the best latest technologies and the different offerings coming from Redmond as I cannot justify paying such a hefty price for what is essentially a pastime.
The Express editions are g... | microsoft | msdn | finance | null | null | 05/06/2012 16:29:46 | not constructive | MSDN subscriptions on the cheap?
===
As a long time MS developer, I find MSDN to be an invaluable resource.
However, when tinkering at home I am not able to play with the best latest technologies and the different offerings coming from Redmond as I cannot justify paying such a hefty price for what is essentially a ... | 4 |
42,468 | 09/03/2008 20:12:28 | 3,776 | 08/30/2008 18:02:35 | 251 | 23 | How do I measure bytes in/out of an IP port used for .NET remoting? | I am using .NET remoting to retrieve periodic status updates from a Windows service into a 'controller' application which is used to display some live stats about what the service is doing.
The resulting network traffic is huge - many times the size of the data for the updates - so clearly I have implemented the rem... | .net | windows | networking | remoting | null | null | open | How do I measure bytes in/out of an IP port used for .NET remoting?
===
I am using .NET remoting to retrieve periodic status updates from a Windows service into a 'controller' application which is used to display some live stats about what the service is doing.
The resulting network traffic is huge - many times the... | 0 |
42,480 | 09/03/2008 20:16:37 | 2,147 | 08/20/2008 15:14:13 | 821 | 61 | Classes in VB6 | Yeah, I'm stuck maintaining some legacy software. Does anyone know of any good tutorials on creating classes and whatnot in VB6? My Google-fu seems to be failing me. :-/ | vb6 | classes | null | null | null | null | open | Classes in VB6
===
Yeah, I'm stuck maintaining some legacy software. Does anyone know of any good tutorials on creating classes and whatnot in VB6? My Google-fu seems to be failing me. :-/ | 0 |
42,482 | 09/03/2008 20:18:47 | 2,678 | 08/24/2008 14:30:46 | 1 | 0 | Best way to extract text from a Word doc without using COM/automation? | Is there a reasonable way to extract plain text from a Word file that doesn't depend on COM automation? (This is a a feature for a web app deployed on a non-Windows platform - that's non-negotiable in this case.)
Antiword seems like it might be a reasonable option, but it seems like it might be abandoned.
A Pyth... | python | word | null | null | null | null | open | Best way to extract text from a Word doc without using COM/automation?
===
Is there a reasonable way to extract plain text from a Word file that doesn't depend on COM automation? (This is a a feature for a web app deployed on a non-Windows platform - that's non-negotiable in this case.)
Antiword seems like it migh... | 0 |
42,483 | 09/03/2008 20:19:30 | 1,782 | 08/18/2008 14:30:58 | 1,171 | 85 | Simulated OLAP | We have a client that has Oracle *Standard*, and a project that would be ten times easier addressed using OLAP. However, Oracle only supports OLAP in the *Enterprise* version.
Migration to enterprise is **not** possible
I'm thinking of doing some manual simulation of OLAP, creating relational tables to simulate t... | oracle | olap | cubes | null | null | null | open | Simulated OLAP
===
We have a client that has Oracle *Standard*, and a project that would be ten times easier addressed using OLAP. However, Oracle only supports OLAP in the *Enterprise* version.
Migration to enterprise is **not** possible
I'm thinking of doing some manual simulation of OLAP, creating relational ... | 0 |
42,489 | 09/03/2008 20:21:04 | 4,213 | 09/02/2008 11:02:12 | 126 | 19 | How to implement a "related" degree measure algorithm? | I was going to Ask a Question earlier today when I was presented to a surprising functionality in Stackoverflow. When I wrote my question title stackoverflow suggested me several related questions and I found out that there was already two similar questions. That was stunning!
Then I started thinking how I would i... | algorithm | full-text-search | indexing | null | null | null | open | How to implement a "related" degree measure algorithm?
===
I was going to Ask a Question earlier today when I was presented to a surprising functionality in Stackoverflow. When I wrote my question title stackoverflow suggested me several related questions and I found out that there was already two similar questions. ... | 0 |
42,490 | 09/03/2008 20:21:14 | 3,381 | 08/28/2008 11:39:48 | 228 | 28 | TFS - Branching for experimental development: Solution fails to load | *Disclaimer: I'm stuck on TFS and I hate it.*
My source control structure looks like this:
- /dev
- /releases
- /branches
- /experimental-upgrade
I branched from dev to experimental-upgrade and didn't touch it. I then did some more work in dev and merged to experimental-upgrade. Somehow TFS comp... | tfs | version-control | null | null | null | null | open | TFS - Branching for experimental development: Solution fails to load
===
*Disclaimer: I'm stuck on TFS and I hate it.*
My source control structure looks like this:
- /dev
- /releases
- /branches
- /experimental-upgrade
I branched from dev to experimental-upgrade and didn't touch it. I then did ... | 0 |
42,499 | 09/03/2008 20:25:47 | 91 | 08/01/2008 17:55:22 | 5,470 | 233 | asp:UpdateProgress - surpressing the line-break | I've started working with ASP.net AJAX (finally ☺). and I've got an update panel together with a asp:UpdateProgress. My Problem: The UpdateProgress always forces a line-break, because it renders out as a div-tag.
Is there any way to force it being a span instead? I want to display it on the same line as some other c... | asp.net | ajax | null | null | null | null | open | asp:UpdateProgress - surpressing the line-break
===
I've started working with ASP.net AJAX (finally ☺). and I've got an update panel together with a asp:UpdateProgress. My Problem: The UpdateProgress always forces a line-break, because it renders out as a div-tag.
Is there any way to force it being a span instead? ... | 0 |
42,505 | 09/03/2008 20:29:15 | 3,619 | 08/29/2008 15:08:14 | 141 | 30 | Thread safe use of a singleton's members | I have a C# singleton class that multiple classes use.
public class MyClass
{
private static readonly MyClass instance = new MyClass();
public static MyClass Instance
{
get { return instance; }
}
private Int32 value = 0;
public Int32 Toggle(... | c# | .net | multithreading | singleton | null | null | open | Thread safe use of a singleton's members
===
I have a C# singleton class that multiple classes use.
public class MyClass
{
private static readonly MyClass instance = new MyClass();
public static MyClass Instance
{
get { return instance; }
}
private ... | 0 |
42,512 | 09/03/2008 20:32:21 | 2,148 | 08/20/2008 15:20:13 | 302 | 22 | Deleting an Google App Engine application | Is it possible to delete an GAE application after it has been created?
I made a mistake while typing the name and now have a dummy application that I haven't been able to remove.
Thanks. | google-app-engine | null | null | null | null | null | open | Deleting an Google App Engine application
===
Is it possible to delete an GAE application after it has been created?
I made a mistake while typing the name and now have a dummy application that I haven't been able to remove.
Thanks. | 0 |
42,515 | 09/03/2008 20:32:26 | 2,653 | 08/23/2008 23:43:40 | 1 | 0 | Dealing with Latency in Networked Games | I'm thinking about making a networked game. I'm a little new to this, and have already run into a lot of issues trying to put together a good plan for dead reckoning and network latency, so I'd love to see some good literature on the topic. I'll describe the methods I've considered.
Originally, I was just sending ... | networking | latency | deadreckoning | null | null | null | open | Dealing with Latency in Networked Games
===
I'm thinking about making a networked game. I'm a little new to this, and have already run into a lot of issues trying to put together a good plan for dead reckoning and network latency, so I'd love to see some good literature on the topic. I'll describe the methods I've c... | 0 |
42,519 | 09/03/2008 20:34:33 | 736 | 08/08/2008 13:06:17 | 136 | 13 | How do you rotate a two dimensional array? | Inspired by [Raymond Chen's post][1], say you have a 4x4 two dimensional array, write a function that rotates it 90 degrees. Raymond links to a solution in pseudo code, but I'd like to see some real world stuff.
