I'm interested in taking
this Coursera course on data science but the description states that "You will need basic programming experience with Java or Python, and some familiarity with databases." I do not have this. How could I get it, preferably online?
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posted by foxy_hedgehog
on Mar 5, 2013 -
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I'm hoping to find short (2 month-ish to 6 month-ish) full-time, in-person programs that teach practical computer programming skills (Ruby, Python, iOS, PHP, R, Matlab, etc.)
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posted by carolinaherrera
on Mar 4, 2013 -
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Asking for a friend:
There is an online grading platform that apparently only runs on Java 6, but he has a mid-year 2012 MacBook Pro unibody (13") and it came with Java 7 installed. He needs to be able to enter grades at home, which means he needs Java 6. Both of us are good with technology (and searched Google for information), but the links we found often referred to computers where Java 6 was installed, and then was replaced with Java 7. Help?
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posted by guster4lovers
on Feb 28, 2013 -
3 answers
I want to create an intra-company website for my co-workers to rate/review widgets. It will not be a commercial venture. Is there is a free or free-ish way to do this?
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posted by vidur
on Feb 19, 2013 -
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(Java-flavored question) I have work colleagues who can explain how and when the JVM inlines code, or when implicit constructors are made / called based on the access level of global variables. They can think through code like the compiler thinks. How do I get to that level?
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posted by blahtsk
on Feb 13, 2013 -
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I need to copy text between a commercial text editor (TextPad 6.1.3 by Helios) and a home brew program used by my company. When I try to do this now, the highlighted text is moved/cut rather than copied. Is there a Windows 7 or TextPad setting I can use to force the behavior to copy rather than cut the text?
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posted by moxiequz
on Feb 7, 2013 -
5 answers
Loading
this web page I get an error saying that a plugin is disabled. I've disabled Java. How do I tell if this page is using Java?
I've placed the page's source code
here if that helps answer the question.
Thanks!
posted by dfriedman
on Jan 20, 2013 -
9 answers
After running Avast, I discovered some infected Java files on my macbook (10.5.8). I deleted them in Avast, but how do I know if I've gotten rid of it all? Is it on my Time Machine back up? Do I need to change my passwords? Do I need to take this to a Genius Bar, or can I fix it myself?
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posted by min
on Jan 15, 2013 -
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My AV program found 'Exploit:Java/CVE-2012-4681' on my laptop. It's a primer that sets up my machine for future exploits, but I haven't found any further infections using AV or Housecall. What steps should I be taking to assure myself that the machine is clean, and what can I do to prevent this kind of problem in the future.
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posted by Urtylug
on Jan 12, 2013 -
3 answers
Sometimes, I am a front-end web developer. Frequently, I meet new people at work who want to turn really complicated Excel documents into dazzlingly interactive web applications.
Besides
Excel's "Save to Web App" or "Save to SharePoint" features, such people ask if I can tap into an industry to support this -- perhaps scads of agencies and web-based or downloadable tools that make "websites" or at least customizable, interactive reports from Excel spreadsheets, data, and calculations.
I'm yet to find this an abundance of examples of this. Are there? If so, what do you call them?
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posted by metajc
on Jan 9, 2013 -
2 answers
Please recommend me some guides about building a modern, lightweight, easy-to-maintain website.
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posted by dragonfruit
on Oct 6, 2012 -
2 answers
I need to learn Java/J2EE. Where do I start? What resources are out there? How do I become a good programmer overtime?
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posted by turniphead
on Sep 28, 2012 -
4 answers
Regarding the Android Market, what apps do people think are missing?
I'm teaching myself a little Android programming. I'll try upload eventually a free app or two hopefully that the Marketplace doesn't already have a bunch of.
posted by KHinds10
on Jul 23, 2012 -
18 answers
How do I design a personal website/web portfolio that will dazzle, amaze, or at least intrigue everyone from professional web developers to non-technical senior level types outside the field and convince them that I do indeed, have the skills to pay the bills.
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posted by Seiten Taisei
on Jul 8, 2012 -
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Does it make sense to block off a few months to develop the skills needed to pursue a modest career/business developing indie games and mobile apps for Android, or am I better off just getting an entry-level job at a call center and make a
decent amount of money doing sales or tech support?
