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I am developing a Windows desktop app, it allows users to create accounts and then login. Once logged in it allows them to interact with other users, and even has a chat box in a certain area. This app will eventually be ported over to android and ios(hopefully). Considering that it fetches quite a bit of information over the internet is C++ the most appropriate language to program it in?(i know quite a bit of c++, enough to make this) or should I use HTML5 or something else.
EDIT: For simplicity, essentially what I would like to know is. What is the EASIEST language to program an application in that will accept username/password and allow users to interact with one another. This program will also be accepting payments within it. I would like to use a language that is easily ported over to Android and IOS.
This is a question that doesn't really have a good answer. It's like asking what color you should paint the garden shed. There are many correct answers, and they are all subjective, and most likely based on the answerer's personal experiences.
If you have had experience with C++, then by all means go for it. C++ and it's related languages have the capability to create message windows and interact over the internet, so it is a good possibility for you.
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I am currently doing Computer Science degree and I have fair amount of experience in C#, Java, and C++ in desktop application development. And I want to start learning how to build applications that run in the web browser such as Google Docs and Blackboard Learn. What is the best technology to start with ? I know this is a broad question whose answer is usually "it depends on what you are trying to make" but I want to know what is good multipurpose language/technology just to start with so I can get some experience and develop some foundation for transitioning my desktop skills to the web ? Many thanks for your responses !
I would suggest you to list all your requirements. After you are done with the requirements you can select what suits you the best. Current web applications use a cocktail of several technologies. The choice of technology should be purely based on your requirements, ease of use and budget constraints.
Of course, you have a plethora of several open source technologies to help you out. Biggies such as Facebook, Google too use open source. Since you are a student go for open source technologies.
This is a good link if you want to learn web from scratch : http://www.w3schools.com/
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A while ago i made a database framework in c++ and have been using it in various places, even made a wrapper for it for vb.net.
Now i have a new project that would require multiple programs accessing a single database and it would be wasteful to load up the database multiple times for every one of them not to mention the syncing horrors.
So I figured i would turn the framework into a standalone application and access to the data would be done in some xx magical way from those other programs. From what I've seen php and mysql do something like this..?
Problem is, I have no clue where to start. The only kind of cross program communication i've done is one program reading and writing directly into the other ones memory, seems kinda hacky though and I'm not sure if that sort of thing is going to fly with managed languages (I want to make it accessible in vb.net too).
Tips?
The most portable way to do IPC (inter-process communication) is probably going to be Sockets.
What about D-Bus? There ist a port for Windows.
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I have seen recently that people use xml files as a database to store the settings. However, I don't know why exactly is it done. I am from a C/C++, Linux background. Thus, please help me to understand this concept. Any simple C/C++ example will help me to understand it's benefit better?
XML is a very common tool with tons of libraries to handle it. Although it isn't the most beautiful format in the world, it is possible to read and modify it by both hand and program. Probably one want to use it when program configuration modified by some gui or tool. If you intend manual configuration, it's probably better to choose something else, for example ini. This is why linux tools rarely use XML, BTW.
As a C++ programmer you'd probably find interesting the "boost::property_tree" library to deal with configs. Examples of usage included in the documentation. Also it provides with plenty of different backends to store configuration, so you haven't to stick to some one format.
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Anyone knows a good FREE dictionary service? I want to consume it through HTTP Get and then parsing simple HTML or Json.
Dictionary.com is free for non commercial purposes. I need something completely free and reliable.
Google used to have a good api but thy have since changed it to a paid service.
Wordnik API might be usefull http://developer.wordnik.com/docs
It requires a registration, but it supports a bunch of cool features, such as word audio, and you can easily find client libraries for that in different programming languages.
The okapi framework offers a set of translation connectors. Take a look:
http://www.opentag.com/okapi/wiki/index.php?title=Connectors
Not sure about the licenses for those services they are using - but some of them might be just what you need. (click on each connector to read about the webservice it is based on)
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I consider to use Mantis or Redmine to manage projects. (Issue Tracking)
I know both are really good.
For now, I won't connect it with SVN or Git.
(It may happen later)
The main purpose is issue tracking on business with co-workers.
Please recommend one of them, or you can recommend the other one.
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I can recommend redmine. I've been using it for more than 2 years, with 25-50 simultaneous users and more than 50 projects.
I went through a lot of updates without ever having any problems.
The database is properly normalized, so if you ever need to retrieve any data, you will be able to do so.
Numerous plugins exists which may cover special needs if there are any.
Edit: In the meantime, I had to change over to Jira, but I'd go back to redmine anytime if I could.
Never used Redmine, but we've been using Mantis for about 7-8 years for many projects for our distributed team. One of the benefits is its simplicity. We've even wrote a couple of our own extensions, e.g. widely used in our process Kanban board (one of the Agile approaches).
Sometimes I think it looks slightly outdated among other modern tools but it really works for us and we can extend it with our own PHP code.