[1][2][3][4]
[5][6][7][8]
[9][0][1][2]
[3][4][5][6]
Becomes:
[3][9][5][1]
... | interview-questions | matrix | null | null | null | null | open | How do you rotate a two dimensional array?
===
Inspired by [Raymond Chen's post][1], say you have a 4x4 two dimensional array, write a function that rotates it 90 degrees. Raymond links to a solution in pseudo code, but I'd like to see some real world stuff.
[1][2][3][4]
[5][6][7][8]
[9][0][1][2]
... | 0 |
42,531 | 09/03/2008 20:39:21 | 814 | 08/09/2008 04:07:15 | 173 | 13 | How do I call ::CreateProcess in c++ to launch a Windows executable? | Looking for an example that:
1) Launches an EXE
2) Waits for the EXE to finish.
3) Properly closes all the handles when the executable finishes. | windows-api | null | null | null | null | null | open | How do I call ::CreateProcess in c++ to launch a Windows executable?
===
Looking for an example that:
1) Launches an EXE
2) Waits for the EXE to finish.
3) Properly closes all the handles when the executable finishes. | 0 |
42,546 | 09/03/2008 20:46:05 | 2,443 | 08/22/2008 10:53:30 | 344 | 24 | How can I draw a curve that varies in thickness along its path? | I'm capturing data from a tablet using Java (JPen library rocks) and would like to be able to paint a penstroke in a more natural way.
Currently I'm drawing the pen stroke as straight line segments each with a different Stroke thickness.
There has to be something in Java's Graphics Library that lets me to this ... | java | graphics | null | null | null | null | open | How can I draw a curve that varies in thickness along its path?
===
I'm capturing data from a tablet using Java (JPen library rocks) and would like to be able to paint a penstroke in a more natural way.
Currently I'm drawing the pen stroke as straight line segments each with a different Stroke thickness.
There... | 0 |
42,550 | 09/03/2008 20:49:26 | 3,747 | 08/30/2008 14:33:59 | 269 | 22 | Extract Address Information from a Web Page | I need to take a web page and extract the address information from the page. Some are easier than others. I'm looking for a firefox plugin, windows app, or VB.NET code that will help me get this done.
Ideally I would like to have a web page on our admin (ASP.NET/VB.NET) where you enter a URL and it scraps the page a... | vb.net | address | null | null | null | null | open | Extract Address Information from a Web Page
===
I need to take a web page and extract the address information from the page. Some are easier than others. I'm looking for a firefox plugin, windows app, or VB.NET code that will help me get this done.
Ideally I would like to have a web page on our admin (ASP.NET/VB.NE... | 0 |
42,554 | 09/03/2008 20:51:49 | 1,583 | 08/16/2008 20:54:12 | 91 | 4 | Can't get my event to fire | When loading a page for the first time (!IsPostback), I am creating a button in code and adding it to my page, then adding an event handler to the click event.
However, when clicking the button, after the page reloads, my event handler does not fire.
Can anyone explain why?
| asp.net | null | null | null | null | null | open | Can't get my event to fire
===
When loading a page for the first time (!IsPostback), I am creating a button in code and adding it to my page, then adding an event handler to the click event.
However, when clicking the button, after the page reloads, my event handler does not fire.
Can anyone explain why?
| 0 |
42,557 | 09/03/2008 20:52:54 | 3,446 | 08/28/2008 15:47:28 | 81 | 7 | Best way to incorporate spell checkers with a build process | I try to externalize all strings (and other constants) used in any application I write, for many reasons that are probably second-nature to most stack-overflowers, but one thing I would like to have is the ability to automate spell checking of any user-visible strings. This poses a couple problems:
* Not all string... | build-process | build-automation | build | spellchecking | null | null | open | Best way to incorporate spell checkers with a build process
===
I try to externalize all strings (and other constants) used in any application I write, for many reasons that are probably second-nature to most stack-overflowers, but one thing I would like to have is the ability to automate spell checking of any user-vi... | 0 |
42,566 | 09/03/2008 20:56:07 | 422 | 08/05/2008 15:11:55 | 817 | 40 | Getting the Hostname or IP in Ruby on Rails | I'm in the process of maintaining a Ruby on Rails app and am looking for an easy way to find the hostname or IP address of the box I'm on (since it's a VM and new instances may have different hostnames or IP addresses). Is there a quick and easy way to do this in Ruby on Rails? | ruby | ruby-on-rails | networking | null | null | null | open | Getting the Hostname or IP in Ruby on Rails
===
I'm in the process of maintaining a Ruby on Rails app and am looking for an easy way to find the hostname or IP address of the box I'm on (since it's a VM and new instances may have different hostnames or IP addresses). Is there a quick and easy way to do this in Ruby on... | 0 |
42,581 | 09/03/2008 21:00:33 | 3,594 | 08/29/2008 08:46:29 | 122 | 9 | Python re.MULTILINE caret match | The Python docs say:
> re.MULTILINE: When specified, the pattern character '^' matches at the beginning of the string and at the beginning of each line (immediately following each newline)... By default, '^' matches only at the beginning of the string...
So what's going on when I get the following unexpected resu... | python | regex | null | null | null | null | open | Python re.MULTILINE caret match
===
The Python docs say:
> re.MULTILINE: When specified, the pattern character '^' matches at the beginning of the string and at the beginning of each line (immediately following each newline)... By default, '^' matches only at the beginning of the string...
So what's going on whe... | 0 |
42,582 | 09/03/2008 21:00:54 | 3,880 | 08/31/2008 15:48:19 | 149 | 7 | What View Engine are you using with ASP.NET MVC? | I know you can use several different view engines with ASP.NET MVC:
- ASPX, obviously
- NVelocity
- Brail
- NHaml
- et al...
The default ASPX view engine seems to make the most sense to me, coming from an ASP.NET WebForms background.
But, I wanted to get an idea of the pros and cons of each and... | asp.net-mvc | null | null | null | null | null | open | What View Engine are you using with ASP.NET MVC?
===
I know you can use several different view engines with ASP.NET MVC:
- ASPX, obviously
- NVelocity
- Brail
- NHaml
- et al...
The default ASPX view engine seems to make the most sense to me, coming from an ASP.NET WebForms background.
But, I ... | 0 |
42,587 | 09/03/2008 21:03:51 | 1,583 | 08/16/2008 20:54:12 | 94 | 5 | Double dispatch in C#? | I have heard/read the term but don't quite understand what it means.
When should I use this technique and how would I use it? Can anyone provide a good code sample? | c# | design-patterns | null | null | null | null | open | Double dispatch in C#?
===
I have heard/read the term but don't quite understand what it means.
When should I use this technique and how would I use it? Can anyone provide a good code sample? | 0 |
42,610 | 09/03/2008 21:12:43 | 3,906 | 08/31/2008 20:11:13 | 1 | 3 | Metalanaguage to describe the Model from MVC to generate identical client and server side code | I am looking for a powerful meta-language to describa behaviour for an application i intend to use in offline mode (google-gears + javascript) and server side sqlite + (php/ruby/java etc) and looking for a good format to describe the model's behaviour which can be easily converted to the target languages.
