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Modern dev workflows sometimes feel harder to manage than the actual application code. A few years ago the setup used to be pretty simple. Git, CI pipeline, logging, maybe a testing framework. Now even smaller teams seem to run: * multiple CI jobs * API testing tools * Docker/K8s tooling …
I’m new to DeepSeek and I’m interested in learning how to use it better. I’ve heard that DeepSeek is quite affordable compared to some other AI tools, which is one of the reasons I want to try it. For someone who is just getting started, what would you recommend? Are …
One of my sons has a coworker doing the Multi-Agent coding now. At first it was just Claude but they've moved onto Multi-Agent Coding. Here's a take on the RENT!  While my software work was mostly embedded we stuck with GCC and cross platform toolchains. For Windows it was …
Developers are facing performance issues, backend scaling challenges, and cross-platform inconsistencies. What challenges do you see the most in real projects?
What are the most important principles that all software developers should know?
Hi Everyone, Web development can be both exciting and challenging, but having the right tools makes all the difference. If you're starting out or looking to improve your workflow, consider using popular frameworks like React or Vue for streamlined front-end development. On the back end, Node.js and Django are solid …
What's your go-to debugging technique when you're totally stuck? Bonus points if you say **anything** other than ChatGPT. Extra super duper bonus points if you say DaniWeb :-P
Hey everyone, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how small, consistent coding habits can really add up. For me, getting into the habit of writing quick documentation (even just inline comments) has saved me—and my team—a ton of time in the long run. Also, I started using [Google](https://www.google.com) more …
**A geeky multi-tool capable of hacking into Wi-Fi networks and [opening Tesla car charging ports](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZZXkQm4kgGM) has been making headlines recently. I've familiarized myself with Flipper Zero and performed basic penetration testing on my own network and system. In this post, I share the results.**  ## What is Flipper Zero? …
Hello all, I know very few of Javascript. I'm trying to identify which JavaScript functions are called in this [site](https://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://github.com/robatron/sudoku.js/blob/master/demo/index.html#). The script updates the board when the labels "easy","medium", "hard", etc are selected and when the buttons "solve" or "candidates" are pressed. I've tried with F12 (Developer tools) but I …
Anyone here had experience with PayPal **Content Security Policy**? I tried to make a dummy purchase using Chrome Developer tools and this message is written in the bottom box: *Content Security Policy blocks inline execution of scripts and stylesheets* (See attachment) There must be a line of code to go …
Over the years I've seen so many solutions to development but not one is a panacea. Example: I had a 28 day embedded project that would have blown its 28 day limit if there were any attempt to force DevOps onto the plan. This was 28 days from start to …
## Introduction ## When working on Espresso tests, you might have run into a situation where you need to verify what your app does when an activity is in a specific [**Lifecycle**](https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/lifecycle/Lifecycle) state. In this tutorial, we will learn how to achieve this by using the **ActivityScenario** class. ## Goals …
## Introduction ## The Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (`HTTP`) is one of the most common communication protocol on the internet. There are three major versions of HTTP that you should be aware of: **1.1**, **2.0**, **3.0**. Versions 1.1 and 2.0 are widely used today, so this tutorial mainly focuses on …
## Introduction ## When working with Espresso tests, you might have found it hard to make Espresso wait for background tasks to complete before performing other actions or assertions. Fortunately, the classes in the Espresso **idling** package exist to cover this use case. In this tutorial, we will learn how …
The pandemic has presented everyone with unique challenges. For me, it became particularly hard to switch to online grocery shopping. When I do my shopping offline, I usually don’t have to plan much, moving through the isles and picking up stuff as I go. It’s rare that I forget something, …
## Introduction ## In Android development, Espresso can be combined with Junit to create powerful UI automation tests. In this tutorial, we will learn how to create Espresso tests. ## Goals ## At the end of the tutorial, you would have learned: 1. How to create Espresso tests. ## Tools …
## Introduction ## Before Java 8, methods had to throw an exception or return `null`, with neither of which approaches were perfect. Optional, OptionalInt, OptionalLong, and OptionalDouble were introduced in Java 8 to represent values that might possibly be `null`. Optionals have two internal states, **empty** or **present**. An Optional …
## Introduction ## There are many ways to design secure Java objects. In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to create secure Java objects by understanding **Accessibility**, **Extensibility**, and **Immutability**. ## Goals ## At the end of this tutorial, you would have learned: 1. Understand how and why …
I want to develop a piece of software that other developers can use in their projects. It has to be active at runtime however, and perform some standard functionality every time the application runs. It is essentially software that provides extra functionality to the application developer and its users... I'm …
Inherited [this page](https://library.kutztown.edu/newsteam), a mashup of an HTML5Up template called [Strongly Typed](https://html5up.net/strongly-typed) trying to work inside our content management system, which runs on Bootstrap. Though we cannot edit the stylesheets bundled with our CMS, we can override via inline declarations & custom page-level CSS; the [page in question](https://library.kutztown.edu/newsteam) has the …
Hi, I'll try to make this quick. I'm used to programming PHP in context of building websites, to add random bits of dynamic functionality, but every once in a while I need to build something like a complete application. My problem is this, as a single developer, there comes a …
I've noticed the last couple of weeks that a hard-refresh won't clear the cache anymore in Chrome... well to me and two clients of mine (we're all on a Mac by the way). Not sure either if there was an update to Chrome recently which might cause this now. Did …
