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I was mildly concerned when I saw else where on the forum on of our experts express the opinion that software design saw not required and their prefered design method of development was to just start coding and just let the program evolve the features required. My concern is no so much the method, everyone uses this design method at sometime (I...

Why one should use .NET and not Java? what is the diffence betwwen .net and java? importance of .net?

with which program, i can make a 3d game(like world of warcraft, alladin.....)? chears-

Deadlines looming and just can’t get enough done at work? Try these 3 steps to organize your working day and deliver your projects on time. Tip 1 - understand your environment Workplace distractions, wanted and unwanted, eat away a developer's day. Identify the distractions that have the largest time cost - the approximate number of minutes...

Hi, i am a php programmer who has no previous programming experience neither in java nor in c#(sharp). My goal is to learn both languages java and c#, so i am looking for an experienced programmer who has in depth knowledge of both languages to suggest me which one to start first in order to make my learning process easier and to help me grasp...

Hello, Am having a prblem i have to design a personal research agent system for my project and i dont really know how to start which and which languages can i use Am really confused , i would like to use vb.net but i want to design something unique rather with a nice interface and makes use of sound system also. The aim of the project is to...

Hello, not really sure if this is the correct place to ask this, but here goes: I'm currently working on an application that uses the client-server model to accomplish the following: - The server grabs images from camera's and stores them on disk. - The server application talks to the grabber software and obtains the absolute path to the...

Hey gang! We have about 350 working database, perhaps more. The IS Unit Dir. has, thus far, converted a number of extremely important databases to Java, he's very intelligent. I was also thinking of converting some systems using Microsoft software, J#, C#, something in that kind of a line, to save time. I have two options to aid in this...

can any body tell me wht sep i have to take when i am doing SEO with my site , i have put meta tag keywords already , next why i have to do ?

I am making a link between 2 systems. They communicate over a serial link. I know the protocol and all the commands. However I can’t figure out what the “dn” is supposed to mean. Is it the number of d’s? I also don’t know what the crc.high and crc.low is all about. I know that the crc is a checksum and I know how to calculate it but I don’t...

hi all i am not much of an application programmer but i somehow got a contract to build a fairly substantial database application for a nonprofit that runs entirely on Macs. i could have a VB application pumped out in about two weeks for this but everything is macs, so i installed MAMP (an apache, mysql, PHP install) on their server and have...

Hi, I'm planning to create an operating system, What things are needed? Can i create an operating system using C# programming? What basic steps do i need to follow?

Hello, I hope this falls under the correct topic... We have a small application that uses the COM ports on a system to communicate with external devices. This application is written in Delphi and makes use of some third-party components. We have around 500 identical systems, sort of speak, and there's only one location where this...

When you back up data and leave them (on a hard drive) for a considerable amount of time, chances are that some bytes may get coorupted. Therefore it is a good idea to rewrite a hared disk with stable data on it every now and then. So I am looking for a software that rewrites a certain percentage of a drive every day, so that it is rewritten...

I used to refuse to use frameworks that I didn't build myself. I always felt like it'd either disappoint me like most things that other people develop or that it'd dumb me down. I mean, seriously, there are people that wouldn't know how to use JavaScript if you were to take jQuery away from them. But when you start working for bottom-line...

Hello, Please tell me about 3-Tier Architecture in development of a software?

Hi all. Sorry to be brief, but have to leave. If I have the coordinates of two points (on the computer screen), how do I calculate the angle of the line which joins them? I know, my terms are vague and in some cases completely wrong (for instance it would be an "interval", not a line) but hopefully you get the idea.

I'm a C/C++/ASM programmer and I'm planning to write an OS. So I need to know about some good (I should say BEST here) books on "OS design and kernel" and anything else related to OS development. Please tell me the name of "good" books or online tutorials (related to OS development) which you techies will refer to me. THANKS TO EVERYONE...

I'm thinking about creating an application for a restaurant. The application will take orders as takeout-customers come in and will notify the chef in the kitchen about the orders. This way there is no need to physically walk from the front to the kitchen to tell the chef about the orders. I don't want the application to be accessible on the Web...

Hi there, Using VBNET2008, Crystal Report 9, SQL SERVER 2000, Northwind database for application purposes. The CrystalReportInvoice.RPT was embedded onto VBNET2008 FORM via CrystalReportViewer1 whose datasource was not connected to table or dataset. As requested by Team Leader, 3 Crystal Report TEXT OBJECT were inserted in the Crystal...

NOTE: I posted this on my blog a while back but feel the community can benefit from it. I don’t know how many times I’ve seen someone post an error message and ask how to fix it. Does it irritate me , you bet it does. Students today have 100 times the resources at their disposal then what I had so many moons ago, yet they don’t (or wont I’m not...

Hi everyone, I was just curious as to how many of you own your own business writing software on your own and if you do, what advice could you give to a person going into this type of thing? I'm working on a huge visual basic project thats going to be the "shell" of all the software I write. Am I wasting my time? Or is this going to be...

Ok, i was thinking about this the other day, and i thought i'd ask here. I'm still a newbie programmer cause i only know a little JAVA and C. But i don't only learn programming languages, i learn theory too. I've learn about computer architecture, algorithm analysis, and all that stuff that you get at the university. My question is, when will i...

With all of the APIs, methods, etc. How do you remember all of it? Do you write it down? Keep samples? etc.? Just curious as to how other people do this.

what are Parallel approach & Pilot Approach in the implementation phase of the s/w development?