I am complet... | javascript | sqlite | model | client-server | metalanguage | null | open | Metalanaguage to describe the Model from MVC to generate identical client and server side code
===
I am looking for a powerful meta-language to describa behaviour for an application i intend to use in offline mode (google-gears + javascript) and server side sqlite + (php/ruby/java etc) and looking for a good format to... | 0 |
42,620 | 09/03/2008 21:17:17 | 4,200 | 09/02/2008 09:57:33 | 1 | 3 | SQL Server Views, blessing or curse? | I once worked with an architect who banned the use of SQL views. His main reason was that views made it too easy for a thoughtless coder to needlessly involve joined tables which, if that coder tried harder, could be avoided altogether. Implicitly he was encouraging code reuse via copy-and-paste instead of encapsulati... | sqlserver | null | null | null | null | null | open | SQL Server Views, blessing or curse?
===
I once worked with an architect who banned the use of SQL views. His main reason was that views made it too easy for a thoughtless coder to needlessly involve joined tables which, if that coder tried harder, could be avoided altogether. Implicitly he was encouraging code reus... | 0 |
42,627 | 09/03/2008 21:21:30 | 1,583 | 08/16/2008 20:54:12 | 98 | 4 | Best practices for portable C# | I am looking to write some C# code for linux/windows/mac/any other platform, and am looking for best practices for portable code.
Project [mono][1] has some great [porting][2] resources.
What are the best practices for portable C#?
[1]: http://go-mono.org
[2]: http://www.mono-project.com/Category:Portin... | c# | crossplatform | mono | null | null | null | open | Best practices for portable C#
===
I am looking to write some C# code for linux/windows/mac/any other platform, and am looking for best practices for portable code.
Project [mono][1] has some great [porting][2] resources.
What are the best practices for portable C#?
[1]: http://go-mono.org
[2]: http://... | 0 |
42,633 | 09/03/2008 21:24:11 | 3,305 | 08/27/2008 18:56:35 | 334 | 25 | When is the most effective time to do code reviews? | In the process of adding a new feature, when should you review the code? If you leave it until the code is complete, arguably a lot of time could already have been wasted going in the wrong direction. Too early and the ideas are only half formed. So where is the sweet spot and how do you decide? | code-review | null | null | null | null | null | open | When is the most effective time to do code reviews?
===
In the process of adding a new feature, when should you review the code? If you leave it until the code is complete, arguably a lot of time could already have been wasted going in the wrong direction. Too early and the ideas are only half formed. So where is t... | 0 |
42,643 | 09/03/2008 21:30:20 | 4,301 | 09/02/2008 18:34:26 | 11 | 6 | Scripting the Visual Studio IDE | I'd like to create a script that will configure the Visual Studio IDE the way I like it. Nothing vastly complicated, just a few Tools/Options settings, adding some External Tools, that kind of thing.
I know that this can be done inside VS with Import/Export Settings, but I'd like to be able to automate it from outs... | visual-studio | ide | scripting | null | null | null | open | Scripting the Visual Studio IDE
===
I'd like to create a script that will configure the Visual Studio IDE the way I like it. Nothing vastly complicated, just a few Tools/Options settings, adding some External Tools, that kind of thing.
I know that this can be done inside VS with Import/Export Settings, but I'd lik... | 0 |
42,648 | 09/03/2008 21:32:02 | 1,583 | 08/16/2008 20:54:12 | 108 | 4 | Best way to get identity of inserted row? | What is the best way to get identity of inserted row?
I know about @@IDENTITY and IDENT_CURRENT and SCOPE_IDENTITY but don't understand the pros and cons attached to each.
Can someone please explain the differences and when I should be using each? | sql-server | null | null | null | null | null | open | Best way to get identity of inserted row?
===
What is the best way to get identity of inserted row?
I know about @@IDENTITY and IDENT_CURRENT and SCOPE_IDENTITY but don't understand the pros and cons attached to each.
Can someone please explain the differences and when I should be using each? | 0 |
42,649 | 09/03/2008 21:32:49 | 3,305 | 08/27/2008 18:56:35 | 349 | 25 | Can you recommend a database that scales horizontally? | Generally the database server is the biggest, most expensive box we have to buy as scaling vertically is the only option. Are there any databases that scale well horizontally (i.e. across multiple commodity machines) and what are the limitations in this approach? | database | scalability | null | null | null | null | open | Can you recommend a database that scales horizontally?
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Generally the database server is the biggest, most expensive box we have to buy as scaling vertically is the only option. Are there any databases that scale well horizontally (i.e. across multiple commodity machines) and what are the limitations in this appro... | 0 |
42,672 | 09/03/2008 21:45:37 | 4,491 | 09/04/2008 06:44:23 | 1 | 0 | How do I SCP File programatically with C | What would be the best way to do an scp or sftp copy in a unix environment using C. I'm interested in knowing the best library to use and an example if at all possible. I'm working on a solaris server with the sun tools installed. | scp | unix | c | sftp | null | null | open | How do I SCP File programatically with C
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What would be the best way to do an scp or sftp copy in a unix environment using C. I'm interested in knowing the best library to use and an example if at all possible. I'm working on a solaris server with the sun tools installed. | 0 |
42,690 | 09/03/2008 21:52:50 | 2,858 | 08/25/2008 15:42:32 | 23 | 0 | Which Dynamic .NET language makes more sense to learn, Iron Ruby or Iron Python? | I'd like to take some time to learn more about dynamic languages built on top of the DLR and I'm not sure which language would be better to learn.
Having limited time, I really only have time to look learn one of them.
Any opinions on which of the two (Iron Ruby or Iron Python) would be more useful in the long ru... | .net | ironpython | dynamic-languages | ironruby | dlr | null | open | Which Dynamic .NET language makes more sense to learn, Iron Ruby or Iron Python?
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I'd like to take some time to learn more about dynamic languages built on top of the DLR and I'm not sure which language would be better to learn.
Having limited time, I really only have time to look learn one of them.
Any opini... | 0 |
42,693 | 09/03/2008 21:54:28 | 3,807 | 08/30/2008 23:07:08 | 8 | 0 | best way to get user input for a menu driven CLI in C | What's the best way to get user input in a C program where the choices are of a limited number.
Say for example the choices are:
A) Print the list.
B) Add 99 to the end of the list.
C) Delete all duplicates.
5) Reset 5 times.
Entering "A" then enter is ok,
Or, just a single keystroke would ... | c | null | null | null | null | null | open | best way to get user input for a menu driven CLI in C
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What's the best way to get user input in a C program where the choices are of a limited number.
Say for example the choices are:
A) Print the list.
B) Add 99 to the end of the list.
C) Delete all duplicates.
5) Reset 5 times.
Enterin... | 0 |
42,706 | 09/03/2008 22:00:05 | 758 | 08/08/2008 15:40:58 | 312 | 30 | Dependency Injection Addiction? | Is there a down side? I feel almost dependent on it now. Whenever a project gets past a certain size almost feel an allergic reaction to standard patterns and immediately re-wire it with a Dependency Injection framework.
The largest issue I've found is it can be confusing for other developers who are just learning i... | dependency-injection | null | null | null | null | null | open | Dependency Injection Addiction?
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Is there a down side? I feel almost dependent on it now. Whenever a project gets past a certain size almost feel an allergic reaction to standard patterns and immediately re-wire it with a Dependency Injection framework.
The largest issue I've found is it can be confusing for oth... | 0 |
42,710 | 09/03/2008 22:02:50 | 4,454 | 09/03/2008 21:37:46 | 1 | 1 | Efficient synthesis of a 4-to-1 function in Verilog | I need to implement a 4-to-1 function in Veriog. The input is 4 bits, a number from 0-15. The output is a single bit, 0 or 1. Each input gives a different output and the mapping from inputs to outputs is known, but the inputs and outputs themselves are not. I want vcs to successfully optimizing the code and also ha... | logic | version-control | verilog | synthesis | null | null | open | Efficient synthesis of a 4-to-1 function in Verilog
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I need to implement a 4-to-1 function in Veriog. The input is 4 bits, a number from 0-15. The output is a single bit, 0 or 1. Each input gives a different output and the mapping from inputs to outputs is known, but the inputs and outputs themselves are not. I... | 0 |
42,721 | 09/03/2008 22:08:20 | 1,965 | 08/19/2008 15:51:08 | 2,624 | 141 | Override Working Folder with Starteam/CruiseControl | For some reason, I can't seem to get CruiseControl.net to checkout code to anywhere but the starteam working folder for a specificed view.
