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What creates more creative opportunities? [on hold]
I am a fresh graduate. I am not asking a career advice here. But, I think that being web developer gives more opportunities to CREATE something rather than managing. I would like to know if network ...
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Learn how to write/design code in a “organic” way?
I'm an average programmer, I have not issue accomplish the most of daily task and figure out solution, instead my issue is how to design code.
let me try to explain:
I don't need to learn OO ...
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Java Programing Question
I am beginner of Java learner, I found this question on the website but I don't know how to solve this. following are the question:
Build a simple game will allow a player to attempt to guess a ...
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Creating a generic framework for application loading
I have multiple applications that use a generic framework for creating a graphical user interface. All run with a certain gui.cpp (600 lines) and gui.h (150 lines) containing the int main() function, ...
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What is the rule for simplicity over complexity?
We have a site which is hugely complex in its implementation. Conceptually, it is simple - a web-based catalog. But the implementation has become a multi-layered nightmare.
Can anyone indicate a ...
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1answer
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Is there a particular coding standard with comments between function name and body?
I'm integrating with a shipping API built in php.
They have a strange coding standard where the comments are between the function name and the first curly bracket.. which - subjectively - makes the ...
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TDD: how to test file outputs?
I'm really new to TDD, so I guess this question is pretty basic.
We're building a website, and part of the functionality is generating some files (binary files: Excel, PDF, whatever). How should I ...
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1answer
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JavaFX with or without Rich Client Platform
I'm starting to delve into JavaFX and have heard that one of the cons of java fx is that there isn't a mature rich client platform or application framework ala eclipse rcp or netbeats platform for it.
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1answer
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Move semantics in C++ - Move-return of local variables
My understanding is that in C++11, when you return a local variable from a function by value, the compiler is allowed to treat that variable as an r-value reference and 'move' it out of the function ...
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1answer
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Best Java solution to communicating via applications on Unix/Linux platform without socket communication [on hold]
Hello I have an application written in Java on a Linux platform. My application will work the following way:
User A will open application. User B will open application.
User A will need to send ...
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3answers
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Best approach for an online store which changes its product’s price over time? [Designing the DB Table]
I am currently creating a website which will allow people to buy consumer products (deodorant, shampoo, toothpastes, etc…) from a store. Those products tend to change price and other details twice per ...
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How can you determine the relative position of each screen, i.e which is on the left, middle or right? [on hold]
Given your application is running on multiple screens (dual or more) how can you determine the relative position of each screen, i.e which is on the left, middle or right in WPF? The screen class ...
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In domain driven design, how do I convert a database table with a primary key into a Value Object?
Lets suppose there's a database schema defined like this:
Person.mail_address_key ----- Address.address_key
Person.billing_address_key ----- Address.address_key
A Person has a mailing address and a ...
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2answers
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Are there any OO languages without inheritance?
During a code review today, a colleague of mine said something interesting:
prototype is only useful when you need inheritance - and when's inheritance ever a good idea?
I thought about this and ...
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How many functions called by other functions are too many?
I posted a question about a week ago about using PHPExcel with multiple cases of use and how to simplify it. Since then my process has simplified as we've agreed to work with a single lay out with ...
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How to set-up security roles and permissions for a dynamic web applications?
I am currently migrating from a Web framework (Struts) to another (Spring MVC), so I will take the opportunity to review my security strategy at the same time.
My applications are Web based, and ...
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How to run selenium IDE generated tests periodically?
I have a project where I need to write some code that will navigate to a website and sign in. Then depending on the state of the website I need to perform some business logic and subsequent ...
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More efficient management of assets(image, documents) in a large web project
I am beginning to refactor a large, very old, messy project. One of the biggest issues is the lack of a central location on the filesystem for simple things like images, icons, documents, csv, etc.
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Attaching a file using <a> tag instead of file input button [on hold]
I want to attach a file in a feedback form. The form is to be send as mail.In most of the cases, I used a file input button for this purpose. This time, I am thinking about using an tag for ...
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Why was Fortran never used to develop an Operating System?
I'm not a Fortran developer myself, but I'm about to use it a little and found myself wondering why, if it is much older than C but equally as performant as C, was it never used to develop any ...
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Game programming for the web? Or for extensibility? [on hold]
I have a request from a client that wants to build a new casino game. They want to make a sample available online for freeplay. I'm not up on the current technologies to do this. If I look at a site ...
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How can one tell if IN returned a meaningful zero or there was no data to read [on hold]
This question is rather hypothetical and it's just out of my curiosity, hope you don't mind :)
I was wondering, having an assembly code like this:
in al, 10
how do we know, if after this operation ...
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Read File strip whitespace [migrated]
Working through CorePytho
I can print a file using code below w/ eachLine,
If I remove the comma it is doublespaced.
I am trying to strip the whiteaspace w/o using the comma - no looking for an ...
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Java - Is it possible/good idea to reduce chance of crashing by catching Error?
I have a class the implements A which will run a certain method of class B. There is a requirement that this A should never crash when running this operation (which is not possible, right?).
To ...
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CC licensed content in BSD licensed HTML
Let's say we have a directory containing two files, index.html and LICENSE. The license file includes the BSD license text (could be any license really) and the HTML file contains content as well as a ...
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Read specified line from external text file [migrated]
Using C# and writing a Windows Form application for Windows 7 or Windows 8.
