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Odd company release cycle: Go Distributed Source Control?
Sorry about this long post, but I think it is worth it.
I have just started with a small .NET shop that operates quite a bit differently to other places that I have worked. Unlike any of my previous ...
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Could you describe “GNU General Public License (GPLv2)” in “for Dummies” terms?
I just want to make sure I'm using the right license for my open source API wrapper project for some social networks and also make sure I understand it. Could you just describe the basics of that ...
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Debug-stepping through C library and CRT in GDB: Where to put the sources? [closed]
On Linux (Ubunutu), I compile a C or C++ program with gcc -g. When I run this in the debugger gdb, I can break at the runtime entry point (_start) and start stepping. Debug symbols are available, but ...
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source code check in / validation best practices
I am looking for best practices that big organizations follow for code check-in and validations.
Currently we follow these steps,
- Developer writes code
- Developer do some initial tests
- Code is ...
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Get code from one open source project and add it to another
I found some functions that I want to get from WordPress source code and add want to add them into my project which is going to be open source.
Do I simply get the functions that I want and add them ...
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Whether to open-source gigantic idea
So, I have this idea for a huge game that would take years to develop if I did it on my own (with help from friends)
I've learned a lot about game programming, but nowhere near enough to start coding ...
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View Source - is the Viewable markup important to you?
I just read a very compelling blog post from Scott Hanselman where he quoted collegue Erik Meijer as follows:
JavaScript is an assembly language. The JavaScript + HTML generate is like a .NET ...
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What can I gain from examining others code?
I recently downloaded some large code bases and have had light reads through them, but what can I gain from this?
How can I be sure what the author is doing is the right way to go about things?
(One ...
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SVN - Is it OK to use any flavor of SVN amongst the team?
Is it OK if, within a team, developers use different flavors of SVN? Say one using Tortoise SVN and other using Versionsapp.com SVN?
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What open source license is best when releasing a framework or library?
I am thinking of releasing libraries and frameworks which I have written in Java to other developers.
I've spent a lot of time researching what open source licenses are available, and the differences ...
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Open source for software, copyrighting, etc?
This may be more of a legal question:
Some guy claims to copyright his source code but he has several publicly exposed source code examples on his website but just puts a copyright notice at the ...
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How to (professionally) back up reasons for choosing open source technologies in a large project
I know the title is a bit vague so I'll try to be more precise in explaining what's my actual question (I apologize in advance if this is a duplicate).
I work for a small company (8 people) that ...
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Where do you go to read good examples of source code?
I have heard a few people say that one of the best ways to improve your coding ability is to read others code and understand it. My question, as a relatively new programmer, where do I go to find ...
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What source code organization approach helps improve modularity and API/Implementation separation?
Few languages are as restrictive as Java with file naming standards and project structure. In that language, the file name must match the public class declared in the file, and the file must live in ...
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Haskell Using Source File Problems
I recently started using Haskell Platform. I created a source file using Wordpad and named it add. I tried double clicking it so I can open it in ghci but I get
<[1 of 1] Compiling Main ...
