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Hand Coded GUI Versus Qt Designer GUI

I'm spending these holidays learning to write Qt applications. I was reading about Qt Designer just a few hours ago, which made me wonder : what do people writing real world applications in Qt use to design their GUIs? In fact, how do people design…
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Suggested platform/tools for rapid game development and game prototyping

What platforms and tools should I use for rapid game development and prototyping? Say that I have an idea for a simple game or a game mechanic that I want to try out, what are the best tools for quickly creating something playable that I can…
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What are salesforce.com and Apex like as an application development platform?

I have recently discovered that salesforce.com is much more than an online CRM after coming across a Morrison's Case Study in which they develop a works management application. I've been trying it out with a view to recreating our own Works…
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What is .apt_generated folder in Web project?

What and why .apt_generated folder is created inside the Web Project within Eclipse or RAD workspace?
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Eclipse (actually RAD) throwing WAR validation error (CHKJ3000E) on project

I have a project that I have just imported from CVS. It is working in several dozen other developers IDE, but in my case, it is reporting a problem: CHKJ3000E: WAR Validation Failed:…
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String cannot be resolved to a type - Java RAD

I've recently started developing in Java (coming from .Net). The IDE I am using is RAD 7.3. After importing a project, which I need to do some enhancements on, I am receiving this error: "String cannot be resolved to a type" This applies to all…
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Scripting language for C/C++?

Is there a scripting language for C++ (like perl) which can be used for rapid development and use some tool which can convert into C/C++ program to get higher performance for deployment? EDIT: Based on some commented, let me clarify the question.…
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What OOP coding practices should you always make time for?

I tend to do a lot of projects on short deadlines and with lots of code that will never be used again, so there's always pressure/temptation to cut corners. One rule I always stick to is encapsulation/loose coupling, so I have lots of small classes…
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How can I do rapid application development with ASP.NET MVC?

I've been given a short amount of time (~80 hours to start with) to replace an existing Access database with a full-blown SQL + Web system, and I'm enumerating my options. I would like to use ASP.NET MVC, but I'm unsure of how to use it effectively…
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Visual Studio Lightswitch Beta2

What are your experiences with Beta2 of Visual Lightswitch? Can it already be used for real life projects? Does anybody know, when the final (RTM) version will be out? I am very intersting in using Lightswitch in the future for RAD, but I am a…
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Log4J does not log anything

I just picked up an existing web application at work that is supposed to log its activity using Log4J. I've configured my workspace exactly as I was told to and everything else (db connection, authentication, etc...) works fine except that the…
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why doesn't everyone use RAD tools?

RAD tools like Clarion and WinDev claim to be 10x to 20x times faster in development and users of these tools claim the same. If that is thru, why are there so few people using these tools? if an application is made in 40 hours instead of 400 you…
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Is it still ok to use Linq-to-Sql

When Linq-to-Sql was first released, I used it quite a lot for small and medium sized projects where a true multi-tier architecture wasn't required. NHibernate, Small Middleware, Overkill Where I work, we now almost exclusively use NHibernate for…
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How does jboss forge compares to spring roo?

I've just found out Jboss Forge I wonder how it compares with Spring Roo Can anybody highlight the principal coincidences and differences of these two tools?
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Shortcut key to Skip all breakpoints in eclipse

Is there a keyboard shortcut for "Skip All Breakpoints" in eclipse? If there isn't, is there a way to put "Skip all breakpoints" button on the tool bar in RAD like in eclipse? In eclipse it's there by default but I just couldn't figure out how to…
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