What the deuce? Why can't I type in certain areas using XCode? [more inside]
posted on Jul 23, 2008 - 4 answers

I'm a software developer who's tired of corporate 9-to-5 and wants to quit my job, and support myself by working on programming projects while focusing on building my dream business. But how do I get my foot in the door on (not "need a small website") software projects without really having a network of connections? [more inside]
posted on Jul 21, 2008 - 8 answers

SQLFilter: I'm struggling with a specific SQL query. I have 2 tables, 'questions' and 'answers', which are linked by a field in answers. I would like to select the questions which have the most answers in the last 24 hours. [more inside]
posted on Jul 19, 2008 - 2 answers

What are the best books/sites for learning the necessary web design and dev tools for an e-commerce site? [more inside]
posted on Jul 15, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for an introduction to the concepts of object oriented programming. My goal is to be able to learn Objective C for Mac OS X development. [more inside]
posted on Jul 13, 2008 - 8 answers

How can I learn to apply theories and concepts that I learn to real-world situations? [more inside]
posted on Jul 10, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm looking for a way to let members of my forum create an individual "member page" for themselves, or have it created for them automatically upon being accepted into a certain usergroup, that they could fill out with miscellaneous info. To be more precise, the forum revolves an online game, and the member page would have details about their characters, background stories, etc. It doesn't really have to be tied to their forum account, although it would be a smooth way to handle it from the user standpoint. Except I'm clueless on how to make this work. [more inside]
posted on Jul 9, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I get started programming ARM chips? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2008 - 12 answers

What's a good reverse auction/freelance site script? [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 1 answers

Help me pick a second major for my computer science degree. [more inside]
posted on Jul 5, 2008 - 22 answers

I'm looking for some help with a math equation / algorithm I'm trying to create. I'm a programmer by trade and not very good at math so I'd like some help with this or perhaps a site where I could pay someone to come up with the equation I'm looking for. I considered rentacoder or elance however I'd be concerned if the companies there had the proper math knowledge. A lot of claims get made on those sites that turn out to be false. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 6 answers

What is a good open-source project to get involved in? [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 12 answers

Looking to start a 20k+ request screen scraping project, what sort of guidelines (in addition to those I plan to implement) do I need to follow to avoid having the hounds sent out after me. [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 11 answers

Wordpress/PHP question. I'm working on a Wordpress theme and want to use an algorithm to alter some of the HTML it emits. I've got a general idea of how to do this, and could probably manage a brutish implementation on my own, but my PHP-fu is weak and there is probably a better way. [more inside]
posted on Jun 30, 2008 - 16 answers

I'm fed up with CakePHP taunting me like a disobedient two year-old. What's a better PHP framework built around model-view-controller? [more inside]
posted on Jun 27, 2008 - 13 answers

I want to go into graphical user interface design. What type of college program should I investigate? What type of careers are available? Can I make good money in this field but still have free time, or is it like any other programming job with long hours?
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 15 answers

Considering a career change to Coding/Programming. Advice wanted. [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 20 answers

Ignoramus wants to make games for his Mac. Adobe Actionscript, Cocoa... What choices do I have? [more inside]
posted on Jun 25, 2008 - 10 answers

My new Intel iMac is coming in the mail in a day or two, and I'd really like to learn how to program software for OS X and for my iPod Touch. Where can I learn how to do this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 22, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I find a database of American cars? [more inside]
posted on Jun 20, 2008 - 2 answers

RegExFilter: Can any regular expression ninjas help me with my this teensy problem? [more inside]
posted on Jun 18, 2008 - 6 answers

I am 36 years old and I want a career change. [more inside]
posted on Jun 17, 2008 - 7 answers

I'm looking for either free software or an API that could take a wav file and parse it. [more inside]
posted on Jun 16, 2008 - 5 answers

Help a Perl/Python guy learn C# [more inside]
posted on Jun 11, 2008 - 15 answers

Give me Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess for reading code. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 8 answers

I want to learn PHP. Fast. Recommend a book or online resources, please. [more inside]
posted on Jun 10, 2008 - 12 answers

