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Robust Programming

elving — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:45:50 +0000

Robust programming, also called bomb-proof programming, is a style of programming that prevents abnormal termination or unexpected actions. Basically, it requires code to handle bad (invalid or absurd) inputs in a reasonable way. If an internal error occurs, the program or library terminates gracefully, and provides enough information so the programmer can debug the program or routine.

YouTube - Objective C Programming Tutorial - 3 - Variables

voidmain — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:32:56 +0000

Objective C programming tutorial on variables

45 Of The Most Wanted Adobe Flex Tutorials | Design your way

dev-guy24 — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:18:39 +0000

Looking for Adobe Flex tutorials? I know it’s hard to find them but fortunately I’m searching in every corner of the internet (ok, ok, maybe not in every corner) to find these tips and techniques so that you can save up some time and use it on actually learning a program, like Flex. I wish there would have been more Flex tutorials but not so many people write them. For now, 45 is a convenient amount of tutorials. Enjoy!

Designing The “World Of Programming” Infographic - Smashing Magazine

elving — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:31:35 +0000

This infographic exhibits pioneers in the field of programming, along with the history and current statistics of various programming languages. Also included are some random facts and algorithm diagrams to make the infographic more visually appealing. Click on the image to enlarge.

Ajaxian » amelie() – a devious plan to get rid of IE6

elving — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:29:39 +0000

IE6 must die - we all know this. Even Microsoft knows and acknowledges this (the IE9 team would love everybody to upgrade). The problem is that as a technical argument we don't get far.

Top 10 Things That Annoy Programmers | Kevin William Pang

elving — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 15:08:32 +0000

Programmers all have their pet peeves. Whether it’s scope creep, Hungarian notation, or smelly coworkers, we’ve come to accept that there are certain nuisances that come with our line of work. The following is a list of the top 10 things that annoy programmers, compiled from the results of my recent question on StackOverflow along with some of my own experiences:

How to read the Google events in .NET - CodeProject

elving — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:33:46 +0000

This article is described how to use Google data APIs to read your Google Calendar using C#. Google data APIs is allow developers to write application which interact Google services. Google data APIs is allow using number of services such as Calendar, Google Documents, and Contacts...Etc. The Google APIs enable you to write applications to synchronize, import, export.

Rating Control in WPF Toolkit

elving — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:31:35 +0000

Rating Control is introduced in WPF Toolkit February 2010 release. In this article we will see how we can use the Rating Control.

THE C++ BLOG: Implementing Dictionary in C++

elving — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:07:09 +0000

Working with C#, I loved the feature of the data-type : Dictionary. I was wondering how we can implement a Dictionary in C++.

Heres what could be a way out...

Typical C++ Bullshit

elving — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:27:06 +0000

Mike Acton tackles the problems with Object Oriented Programming

Understanding and Using Partial Classes in C#: ASP Alliance

eric — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:46:08 +0000

In this introductory article, Brendan describes how partial classes work and how to create partial classes. He walks you through when to use partial classes as well as how to implement multiple interfaces with partial classes. The examples used will help beginners learn about this useful technology.

InformIT: Designing C# Objects Using Classes > Understanding Classes

eric — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:43:29 +0000

The real power of leveraging objects comes from being able to design and implement custom objects of your own design. In this lesson you'll learn how to create your own objects (i.e. object-oriented programming) by using classes. You'll learn how to define the template for an object and how to create your own custom properties and methods.

Learn Adobe AIR, Part I: Build A Note Storage App [Adobe AIR Tutorials]

elving — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:58:08 +0000

The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) platform changes the game for web developers, taking standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and bringing them into a desktop application environment. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to build a personal notes database with Adobe AIR.

Linux.com :: Open source programming languages for kids

elving — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 03:53:22 +0000

The past couple of years have seen an explosion of open source programming languages and utilities that are geared toward children. Many of these efforts are based around the idea that, since the days of BASIC, programming environments have become far too complex for untrained minds to wrap themselves around.

YouTube - iPad SDK - Make An App For The iPad

web-toad — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:53:51 +0000

A tutorial on how to make an app for the iPad.

YouTube - The Go Programming Language

elving — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:19:48 +0000

Go is a new experimental systems programming language intended to make software development fast. Our goal is that a major Google binary should be buildable in a few seconds on a single machine. The language is concurrent, garbage-collected, and requires explicit declaration of dependencies.

A Beginner's Guide to Pointers - CodeProject

elving — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:18:28 +0000

Pointers are basically the same as any other variable. However, what is different about them is that instead of containing actual data, they contain a pointer to the memory location where information can be found.

Calling F# from COBOL and Back Again - CodeProject

elving — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:06:05 +0000

Running languages on .NET is ultra-powerful. Using managed COBOL (from Micro Focus), it is possible to use F# code to work with COBOL code. Imagine a Cloud based F# map reduce system consuming legacy COBOL - yes, that really is on the horizon.

COBOL Bible v1.0.2 ALPHA

elving — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:11:57 +0000

These are notes that I have obtained from various sources on how to write the syntax of COBOL programs. I initially wrote this for myself but then decided to make this document public. Feel free to re-distribute this but do not alter it.

Python - Quick Guide

eric — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:05:55 +0000

Python was developed by Guido van Rossum in the late eighties and early nineties at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science in the Netherlands.