I've tried both overrideViewWorkingDir and overrideFolderWorkingDir, and neither seem to work.
Has anyone been able to do this? | cruisecontrol.net | starteam | null | null | null | null | open | Override Working Folder with Starteam/CruiseControl
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For some reason, I can't seem to get CruiseControl.net to checkout code to anywhere but the starteam working folder for a specificed view.
I've tried both overrideViewWorkingDir and overrideFolderWorkingDir, and neither seem to work.
Has anyone been able to... | 0 |
42,732 | 09/03/2008 22:16:21 | 2,373 | 08/21/2008 21:57:58 | 54 | 4 | How to catch unhandled exceptions when using .NET Remoting | I want to catch all unhandled exceptions thrown in a remote object on *the server* and log them there before I translate them into some custom exception so that specific exceptions do not cross the client/server boundary.
I think I have to use a custom channel sync, but can anyone confirm this and/or have any other ... | c# | error-handling | remoting | null | null | null | open | How to catch unhandled exceptions when using .NET Remoting
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I want to catch all unhandled exceptions thrown in a remote object on *the server* and log them there before I translate them into some custom exception so that specific exceptions do not cross the client/server boundary.
I think I have to use a custom ... | 0 |
42,740 | 09/03/2008 22:20:15 | 2,831 | 08/25/2008 12:57:22 | 11 | 0 | What is WCF? | Can someone please explain in simple terms what WCF is? It's hard to distill the meaning from the Wikipedia page. | .net | wcf | null | null | null | null | open | What is WCF?
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Can someone please explain in simple terms what WCF is? It's hard to distill the meaning from the Wikipedia page. | 0 |
42,749 | 09/03/2008 22:26:55 | 44,972 | 09/02/2008 10:00:56 | -7 | 0 | Does the Iphone 1/2 have a compass inside? | Can one be simulated by periodicly syncing with GPS and in the meen while working with the accelerometer? I know for example that the N95 accelerometer is invarient to rotation on the Y axis (while beeing face up/down). | iphone | gps | n95 | null | null | null | open | Does the Iphone 1/2 have a compass inside?
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Can one be simulated by periodicly syncing with GPS and in the meen while working with the accelerometer? I know for example that the N95 accelerometer is invarient to rotation on the Y axis (while beeing face up/down). | 0 |
42,761 | 09/03/2008 22:36:45 | 3,717 | 08/30/2008 09:44:24 | 427 | 20 | What documentation and training are you pushing out with your app? | The question is pretty self-explainatory, but for those of you pushing out new applications, or having to support legacy systems, how do you effectively get training for new users out there?
I think the way of handing over a book is obsolete, and spending an hour or two showing someone around a system is just a wast... | user-interface | documentation | training | null | null | null | open | What documentation and training are you pushing out with your app?
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The question is pretty self-explainatory, but for those of you pushing out new applications, or having to support legacy systems, how do you effectively get training for new users out there?
I think the way of handing over a book is obsolete, an... | 0 |
42,762 | 09/03/2008 22:36:51 | 3,663 | 08/29/2008 18:38:42 | 8 | 4 | How can I get markdown to format this code properly ? | Here is some code I could not get to format properly in markdown, this is straight C code, pasted into the text box with the '4 spaces' format to denote code:
\#define PRINT(x, format, ...) \
if ( x ) { \
if ( debug_fd != NULL ) { \
fprintf(debug_fd, format, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
} \
... | markdown | c | formatting | null | null | null | open | How can I get markdown to format this code properly ?
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Here is some code I could not get to format properly in markdown, this is straight C code, pasted into the text box with the '4 spaces' format to denote code:
\#define PRINT(x, format, ...) \
if ( x ) { \
if ( debug_fd != NULL ) { \
... | 0 |
42,763 | 09/03/2008 22:37:47 | 415 | 08/05/2008 14:37:16 | 108 | 8 | Is there a max number of options (values) in HTML drop down control? | Does anyone know how many options a drop down list can have? Is it unlimited? How many before performance degrades? | html | null | null | null | null | null | open | Is there a max number of options (values) in HTML drop down control?
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Does anyone know how many options a drop down list can have? Is it unlimited? How many before performance degrades? | 0 |
42,770 | 09/03/2008 22:46:45 | 3,210 | 08/27/2008 13:14:20 | 13 | 4 | Writing/Using C++ Libraries | I am looking for basic examples/tutorials on:
<ol>
<li>How to write/compile libraries in C++ (.so files for Linux, .dll files for Windows) and...</li>
<li>How to import and use those libraries in other code.</li>
</ol>
Many thanks in advance! | c++ | tutorials | example | null | null | null | open | Writing/Using C++ Libraries
===
I am looking for basic examples/tutorials on:
<ol>
<li>How to write/compile libraries in C++ (.so files for Linux, .dll files for Windows) and...</li>
<li>How to import and use those libraries in other code.</li>
</ol>
Many thanks in advance! | 0 |
42,774 | 09/03/2008 22:49:29 | 394 | 08/05/2008 12:36:16 | 343 | 42 | How can I disable a hotkey in GreaseMonkey while editing? | I'm using Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right in a GreaseMonkey script as a hotkey to turn back / forward pages. It seems to works fine, but I want to disable this behavior if I'm in a text edit area. I'm trying to use document.activeElement to get the page active element and test if it's an editable area, but it always returns "un... | firefox | greasemonkey | null | null | null | null | open | How can I disable a hotkey in GreaseMonkey while editing?
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I'm using Ctrl+Left / Ctrl+Right in a GreaseMonkey script as a hotkey to turn back / forward pages. It seems to works fine, but I want to disable this behavior if I'm in a text edit area. I'm trying to use document.activeElement to get the page active eleme... | 0 |
42,778 | 09/03/2008 22:53:42 | 381 | 08/05/2008 10:39:26 | 1,819 | 30 | Choosing a Perl database interface | Is [CPAN DBI](http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/DBI) the best database interface to use in Perl for general database use ?
Are there some better options ? | beginner | perl | null | null | null | null | open | Choosing a Perl database interface
===
Is [CPAN DBI](http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/DBI) the best database interface to use in Perl for general database use ?
Are there some better options ? | 0 |
42,785 | 09/03/2008 23:01:59 | 381 | 08/05/2008 10:39:26 | 1,819 | 30 | How to retrofit unit tests into a code base ? | Do you have any strategies for retrofitting unit tests onto a code base that currently has no unit tests ? | language-agnostic | unit-testing | null | null | null | null | open | How to retrofit unit tests into a code base ?
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Do you have any strategies for retrofitting unit tests onto a code base that currently has no unit tests ? | 0 |
42,788 | 09/03/2008 23:03:32 | 683 | 08/07/2008 17:57:52 | 11 | 3 | PHP Library Best Practices? | I'm working on a project that I'd eventually like to package as a reusable PHP library. Can anyone suggest some best practices for doing so? Directory structure? File naming conventions? Anything else I might not be thinking of? Or should I just put everything in an appropriately named .php file or two and call it... | php | null | null | null | null | 05/29/2012 06:13:08 | not constructive | PHP Library Best Practices?
