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Is memory management in programming becoming an irrelevant concern?
Background
I revisited an old (but great) site I had not been to for ages - the Alioth Language Shootout (http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/).
I started out programming in C/C++ several years ...
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Building a string translation database for multiple (in-house) projects
At our company we have an existing translation ms-sql table wich stores strings like this:
Id | Key | Language | Value
1 | hello-world | nl-BE | Hallo Wereld
2 | hello-world | en-GB ...
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How to learn (master?) Visual Studio 2012 [closed]
What are good resources/books for learning this beast?
I quickly get overwhelmed when I get inside it (VS 2012 Ultimate), and feel overwhelmed that I'll never be able to fully learn it. There ...
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Why do so many resources on JavaScript discuss the language yet neglect the DOM? [closed]
I would like to preface this question with the fact that I understand that JavaScript being a language means that it has typical language/syntactical things (variables, loop control, arrays, objects, ...
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Creating an in-house single source software development team
Our company wants to create a single department for all software development efforts (rather than having software development managed by each business unit). Business units would then "outsource" ...
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Are there any algorithms for resource scheduling of courses-teachers-classes?
I'm developing an application to help school principals in dedicating teachers to classes and courses over the hours of a week (scheduling). The scenario is roughly something like this:
User enters ...
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Is there a 'design pattern' type listing of common algorithms?
Is there a 'design pattern' styled listing of common/popular algorithms anywhere? Specifically, something that has a similar format along the lines of:
Algorithm Name: e.g., Quick Sort, Bubble Sort, ...
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Does it ever make sense to license source code as a learning resource under GPL?
I recently came across a series of articles walking through how to make a scheme interpreter. I was browsing through the code when I realized that it was AGPL.
For the most part, the code itself is ...
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What resources are there for facial recognition [closed]
I'm interested in learning the theory behind facial recognition software so that I can hopefully implement it in the future. Not just face tracking, but being able to recognize individuals. What ...
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Get system info from C program?
I'm writing a little program in C that I want to use to output some system stats to my HD44780 16x2 character display. The system I'll be working with is a Debian ARM system and, although irrelevant, ...
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What percentage of software developers work solo?
I'm trying to put together some ideas for a talk, and one of the things that occurred to me, is if there's any documentation or research into how many programmers work as the lone developer within ...
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Moving from VC++ on Windows to g++ on Unix
I recently obtained a contract where I will be doing scientific software development with g++ on Unix platform after many years doing Visual C++ development in Windows. The code itself will be ...
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Java Transaction Service without the application server
Is it possible to have a Java standalone application (no application server attached) that exposes some operations that a client can call and be the one to manage the transactions?
I was thinking ...
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SQLite resources or any other storage concept for mobile applications?
I would like to know what storage concepts are used for mobile or handheld devices, where an app is operated on?. AFAIK one of them is SQlite.
Can anyone shed a light on this concept? perhaps links ...
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What factors affect the resources of a compiled vs. interpreted website? [closed]
As a website grows it usually need more recources to ecounter. Last year, I read an article (I don't have the URL right now) about how a compiled server side langauge can save money when the site ...
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What is the proper way to do REST?
Everybody nowadays does SOA, even if some don't actually understand what is all about. So they do it wrong. Using that as an analogy I know what REST is (or at least I think I do) and want to do some ...
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Resource/Thread Allocation and Deadlock
Here is the question I'm having trouble with:
Give the resource graph and determine whether a deadlock state results. Assume that when a thread requests an available or unallocated resource, the ...
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Is it a good idea to put all assembly: WebResource in the same cs file?
I have a .NET library, with some WebControls.
These webControls have Embed Resources.
And we declare them like it, in all webcontrols for each cs file:
Something like this:
[assembly: ...
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NoSql databases - Decent tutorial/book that covers the concepts
Am looking for a good resource on learning the concepts behind NoSql databases.
Most things I find are related to a specific technology (MongoDb, CouchDB etc) but I'm after all the concepts behind ...
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What benefits does embedding resources into the source/binary provide?
I have 300-500 images and other files that my program uses. I realize I have two options:
Save them in a binary format such as BMP which is loaded dynamically.
Save them in a C source file such as ...
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What parts of Code Complete haven't stood the test of time? [closed]
I was looking at Code Complete on the shelf, thinking, "Outside of the Mythical Man Month, this may be one of the few mass market Software Engineering books to stand the test of time." For this ...
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What would be the best way to learn about compilers, and executable formats? [closed]
I want to write my own compiler for my own language. Yes, it's going to be hard, and it will take long, but I think it will be worth it.
I have looked into OSDev.org, and read about executable ...
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Is there a resource for beginning programming student misconceptions? [closed]
Many programmers tasked to teach a beginning programming class have forgotten a lot of the things that they didn't know or wouldn't know back before they learned how to program themselves. And there ...
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Where can I locate business data to use in my application?
This question talks about any and all free public raw data which appeared to have valuable pieces but nothing that really provides what I am looking for.
Instead of using a socially defined listing ...
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Where can I find usage metrics for web frameworks?
I'm updating my Comparing JVM Web Frameworks presentation for 2012 and I am looking for websites or other publicly available resources with usage metrics for web frameworks, by language and / or by ...
