So...What projects are you coding lately?

[Kreij]

The P&W section seems a little slow lately, so I thought maybe people would be interested in reading about what other people are coding lately. Apps? Drivers? Websites?

I'll start it off ...

I'm getting close to finishing the ERP system that I am writing for one of the companies where I work. Has full quoting, WOs, POs, Invoices, labor tracking etc. It has been quite the challenge to take on a project of this magnitude alone.

I'm about to start testing a utility that will read setup information from plastic injection molding machines and store it for backup. This is going to be interesting as I have no idea what the machines send as data. I sense a lot of time spent snooping with a hex editor soon

At home I've been working on a comprehensive church/school management application that will allow churches (and their schools) to manage all aspects of their organizations.

I've still been fiddling around with custom user controls (which is fun).

I've pretty much put games on the backburner as I tend to like writing database based applications more.

So ... What is everyone else up to these days?

 

[-1nf1n1ty-]

Maya..... she hates me

 

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

Ive been between a project for school and idling, i think im going to hone my very minute skills

 

[Kreij]

@Infinity : No, she loves you. You can tell by all the trouble you're having

@IRA : Patience and practice ! ... and lots of questions posted on TPU P&W !

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Thinking about solving the fourth Zodiac cipher. I would have started earlier today but my new GPU didn't arrive until about an hour ago. I'm working on installing it now. Then I have to install Visual Studio and maybe I'll make some progress on the 40 year old mystery.


Somewhere in there, I need to finish Bully which my 8800 GT wouldn't allow.

 

[morpha]

I just opened to the general public a php website i developed for a not-for-profit organization in the town where I live.

The launch week is always a mess...

Next I will learning JQuery and Ajax, that is once I finish my damn university assignments.

 

[Disparia]

Work: Working on an API of sorts. Extending Cre Loaded for easier implementation in our other/future commerces sites.

Home: Preparing for Windows 7 roll-out.

 

[Kreij]

Work: Working on an API of sorts. Extending Cre Loaded for easier implementation in our other/future commerces sites.

That sounds interesting. What language are you coding it in if you don't mind me asking?


@morpha : Nothing like the public launch of a site to expose all the bugs, eh? lol

 

[morpha]

luckily there has only been 1. a weird quirk in mysql where a primary key '0' is returned by a query with a "WHERE pk='' " clause.

NULL and 0 should not be the same.

 

[human_error]

I'm currently adding a level designer and better physics to my fps game engine, then i'll probably re-make all the levels currently in it.

...I'm really procrastinating from getting the texture loading to work.

 

[aximbigfan]

Tons of PHP. Currently reworking small parts of my company's billing/client management system. Just got done with a complete recode. Next features are the 'Delete Client', 'Delete Bill', and 'Mark bill as paid/unpaid'.

 

[Kreij]

luckily there has only been 1. a weird quirk in mysql where a primary key '0' is returned by a query with a "WHERE pk='' " clause.
NULL and 0 should not be the same.

I had a similar run in with SqlServer. A null and an empty string ("") are not the same thing.
In order to check for real null values in the database I had to use
WHERE Column IS NULL and for empty strings WHERE Column=""
Similarly in C# Code the checks against a cached copy (DataSet) must be specific too.

If (DataView["Column"].Value == DBNull.Value) .. or .. If(DataView["Column"].Value == String.Empty)

Tons of PHP. Currently reworking small parts of my company's billing/client management system. Just got done with a complete recode. Next features are the 'Delete Client', 'Delete Bill', and 'Mark bill as paid/unpaid'.

Just out of curiosity, why would you want to delete a client? Would it not be more prudent to archive the client and all their info in case of the need for future reference, even if they are no longer a client?
I don't know exactly what you are doing, but I ran into that little dillemna awhile back. My solution was to flag the records as inactive so they do not show up when the app runs, but they are accessible, and can be reset to an active state, if need be.