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I'm working on a project that I'd eventually like to package as a reusable PHP library. Can anyone suggest some best practices for doing so? Directory structure? File naming conventions? Anything else I might not be thinking of? Or should I just put everything in an appropriately n... | 4 |
42,793 | 09/03/2008 23:06:44 | 1,196 | 08/13/2008 12:33:04 | 1,370 | 94 | GUI design techinques to enhance user experience | What techniques do you know\use to create user-friendly GUI ?
I can name following techniques that I find especially useful:
- Non-blocking notifications (floating dialogs like in Firefox3 or Vista's pop-up messages in tray area)
- Absence of "Save" button (MS OneNote as an example)
- Integrated se... | gui | design | usability | null | null | 01/17/2012 21:50:55 | not constructive | GUI design techinques to enhance user experience
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What techniques do you know\use to create user-friendly GUI ?
I can name following techniques that I find especially useful:
- Non-blocking notifications (floating dialogs like in Firefox3 or Vista's pop-up messages in tray area)
- Absence of "Save" b... | 4 |
42,797 | 09/03/2008 23:09:55 | 729 | 08/08/2008 12:30:11 | 120 | 15 | What is a good deployment tool for websites on Windows? | I'm looking for something that can copy (preferably only changed) files from a development machine to a staging machine and finally to a set of production machines.
A "what if" mode would be nice as would the capability to "rollback" the last deployment. Database migrations aren't a necessary feature. | iis | deployment | null | null | null | null | open | What is a good deployment tool for websites on Windows?
===
I'm looking for something that can copy (preferably only changed) files from a development machine to a staging machine and finally to a set of production machines.
A "what if" mode would be nice as would the capability to "rollback" the last deployment.... | 0 |
42,804 | 09/03/2008 23:18:01 | 1,647 | 08/17/2008 18:32:33 | 25 | 6 | Chrome tabs and processes | I was reading googlebooks on chrome, where they talk about why they decided to spin up a process to host browser tab, every time you created a new tab.'
So
2 tabs = 2 chrome processes
3 tabs = 3 chrome processes and so on .. right??
But i opened up some 20 or so tabs, but in task manager, i could only find 3... | google-chrome | null | null | null | null | null | open | Chrome tabs and processes
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I was reading googlebooks on chrome, where they talk about why they decided to spin up a process to host browser tab, every time you created a new tab.'
So
2 tabs = 2 chrome processes
3 tabs = 3 chrome processes and so on .. right??
But i opened up some 20 or so tabs, but in ta... | 0 |
42,814 | 09/03/2008 23:20:30 | 4,463 | 09/03/2008 22:51:36 | 1 | 0 | MAC address in Compact Framework | How can I get the MAC Address using only the compact framework? | compactframework | mac-address | null | null | null | null | open | MAC address in Compact Framework
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How can I get the MAC Address using only the compact framework? | 0 |
42,822 | 09/03/2008 23:25:47 | 493 | 08/06/2008 10:25:05 | 2,931 | 185 | "Out of Band" Processing Techiniques for asp.net applications | Jeff has previously blogged about [using the cache][1] to perform "out of band" processing on his websites, however I was wondering what other techniques people are using to process these sorts of tasks?
[1]: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/07/easy-background-tasks-in-aspnet/ | asp.net | background | scheduledtasks | outofband | null | null | open | "Out of Band" Processing Techiniques for asp.net applications
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Jeff has previously blogged about [using the cache][1] to perform "out of band" processing on his websites, however I was wondering what other techniques people are using to process these sorts of tasks?
[1]: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2008/07... | 0 |
42,826 | 09/03/2008 23:27:07 | 1,154 | 08/12/2008 23:39:07 | 338 | 37 | Where to start with Entity Framework | Anyone know a good book or post about how to start in EF? I have seen the DnrTV any other place? | .net-3.5 | entity-framework | null | null | null | null | open | Where to start with Entity Framework
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Anyone know a good book or post about how to start in EF? I have seen the DnrTV any other place? | 0 |
42,828 | 09/03/2008 23:27:56 | 4,433 | 09/03/2008 18:23:30 | 1 | 0 | Mixing jsp and jsf | I will elaborate somewhat. Jsf is kind-of extremely painful for working with from designer's perspective, somewhat in the range of trying to draw a picture while having hands tied at your back, but it is good for chewing up forms and listing lots of data. So sites we are making in my company are jsf admin pages and jsp... | jsp | jsf | null | null | null | null | open | Mixing jsp and jsf
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I will elaborate somewhat. Jsf is kind-of extremely painful for working with from designer's perspective, somewhat in the range of trying to draw a picture while having hands tied at your back, but it is good for chewing up forms and listing lots of data. So sites we are making in my company are... | 0 |
42,830 | 09/03/2008 23:29:43 | 2,034 | 08/19/2008 21:29:30 | 41 | 1 | Setting Focus with ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit | I'm using the <a href="http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx">AutoComplete</a> control from the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit and I'm experiencing an issue where the AutoComplete does not populate when I set the focus to the assigned textbox.
I've tried setting the focus ... | asp.net | ajaxtoolkit | null | null | null | null | open | Setting Focus with ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit
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I'm using the <a href="http://www.asp.net/AJAX/AjaxControlToolkit/Samples/AutoComplete/AutoComplete.aspx">AutoComplete</a> control from the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit and I'm experiencing an issue where the AutoComplete does not populate when I set the focus to the... | 0 |
42,833 | 09/03/2008 23:30:48 | 4,464 | 09/03/2008 22:59:13 | 1 | 0 | How do I avoid having the database password stored in plaintext in sourcecode? | In the web-application I'm developing I currently use a naive solution when connecting to the database:
Connection c = DriverManager.getConnection("url", "username", "password");
This is pretty unsafe. If an attacker gains access to the sourcecode he also gains access to the database itself. How can my web-ap... | language-agnostic | passwords | database-connection | sourcecode | null | null | open | How do I avoid having the database password stored in plaintext in sourcecode?
===
In the web-application I'm developing I currently use a naive solution when connecting to the database:
Connection c = DriverManager.getConnection("url", "username", "password");
This is pretty unsafe. If an attacker gains acc... | 0 |
42,852 | 09/03/2008 23:41:06 | 2,623 | 08/23/2008 17:47:05 | 1 | 0 | How do I figure out what I need to know? | I am a novice programmer who is trying to teach myself to code, specifically in C#. I've taken on a project from a friend of mine and I am not sure what I need to know to get the project done. I suppose the issue is I don't know what I need to know to even get the project started.
I do have many of the basics of obj... | c# | syntax | repository | null | null | null | open | How do I figure out what I need to know?
===
I am a novice programmer who is trying to teach myself to code, specifically in C#. I've taken on a project from a friend of mine and I am not sure what I need to know to get the project done. I suppose the issue is I don't know what I need to know to even get the project s... | 0 |
42,863 | 09/03/2008 23:50:25 | 1,196 | 08/13/2008 12:33:04 | 1,370 | 96 | What metrics for GUI usability do you know? | Of course the best metric would be a happiness of your users.
But what metrics do you know for GUI usability measurements?
For example, one of the common metrics is a average click count to perform action.
What other metrics do you know?
| gui | usability | metrics | null | null | null | open | What metrics for GUI usability do you know?
===
Of course the best metric would be a happiness of your users.
But what metrics do you know for GUI usability measurements?
For example, one of the common metrics is a average click count to perform action.
What other metrics do you know?
| 0 |
42,876 | 09/04/2008 00:02:21 | 486 | 08/06/2008 09:19:11 | 742 | 52 | PHP, Arrays, and References | Why does the following code not work as I was expecting?
<?php
$data = array(
array('Area1', null, null),
array(null, 'Section1', null),
array(null, null, 'Location1'),
array('Area2', null, null),
array(null, 'Section2', null),
array(null, null, 'Locatio... | php | arrays | reference | null | null | null | open | PHP, Arrays, and References
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Why does the following code not work as I was expecting?
