Pascal is the new COBOL and it's going to be around for a while.
I've used the language for 20 years and really like it but I like to keep a balanced diet with other languages like C/C++ and C#.
I have been programming as a hobbiest, a student and a professional since
1987 when i got my first pc and honestly i do not have any vision problems.
Some people have vision problems, i just don't think its PC related.
Spreading that rumor helps companies sell accessories like "Visine / PC Edition"
and other useless products.
-ali
checkout http://www.dotproject.net/
while basic tracking can be accomplished with a pencil and paper
if you wish to use a tool, then you might as well consider this
opensource php based product.
It's easy to use, not intrusive, so you can focus on programming and
if you get in the habit of using it you end up with a nice trail of
documents and notes which might come in handy.
Works best for me when i have to juggle a few projects and don't want to
lose track of where I left off on anything.
-ali
I have been doing this for my company for the last four years. Capturing Exception and Workstation information from a user running our windows based application, including a callstack trace, then sending it back via HTTP to an open source web based bug tracker which I customized a "postBug.php" for.
Developers simply login the bug tracker and watch incomming reports.
Users also get a bug # which they can reference if they contact our support lines.
The windows code is in Delphi, but can be ported to anything else, the bug tracker is "Anthill bug tracker" but i have been considering switching to Mantis.
The system cost us under 2k to setup and served us very well over the last few years.
While some may debate the effectiveness of exceptions and how they should be handled, let's face it, they occur and when they do at a client site where u don't have a clue what they're doing, the detailed reports come in handy for remote debugging your applications.
Delphi has a Global Exception hook for any unhandled exception which traps and sends the errors with tons of info to our bug tracker, i am sure you could do something like that with other languages.
Give Anthill/Mantis and "craft your own client" a shot or contact me if you use delphi.
Nothing can be worse than the script kiddie launching many broswer windows with java script when i visit a page or even worse changing my default homepage. As far as standlone applications go I would like it that when i check the "dont ask me again" the software is polite enough not to ask me again, i have seen that with a few applications. auto/pre-installs are evil too but we can always use good undos. as much as possible of every action should be reversable.
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Pascal is the new COBOL and it's going to be around for a while. I've used the language for 20 years and really like it but I like to keep a balanced diet with other languages like C/C++ and C#.
I have been programming as a hobbiest, a student and a professional since 1987 when i got my first pc and honestly i do not have any vision problems. Some people have vision problems, i just don't think its PC related. Spreading that rumor helps companies sell accessories like "Visine / PC Edition" and other useless products. -ali
checkout http://www.dotproject.net/ while basic tracking can be accomplished with a pencil and paper if you wish to use a tool, then you might as well consider this opensource php based product. It's easy to use, not intrusive, so you can focus on programming and if you get in the habit of using it you end up with a nice trail of documents and notes which might come in handy. Works best for me when i have to juggle a few projects and don't want to lose track of where I left off on anything. -ali
I have been doing this for my company for the last four years. Capturing Exception and Workstation information from a user running our windows based application, including a callstack trace, then sending it back via HTTP to an open source web based bug tracker which I customized a "postBug.php" for. Developers simply login the bug tracker and watch incomming reports. Users also get a bug # which they can reference if they contact our support lines. The windows code is in Delphi, but can be ported to anything else, the bug tracker is "Anthill bug tracker" but i have been considering switching to Mantis. The system cost us under 2k to setup and served us very well over the last few years. While some may debate the effectiveness of exceptions and how they should be handled, let's face it, they occur and when they do at a client site where u don't have a clue what they're doing, the detailed reports come in handy for remote debugging your applications. Delphi has a Global Exception hook for any unhandled exception which traps and sends the errors with tons of info to our bug tracker, i am sure you could do something like that with other languages. Give Anthill/Mantis and "craft your own client" a shot or contact me if you use delphi.
Nothing can be worse than the script kiddie launching many broswer windows with java script when i visit a page or even worse changing my default homepage. As far as standlone applications go I would like it that when i check the "dont ask me again" the software is polite enough not to ask me again, i have seen that with a few applications. auto/pre-installs are evil too but we can always use good undos. as much as possible of every action should be reversable.