Skip to main content

All Questions

Tagged with
1 vote
2 answers
1k views

WebSockets vs Ajax call for scheduled event?

Intro I have been weighing the pros and cons of using WebSockets vs. an Ajax call for an event which will happen every x number of seconds (in this case 5). I'll start by explaining the scenario. ...
nullReference's user avatar
1 vote
3 answers
668 views

What arguments are there to use a coding style for each distinct language? [duplicate]

I recently had a discussion about our coding style for C# projects. Two things in particular were very hard to agree upon. Method Naming C# has the de-facto standard of naming (at least public, not ...
F.P's user avatar
  • 609
0 votes
4 answers
3k views

Identifying user of a webapp

For a small webapp I want to be able to identify a user. The issue is, if the user cheats in some manner, I want to be able to forbid him the usage of my application. I already have done extensive ...
Mare Infinitus's user avatar
74 votes
5 answers
83k views

Why do C# developers newline opening brackets?

I've spent most of the last several years working mainly with C# and SQL. Every programmer I've worked with over that time was in the habit of placing the opening brace of a function or control flow ...
Bob Tway's user avatar
  • 3,636
0 votes
1 answer
140 views

What's a similar functionality in JavaScript that insures the object has X data before any actions are taken?

If java/C#/etc one might do something like create a constructor with a parameter, the parameter being the thing the rest of the object may act upon. How is this done in JavaScript? I'm trying to ...
Adron's user avatar
  • 133
13 votes
2 answers
1k views

How can I use my coding skills for good?

By this autumn my two small websites should be generating around a total of $1200 a month with minimal/zero input which is enough to for me to live on comfortably enough. Rather than embark on ...
Haroldo's user avatar
  • 231