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Developer's Corner / Re: Variable naming conventions
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 05:57 PM »
a book like "Code Complete" would be a good place to start: http://www.amazon.co...p/product/0735619670

there are also some good sites with programming style guidelines.. let's see what others come up with.
31802
Developer's Corner / Re: Ok, I need some advice here.
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 05:00 PM »
rover is right - you really need a project to motivate and focus you.
31803
Developer's Corner / Re: Ok, I need some advice here.
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 04:33 PM »
my personal belief about programming language learning is:

if you mainly want to learn the general skills of programming, just pick something that motivates you - it almost doesn't matter what language it is.  a good programmer can pick up a new language easily.

however, teaching yourself good habits is important, so find yourself a book that will help guide you.

i am a huge fan of object oriented programming, so i would strongly recommend an oop-centric language, like c++, java, c#, etc.  scripting languages are good for getting the job done but they miss out on the important role of oop in shaping ideas (imho).  that said, many of the scripting languages have object oriented facilities, they just aren't used nearly as much so you won't get as much practice there.

again you have to ask what you want in the end.  if the end result is to get a job, you need other concerns.  if the end result is to write cross-platform tools for mac, linux, windows, then you have other issues to work out.
31804
Find And Run Robot / Re: Feature request / small bug report
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 03:46 PM »
welcome bob and kae!

and thanks for the suggestions kae.  i actually like the idea of an optional prefix for aliases that would be a clearer way to say you are talking about an alias.  i will look into fixing the other issues as well.
31805
Living Room / moji mojizu, online community for artists drawing characters
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 03:39 PM »

fun site..

What is a Moji?
A Moji is a character. It can be anything from human, cartoon, animal, mechanical or pure fantasy. Mojis can be generated digitally using a computer design program or drawn by hand and transferred to an electronic format.

What is Mojizu?
Mojizu is an online community for artists and their characters. It is a space to find great character art and to learn about the artists that create it. It is a place for artists to showcase their work and generate earnings and acclaim. Read more in our manifesto.

How much does Mojizu cost?
Mojizu is free, but you do need to register to use most features of the site. We do offer a special subscription package that provides special benefits, including unlimited Moji submissions, unlimited downloads of Moji art and ad free surfing. Learn More

How could I financially benefit from submitting my art to Mojizu.com?
Mojizu is also a commercial platform that automatically merchandises your Moji and makes them available for sale to a wide audience of potential customers. We share all profit directly generated from your art with you, the artist, on a 50%/50% basis. Profit is defined as selling price, less credit card charges, shipping costs and direct product (item and labor) costs. All registered users have a secure “My Account” section where your earnings information is reported to you.



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31806
Developer's Corner / Re: Ok, I need some advice here.
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 03:34 PM »
I keep hearing a lot about C#, and have been toying with the idea of just going for it with that language.  I have this little voice in the back of my head that keeps telling me any of the managed languages aren't really programming, not like a real C++ compiler that compiles to stand alones haha.

the .net languages are full languages like any other.
In terms of learning the skill of programming, C# is not a bad choice at all.  A little more gentle than c++ and comes with a windows form generating library as well.

Some of the things that make c++ such a hard first language is that it includes no user interface stuff - you have to find an use third party tools for that.

you need to decide if you want to make real apps that others will use - if so, then you have to consider if you can live with the .net issues in that regard.  my only concern with .net is the inconvenience for people and the troublesome cross platform support (there is mono but its future and progress is not clear).
31807
heheheh
31808
Hi Tony and Lashiec, welcome both of you to the site ; please make yourself at home
31809
hi bbhenry,

here' is one thing i've discovered - first click in the background of the browser before doing the final ctrl+click,and make sure your cursor is not in an input field at the time of capture.

