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Books about Windows Os Programming [closed]
I'm trying to develop a desktop application which is similar to CCleaner.
But I'm having problems with R&D resources...
I can't find good books about Windows Operating System Programming
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Creating Compelling Desktop Application in .NET
I'm about to create an open source desktop application. I'm primarily a .NET developer , with experience in ASP.NET and SharePoint. I've created basic Windows Forms applications before, but I have ...
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Can web technologies, like PHP, HTML, and CSS, be used for desktop development? [closed]
I have to develop an application for a gas agency where a database will store consumer numbers, names, addresses, and date delivered for a town with nearly 20,000 people. I only know PHP, MySQL, CSS, ...
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Is a traditional client app which connects directly to a database a good idea?
After using Django's excellent admin interface, I was pondering creating a similar system which wasn't as tied to an ORM.
Now, while considering this, I thought that overcoming webapps limitations ...
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PHP, Python, C# for web and desktop applications [closed]
I am a 10 year PHP developer. Just recently I have taken a little bit of an interests in C# after seeing that you can build native Windows desktop programs as well as build sites like Stackoverflow. ...
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How would you approach developing a Hotel Reservation System?
Till now, I have had the experience of developing either a desktop application or a Website. But, with this Hotel reservation system, I am interfacing a problem that needs both.
The application ...
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can we do scaling by throwing ruby stone
I heard developers at my office discussing Ruby language can be used for following purposes: Desktop apps,Web Apps,and may be handheld devices.
Actually,we are in phase of selecting technology to ...
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What factors to consider when choosing runtime/language for Windows desktop applications?
My users all have Windows. Some of them use Linux or a Mac, but if they do they're generally capable of using something like Mono, Wine, Parallels or dual-boot.
My development team (including myself) ...
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web vs desktop? (php vs c++?)
I need to write a simple file transfer mechanism (that isn't ftp). Firstly, it must have a GUI. Secondly, it must not be dropbox. Third, it may not use any paid libraries, and hopefully, it uses open ...
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How can an experienced web developer transition to desktop development?
I'm a web developer, first and foremost. I've been programming for 5 or 6 years now, all of which has been web-based. I'm good at my job, both specifically as a web developer and as a programmer in ...
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Should desktop developers know some web development and/or vice versa?
Do you think desktop application developers should know how to do web development, and/or vice versa? In the industry, is it common for desktop developers to do web development (to some degree) and/or ...
