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Oct 14	comment	What tools are available for remote communication when working from home or with a distributed team? +1 for landline, but how do you solve a problem where the remote team is seated near a speakerphone and you can't hear them clearly when they turn their heads away from the phone suddenly while speaking to a team member next to them or when a team member is a bit far from the phone? Can't keep saying "I didn't hear you" every 30 seconds.
Oct 1	comment	How are crossplatform/multiple-OS C++ projects planned in terms of code and tools? So then if not `#ifdef`, does it make more sense to start a separate project in Windows and keep a separate project in Linux? More specifically, do you know how companies generally do this kind of thing? Eg: Git, Clearcase, Firefox, BuildBot, Eclipse - All these softwares have been made as a version for Windows and a version for Linux. How do they do it?
Aug 27	comment	What is the right way to version control a password protected archive? @tdammers: Randy was suggesting uploading to a git host
Aug 26	comment	What is the right way to version control a password protected archive? I want the file to be local. No uploading/downloading.
Aug 10	comment	What software models are appropriate for daily builds and continuous integration? sorry, about configuration management, I meant to type "believes that it's not necessary to integrate configuration management with development tools". I've added an edit to my question.
Aug 10	comment	What software models are appropriate for daily builds and continuous integration? My friends and their seniors are un-initiated into the culture of nightly builds and CI. That's why they can't yet see the benefit of it or about how to go about implementing it. Nice to know it can be used for any kind of project. I guess I'll try using these tools to create a demo project at home to try and introduce the concept.
Jul 26	comment	How to store data in Gujarati language in SQLite? @Mudassir: Akash's question is specific and relevant to anyone who does programming in various foreign-languages. I don't think his question is un-welcome here.
Mar 7	comment	Dealing with engineers that frequently leave their jobs Asking a newbie where they see themselves in 5 years time is overkill. You'd get a half-baked answer borrowed from multiple people who've been interviewing.
Feb 27	comment	What does mathematics have to do with programming? A kid tells his mom that he won't need maths coz he's gonna grow up and be a millionaire baseball player. His mom tells him "You'll need maths to count your millions".
Jan 27	comment	Should an application be designed without prototyping first? In this case, I'm actually trying to yank out a highly coupled graphics engine and replace it with a graphics engine which is to be 'yankable'. All in VC++.
Jan 25	comment	Should an application be designed without prototyping first? Correct, the tech-lead needs the design now because others depend on it. We're to get these docs ready so that a foreign team (we're maintaining the software they created) can review it and they're visiting our country in a week's time. They don't know the new graphics engine, so they won't really be able to review it, also given that a lot of the class and sequence diagrams are auto-generated in EA, and hence human-un-readable. TL's main objective appears to be to get us to do things quickly as there's a lot of slippage because of a team member who left the company.
Dec 3	comment	Boss is afraid to use a version control system for new project, should I anyway? @S.Lott: Another way to see it is that the boss is a boss of a small firm, thus inexperienced, and the OP stands a chance of not only creating a good impression but also benefiting the company's growth if he can convince his/her boss well.
Nov 9	comment	Where to find resources to write a program like sandboxie? Email the creators of Sandboxie. Or ask on their forum if they have one.
Nov 8	comment	Where can I find localized information about our industry? You'll get your info on www.glassdoor.com. Also try google.com/trends
Oct 21	comment	Can a Code Review help in learning the code-flow and/or technology of a large code-base? I'm supposed to convert a lot of existing tightly coupled DirectX and GDI calls into a separate black-box kind of graphics engine which works on a popular rendering library. It's a complete concept change, so the tech-lead initially wanted me to see the code, the interfaces and figure out how to modify it. I tried, ended up lost and reported it to him. That's why he's suggested the code-review. Although as you said, it's gonna be hard without communication from the team and without good documentation. What did you mean by "QA step"? I'm taking the whole thing positively though.
Sep 27	comment	Best country for getting a job He said "personally like".
Aug 26	comment	What is negative code? A wise teacher may have accepted this BASIC program and used it to highlight the importance of getting an SRS right. Reminds me of a baseball coach who got so frustrated with his team that to show them how to play, he took the bat, got three strikes in a row and not to be outdone, he shouted to his team "See! That's how you bas***** are playing. Now take the bat and play properly!". Also reminds me of the person who wrote "creation saw the creator and blushed" and won the essay contest on 'wine'.
Jun 3	comment	Is the reason why everyone complains about flash app performance due to the fact that most flash apps are built with the flex framework? Flash does deliver value if you know how to milk it.
Jun 1	comment	Any tips how to successfully job hunt? +1 for morals & skillset
May 30	comment	Is it ethical to teach teens about software viruses? I remember reading of a dad in a violent community, who taught his kids how to use rifles. His intention was wise. He bought them rifles and sent them to training centres where responsible people taught the kids how to use the rifles and all the technical details that they needed to know. They were also taught that shooting a person implied 'MURDER'. The kids also had plenty of chances to fire their weapon at the range. It certainly whetted their appetite to use weapons, but at the end of the day, they were responsible people who knew how to use their skill & weapon safely.