here's another trick, i'm very curious to hear if this help.  instead of hitting ctrl+shift+clickmouse to capture, just do shift+RIGHTCTRLKEY which avoids having to use the mouse.  see if that helps.
31810
Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Plot3D candidate for submission
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 03:00 PM »
just throwing out ideas.. what about a math game that presents random graphs and formulas and user has to try to guess which formula matches which graph.
31811
Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Plot3D candidate for submission
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 02:58 PM »
There's plenty of time and i hope you will enter something!
And maybe we can put our heads together and think of some other application that might use the core graphing elements of plot3d..
31812
Living Room / Re: digg rigging?
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 08:00 AM »
i agree with much of what you've said, but i do think it's a real problem.  i just don't know the best way to solve it.  and it troubles me just like the huge role of marketing troubles me.

we're living in a world where publicity = money.
and the incentive for scamming publicity systems is huge.

so it means any kind of service which brings attention to things and asks for user help is deciding what is important is going to be increasingle targeted for manipulation.

at some point you really have to ask yourself, do you trust a social network rating system which is going to be manipulated and corrupted by bots and teams of people artificially rating things high that they can make money from and low that they want to bury, or a rating system done by a couple of people whose views you trust to be honest?

to me we need to find a better middle ground.. i find myself uncomfortable with the public rating systems like software repository site ratings (fileforum).  i don't deny that they are very useful, but they are just so open to manipulation that i don't take them very seriously and i worry that people will view the ratings as reliable.

having said that i will repeat that i find digg one of the most reliably good lists of useful links.  but that doesn't effect my concern about the viability of the model and the need to find something less susceptible to abuse.
31813
Living Room / Re: Web Hosting Review
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 07:43 AM »
fantastic read.
wish i could say i was surprised to read about the sleaziness of these fake review sites but i'm not.
nice surprise to see a company expose them though - that's a pretty impressive move on the part of dreamhost i have to say.
31814
Google Boomerang / Re: Is it still functional?
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 06:09 AM »
I've updated the program to work with new google changes and added a bunch of features and bugfixes.

Thank you dwayne for alerting me to the issue  :Thmbsup:
31815
Google Translator Boomerang v1.10.01 - 1/8/15

Web page and download: https://www.donation...boomerang/index.html

v1.10.01 - Jan 8, 2015
  • BugFix - Google translate page protocol changed and stopped the program from working; fixed.
  • Feature - You can now more easily check for updates from help menu.

v1.09.01 - Nov 8, 2010
  • BugFix  - Updated to google's new method of returning multiple sentences in separate divs; previous version was truncating all but first sentence.

v1.07.01 - Aug 20, 2010
  • Feature - You can now set starting/home language
  • Added hints to options
  • Added new advanced chaining option that doesnt always cycle through home language
  • Added log of translations to debug panel

v1.06.01 - Feb 16, 2009
  • + Feature - Added yet more languages from google
  • - Added option to copy result to clipboard
  • - Adeed option to not show original text in output
  • - Added debug tab which shows each translation reply and post proc.
  • - Added ability to Ctrl+A in memos to select all text
  • + Bugfix  - Some text translations (esp. long ones) were being truncated

v1.05.01 - May 16, 2008
  • Added many more languages from google translation service.
  • Alphabetized languages
  • Now saves+restores last text input
  • Added option to reverse order of translation (last lang to first)
  • Added updater support (check Help menu)



OLD VERSIONS:

v1.04.01 - May 21, 2007
  • * Bugfix - Updated for new google results format which broke previous ver.

v1.03.01 - Nov. 5, 2006
  • * Bugfix - Updated for new google results format which broke previous ver.
  • * Bugfix - Was previously chopping off last letter when html chars found.
  • + Minor Feature - Improved display of results (shows original text)
  • + Minor Feature - Improved form text reminds user to type in english

v1.02.01 - May 5, 2006
  • Updated for new google translation page changes which broke previous version.
  • Added cancellation button.
  • Added support for special html characters that were truncating some translations(!).
  • Added support for Arabic, Korean, Japanese.
  • Added full configuration of language combinations.
  • Added full customization of loopcounts and step reporting.
  • Added pause interval option to avoid google rejections.




