[Software Development filter] I am working on a project that uses a PC (Windows) and a dedicated microprocessor to perform a specific task. I want to create a scripting language that will allow the user to write their own sequences for the tool. [more inside]
posted by Drasher on Dec 22, 2009 - 24 answers

Oh God. Where to start? This is, at its heart, a programming question about C#. It's probably not a very hard programming question, either. [more inside]
posted by kbanas on Dec 1, 2009 - 13 answers

Is it possible to learn C++ or matlab for financial engineering without a strong background in math or previous experience in computer science or engineering? Any advice would be appreciated.
posted by jsmith78 on Oct 20, 2009 - 13 answers

int *ptr=(int*)2; ...could someone explain the use of the second asterisk? [more inside]
posted by run"monty on Aug 16, 2009 - 21 answers

Can I port an open-source project to another language without violating its BSD License? [more inside]
posted by DWRoelands on Jun 12, 2009 - 12 answers

I would like to write a program which transforms the Windows task manager's process list into clickable links. Where do I start? [more inside]
posted by TimeTravelSpeed on Apr 29, 2009 - 8 answers

I need some help diagnosing a problem static linking a C++ program using g++. It compiles and runs just fine without "-static", but I get all sorts of "undefined references" errors when I use "-static". I'm a C++ novice and am at a loss. Can anyone throw me a bone? [more inside]
posted by duoshao on Mar 26, 2009 - 9 answers

What books would you recommend for embedded C programming? [more inside]
posted by gkhewitt on Feb 11, 2009 - 6 answers

I have a program that captures live data from a piece of hardware on a set interval. The data is returned as XML. There are several things I would like to do with this data (in order): -display it to user -save it to disk -eventually, upload it to database [more inside]
posted by jdlugo on Jan 17, 2009 - 8 answers

Tips / resources for designing / implementing and application from the ground up? [more inside]
posted by yarrr on Dec 2, 2008 - 2 answers

What's the best way of adding a "live" graph to my .NET WinForms application, similar in behaviour to the scrolling CPU usage and pagefile graphs found in Task Manager? Must be free, not too ugly, and not too processor-intensive.
posted by matthewr on Nov 8, 2008 - 5 answers

Where can I find an honest, intelligent, organized community of folks looking for freelance .NET programmers? [more inside]
posted by Glendale on Oct 6, 2008 - 0 answers

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

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

Give me Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess for reading code. [more inside]
posted by tylermoody on Jun 10, 2008 - 8 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 by asparagrass on May 21, 2008 - 22 answers

ASP.Net development question. Can I map to a printer on the client's machine from a web page? [more inside]
posted by Eddie Mars on Mar 17, 2008 - 3 answers

How do I create PowerPoint slides using .NET? [more inside]
posted by mkultra on Feb 4, 2008 - 2 answers

How can I work with an unmanaged C++ API from within C#? [more inside]
posted by PuGZ on Dec 28, 2007 - 6 answers

I've just installed ubuntu, and I'm looking to do C programming from the terminal. [more inside]
posted by amsterdam63 on Aug 20, 2007 - 12 answers

Robust usage of sscanf and sprintf - how to avoid buffer overflows? [more inside]
posted by PuGZ on Jun 9, 2007 - 23 answers

A question about memory allocation in C. Yes, I have to use C. There's [more inside]
posted by chrisamiller on Nov 8, 2006 - 17 answers

Programming languages: I'd like to take up programming as a hobby, with an eye towards evaluating it as a career choice. What language should I learn? [more inside]. [more inside]
posted by gd779 on Aug 13, 2004 - 27 answers