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Create Offline Demo Environment Database Substitute
I would like to know if there is a best practice for creating demo environments that substitutes database interaction into other forms of resource
i.e. creating .json files containing the data that ...
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How to organize integration tests and test data for different environments when using Maven Failsafe
I have started to separate my unit tests from my integration tests by using Maven Surefire and Failsafe.
Now I'm wondering what good ways there are to deal with separate environments. Take for ...
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script engine with no global environment (java)
I am curious about how global variables are handled by script engines. I am looking for a script engine that does not preserve the state of global variables upon invocation. Are there such engines out ...
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Should program behavior be modified using a config file or environmental variables?
I'm referring to *nix command line applications primarily, where you want to permanently modify the behavior from defaults.
Environmental variables are easily understood and implemented, usually ...
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Development setup for TDD. Is it correct?
This is how my team has it's development environment set up:
Each team member has a local development environment on their own computer, where they check out the code from a shared repository.
Every ...
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Best way to visualize/keep track of different environments (test,int,production)
I have several application servers for different purposes (production, integration, test, etc.) with a database that also contain more or less different data states (test database, production clone, ...
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Disposable Virtual Machines for QA environments
I'm far from an expert in virtualization, so pardon my ignorance.
I've had this idea (really doubt it's original, haven't looked much into the topic) of "disposable" virtual machines for QA ...
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Senior project environment selection
My 2 friends and I are preparing our senior project idea for next year. I need some of different ideas while deciding the base environment of the project, especially from software developers/engineers ...
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Open office arrangement with non-programmers (sales, etc) talking all day?
Just curious about this, I'm about to leave this job for a variety of reasons but one thing is that the office I work in is a full open office with a few non-programmer employees in close proximity ...
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Should there be a “data hygiene” index for software - to indicate how clean the program is? not leaving temp files, etc
Should there be a "data hygiene" index for software - to indicate how clean the program is? not creating unused temp files, registry entries, environment variables, etc.
For example, look in your ...
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Upgrading from XP Pro to Win 7, anything I should worry about?
I do mainly .NET work so I assume that the framework is all fine and that. But have there been reports of various tools like .NET Reflector and the like not working properly with Win 7? This is a ...
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What would you add in this Software Development Project Checklist?
I'm a big fan of checklists. There is Travel Checklist, Moving Checklist and even a Scrum Checklist.
Context: you have been hired by a large corporation and given the mission to setup the whole ...
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What justifies the use of an IDE versus a standard editor?
I find myself using my text editor of choice (vim, nano, gedit, pick your poison) much more often than any IDE as of late.
After noticing my ide shortcuts getting dusty I started to think about ...