<?php
$data = array(
array('Area1', null, null),
array(null, 'Section1', null),
array(null, null, 'Location1'),
array('Area2', null, null),
array(null, 'Section2', null),
... | 0 |
42,877 | 09/04/2008 00:02:38 | 1,196 | 08/13/2008 12:33:04 | 1,370 | 97 | User studies: best practices | What are the best practices for user studies?
Did you ever conduct one? | untagged | null | null | null | null | 05/30/2012 11:07:49 | not constructive | User studies: best practices
===
What are the best practices for user studies?
Did you ever conduct one? | 4 |
42,879 | 09/04/2008 00:03:55 | 4,491 | 09/04/2008 06:44:23 | 8 | 0 | Suggestions for migrating ASP.net app from 1.1 forward | I am recently in charge of an older app written in C# using asp.net 1.1.
1. Are there any resources to guide me in converting the application to a newer version of of the .NET Framework.
_My main pause is that there are ton's of customized DataGrids in the app as it is written now and since so much of the code n... | c# | asp.net | silverlight | null | null | null | open | Suggestions for migrating ASP.net app from 1.1 forward
===
I am recently in charge of an older app written in C# using asp.net 1.1.
1. Are there any resources to guide me in converting the application to a newer version of of the .NET Framework.
_My main pause is that there are ton's of customized DataGrids in ... | 0 |
42,894 | 09/04/2008 00:20:58 | 438 | 08/05/2008 18:28:20 | 23 | 1 | blockquote vs div | Is there any benefit in using a blockquote over a div? I was looking at a website's mark up to learn css and I couldn't figure out why the blockquote was being used. | blockquote | div | css | null | null | null | open | blockquote vs div
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Is there any benefit in using a blockquote over a div? I was looking at a website's mark up to learn css and I couldn't figure out why the blockquote was being used. | 0 |
42,899 | 09/04/2008 00:23:28 | 130,278 | 09/02/2008 03:00:54 | 1 | 0 | RDMS for C language newbie? | what database system should a beginner in c language to use? Can i use MySQL? Thanks | c | sql | rdms | database | null | null | open | RDMS for C language newbie?
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what database system should a beginner in c language to use? Can i use MySQL? Thanks | 0 |
42,901 | 09/04/2008 00:25:25 | 1,862 | 08/18/2008 23:53:20 | 1,303 | 106 | Should programmers start with basic | I was reading [this question][1], and it really made me question using C# as a starting point for programming. I think this is why people should start with Basic, then move up to C, and then move on to stuff like C++, Java, .Net, or other advanced languages afterwards. I'm a .Net developer, and I seriously think that... | starting-out | null | null | null | null | null | open | Should programmers start with basic
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I was reading [this question][1], and it really made me question using C# as a starting point for programming. I think this is why people should start with Basic, then move up to C, and then move on to stuff like C++, Java, .Net, or other advanced languages afterwards. I'm a .... | 0 |
42,908 | 09/04/2008 00:26:55 | 1,647 | 08/17/2008 18:32:33 | 32 | 9 | where is the chink in google-chrome?? | While browsing with chrome, i noticed that it responds extremely fast ( in comparison with IE and firefox on my laptop) in terms of rendering pages, including javascript heavy sites like gmail.
This is what googlebook on chrome has to say
1. tabs are hosted in process rather than thread.
2. compile javascript... | google-chrome | null | null | null | null | null | open | where is the chink in google-chrome??
===
While browsing with chrome, i noticed that it responds extremely fast ( in comparison with IE and firefox on my laptop) in terms of rendering pages, including javascript heavy sites like gmail.
This is what googlebook on chrome has to say
1. tabs are hosted in process ... | 0 |
42,934 | 09/04/2008 00:46:36 | 1,862 | 08/18/2008 23:53:20 | 1,314 | 106 | What's with the love of dynamic Languages | It seems that everybody is jumping on the dynamic, non-compiled bandwagon lately. I've mostly only worked in compiled, static typed languages (C, Java, .Net). The experience I have with dynamic languages is stuff like ASP (Vb Script), JavaScript, and PHP. Using these technologies has left a bad taste in my mouth whe... | dynamic | ruby | .net | static | null | 10/05/2011 02:52:13 | not constructive | What's with the love of dynamic Languages
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It seems that everybody is jumping on the dynamic, non-compiled bandwagon lately. I've mostly only worked in compiled, static typed languages (C, Java, .Net). The experience I have with dynamic languages is stuff like ASP (Vb Script), JavaScript, and PHP. Using these te... | 4 |
42,936 | 09/04/2008 00:47:00 | 493 | 08/06/2008 10:25:05 | 2,946 | 185 | Load readonly database tables into memory | In one of my applications I have a 1gb database table that is used for reference data. It has a huge amounts of reads coming off that table but there are no writes ever. I was wondering if there's any way that data could be loaded into RAM so that it doesn't have to be accessed from disk?
I'm using SQL Server 2005 | sql-server | sql2005 | caching | null | null | null | open | Load readonly database tables into memory
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In one of my applications I have a 1gb database table that is used for reference data. It has a huge amounts of reads coming off that table but there are no writes ever. I was wondering if there's any way that data could be loaded into RAM so that it doesn't have to be acc... | 0 |
42,937 | 09/04/2008 00:47:45 | 479 | 08/06/2008 08:37:10 | 205 | 20 | URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7 | Does anyone have experience using the URL Rewrite Module (see [here][1])?
Can it be used to do reverse proxy?
[1]: http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/07/09/new-iis7-releases-url-rewrite-application-routing-and-load-balancing-and-powershell-cmd-lets.aspx | iis7 | reverse-proxy | null | null | null | null | open | URL Rewrite Module for IIS 7
===
Does anyone have experience using the URL Rewrite Module (see [here][1])?
Can it be used to do reverse proxy?
[1]: http://blogs.iis.net/bills/archive/2008/07/09/new-iis7-releases-url-rewrite-application-routing-and-load-balancing-and-powershell-cmd-lets.aspx | 0 |
42,950 | 09/04/2008 00:54:44 | 680 | 08/07/2008 17:29:04 | 487 | 14 | Get Last Day of the Month in Python | Is there a way using Python's standard library to easily determine (i.e. one function call) the last day of a given month?
If the standard library doesn't support that, does the dateutil package support this? | python | date | null | null | null | null | open | Get Last Day of the Month in Python
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Is there a way using Python's standard library to easily determine (i.e. one function call) the last day of a given month?
If the standard library doesn't support that, does the dateutil package support this? | 0 |
42,954 | 09/04/2008 00:57:42 | 1,682 | 08/18/2008 00:10:52 | 1 | 1 | Backward Converting SQL Databases | Does anyone know of any free tools that can assist in converting an SQL2005 database back to SQL200 format? I know that you can script all the objects and then do a dump of the data, but this is a lot of work to do manually. | sql-server | database | null | null | null | null | open | Backward Converting SQL Databases
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Does anyone know of any free tools that can assist in converting an SQL2005 database back to SQL200 format? I know that you can script all the objects and then do a dump of the data, but this is a lot of work to do manually. | 0 |
42,966 | 09/04/2008 01:06:51 | 2,066 | 08/20/2008 03:59:13 | 120 | 13 | Google Suggestish text box | What would be the easiest way to develop a text box that remembers the last x number of entries that were put into it. This is a standalone app written with C#. | c# | windows-app | null | null | null | null | open | Google Suggestish text box
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What would be the easiest way to develop a text box that remembers the last x number of entries that were put into it. This is a standalone app written with C#. | 0 |
42,973 | 09/04/2008 01:11:18 | 194 | 08/03/2008 10:56:49 | 2,082 | 145 | Debugging DLL Called With CeRapiInvoke | I'm trying to debug into a C dll that is invoked on a Windows Mobile device using CeRapiInvoke() (Technically RAPI.Invoke() from OpenNETCF) from a Windows box. I'm very familiar with attaching to a process that is already running to debug a loaded dll (I've done it many time with Windows Mobile services) but I can't s... | windows-mobile | dll | rapi | null | null | null | open | Debugging DLL Called With CeRapiInvoke
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I'm trying to debug into a C dll that is invoked on a Windows Mobile device using CeRapiInvoke() (Technically RAPI.Invoke() from OpenNETCF) from a Windows box. I'm very familiar with attaching to a process that is already running to debug a loaded dll (I've done it many time... | 0 |
42,980 | 09/04/2008 01:14:33 | 3,547 | 08/29/2008 04:44:20 | 31 | 5 | How to use p4merge as the merge/diff tool for Mercurial? | Does anyone know how to setup [Mercurial][1] to use [p4merge][2] as the merge/diff tool on OS X 10.5?
