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Output data as a Microsoft Project File [closed]
I'm currently developing a project management web application. One of the requirements that needs to be satisfied is exporting a project's data (Name, Activities, Deadlines and so forth) as a ...
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Is JSF really ready to deliver high performance web applications?
I have heard a lot of good about JSF but as far as I know people also had lots of serious complains with this technology in the past, not aware of how much the situation has improved. We are ...
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Crowdfunded feature request system
I develop a free webapp and am thinking of taking some of the most popular and time consuming feature requests and turning them into mini, crowdfunded projects. I would post those on the site and ...
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Cloud storage with a frontend file browser widget [closed]
I'm building a CRM web app, and want to store documents on a per-customer basis. The way I'd do it is to simply create a separate directory for each customer, with their id being the name of the ...
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How to define requirements for mobile web applications?
A client who currently owns a huge client base has asked us for a mobile web application development, that should run on both phones and tablets for the Android and iOS platforms. The expected ...
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Why doesn't Google use GWT in most of its applications?
Google created Google Web Toolkit (GWT) and doesn't use it when building their own web applications.
Does this mean GWT is not suitable for building dynamic applications? Or have caching problems? Or ...
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Converting Java applet to “HTML5”? [closed]
I am a novice programmer, but the most experienced one in my organization.
We have a number of dated online Java applets (with source code) which run various simulations.
My task is to "convert them ...
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Which programming languages are used to develop online Image Editing web application? [closed]
I'm looking to develop an online image editing web application, such as Picmonkey or Photoshop Express Editor, but a little less complex.
Which programming languages will best suit what I aim on ...
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Is it reasonable to use Javascript MVC Frameworks for closed source paid web applications?
I am wondering if it is reasonable to write closed source, paid web apps in Javascript (JS MVC Frameworks like AngularJS, Backbone, Knockout, ...)? I'm concerned because in this type of frameworks you ...
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What is the next step in app development after writing a cool program? [closed]
I've written a couple of programs in python on my computer that work well and I like a lot (keeping track of grades, setting goals and keeping track of progress in the gym, etc.).
I always run into ...
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Resources for Test Driven Development in Web Applications? [closed]
I would like to try and implement some TDD in our web applications to reduce regressions and improve release quality, but I'm not convinced at how well automated testing can perform with something as ...
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How to begin with web development in PHP [duplicate]
As I am the New Learner in the PHP Web Development and I want to become a good web developer who can at least make a good and dynamic web site quickly.
Currently I have learnt the following things:
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How web-servers identify a client
I have seen on some sites which say ,for-example, multiple votes/views from same computer will be neglected/penalized etc. For-example liking a facebook page, or youtube video from same ...
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How to manage automated emails sent from a web application
I am designing a web application and I am wondering how to design the architecture to manage sending automated emails.
Currently I have this feature build into my web app and the emails are sent ...
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How to choose the right web development language for my app without much programming experience? [closed]
I have my own idea for a web application, and I am not a programmer. The application will work similar to Facebook and Twitter, profiles and feeds.
I have learned some computer science theory, all ...
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How does one interface C++ with the web (at Google, for example)?
Google is well known for the ridiculous amount of C++ they've coded over the years. Correct me if I'm wrong, but a large part of Google's core search engine is written in C++, isn't it? How does one ...
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How are programming teaching websites built? [duplicate]
For those that don't know I'm referring to codeacademy or codeschool type of websites, where the user inputs ruby/python/whateverlanguage, and gets back the result evaluated.
Is the code input ...
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Best option for PDF viewer embedded in web app
I have a web app that needs to be able to display a PDF. It needs to allow the user to page through the PDF, and my application needs to be able to know which page is currently being viewed, because ...
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Is it legal for me to use game logos in my application? [closed]
I'm making a web application that will include links to over 500 games. For every game link I'm planning on including the game's logo. I'm planning to either acquire the logos from the games websites ...
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Course selection consultation [closed]
I need an opinion about course selection in my school. I am undecided between two courses and do not know which one i should take. One of the courses is "programming language concepts" and its ...
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How do you handle multiple users editing the same piece of data in a webapp?
There's a project I'm working on that is looking to produce a web application that will manage a task list between multiple users. This is a master task list whose task items get distributed by an ...
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Which Java web framework do you recommend for intranet webapp (not content website)? [closed]
I'm about to start development of small purpose build intranet web application for small software vendor. It will be administration console of the server managing licenses for off-the-shelf software ...
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Best Technique to build PDF Reader [closed]
I am developing a website, where a user can browse e-books (in pdf) and read it on my website (something like scribd.com or issuu.com). I am using the Zend framework (PHP), javascript (jquery, ...
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For a front-end application broken down in a MV* manner, should I have models dedicated to UI logic?
I am not talking about simple UI logic like clicking a button directs you to another page, but where one action may result in several different of behavior depending on current application state, and ...
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1answer
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how to develop a common pool of functions? [closed]
I need to develop an application which runs on the web as well as on mobile platform. I want to make something like a directory where i hold my common functions in respect to web and mobile platform. ...