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posted by porcupine
on Mar 28, 2012 -
15 answers
Programming challenge: pull XML data with an HTTP GET, process and/or lightly transform it, and output a csv file. Please help me figure this out in Java or tell me what other language to use.
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posted by Aizkolari
on Mar 27, 2012 -
19 answers
Java: What are the expectations of deliverables for an SDK/API/library?
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posted by plinth
on Dec 16, 2011 -
4 answers
How do I take data from a spreadsheet (LibreOffice Impress, to be precise), and use it as input to a program in Java? This is fairly basic stuff, so I'm a little embarrassed to be having issues with this, but I don't have much time. I'm well aware of how to do file I/O with a text file using a Scanner object for input, but how does this work with a spreadsheet?
posted by bookman117
on Dec 5, 2011 -
5 answers
Recently doing more and more work in java and am wondering why was Java's getYear function was deprecated in favor of the seemingly more cumbersome and error prone "Calendar.get(Calendar.Year) - 1900" ?
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posted by nomisxid
on Dec 2, 2011 -
7 answers
Programmingfilter: I created a program to output Pascals Triangle in Java (in Arrays). How can i change the shape of the output from a Rightsided triangle into a (typical for a Pascals Triangle) Isoceles shape?
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posted by freddymetz
on Nov 23, 2011 -
9 answers
What are some good programming challenges that encourage the use of Object Oriented programming?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Oct 27, 2011 -
17 answers
Can you find me an online (?) course giving me the essentials of the following alphabet soup of Semantic Web related... things? XML, XHTML, CSS, RDF, OWL, JSON, SPARQL, one of JAVA, Perl, Python etc...
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posted by KMH
on Oct 7, 2011 -
8 answers
The Mormons have put images of a whole lot of family records online (e.g.,
here) and people can view and download them for free via a web app. This is super nice of them. But their app is so slow and buggy that doing this page-by-page is driving me crazy. How can I download a whole lot of images at once, or at least automate the process?
posted by Joe in Australia
on Aug 10, 2011 -
1 answer
How does Ruby compare to C#/Java in terms of speed of development, quality of code and long-term maintainability? A broad question, I know, but my focus is on enterprise applications that might pull in from several large data sources and might be rather large.
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posted by geoff.
on Jul 30, 2011 -
15 answers
How can I find and devour blue java (also known as "ice cream") bananas, those rarest and most delectable of all bananas known to man and God?
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posted by clockzero
on Jul 18, 2011 -
9 answers
How much should I get paid as an inexperienced programmer doing Java web development for a US government contractor? I’m clueless.
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posted by anonymous
on May 17, 2011 -
10 answers
[Not-wanting-to-reinvent-the-wheel web filter] looking for a particular way of implementing blog posts onto static site. Please hope me save time. RSS question inside.
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posted by handbanana
on May 5, 2011 -
4 answers
Can i put a three-picture, automatically alternating slideshow in a wordpress.com post?
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posted by Jon_Evil
on Apr 15, 2011 -
10 answers
I'm trying to use the Google App Engine to make a Java program that goes to Southwest.com every six hours, enters in two airport codes (i.e. JFK and LAX) and two dates (i.e. 7/22/2011 and 7/29/2011) into the text fields on that webpage, and parses the HTML of the results page to find and store the lowest price on the page. I need some help getting started.
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posted by JamesJD
on Apr 2, 2011 -
7 answers
What's the best way to do a complete clone/copy/export/duplicate/mirror/whatever of an Eclipse-based development environment and move it to another PC?
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posted by nmaster64
on Mar 16, 2011 -
4 answers
Programmers: know any good algorithms for picking colors, modifying colors or choosing colors that go well together? This is specifically for code.
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posted by grumblebee
on Feb 4, 2011 -
15 answers
I work for an established technical company moving into the web space and we need to decide whether we're going to use Java or .Net for an emerging web platform. Where can I find non-frothing arguments from reputable sources?
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posted by CHABOXERS
on Jan 28, 2011 -
10 answers
I'd like to make an incremental flowchart for my personal Web site. Is this possible using only my limited HTML + CSS skills? Long explanation and sample graphic inside.
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posted by Shepherd
on Jan 18, 2011 -
10 answers