How can I make money in the IT industry working from home? [more inside]
posted on Jun 8, 2008 - 7 answers

How can I better organize my different bits of programming code for reference and reuse? [more inside]
posted on Jun 4, 2008 - 7 answers

What programming languages are good for writing a standalone shareware program for Windows? Specifics inside. [more inside]
posted on May 31, 2008 - 16 answers

I have an idea for a cool (though not very utilitarian) open source app, but I have zero programming experience beyond some very elementary applescript. Can I still suggest the program on a site like sourceforge.net and still have "ownership" of the project? Not for profit, but just to guide its development.
posted on May 30, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I get my web server to interpret perl [more inside]
posted on May 28, 2008 - 7 answers

In which I attempt to swap to a more fashionable programming language, just as it becomes unfashionable: are there any good tools for translating C++ to Java? [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 7 answers

Help figure out what my options are for solving this programming dilemma. I've inherited an ASP.net project (C#) that is poorly written and even more poorly documented. Apparently the previous owners made a change that broke a page and I am stumped as to how to fix it. It has to do with events not firing for dynamically loaded user controls. If you're still interested, read on. If not, I don't blame you. [more inside]
posted on May 22, 2008 - 6 answers

Best book for a beginner to learn C? I've never learned a programming language, but I'm hoping to learn C over the summer. My friend, a computer science student, is going to teach me as he learns it. We would like a textbook or reference book or work book of some kind. What would be a good choice? [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 22 answers

If my favourite reference on C++ is The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup, what would be my favourite book on Ruby. (And my favourite book on Python.) [more inside]
posted on May 21, 2008 - 17 answers

Programming as a hobby. Rewarding for the non-professional programmer? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 18 answers

I wish to insert a namespaced XML document into an (X)HTML web page. The "XML Data Island" trick is verboten. There appears to be two ways of accomplishing this. Both continue to elude me. [more inside]
posted on May 15, 2008 - 16 answers

How do I learn new programming languages and start using modern web apps without getting frustrated and angry? [more inside]
posted on May 14, 2008 - 32 answers

I want to put a bunch of short videos on a website, and set it up in such a way that I can get a log of when viewers click the keyboard or mouse in response to what they see on the video. In other words, I want to tell the viewer, "Watch video A and click every time you see a cat." "Now, watch video B and click every time you see a dog." How might I accomplish this? [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 3 answers

Is there a QuickLook plugin (for Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" if you didn't follow) to browse sqlite databases? If not, wouldn't that be awesome for Rails and iPhone development!
posted on May 8, 2008 - 1 answers

Help me not be such a clueless geek on the Internets. [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 14 answers

I need a new hobby programming project (preferably something web based but not necessarily). I want it to be useful to someone (well preferably more than one person) but non-commercial in nature. Can you suggest one? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 5 answers

What open-source project should I work on? Or how do I find one? [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 12 answers

I'm starting a new project at work rewriting a web application from scratch. We want to rewrite it in Java for a number of reasons that aren't really important. I've spent the last few months off and on researching web frameworks, but I haven't got a really good handle on how the web-development community feels about them. Help me choose! [more inside]
posted on May 5, 2008 - 5 answers

Which version of PHP should I start to learn, and how? I know HTML and CSS, and intend to build with Drupal (or similar) and its many extensions. [more inside]
posted on May 4, 2008 - 12 answers

What are good books, techniques and project for an object-oriented programming study-group? [more inside]
posted on May 3, 2008 - 8 answers

How can I (technically) prepare for a possible move from being a web developer to a game developer? [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 9 answers

I have a blog and would like to add a "Random Post" button. [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 5 answers

Can you help me find a tutorial (or book) on the design and programming of a fantasy sports site? (My google-fu is failing me on this one) [more inside]
posted on Apr 25, 2008 - 5 answers

Im a Freshman Computer Engin. Major and I want to learn more programming/logic by myself. Any books/Resources/Sample Projects you might recommend? [more inside]
posted on Apr 24, 2008 - 22 answers