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How to Determine # of Programmers needed for a project
How do you know how many programmers a particular project needs to be successful?
The company I work for fulfills orders for client companies. We have written an in-house warehouse management ...
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Given some code, how can I learn where it loads resources from if the developer failed to document?
According to this tutorial OpenNI does not support custom gestures.
However, Youtube has videos of people doing just that. Now, clearly this thing loads gestures from somewhere. How can I find out ...
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Where can I get feedback and support from other programmers in real time?
I used to work in an office surrounded by a large team of programmers where we all used the same languages and had different expertises. Now that I am on my own forming a startup at home, my ...
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What modern alternatives to Numerical Recipes exist?
In the past, the Numerical Recipes book was considered the gold standard reference for numerical algorithms. The earliest Fortran Edition was followed by editions in C and C++ and others, bringing it ...
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Is wikipedia a valuable resource for studying data structures? (can we call it complete?)
Can I depend on wikipedia to learn data structures fully using the list of data structures http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_data_structures and the links they refer to? The same question for ...
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Where can I find an authoritative source documenting the relationships between standards bodies?
There seems to be a number of different so-called "standards" bodies interacting and/or competing with each other. For example, RFC 3629 references ISO/IEC 10646 and appears to be governed by the ...
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iOS Resources/Luminaries?
In the .NET world, I was able to find several industry figures or luminaries' blogs to read or to follow on twitter to learn about features and trends. Moving into the iOS realm, I'm kind of ...
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Is there canonical jUnit reference documentation?
I can't seem to find any kind of complete reference for jUnit. The only way I've managed to find to know about all the features in jUnit is to check out all the release notes for it.
For example ...
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Resources for CSQA Exam
This year I'm basically going to attend for the Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA) examination. I'm attending the classes for it, even though I'm reading the books and notes provided by the ...
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Backups of Dive Into HTML5 [closed]
Dive Into HTML 5 was one of the best written introductions to HTML5 but as of a few days ago Mark Pilgrim 410'd his websites and basically left the internet. Dive Into HTML 5 was published under ...
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Where to find multi-language lexica of computer-related terms?
Where can I find a multi-language lexicon of computer terms? I'd love to have a list of these terms and their translations in Romance and Germanic languages (read: German, Spanish, French, Italian, ...
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Where can I find high-quality resources for programmers who are not-English speakers?
I've recently reviewed a resume for a very promising student who is not a native English speaker (I believe his native language is Bengali).
His academic record has some gaps, too - he could use a ...
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Is there a good resource for coding terminology definitions?
As a constant learner, as we all are, I crave better learning resources.
One thing I have never had is a go to place for definitions of coding terminology, does anyone here have any recommendations? ...
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What's a good way to store/load a word list with thousands of entries?
I'm working on a project that requires a simple dictionary for checking spelling; it will be large, but will lack definitions. The solution we're currently working on has the base word list in a text ...
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Where can I find simple game samples with source code in C#?
I'm a newbie at C#. I'm looking to get into game development and I'm trying to find examples of simple games with source code that I can learn from.
Where can I find these?
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What's the difference between an Asset and a Resource?
I've used several IDEs and created several default projects. Upon creation, I'll find folder structures created for me. Sometimes I'll see a Resources folder, sometimes an Assets folder, and sometimes ...
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What are the popular online programming test suites that record user input and could be used by potential employers?
I once applied for a job where they sent me a programming test. For each question I did the coding within a form. While I was typing, screen shots were rapidly being rapidly taken by the browser. ...
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Any Re-Redistributable free or cheap stock icons or image libraries? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
List of stock resource (icons, background, audio, etc)
typically a software developer looks for a free or cheap redistributable icons or image libraries to make his ...
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Tools to support learning a new business domain
Suppose you just accepted a job, writing code in an industry sector that you've never worked in before. To be effective, you want to immerse yourself in the business domain - to understand the ...
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Ruby on Rails resources
I was hoping I could find some good ruby on rails reading/resources. Please note, I currently am aware of the following:
Pragmatic Bookshelf (Exceptional Ruby, Agile web development with rails, etc)
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Which free Java language resource editor? [closed]
I sometimes do a localization of some java apps. It began with Kosmo GIS, where the devs suggest to use Babelfish. It is a little bit older, but free and relatively user friendly.
However, for me ...
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Doing 'more' with C on Windows than very simple programs?
I'm currently learning C via 'C Primer Plus' as recommended by a lot of people here and I'm finding it very interesting - the in-depth explanations of how and why we do certain things in C are great ...
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Need help identifing what resources (eg. In MIT OpenCourseWare) can help me prepare for a test [closed]
I am entering uni soon. I can sit for a placement test to see if I elegible for exemptions. The details are http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/undergraduates/TestScope11_12.html
Or
CS2100 Computer ...
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Looking for Online Video Training for C++ & Java [closed]
I am looking for online video (prefered) training for C++ & Java. Where can I find them? I used to learn alot of web development stuff from Lynda.com, Envato/Tuts+ Sites. But want to prepare for ...
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Choosing a JavaScript Asynch-Loader
I’ve been looking at various asynchronous resource-loaders and I’m not sure which one to use yet. Where I work we have disparate group-efforts whose class-modules may use different versions of jQuery ...