 

[morpha]

I had a similar run in with SqlServer. A null and an empty string ("") are not the same thing.
In order to check for real null values in the database I had to use
WHERE Column IS NULL and for empty strings WHERE Column=""
Similarly in C# Code the checks against a cached copy (DataSet) must be specific too.

IM a new web developer, knowing how different languages handle null values and empty variables is just one of those things you pick up as you go.

 

[Kreij]

IM a new web developer, knowing how different languages handle null values and empty variables is just one of those things you pick up as you go.

I've been coding for 20 years and still scratch my head when I run into the little quirks of various languages.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Scratch the Zodiac killer thing. I mean it works (just have to stick the character numbers in the jagged array), but happening upon the correct key would be a matter of sheer luck (26^63 I think). The guy is most likely dead now anyway so it wouldn't matter.

My current project would be Network Tools.

 

[Solaris17]

playing around with php and my SQL for my web site fun fun times.

then i finally compiled the final version of the my DVD 4.0 in its final state...i released it for closed testing and im letting my buds figure out the kinks. though the code is pretty much 100% perfect that i can see (syslinux) its actually in my ex's rig atm seeing if their is anything wrong with her ram.

EDIT: might play with 3dsmax 2010 here pretty quick got myself a copy gotta love acedemics...gave up on maya total PITA

 

[Disparia]

That sounds interesting. What language are you coding it in if you don't mind me asking?

php.

No shopping cart package offers all the features we want, so we decided to use one as a base (Cre Loaded 6.4 B2B), and build off that.

My designers know HTML but little js/php, so this will give them a unified set of classes and methods to work with our products, regardless of domain or site focus (we have store, informational, and support sites. Some general, some specific). Currently we have to update several places when the data changes, so I'll be giving an administrators sigh of relief once this is in place... and a programmer's smirk of smugness knowing how sweet the code is!

 

[Kreij]

... and a programmer's smirk of smugness knowing how sweet the code is!

LOL .. Here's what the plant manager said about the ERP app I'm finishing up;

"The other shops out there buy what's currently on the market because that's all there is, even though its not what they really need. What you made is slicker than sh!t, and I think we should sell it when it's done."

I told him the only way I would consider that is if I could use his e-mail address for the technical support contact.

 

[morpha]

LOL .. Here's what the plant manager said about the ERP app I'm finishing up;

"The other shops out there buy what's currently on the market because that's all there is, even though its not what they really need. What you made is slicker than sh!t, and I think we should sell it when it's done."

I told him the only way I would consider that is if I could use his e-mail address for the technical support contact.

HAHAHA

awesome.

Technical support... I have to do that on my website I developed and I get some stupid people asking the dumbest most obvious questions sometimes....

I dont ever want to work in a call center.

 

[Kreij]

I don't mind answering peoples' questions even if they are very basic.
What gets a bit tiring is when they ask the same question over and over.
It seems like they are too lazy to take a few moments to actually learn what they are doing and find it easier to just ask the admin. :shadedshu

 

[unibrow1990]

All of these projects are way more impressive than what I know how to do.

I just coded a python program for my friend that lets him write scripts that run on a parallel port, he's going to use it with a circuit he built(he's an engineering student) to do a fireworks show.

 

[morpha]

All of these projects are way more impressive than what I know how to do.

I just coded a python program for my friend that lets him write scripts that run on a parallel port, he's going to use it with a circuit he built(he's an engineering student) to do a fireworks show.

thats awesome. Fireworks are illegal in Australia

 

[Kreij]

All of these projects are way more impressive than what I know how to do.

Stick with it, unibrow, and you will be writing great stuff in a short time. (Actually your Python script would be beyond me as I don't know the Python launguage). Remember, no one is born knowing how to code, you have to have the desire to learn.

 

[Braveheart]

Im working on a microcontroller project and a Javascript website.

 

[Kreij]

What's the MicroController do?