[1]: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/Mercurial
[2]: http://www.perforce.com/perforce/products/merge.html | osx | mercurial | perforce | null | null | null | open | How to use p4merge as the merge/diff tool for Mercurial?
===
Does anyone know how to setup [Mercurial][1] to use [p4merge][2] as the merge/diff tool on OS X 10.5?
[1]: http://www.selenic.com/mercurial/wiki/index.cgi/Mercurial
[2]: http://www.perforce.com/perforce/products/merge.html | 0 |
42,984 | 09/04/2008 01:18:50 | 3,717 | 08/30/2008 09:44:24 | 434 | 20 | How do you add a web reference through a proxy/firewall? | I'm behind a firewall at work at the moment and I was testing something that I had deployed to my website, and the work proxy seems to be blocking it somewhat.
Basically I am getting a message of:
> Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object
I've got it down to my proxy interferring, but I c... | .net | proxy | web-reference | null | null | null | open | How do you add a web reference through a proxy/firewall?
===
I'm behind a firewall at work at the moment and I was testing something that I had deployed to my website, and the work proxy seems to be blocking it somewhat.
Basically I am getting a message of:
> Operation is not valid due to the current state of th... | 0 |
42,987 | 09/04/2008 01:20:39 | 645 | 08/07/2008 12:58:41 | 141 | 18 | .NET IPC without having a service mediator | I have two unrelated processes that use .NET assemblies as plugins. However, either process can be started/stopped at any time. I can't rely on a particular process being the server. In fact, there may be multiple copies running of one of the processes, but only one of the other.
I initially implemented a solution b... | c# | .net | windows | remoting | ipc | null | open | .NET IPC without having a service mediator
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I have two unrelated processes that use .NET assemblies as plugins. However, either process can be started/stopped at any time. I can't rely on a particular process being the server. In fact, there may be multiple copies running of one of the processes, but only one of th... | 0 |
42,990 | 09/04/2008 01:22:58 | 3,535 | 08/29/2008 02:26:17 | 113 | 26 | Regex to match against something that is not a specific substring | I am looking for a regex that will match a string that starts with one substring and does not end with a certain substring.
Example:
foo.*(^bar)
Should match anything that starts with "foo" and doesn't end with "bar". I know about the [^...] syntax, but I can't find anything that will do that for a string... | regex | java | null | null | null | null | open | Regex to match against something that is not a specific substring
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I am looking for a regex that will match a string that starts with one substring and does not end with a certain substring.
Example:
foo.*(^bar)
Should match anything that starts with "foo" and doesn't end with "bar". I know about the ... | 0 |
42,996 | 09/04/2008 01:26:23 | 1,293 | 08/14/2008 12:38:08 | 697 | 62 | ASP.NET MVC and Spring.NET | Starting a new project and would like to use one of the MVC framworks. [ASP.NET MVC][1] is still in preview but [Spring.net][2] is in production and has a history with Java. I'd like to know the general lowdown between the two.
Current questions..
What are the major feature differences?
What about deployment... | asp.net-mvc | framework | spring.net | null | null | null | open | ASP.NET MVC and Spring.NET
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Starting a new project and would like to use one of the MVC framworks. [ASP.NET MVC][1] is still in preview but [Spring.net][2] is in production and has a history with Java. I'd like to know the general lowdown between the two.
Current questions..
What are the major feature diffe... | 0 |
43,006 | 09/04/2008 01:30:11 | 4,463 | 09/03/2008 22:51:36 | 1 | 1 | Transmiting data throught the Serial Port | I'm working with the SerialPort class in the Compact Framework, but I can't recive more than 2047 bytes. Exists any limit for the amount of bytes that I can recive? or How can I setup the object? I was trying with the WriteBufferSize and ReadBufferSize properties but they didn't work. | compact-framework | serial-port | null | null | null | null | open | Transmiting data throught the Serial Port
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I'm working with the SerialPort class in the Compact Framework, but I can't recive more than 2047 bytes. Exists any limit for the amount of bytes that I can recive? or How can I setup the object? I was trying with the WriteBufferSize and ReadBufferSize properties but they ... | 0 |
43,019 | 09/04/2008 01:38:19 | 4,473 | 09/04/2008 01:17:18 | 1 | 1 | .NET 2008 Convert to Website | I have upgraded a MS Visual Studio Application from VS 2003 to VS 2008 (Targeting .NET 2.0). As part of the conversion process the wizard said I needed to take the additional step of Converting my Project to a Website by Right-Clicking and blah blah blah...
I didn't follow directions and the web application seems to... | vs2008 | upgrading | web-applications | null | null | null | open | .NET 2008 Convert to Website
===
I have upgraded a MS Visual Studio Application from VS 2003 to VS 2008 (Targeting .NET 2.0). As part of the conversion process the wizard said I needed to take the additional step of Converting my Project to a Website by Right-Clicking and blah blah blah...
I didn't follow direction... | 0 |
43,021 | 09/04/2008 01:38:39 | 364 | 08/05/2008 05:33:41 | 487 | 28 | (C#) Get index of current foreach iteration | Is there some rare language construct I haven't encountered (like the few I've learned recently, some on Stack Overflow) in C# to get a value representing the current iteration of a foreach loop?
For instance, I currently do something like this depending on the circumstances:
int i=0;
foreach (Object o i... | c# | null | null | null | null | null | open | (C#) Get index of current foreach iteration
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Is there some rare language construct I haven't encountered (like the few I've learned recently, some on Stack Overflow) in C# to get a value representing the current iteration of a foreach loop?
For instance, I currently do something like this depending on the circum... | 0 |
43,044 | 09/04/2008 01:54:12 | 3,415 | 08/28/2008 13:44:19 | 86 | 6 | Coloring Algorithm | I'm looking for a simple algorithm to generate a large number of random, aesthetically pleasing colors. So no crazy neon colors, colors reminiscent of feces, etc.
I've found solutions to this problem but they rely on alternative color pallets than RGB.
I would rather just use straight RGB than mapping back and for... | algorithm | colors | null | null | null | null | open | Coloring Algorithm
===
I'm looking for a simple algorithm to generate a large number of random, aesthetically pleasing colors. So no crazy neon colors, colors reminiscent of feces, etc.
I've found solutions to this problem but they rely on alternative color pallets than RGB.
I would rather just use straight RGB t... | 0 |
43,051 | 09/04/2008 01:57:53 | 3,631 | 08/29/2008 16:06:08 | 343 | 28 | C# numeric constants | I have the following C# code:
<pre>
byte rule = 0;
...
rule = rule | 0x80;
</pre>
which produces the error:
*Cannot implicitly convert type 'int' to 'byte'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)*
Sure enough adding the cast fixes the problem ... but is ugly.
