This is a dll sold by a company called ez tools software.
Am wondering if you've used this component and what your experience was like in your dealing with them.
The company website is somewhat unconventional but perhaps this is to be expected considering the underlying product is open source.
Would really appreciate your opinion on this.
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I'm using the free dhRichClient in production -- it's been performing great.
Looks like SqlitePlus is wrapping quite the same ADO-style functionality.
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I would like to learn programming for CNC lathes.
First, what open-source programs (similar BobCAD-CAM) would be best?
Second, what is the best way to proceed in learning to use the programs?
I look forward to learning the answers to my questions. Thank you!
There are a few good free CAD/CAM programs you can get off the net, just look on google. Personally, I recommend using Featurecam or Mastercam ( although neither are free, but they are good programs.)
As for learning to program, this website has a lot of useful information http://cnc-programming-by-gord.blogspot.com/2012_07_01_archive.html
I hope it helps you like it helped me.
Autodesk Fusion is free for hobby users. It allows you a full CAD/CAM package with loads of tutorials online and on Youtube. for simulation OpenSCAM will allow you to check on your code. Some of the fancier live tooling lathes have some machine specific stuff on them but in the end a solid knowledge of G-code will help decipher it.
#1, you need to know which lathe & which controller you want to program. Then get the manuals for it. Some G & M codes are similar across many machines, but not all of them. So, get the proper programming manual for the exact machine.
#2, research the CAM software you want to learn. Are there certain shops you want to work at? Well then, what do they use? Research the most popular packages in your area. Figure that out & then learn the specific software. Otherwise, you're wasting your time.
Depending on what you pick, there are videos out there to give you a good idea of how they work. Re-sellers offer classes. Some websites have tutorials & manuals. Again, don't waste your time learning something you might not even use. Even after you pick something, the different versions of it have proven to be very different. So be sure you're learning the right software & the right version.
Does anyone know how i can start contributing to ASP .NET projects. I love to learn it but I cannot currently get experience on the job.
Just out of curiosity, is contributing to open source ASP .NET projects regarded as good professional experience?
Thanks in advance!
Subbu
I'd recommend choosing one that you have an interest in, is well known and has some manageable chunks of work that need doing. If you can work on something that can be demonstrated easily, then even better - you can say something like "I implemented the search feature on foo.net, which you can see at foo.net/search".
Certainly that contributing to open source project can help you progress in your career.
Browse www.codeplex.com and find a few projects you can contribute to.
Limit your choice. It's better to work on one very well, than on 5 very badly.
I bet many of you were in such situations in the past.
I'm currently working on huge ASP.NET web project. Ad management system of some kind. My boss doesn't want to get more professionals to help me but gives me inexperienced staff that don't even know to program on ASP.NET and think it is an easy task. I deal with programming and design
What advices do you have to handle the boss ?
What tools can help me to ease with this task ( except usage of this very website )?
Thanks
I would hope good source control is something you already haev on your list but I think its always the best thing for any big project. Keeps your code safe and has the added advantage of allowing easy review of what your team are checking in if you feel the need for oversight.
Other than that just make sure you give your boss a realistic understanding of the time taken for various tasks and if he complains make it clear that your team needs more training if he wants stuff done faster.
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You could ask him for a raise from getting rid of the people who are not helpful. that might actually save him money and make your time more worthwhile.
What advices do you have to handle the boss ?
First make sure you have a good analysis document and that you have for every dependency a spoc (single point of contact). Make sure the people who you're making this application for are integrated into the process. I suggest using something like scrum but certainly daily standup meetings.
Use a good system to follow up on everyone like for example TFS2010 which has also testing capabilities integrated so your testing team can be better integrated.
Have a bug tracking tool and source safe handy. Continuous integration is also an asset.
but gives me inexperienced staff that don't even know to program on ASP.NET
It's your boss intention to upgrade his people to a level where they are capable of programming ASP.NET applications in the end. What way to better learn it than hands on experience from a dedicated professional like you?
Be aware: you're dealing with people now, not just code. They get sick, have their strenghts and weaknesses just like you. And believe me, it can be a challenge sometimes to deal with the human part of a project. Especially when there's pressure due to release dates.
Perhaps you can convince him to distribute some (technical...) parts of the project to RentAcoder.com or getAfreelancer.com? It will be cheaper than getting more manpower..
Use a decent workitem/bugtracking system. This won't turn your 'inexperienced devs' into experts but at least you'll be able to see what progress they are making(or not making as the case may be)
I'm planning to set up an online store for a friend, unfortunately his product line introduces some demands most out-of-the-box solutions don't fit. I'm hoping somebody here has had some experiences with an open source package that they can recommend.
The specific issue is that the products are going to number in the hundreds of thousands. Since the type of products have a lot of clearly defined specifics, searching and sorting can be (and needs to be) very granular and efficient. For this reason, the primary requirement is that I replace the product and search-related parts of the app, but only those parts. I'm hoping that there's an ecommerce solution with the product segment abstracted so that I can change the database tables, product display code, search code, and create the obvious code to interact with the database.
I'd prefer something that's built on ASP.Net MVC since it'll play nicely with some extensions I am considering for the future but I'd consider WebForms. I'd also like it to be something that functions on GoDaddy's Hosting, though I'm not optimistic, I just got the account before I discovered how terrible of an ASP.Net web host they are. And finally I need something that's reasonably mature as I don't have time up front to deal with a system that hasn't been tested, and the majority of issues worked through already.
I'd appreciate any ideas.
Edit: I've done a bit of searching already and I've found several (at least 8) MVC projects, but I haven't had time to examine them properly for the needs listed above. I also can't be sure which ones have matured from real world application...So I'm mostly looking for advice either based on a familiarity with using the app or at least reading enough about it that you would feel it's good to recommend.
Thanks Everybody!
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Are there any real world applications written in the Clean programming language? Either open source or proprietary.
This is not a direct answer, but when I checked last time (and I find the language very interesting) I didn't find anything ready for real-world.
The idealist in myself always wants to try out new languagages, very hot on my list (apart from the aforementioned very cool Clean Language) is currently (random order) IO, Fan and Scala...
But in the meantime I then get my pragmatism out and check the Tiobe Index. I know you can discuss it, but still: It tells me what I will be able to use in a year from now and what I possibly won't be able to use...
No pun intended!
I am using Clean together with the iTasks library to build websites quite easy around workflows.
But I guess another problem with Clean is the lack of documentation and examples: "the Clean book" is from quite a few years back, and a lot of new features don't get documented except for the papers they publish.
http://clean.cs.ru.nl/Projects page doesn't look promising :) It looks like just another research project with no real-world use to date.
As one of my professors at college has been involved in the creation of Clean, it was no shock he'd created a real world application. The rostering-program of our university was created entirely in Clean.
The Clean IDE and the Clean compiler are written in Clean. (http://wiki.clean.cs.ru.nl/Download_Clean)
Cloogle, a search engine for Clean libraries, syntax, etc. (like Hoogle for Haskell) is written in Clean. Its source is on Radboud University's GitLab instance (web frontend; engine).