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    I like them both, actually.
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    The only situation I can think of where this might be useful for immediate mod attention is spammer bot naming and profile patterns. With the current system that's too rare …
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    DataGridView only binds to one table at a time. Third party controls (such as Infragistics' UltraGrid) support multiple table binding, but if you want to go with standard controls the …
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    > The default colomns in a datagrid are textboxes. Annoyingly substandard textboxes if you need more than default behavior, but yes. ;) It's also an interesting exercise in frustration if …
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    After a cursory reading, it looks like the problem is to eliminate adjacent whitespace and enable word wrapping. This is clearly a homework assignment, and it's also an instructive exercise …
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    Replied To a Post in Converting characters in a string to its binary equivalent

    Well done. However, you have two glaring errors in the modified code. See if you can find them.
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    I should not even disable the buttons. Don't even show them if the user is not an admin.
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    Replied To a Post in Coding Challenge: String to Date

    Seeing all of you go through essentially the same process I did makes me feel all warm and squishy. Group hug! ;D
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    > what should i know to develop a library like the C standard library You should have a strong foundation in C, but not necessarily the uncommon features. As an …
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    > I guess strings like "1 jan 14" or "01 1 2014" are allowed also? The use cases I received at least were consistent in the ordering of the month …
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    As I said before, if you're not binding these controls to a data set with foreign keys, you need to *manually* get the correct department from the query result and …
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    TextChanged fires every time the text changes, which means you're doing a *lot* of unnecessary work. Keeping it simple, I'd add a search button that fills in your combo boxes …
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    Edited Coding Challenge: String to Date

    ## Disclaimer ## Full disclosure, this is a problem I've recently encountered at work. I couldn't find a reasonable solution and ended up recommending a logistics approach rather than a …
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    Edited Coding Challenge: String to Date

    ## Disclaimer ## Full disclosure, this is a problem I've recently encountered at work. I couldn't find a reasonable solution and ended up recommending a logistics approach rather than a …
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    Edited Coding Challenge: String to Date

    ## Disclaimer ## Full disclosure, this is a problem I've recently encountered at work. I couldn't find a reasonable solution and ended up recommending a logistics approach rather than a …
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    Created Coding Challenge: String to Date

    ## Disclaimer ## Full disclosure, this is a problem I've recently encountered at work. I couldn't find a reasonable solution and ended up recommending a logistics approach rather than a …
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    Are you asking how to write your own or how the .NET ArrayList class is implemented? For the latter, that's [easy to show](http://referencesource.microsoft.com/#mscorlib/system/collections/arraylist.cs#3e3f6715773d6643) because the code has been open sourced.
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    Replied To a Post in Easiest new laungae to learn for free

    C# or VB.NET are both freely available. There are free compilers for C++ and Java as well. Those are among the most popular languages.
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    plz can any one help me.. i need it 2night
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    > no I just have a final exam and I dont have a time .. so plz helllp me :(( You can downvote as much as you want, but it …
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    We require proof of effort when helping with homework assignments. Further, don't expect anyone to do the work for you. If you do, you're not going to meet your deadline.
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    Began Watching Difference between and array of structs and an array of class objects?

    I have a linear array of structs. These are constant structs and is a way of holding a simple table. Now though I need to add another "column" to the …
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    > As you point out the struct would get passed as a value, and if the struct got bigger so the passing would become more heavy. This is true, but …
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    Replied To a Post in Difference between and array of structs and an array of class objects?

    It's really the difference between a [value type (`struct`) and reference type (`class`)](http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t63sy5hs.aspx). For types that are suitable to both, I tend to prefer reference types for consistency. But that's …
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    Replied To a Post in Convert String 'tabName' to DataGridView.Name

    > frmMain has a tabControl on the 12 tabs (1 for each month) and a datagridview showning the days and the times and hours worked frmEditMonth (used as a edit …
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    > If there no official limit, I'd guess that the max would be the amount of free memory currenly available. There's an official limit: the range of `size_t`. Obviously if …
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    Began Watching maximum buffer size allowed in memcpy

    What is the maximum buffer size allowed in memecpy() function in c, I am using GCC compiler,32-bit system, What is the affecting factor for memcpy failure? ->Alignment issue? ->Size? however …
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    > To be honest I don't know, and never knew there was a max. That's because it's high enough that if you reach it, you're doing something very very wrong. …
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    Certainly.
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    My preference is to store options in a settings object (application-specific) and then serialize it to an XML file in either the ProgramData folder or isolated storage. This accomplishes three …
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    Replied To a Post in Hopeless with these reputation points and community skills

    It's the other way. Reputation adds a vote, but votes don't add reputation. Endorsements are a separate feature entirely, where people endorse you (hopefully) when you show expertise in a …
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    > You mean like StackOverflow does? :) I wouldn't say they punish bad answers any more than we do, excepting the capability of regular members with sufficient e-peen points having …
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    The first thing I notice is that the following accomplishes nothing (unless by "nothing" you wanted an infinite loop): } while(*str != '\n'); // if empty str inputed -> stop …
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    > it'll get more members involved giving good answers rather than some bs that some will give. Doubtful. A lot of the bad answers are due to ignorance about the …
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    Good luck with that. On a side note, simply posting your homework assignment is unlikely to produce useful replies. We don't help students cheat.
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    Welcome aboard. We have similar roles at work. I started out as a pure developer but now have been moved to a support manager who can also pick up the …
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    Note that `cin` and `cout` are objects with a number of input and output methods on varying types. `<<` and `>>` are overloaded operators for those objects that "simplify" the …
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    > Recent changes to the C and C++ standards allow for variables as array size declarators. C++ still doesn't support non-const array sizes. C has technically supported it since 1999, …
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    Don't use `eof()` as a loop control because it introduces a fencepost error. `eof()` returns true only *after* you try and fail to read from the stream. Instead, the `>>` …
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    > I thought about change resizing step from 1 to 10, but I have to ask whether is it allowed. Of course it's allowed, provided you don't have unusual restrictions …
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    > mostly because we had no one on the dev team who was able to figure it out :) I lacked sufficient time to figure it out and sufficient approval …
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    I'd go with a loop as well. You could do it using more advanced methods, but since this exercise is at the beginner level, it's better to keep things simple.
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    > what's difference b/t polymorphism andinheritance Polymorphism is an optional feature of inheritance. Your question suggests that you think they're independent, which they're not. Without inheritance (or a significant amount …
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    > While swapping if overflow occurs how to manage it....? Use a temporary variable of the same type, no overflow will occur in that situation. If you try using the …
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    I wouldn't bother qualifying the languages you know as being academic experience. Experience is experience, even if you weren't paid for it. However, I'd refrain from including languages that you …
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    Replied To a Post in Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step

    > @deceptikon: I said C#, not C++. Yes, I know. And I also know that C++ throws new concepts at you willy nilly, especially if you're new to programming. The …
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    Replied To a Post in Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step

    > Did you ever do any reverse engineering for your code? Yup. I was doing it today. :) One of the best things about .NET is being able to decompile …
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    > What, no comment on the changes? :) It's jacked up to the point of being useless now. :( The times are all jumbled rather than in order, and it's …
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    Replied To a Post in Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step

    > Also when you would creat a project, did you use a flowchart and any pseudocode? Nope. For complex projects I'll draw out my idea of how it should all …
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    Replied To a Post in Microsoft Visual C# 2013 Step by Step

    > As a first language I think c++ could be easier and faster to learn then C#. If you have never learned a programming language before there are lots of …

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