I need to know how to get my app to read a specific line which should be assigned to a specifict text box or combo box.
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On GitHub, etiquette and pull requests [duplicate]
If someone forks your repository and commits some changes, what is the accepted way to proceed if you'd like to ask them whether it's alright to pull those changes in?
Can you issue a pull request on ...
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What are classes that produce a result, but are necessarily classes because of the complexity of the task?
What generic name is given to classes that encapsulate a collection of esoteric functions which together perform some larger cohesive but entirely self-contained task useful to the wider application, ...
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I am the customer and have a question [duplicate]
I am not sure I can ask this here but cannot find answer on the web.
I have a contract programmer on my payroll that has developed my site.
She is self taught with no formal education. When she adds ...
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Is there a pattern for deserialization involving repository access? Or what is wrong with my design?
Let us have
case class Money(amount: BigDecimal, currency: Currency)
case class Currency(code: String, alpha3: String)
Money is a value object and Currency is an entity.
When transforming Money to ...
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2answers
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Algorithm for figuring out the enemy flag's location in Stratego
I am currently programming a Stratego game in JavaScript, simply because I wanted to learn to use JavaScript while spending some time to keep my programming skills up to par. (My current work ...
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DDD - If an object is saved as a whole to the database, is it per definition an entity, or is it still possible that it is a value object?
I'm learning about Domain Driven Design and struggling with the question if a particular object should be handled as entity or value object.
All possible surname prefixes are kept in a database ...
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what does min <? = G [i] [j] + R [i] - vc [J]; means? [on hold]
I am looking for a solution of hungarian assignment problem,, and I got a solution from kuhn's Algorithm.
while doing the implementation part I got a statement min <? = G [i] [j] + R [i] - vc [J];
...
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How do decomposition methods relate to different parallelism methods
As I have learned, parallelism can be achieved in three different ways.
Instruction Level Parallelism
Data Level Parallelism
Thread Level Parallelism
And also I have come across different ...
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Audio programming library? [on hold]
I'm looking for a library to convert music files or video files. I did a google search and only see already made programs but I want to make one myself with something. Im strongest at Javascript, C# ...
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What to Study First [on hold]
I've been programming on and off for years as a hobby and was mainly self taught. Now, I want to take it to a more professional level locally. I realized that there are a lot of holes in my knowledge, ...
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How can I convert an ANSI encoded text file to UTF-8 in C#? [on hold]
I'm writing a web application in ASP.NET that allows someone to upload a text file to the server.
If the text file is ANSI encoded, I've noticed that french accents do not show.
Is there a way for ...
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Best practices for communication between Offline Software and Web Application?
The purpose/s of this question is to discover what are some of the most reliable methods of achieving communication between existing offline software and a web application.
(Example) Scenario:
A ...
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validate javascript quiz and count answers [on hold]
I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am having trouble figuring out my Javascript code. I'm still learning all of this (im not the best at it, so dont be harsh). Theres a couple things I ...
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How can I draw flowchart for “for” in this programme C++ [on hold]
I did programme drawing boxes with width, length and size. like chessboard.
how can I draw flowchart for this programme.
using namespace std;
int main ()
{
//Declare the variables
char ...
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What should I do in C++ when implementing a container class: storing objects by value or by reference?
I'm new to C++, coming from Java.
In Java, all variables (except for primitives) are essentially pointers. They hold the address of whatever they're 'holding'.
So any Java data structure stores it's ...
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How do simple while loops with int's process? (simple java) [on hold]
The problem is,
int i = 1;
while ( i < 10 ) {
int j = 10;
while ( j > i )
j--;
i += j;
}
what will be the value of i after executed?
I would end up with getting ...
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Copy website and figure out framework [duplicate]
There is a very nice personal website that I would like to adapt myself. I know there are all kinds of frameworks for building websites but when you view the contents of the website with "inspect ...
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solving a number theoretical problem [migrated]
In mathematics, the greatest common divisor (gcd), also known as the greatest common factor (gcf), highest common factor (hcf), or greatest common measure (gcm), of two or more integers (at least one ...
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Generating values and keys to fill a map, and which type of map should I use [migrated]
My idea is to generate keys and values inside of a map, but I'm unsure as to what type of map I should use. This would be my very first time ever using a map, and I've heard that HashMaps aren't too ...
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How to get string in a function in Python? [migrated]
I am current writing a game with tkinter GUI Python.
import sys
from tkinter import*
#Functions to handle button click
def startgame():
player21abel=Label(text=" Guess a Letter ...
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1answer
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What's a good way to explain that system configuration at run time should not be changed by code at compile time?
I am programming for a embedded system. When this system boots up it reads from a configuration file some data and execute rules to put the system state according to the configuration read. This ...
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snapshot in git or version control system (vcs)
I recently started learning/working git.
I've gone through some materials but still didn't understand what actually is a snapshot.
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Creating a new CPU architecture [on hold]
This post might be construed as a discussion on a new computer architecture. I've been working in the field of hardware design for the past two years and have experience in C, python, VHDL.
However ...
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1answer
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How to host a web service with dependencies on many APIs/SDKs which expose methods in different languages
A project I'm working on currently depends on several SDKs and APIs that perform identical tasks, but for different external products. For example, in an Internet of Things world we have a common ...