Screenshot - 5_15_2008 , 11_46_46 PM.png
31816
General Software Discussion / Re: Guitar & Drum Trainer v3 released
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 02:01 AM »
cool ryan, congrats!

only one problem.
sia.com = sattelite industry association  ;D
31817
Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Entering SMIRF 8x8 + 10x8 Chess Program
« Last post by mouser on May 05, 2006, 12:42 AM »
works well here - very cool app.  it does a little blinking when the computer moves.. maybe that could be improved?
31818
Mini-Reviews by Members / Re: Flock Features Series : #1 - RSS
« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2006, 11:36 PM »
nice!
(and worth a few credits ;))
31819
Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: Plot3D candidate for submission
« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2006, 09:31 PM »
looks really nice..
i only see one problem - a rule of the contest is that the programs should not have been previously "released".
31820
updated to v2.12.02 - continuing to try to perfect scrolling window capture.
(ps. a hint - make sure your cursor isn't in an input field when you trigger scrolling window cap).
31821
This article resonates with me and captures what makes me uncomfortable about google and recent trends.

You can see the pattern emerging. The network effect turns everything into a media platform, while at the same time obviating the need for media as a marketing vehicle because brands can use the network itself as a marketing vehicle.
So, you have the new media/technology industry orienting its collective business model toward advertising…at the precise moment when the paid media advertising pie may be on the verge of shrinking.
A recipe for disaster if ever I heard one.
...




I also really enjoyed this piece by them on whether web2.0 and community issues is really just exploitation, and i think it's definietly worth talking about here to make sure dc doesn't become such a site:
http://publishing2.c...20-wants-to-use-you/
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The Buddha would say that you must learn to detach from that which produces your anger, and that which makes you angry is your greatest teacher at that moment — telling you that you need patience, temperance, and solitude.

i love this approach and will try to remember it.

The way I deal with it, is by having a plan-of-action (written, if you want!) where if I feel the anger building, I immediately - STOP - and look after myself.


also sounds like a really nice idea - a plan of action when getting frustrated.  maybe ill post a little list next to my monitor.


Cursing at the top of my lungs at myself and the object of my anger is the only thing that seems to calm me down.


yes - you see this is what i have learned as well, and it's part of the problem.  it's like tourrettes syndrome, or scratching an itch - sometimes it feels like screaming at top of your lungs is the only way to release the frustration.  i have a feeling that by the time it builds up to that point there is no other solution.  the answer must be to reprogram yourself not to get to that high frustration level point.  there is some "pleasure" in getting mad, and it's almost like part of the brain WANTS to get to that point.

i'm also a big believer in the idea that general stress affects everything and makes me quicker to jump the gun on things, so maybe taking care of other stressors is a good general approach.
31823
General Software Discussion / Top azureus plugins article
« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2006, 04:41 PM »

One of the coolest features about Azureus is the fact that has so many plugins available as compared to other BitTorrent software for one to download and use. Being that there are so many, and that obviously those just getting started may rightly be intimidated by the prospect, I have taken the time to go through many of them for you to take a look at and perhaps download for yourself.
Furthermore, being that there are in excess of 50 plugins available, I will cover a number of them in this article, with the remainder to follow in succession.



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31824
Living Room / Re: Cool multiplayer flash game
« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2006, 06:37 AM »
it's really quite amazing.
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Borland C++ Builder Contest / Re: C++ Builder Contest Webpage is Live
« Last post by mouser on May 04, 2006, 04:56 AM »
the contest web page has links to the c++ builder 2006 trial (it's a huge download).
bcb6 is a few years old but is still very usable if you can find that.
bcb5 is actually still usable as well but anything before that is really pushing it.

from my standpoint, the beauty of c++ builder is the gui designer and visual components, so i enjoy using them.  but use what you like most :)
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