Questions tagged [future-proof]

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usage of ajax in a product

Say I've been tasked to architect a product that will have a browser-based front end. The sales team wants a snazzy app. The product management team want to make the product cost effective (right through the maintenance phase) Now assume that the…
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how can I future-proof migration of a ADO.net local data layer to a future web based interface (web-service or REST)?

BACKGROUND: I am working on a .NET WinForms application now (C#) with an ADO.net database for the data layer. QUESTION: How an I develop this now such that it would be easy to migrate to a model where the data layer is abstracted via a HTTP…
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Developer wants to build in version 4.0.x and 4.1

I've got a quote from a developer to build a couple of Android apps. For both the contract states: "App will be compatible with Android OS 4.0.x and 4.1". Can anyone please tell whether this poses any problems for people wanting to run the apps on…
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Future-proofing functions for php/sql queries

I am trying to write a series of utility functions for the common queries and other operations I run using php. Reason I want to do this is so that my applications can be easily upgraded between PDO, mysqli and whatever they come up with…
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Socket reading and writing from a web browser app

There is a server I need to talk to that publishes a protocol over TCP/IP for querying data from a database and listening on a socket to receive notifications when data is updated. The sever guys provide a Java API which uses this TCP protocol. This…
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