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Best way to protect website application code
Background
I have a web application that I host on my own server. I have clients who use the application as is, but some have asked if they can host the application on their own server. This enables ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a subdomain for each user account?
I notice two types of design used in web applications, some with a particular subdomain for users contents, and some with same URL structure for all the accounts.
Ex: unique.domain.com and ...
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Looking for enterprise web application design inspiration [closed]
I've checked many websites to be inspired about what the look and feel of a serious enterprise web-application should look like. But the whole I saw were designed for being used by single users and ...
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1answer
295 views
Best way to use GIT to maintain web application template
I am a sole developer and I have a web application template that I have created in Visual Studio. I am using GIT for source control, but only on my development machine. Presently I have a master and I ...
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1answer
277 views
How to organize my site's file system properly?
Doing some reading on Stack Overflow, I've found a lot of information suggesting that proper organization of a file system is crucial to a well-written web app. One of the key pieces of evidence is ...
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2answers
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Which web framework to use under Backbonejs?
For a previous project, I was using Backbonejs alongside Django, but I found out that I didn't use many features from Django. So, I am looking for a lighter framework to use underneath a Backbonejs ...
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Logging in a web application [closed]
Quick question. I am working on a web application and was wondering that apart from the obvious such as errors, what should be logged in such a web application. The aim here is to log enough data but ...
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Is it possible to build a single game to run in Facebook & Google+?
I was asked by my customer to build a Facebook game. The game would be something similar to Mafiawars.com where the game is hosted on a server and run through a frame on Facebook.
The thing is after ...
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How can I get non-programmer colleagues on board with bespoke software rather than Dynamics CRM + Sharepoint?
I am working with a company which designs and builds one-off machines. They have been 'dabbling' with hosted Dynamics CRM and Sharepoint (on different servers!) in an attempt to centralise their data ...
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Client-Side V.S. Server-Side Searching?
I am currently helping to design a web site and application in HTML. We would like the user to be able to search the site/app for desired content via a search bar. We would also like to include an ...
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Free cloud web service development [closed]
I am looking for a free (as in beer) combination of services, for learning "cloud SW development" and very small scale private use (say, a private streamlined web shopping&todo list with simple ...
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In PHP, how do you code with scalability in mind?
I know this may be a general question, but what exactly goes into scaling for all the users you will encounter, even if not in the next few months? I did some research and most of what is done is ...
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Flexible cloud file storage for a web.py app?
I'm creating a web app using web.py (although I may later rewrite it for Tornado) which involves a lot of file manipulation. One example, the app will have a git-style 'commit' operation, in which ...
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How to hire a web-programmer : for non-programmer
I am a non-programmer that has used the services of : freelancer, odesk, etc
I've tried asking for what i need but, I can't find anyone who can show me any type of example similar to what I request ...
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What is consultant application development?
Recently I got a job offer from csc as consultant application development.
Currently I am working as a software engineer.
Can somebody enlighten me on what is consultant application development ...
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Complexity of a web application
I am currently writing my Master's Thesis on maintainability of a web application. I found some methods like the "Maintainability Index" by Coleman et.al. or the "Software Maintainability Index" by ...
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One page using querystring or many folders and pages?
I have an application where I have the 'core' code in one folder for which there is a virtual directory in the root, such that I can include any core files using /myApp/core/bla.asp. I then have two ...
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Is there a good reason to avoid node.js for non-realtime web apps?
I've seen a lot of talk about how awesome Node.js is for realtime web apps -- things that need sockets, Comet, AJAX-heavy communications, and so forth. I know that its event-driven, asynchronous, ...
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Pending and Approval process
So let's say I have a DB table with 8 columns, one is a unique auto-incrementing used as ID. So I have a page that pulls in the info for each row based on query string ID. I want to give my users ...
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When to use shared libraries for a web framework?
tl;dr:
I've found myself hosting a bunch of sites running on the same web framework (symfony 1.4). Would it be helpful if I moved all of the shared library code into the same directory and shared it ...
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Transaction Design Pattern for MVC and location of responsibility?
I'm designing a pretty standard Spring MVC application, and I'm trying to figure out where the responsibility for transaction management should lie.
I've been reading Java Transaction Design ...
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How should I implement an unsubscribe feature for text messages?
On many e-mail subscription lists, the is a link at the bottom that says something to the effect of:
You are subscribed to our e-mail list as [email protected]. To unsubscribe, click here
What is ...
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Should a web developer know how to do slicing?
I am a web developer. I'm doing all kinds of web-sites and web applications.
It's very strange for me that a lot of customers do not know the difference between a web developer and a slicer. They ...
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Managing a website with version control?
The small website I built a long time ago is starting to pick up a little and I'm starting to run into problems with making changes. Originally, all the pages were .html and I would edit and test them ...
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Website Development tools [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What should every programmer know about web development?
I am in a very peculiar situation where I need to design a complete web portal system for a friend who is ...
