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How would I do a “Server over capacity” message with Django?

This probably isnt' a Django specific question, but I'm wondering how those "Server over capacity" messages are displayed. Some examples: Twitter's fail whale Tumblr's Over capacity slash page ...
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Publish/Subscribe/Request for exchange of big, complex, and confidential data?

I am working on a project where a website needs to exchange complex and confidential (and thus encrypted) data with other systems. The data includes personal information, technical drawings, public ...
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Web Developer interview questions

I read an article today that listed some basic questions about web development: Describe how POST data was submitted to a server by a browser. Explain a number of HTTP status codes (except maybe 404 ...
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Does MVC apply only to web

It is almost and instantaneous whenever I talk to developers about Model View Controller (MVC) they say you make a request to a url the server builds a entity (MODEL) and provides you with visual ...
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Need advice for approach for a web-based app that loads excel worksheet but exposes only the charts

I'm looking for suggestions on the Visual Studio approach to take for a web application that is in the conceptual stage. My environment has a lot of tools: Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard 64bit ...
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What are the disadvantages of unobtrusive script patterns in web applications?

First of all, is there a name for this as a bona-fide design pattern? Currently I've just been referring to it as "unobtrusive javascript". Here is a brief example of what I am talking about: 1.) Use ...
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How to implement Restricted access to application features

I'm currently developing a web application, that provides some 'service' to the user. The user will have to select a 'plan' according to which she/he will be allowed to perform application specific ...
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Where does form processing belong in an MVC application?

I found this question on stack overflow and I have a question about one of the answers: In Zend Framework, forms are typically objects with decorators, but usually (I thought) processing is done ...
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Is a multi-page web app unsuitable when reliable server pushes are required?

Imagine a call center web application with a soft phone that automatically detects when a call has started or the caller has hung up. The obvious approach to receiving these messages would be some ...
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Examples of MVVM adoption outside the Microsoft community?

IS MVVM getting any kind of traction outside the Microsoft community? Within Silverlight this is a non-issue, but for other technologies, like JavaScript it surely is: For instance Knockout.js is a ...
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Observer pattern over HTTP and TCP/IP (Server-Client)

I have a server and many clients (around 50 clients) who connect to that server based on a web application, which is of course based on HTTP protocol, which in turn uses TCP/IP (correct me if I'm ...
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Software architecture for authentication/access-control of REST web service

I am setting up a new RESTful web service and I need to provide a role-based access control model. I need to create an architecture that will allow users to provide their username and password to get ...
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How to make an app more intuitive?

In the industry, there are few standard checklists on how to make a web application more : Scalable Easy to understand/maintain Perform better Robust etc. etc. Are there any standard checklists ...
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What is the best book for the preparation of MCPD Exam 70-564 (Designing and Developing ASP.NET 3.5 Applications)?

I have seen a couple of questions like this one and scanned through the answers but somehow the replies were not satisfactory or practical. So i wondered maybe people who have gone through it and may ...
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How to manage tailored/branded web tools?

We produce a number of analysis tools which we re-brand and customise for other businesses to include in their websites. The tools are typically product comparison, data/trend analysis and report ...