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What language / technologies are best suited for a survey? [closed]

My goal is to create an application that acquires some data , do some calculations on them then display some results . I'm having a difficulty related on which language or technology I should use to ...
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0answers
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which java web framework is similar to php codeigniter framework [closed]

Would you please let me know a good java web framework for a E-Commerce website, right now the existing php website is based on codeigniter framework and I am planing to convert this php project to ...
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Why does gmail use java? Is there really a advantage over something like php or python? [closed]

Note: I know that none of you (probably) work for google, so this is a lot more of a conceptual question. So yeah, i discovered that Gmail uses java and that got me thinking, Why? I personally never ...
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2answers
146 views

What good are frameworks without proper IDE environment (PHP - Java) [closed]

I see on the internet a plethora of frameworks, for instance let's consider PHP. I can choose among : Codeigniter CakePHP Zend Yii All these frameworks have pros and cons, however in general the ...
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2answers
517 views

Java vs PHP Memory / CPU Consumption

I work in a PHP based company. There is a project where we want to create a backend service. Senior members here are going for PHP, even though it is slower than Java. Their only point of contention, ...
0
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1answer
211 views

I'm trying to create a visual representation of something, but I don't know what words to use, so I'll try to describe it

My project team is making a site that will use reddit style voting to track users' opinions on various issues, and use the data to create a "heat map". I say heat map in quotes because I'm not sure ...
6
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4answers
274 views

Applying DRY to an inheritance hierarchy

I'm working on refactoring a legacy application where I implemented the State pattern successfully as shown in the following diagram: As you see there is a common behavior between the 3 states, so ...
2
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3answers
125 views

Would using Quercus make my code fall under the GPL?

Quercus is an implementation of PHP written in Java, and released under the GPL. If I use it, does my PHP code fall under the GPL? What about my Java code? Assuming I write new Java code, and new ...
0
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3answers
680 views

How to create interest in programming? [closed]

I am student of 3rd year software engineering, and I find myself nowhere in field of programming. I know basics of programming languages like C, C++, Java, Visual Basic, HTML, JAVAScript, CSS and ...
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votes
2answers
101 views

Is there a way to input values on a web site's text box using a database table values?

I have a table with username and passwords that I want to input in Hotmail's username and password box. Is there a way to actually program this? Are you allowed to manipulate text boxes of someone ...
7
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2answers
1k views

What does RESTful web applications mean? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: What is REST (in simple English) What does RESTful web applications mean? A web service is a function that can be accessed by other programs over the web (Http). To ...
3
votes
3answers
327 views

Algorithm which suggests synonyms based on some term?

Is there an algorithm which I can use in order to generate synonyms for some term (word) in respect of a spam. I am writing a simple spam filter. For example, I set that the app must omit a word ...
2
votes
2answers
561 views

Web Services as a Back end

I am contemplating a direction to take an application. The application is written in PHP which implements a MVC framework. Some of my clients will require web services. I was thinking even building ...
9
votes
5answers
6k views

Why is Python slower than Java but faster than PHP [closed]

I have many times seen various benchmarks that show how a bunch of languages perform on a given task. Always these benchmarks reveal that Python is slower then Java and faster than PHP. And I wonder ...
11
votes
4answers
5k views

REST vs RESTful vs “normal” web service - the same or not?

I've read a couple of definitions and discussion on REST and/or RESTful applications, but I still do not understand the real meaning of it. I usually work with the apps which either fetch data via ...

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