Hi I want to change my carrier from Php to Java. I have 2 years of experience in php web development like wordpress, joomla tools. There after I changed company there on my company request, I learnt java on my own by seeing tutorials. They assigned me spring project I …
hi DaniWEB users, it has always been a great support from dani web to answer questions and get feed back from every one. The issue i am facing is not a coding issue but a development platform issue,I have searched over the internet and was either unable to interpret my …
hello , i have this problem i cant figure if it from the gloable resources or in the event itself, so i am using 2 languages in my website's pages, one language which is not the defualt is working very well ,but the english language mode it isnt , so …
Please don't post "spam" or "Thank you" posts in this thread since this is meant to be used as a guide for all beginners and I am sure we would like it to be on topic. I hope you understand this. For these of you who would like to learn …
Hi Everyone, Some of the styles on my html page is coming only in chrome browser(not in firefox or IE) which I do no want. Using chrome browser developer tools when I tried to inspect them, I found a very strange thing, it is not showing the css source file …
Hello fellow Daniwebians, having a bit of trouble setting up the like button and comments box on my individual articles (local news website). I've created an app (for the purposes of having an app ID) and created a page for that app. I'm now attempting to use Facebook's developer plugins …
The 4.4.2 KitKat update for Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900 (Exynos) has just started rolling out. The first released took place in Russia that comes with firmware build N900XXUDNA6. All Galaxy Note 3 owners might also seeing this update this coming weeks but it’s still up from Samsung to when that …
I just installed gcc 4.9 (with C11 support), and want to add it to Xcode 4.6.3's build options as a compiler option. I ran `make` and `make install`, and the packages are all there (under `/usr/bin/gcc`. Running `gcc --version` confirms that gcc 4.9 is installed rather than an older version. …
I have a webpage in ASP, that scraps the content from another website using: Set http = Server.CreateObject("MSXML2.ServerXMLHTTP.3.0") http.open "GET", "http://www.thesite.com/thepage.aspx", true http.send getURL=http.responsetext I then examine the content of "getURL" for certain text.... The problem is, that website has changed from static HTML, to using jQuery - which probably …
Chrome has that allows you to profile the rendering of the DOM elements on the page (at least I believe that to be the case) https://developers.google.com/web-toolkit/speedtracer/ I need a way to do the same thing in IE. This is currently not possible from the web developer toolbar (you can only …
Problem 1 : does anyone have any knowledge about genetic algorithm? Problem 2 : what development tools should I use to develop the timetable? For example : tools for back-end code and tools for Interface.
Hi I would like to make more use of the browser developer tools. However, there is little documentation that I can find. I am sure that someone must have written a simple guide to error checking using these tools. I suppose there is no market for a book. Foyles bookshop …
Hi, After having come to grips with PHP, I've decided that it's time to move onto a more sophisticated language for building web applications. I've chosen Python, utilising the Django framework. Could somebody provide me with the software I will need for writing the code? My first guess would have …
Hello! I am modifying a user panel for someone, I have been asked to center an element on the page. It is assigned with the class "joins" i've looked through all of the css files and I can't seem to find where it is styled. is there someway i can …
Tools to Make the Life of a Web Developer Easier... *Typetester *pForm *ColourLovers *Firebug *HTML Entity Character Lookup *960 Grid System
IE9 is on the horizon, and there has been plenty said about it. But what about its web development aspects? In this article I look at its web developer tools, and decide whether I'll start using it in my own web development. Like most web developers, I abandoned IE several …
Hi! Sorry if this is the wrong forum to post this on but... I had a Leopard computer with all developer tools installed. Then I upgraded to Snow Leopard (erase and install), and restored from time machine. I tried the gcc command only to get "gcc: command not found". The …
Hi, I cannot seem to install the ADT plugin on Eclipse. I am uisng Windows 7 professional. Also, I don't know where to find the error log which it asks me to check. I looked in the plugin directory and can't find the error log. I did the following: 1. …
Hello, I have created a small application in C#! I want to do testing of it. Please suggest me some good testing tools!
Hi, I am new in this C# language i haven't tried yet writing program on C#,so in connection on this i want to learn how to use C#,but before i will start what editor should i use on this C#...please help me. I appreciate more help.Thank you in advance.
I need help in deciding a good path in learning Java. I have recently passed my Data Structures course and although I still have issues and sometimes need to look thinks up, I feel I have a strong enough grasp to move on with my becoming proficient in Java. I …
I've seen a lot of people having issues debugging JavaScript code. So here is how you can easily debug your JavaScript code using Visual Studio (I believe firebug has similar functionality). Also if someone has Visual Web Developer can you confirm that you can do it in that as well …
So, I'm a tech writer, not a database guy, but I've been asked to develop documentation for my company's databases. This means I have some questions. It seems obvious to me that there must be some SQL documentation tools out there, but I have no idea what is used for …
What free C++ programming tools do people recommend? And just to check I would be able to run my programme from this tool?
So it turns out...yes, I am a software developer. I am at the moment constructing a protein viewer, partly because I am unhappy with current tools, and partly because I am charting out some interesting discovery. Tools, I would modify or change..... Except Eugene Selkov's brilliant work. And the larger...data …
There is Firebug for Firefox and some very interesting developers toolsets, such as Dragonfly for Opera and Google's Developer Tools. Even MSIE's Developer Tools look like they have some possibilities. But is any of this documented, anywhere? All these seem less straight forward than debuggers I've used in the past.
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