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Do you store planning documents in source control? If so, where?

I'm working on a small, personal project and am using Subversion to manage the source code. I have a couple of small planning files - simple text documents explaining where I want to go with the project and some ideas worth keeping track of about…
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Eclipse project layout for Android with premium features

I am about to embark on a project for android that will have a free version and a premium version. In VC++ land you would do this by adding preprocessor tags around the premium sections (or where the code would enter a premium section). I could have…
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How to organize Tasks in TFS 2015?

We are using TFS 2015 and the CMMI process template for work item tracking and we have currently some difficulties in organizing our tasks. The main problem is that we sometimes have to work on topics which are neither a formal requirement, nor a…
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Using parameters in description of TFS work item types

I am having quite a hard time dealing with requirements and test cases in TFS. Here's the problem: I want to write a requirement in the following way: "The car shall have a maximum speed of myParameter mph." The goal is to use parameters in the…
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appropriate start on a Dentist Application

I have been planning to build a Dentist Application for the use of the Dentist to add patients(with medical profiles...), organize visits, manage balance/fees....etc I know Java, .NET( C#) (some windows forms), and Python. Do you have any…
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Planning Application development for a single developer

Im wondering how to kick-of projects for a single developer in proper way. There are a lot of reasons why its not a good idea to just sitting down and hack the solution you want to reach without any plans or organisations. In professional software…
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How can a program be tested before being coded?

I'm using C. I expected this condition in the while loop to prevent any even value bigger than 4 million from being summed in my "sum" variable: while ( (box1 < 4000000) || (box2 < 4000000) || (box3 < 4000000)) { box3 = box1 + box2; if…
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create a new pattern for Activity ID in Primavera P6

I am working with Primavera P6. I have a new project with a defined WBS. I want for each level of the WBS, when I create a new activity, have a default Activity ID previously defined, for example: WBS: PROJECT Engineering     Mechanical  …
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How do you plan for starting a new web system?

I've been creating more and more systems recently and I find more and more planning and preparation I do before starting the project. I determine what libraries or frameworks I will be using, what languages, the basic architecture of how the site…
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Microsoft Access: I need help planning my first database

I am a new user to Microsoft Access and thus I am a little fuzzy on database design. I currently have several Excel spreadsheets with info on chemical concentrations at different locations my company manages. Each of these spreadsheets is organized…
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Duration and work concerning tasks in MS Project

i have a problem in MS Project 2013: i´d like to set up a work package that has a certain duration but in this duration there is no work like 8 hours x (duration in days) required but e.g. 5 days of work in a timeframe of 30 days. this is annoying…
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When to rewrite vs. upgrade?

All custom legacy software needs changing, or so say our users. Sometimes they want a feature or two added and all that is necessary to change a bit of code, add a control, or some other minor upgrade task. Sometimes they want to ditch their…
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Optaplanner: Adding new constraint(hard)

I've been familiarizing myself with Optaplanner recently - more specifically, with its nurse rostering example - and have been attempting to add a new hard constraint but, so far, haven't had much success. I'm endeavoring to add a…
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Is this an intelligent use case for optaPlanner?

I'm trying to clean up an enterprise BI system that currently is using a prioritized FIFO scheduling algorithm (so a priority 4 report from Tuesday will be executed before priority 4 reports from Thursday and priority 3 reports from Monday.)…
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Planning: To split or not to split logic into separate controllers

I'm planning out a web application using Laravel for the server side structure. The main goal of the application is to display a form that will allow the user to enter in Parent/Guardian and related Student information. The additional goals will be…
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