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Its getting to that time where we need to get some more up to date development tools. There seems to be so many schemes, subscriptions and memberships out there which promise to offer discounts on various development tools etc. Which ones are best in terms of cost and usable software.
We are a web based company and our software is creeking its getting that old. We are looking to upgrade our Microsoft (Visual Studio, Office, IIS7, etc) and Adobe/Macromedia (Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash) products. Off the shelf prices are simply scary!
How can we get the gear at a sensible rate? We are only a small team of 4.
Edit: Signed up for the WebSpark membership, thanks for the pointers guys. Anything similar for Adobe. Tried googling but it seems these things are buried away with funny names!
For MS software, have a look at WebsiteSpark program. You can receive up to 3 licenses for VS, Expression Blend, Windows Web Server 2008 (4 CPU license) and SQL Server (4 CPU license). Program is designed for small (<=10 workers) web developing companies and works for 3 years, though. After this period MS requires to buy this software providing discount.
Have you considered the Visual Studio Express Edition? It's feature-limited, but free. Conversely, full versions of Visual Studio are costly, but they're an investment in your team's development, and are -- hopefully -- but a fraction of your development budget when you consider software engineer salaries.
If you qualify Microsoft's BizSpark program might be for you.
In terms of MS products:
If you're developing with Microsoft tools and for Microsoft Platforms then the two "spark" programmes mentioned - probably WebsiteSpark in your case.
Also the Microsoft Action Pack for non-dev tools.
Aside from the above, Visual Studio with MSDN pro seems, to me, to be about the best "value" of the dev tool offerings - you need to find a local licensing guru to get the best price.
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http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_12?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=biztalk+2010&x=0&y=0&sprefix=biztalk+2010
I'm trying to come up to speed on BizTalk 2010. I've been a .NET Web Developer for almost 10 years. I have some experience with SQL Server Integration Services however BizTalk is a world of different.
Please advise.
You are right that BizTalk is quite different, though both .NET development and SQL experience will be helpful.
Since Microsoft's list is a bit out of date, here is my short list of BizTalk books (with Amazon affiliate links):
BizTalk Server 2010 Unleashed - Introductory, developer-centric, covers all the bases
Microsoft BizTalk Server 2010 Patterns - A more in-depth intro to BizTalk that covers the "why" with patterns and explanations, followed by a number of real-world solutions
SOA Patterns with BizTalk Server 2009 - Yes it's an older version, but this is still the book to take you deepest into solving problems the right way with BizTalk
After you've figured out the what, how, and why, then there are additional resources to take you deeper into the specific realms of BizTalk that you might want to use:
Line of Business Systems Integration
Pro BAM in BizTalk Server 2009 (Business Activity Monitoring didn't change much between '09 & '10)
Pro Mapping in BizTalk Server 2009 (The mapper changed drastically in 2010—for the better—but the complex mappings covered in this book largely still apply
If you want to read one book to understand about BizTalk then I'll recommend "Professional BizTalk Server 2006" authored by Darren Jefford , Kevin B. Smith , Ewan Fairweather http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-BizTalk-Server-Darren-Jefford/dp/0470046422
It says 2006, but the concepts are still the same from 2004 to 2010 R2
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I am in search of ASP.net based open source support ticket system. are there any suggestions?
https://github.com/NullDesk/TicketDesk/
TicketDesk is an issue tracking system for IT Help Desks.
TicketDesk is efficient and designed to do only one thing, facilitate communications between help desk staff and end users. The overriding design goal is to be as simple and frictionless for both users and help desk staff as is possible.
TicketDesk 2 is an ASP.NET MVC web application written in C# targeting the .NET 4.5 framework. It includes a simple database with support for SQL Server 2005, 2008, or 2012 (including express and localdb editions). It can leverage SQL server for membership and role based security or integrate with windows authentication and Active Directory groups.
Bugtracker.NET
BugNet
I prefer BugNet over others for a number of reasons. It is regularly updated and has quite a good number of followers.
http://slickticket.codeplex.com
Jitbit (disclaimer: the company I work for) offers a ticketing system that is ASP.NET based (MVC) with "full sources" license available. It's not free though. But we do have a free trial version that has no "time limit" - you can run it as long as you want.
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Does anyone know of a good free alternative to Project Place?
Check out Project 2 Manage.
Project2Manage is a free hosted project management solution that virtually anyone can use.
It’s FREE!!!
Helps keep projects organized
Assign multiple levels of permission to different clients & users
Manage your projects from anywhere
Manage unlimited projects
Post Messages to keep everyone up to date
Manage Tasks with To-Do Lists
Create Milestones to stay on task
Collaborative writing with Spot2Jot
Is that what are you searching for?
There is a free version of basecamp that allows only a few developers to use the software. It is limited to just one project and doesn't have all the bells and whistles as other software, but it works. I'm not sure if it will replace Project Place, however, because I have never used Project Place.
Hopefully it has the same features. If not, then good luck in your search.
Check out http://www.MinaProjekt.se, a Swedish collaboration site without any charge. Kindly hosted so no installation required. You are up and running with your project in no time. Support many types of online projects. Welcome to try out today!
you can check out projectpier.org or redmine.org for good alternatives
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I was wondering if there are any automated tools for displaying a database schema diagrammatically?
My artistic side fails me and it would be nice to open my discussion with a diagram which doesn't scream ugly.
Many thanks,
Gav
Sure, there are plenty of tools, especially commercial ones such as DeZign. Are you looking for free SW, or could you afford a few hundred dollars for a license?
Edit: since you've clarified you have no funding for such tools, let me point out that there are free ("as in, free beer";-) possibilities, too -- for example, there is supposed to be a "Free Edition" of the commercial package DBVisualizer (the site of the firm producing that package talks repeatedly about this free edition but appears to only offer links to the evaluation version, for which you'd have to purchase a license after a while; however, with a web search I see several links to free-edition downloads, maybe a few versions back). I have no experience with this package (in either edition) but it may be worth your while to try!
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Can anyone recommend any good Com port monitor tools, like Portmon, which also work on Windows x64? Ideally something open source / freeware would be good.
Old question, but very relevant. While serial ports may be gone from consumer devices these days, it is still very much used in industrial hardware, point of sale hardware, radios, etc. In my case I was trying to capture a communications session from a configuration software tool for some hardware equipment.
In the end I found a commercial app from Eltima Software called Serial Port Monitor which did the trick for me on Windows 7 x64.
UPDATE in 2020: This very old question was relevant in 2010, but is now obsolete. There are plenty of open source serial monitor tools nowadays, notably the Arduino serial monitor tool, just to name one. This question can probably be deleted as it is no longer 'a problem.'
My original answer from 2010: The only one I have found for x64 is "Advanced Serial Port Monitor," which is really quite good. Not free, priced at $60 USD for a single user license. There is a 15-day trial. Honestly, I've been hoping (for quite a while now) that Mark R. would release a 64-bit version of portmon.