<pre>
rule = rule ... | c# | null | null | null | null | null | open | C# numeric constants
===
I have the following C# code:
<pre>
byte rule = 0;
...
rule = rule | 0x80;
</pre>
which produces the error:
*Cannot implicitly convert type 'int' to 'byte'. An explicit conversion exists (are you missing a cast?)*
Sure enough adding the cast fixes the problem ... but is ugly... | 0 |
43,076 | 09/04/2008 02:12:29 | 2,659 | 08/24/2008 02:37:40 | 88 | 5 | How do you know if you can use a patented algorithm? | I've been reading up on Sun's new [Garbage First][1] garbage collection algorithm, and was considering using it on a personal project. When googling for more information I found that it is patented, which raises the question if I could ever release my code. How can I tell whether this specific research is safe to lea... | algorithm | gc | patents | null | null | null | open | How do you know if you can use a patented algorithm?
===
I've been reading up on Sun's new [Garbage First][1] garbage collection algorithm, and was considering using it on a personal project. When googling for more information I found that it is patented, which raises the question if I could ever release my code. Ho... | 0 |
43,086 | 09/04/2008 02:24:38 | 130,278 | 09/02/2008 03:00:54 | 3 | 4 | Best way to multi-thread? | What is the best way to multi-thread in c language? Very efficient or not CPU hog. Thanks | c | mulithread | null | null | null | 09/16/2011 09:36:47 | not constructive | Best way to multi-thread?
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What is the best way to multi-thread in c language? Very efficient or not CPU hog. Thanks | 4 |
43,099 | 09/04/2008 02:34:41 | 3,830 | 08/31/2008 05:08:21 | 1 | 0 | How can I get a commit message from a bzr post-commit hook? | I'm trying to write a bzr post-commit hook for my private bugtracker, but I'm stuck at the function signature of post_commit(local, master, old_revno, old_revid, new_revno, mew_revid). How can I extract the commit message for the branch from this with bzrlib in Python? | python | dvcs | bazaar | null | null | null | open | How can I get a commit message from a bzr post-commit hook?
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I'm trying to write a bzr post-commit hook for my private bugtracker, but I'm stuck at the function signature of post_commit(local, master, old_revno, old_revid, new_revno, mew_revid). How can I extract the commit message for the branch from this with bz... | 0 |
43,111 | 09/04/2008 02:58:16 | 653 | 08/07/2008 14:31:07 | 315 | 20 | LINQ to SQL for self-referencing tables? | Let's see if I can describe this well...
Say, I have a self referencing Categories table. Each Category has a CategoryID, ParentCategoryID, CategoryName, etc. And each category can have any number of sub categories, and each of those sub categories can have any number of sub categories, and so and and so forth. So b... | database | linq-to-sql | null | null | null | null | open | LINQ to SQL for self-referencing tables?
===
Let's see if I can describe this well...
Say, I have a self referencing Categories table. Each Category has a CategoryID, ParentCategoryID, CategoryName, etc. And each category can have any number of sub categories, and each of those sub categories can have any number of... | 0 |
43,116 | 09/04/2008 03:01:25 | 3,830 | 08/31/2008 05:08:21 | 1 | 0 | How can I run an external program from C and parse its output? | I've got a utility that outputs a list of files required by a game. How can I run that utility and grab its output so I can act on it inside of a C program? | c | external-process | null | null | null | null | open | How can I run an external program from C and parse its output?
===
I've got a utility that outputs a list of files required by a game. How can I run that utility and grab its output so I can act on it inside of a C program? | 0 |
43,126 | 09/04/2008 03:08:51 | 4,140 | 09/02/2008 01:10:54 | 66 | 11 | IList.Cast<typeof(T)>() returns error, syntax looks ok |
public static IList<T> LoadObjectListAll<T>()
{
ISession session = CheckForExistingSession();
var cfg = new NHibernate.Cfg.Configuration().Configure();
var returnList = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(T));
var list = returnList.List();
va... | .net-3.5 | .net | c# | syntax | null | null | open | IList.Cast<typeof(T)>() returns error, syntax looks ok
===
public static IList<T> LoadObjectListAll<T>()
{
ISession session = CheckForExistingSession();
var cfg = new NHibernate.Cfg.Configuration().Configure();
var returnList = session.CreateCriteria(typeof(T))... | 0 |
43,134 | 09/04/2008 03:21:31 | 4,142 | 09/02/2008 02:02:27 | 53 | 4 | Is there a difference between :: and . when calling class methods in Ruby? | Simple question, but one that I've been curious about...is there a functional difference between the following two commands?
String::class
String.class
They both do what I expect -- that is to say they return `Class` -- but what is the difference between using the `::` and the `.`?
I notice that on th... | ruby | syntax | null | null | null | null | open | Is there a difference between :: and . when calling class methods in Ruby?
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Simple question, but one that I've been curious about...is there a functional difference between the following two commands?
String::class
String.class
They both do what I expect -- that is to say they return `Class` -- but w... | 0 |
43,157 | 09/04/2008 03:46:16 | 797 | 08/09/2008 02:14:04 | 1,076 | 37 | Easy way to write contents of a Java InputStream to an OuptutStream | I was surprised to find today that I couldn't track down any simple way to write the contents of an input stream to an output stream in Java. Obviously, the byte buffer code isn't difficult to write, but I suspect I'm just missing something which would make my life easier (and the code clearer).
So, given an InputSt... | java | beginner | io | null | null | null | open | Easy way to write contents of a Java InputStream to an OuptutStream
===
I was surprised to find today that I couldn't track down any simple way to write the contents of an input stream to an output stream in Java. Obviously, the byte buffer code isn't difficult to write, but I suspect I'm just missing something which ... | 0 |
43,180 | 09/04/2008 04:28:09 | 4,050 | 09/01/2008 14:24:01 | 259 | 18 | How to get started in operating system development | One thing I've always wanted to do is develop my very own operating system (not necessarily fancy like Linux or Windows, but better than a simple boot loader which I've already done).
I'm having a hard time finding resources/guides that take you past writing a simple "Hello World" OS.
I know lots of people will... | operating-system | os | null | null | null | null | open | How to get started in operating system development
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One thing I've always wanted to do is develop my very own operating system (not necessarily fancy like Linux or Windows, but better than a simple boot loader which I've already done).
I'm having a hard time finding resources/guides that take you past writing a ... | 0 |
43,194 | 09/04/2008 04:56:39 | 1,597 | 08/17/2008 10:01:21 | 73 | 7 | Mixing C/C++ Libraries | Is it possible for gcc to link against a library that was created with Visual C++? If so, are there any conflicts/problems that might arise from doing so? | c++ | visual-studio | gcc | linker | null | null | open | Mixing C/C++ Libraries
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Is it possible for gcc to link against a library that was created with Visual C++? If so, are there any conflicts/problems that might arise from doing so? | 0 |
43,196 | 09/04/2008 04:56:52 | 709 | 08/08/2008 06:23:45 | 1 | 1 | Hyper V to Virtual PC | I am currently using Windows Server 2008 Standard and have several Hyper V machines. These are development VM's and I want to now switch back Vista x64 because I am missing Aero.
I know Windows Server 2008 can have aero but the host performance is very very bad when I run VM in Hyper V.
I want to export my Hyper ... | virtual-pc | hyper-v | null | null | null | null | open | Hyper V to Virtual PC
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I am currently using Windows Server 2008 Standard and have several Hyper V machines. These are development VM's and I want to now switch back Vista x64 because I am missing Aero.
I know Windows Server 2008 can have aero but the host performance is very very bad when I run VM in Hyper V.
... | 0 |
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