What Are You Working On? May 2015 - Developers

[QUOTE=Berkin;47747596]I can't sleep, so I figured I'd post this: Some really horrible stuff is happening in my life right now. I'm not going into specifics, but I have been experiencing overwhelming anxiety that has turned into significantly more serious issues. I probably won't be programming for a while. I feel bad because I was really looking forward to making the next release of Rant something awesome to show you guys. It looks like I can't make that happen anymore. Life has a tendency to fuck people over at the worst possible times. I wanted to spend this summer making cool stuff, not battling mental illness. So that's what's going on. I'll still be reading this thread, because you guys make awesome stuff and it cheers me up a little on my worst days. But in my current state, I just can't do any work. If my life situation gets better, I can hopefully get back to my projects. But I don't see that happening anytime soon. I am sorry.[/QUOTE] First things first, you don't owe nobody anything, so don't be sorry. Second, battle that bitch until it's gone (the mental illness). I wish you luck!

[QUOTE=blacksam;47746642]For people who've done hourly contract work... How do you guys keep track of your hours? I've made an excel document with the hours I've worked times the rate they hired me for, but how do I know in good faith that I'm billing them correctly? Because I know there are some people who could write what I do in half the time and more efficiently. Do I go by what actually happened or do I cut my hours back to seem like the other guys?[/QUOTE] im using [URL="https://www.toggl.com/"]toggl[/URL], which works pretty well for me. @hours thing: they hired you, so they will have to pay the time you need to get the job done. (which does not mean you have to totally screw them over :D )

[QUOTE=mastersrp;47744518]Did you even read any of the builtins?[/QUOTE] No, I couldn't figure out how anything worked.

[QUOTE=TheEyes;47747348]I've been learning how to use Git more effectively. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/q1ZWmQ8.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] Are you migrating from a feature branch directly into master?

[QUOTE=Killervalon;47747945]Are you migrating from a feature branch directly into master?[/QUOTE] No he's just using git like how I use vim

[QUOTE=Killervalon;47747945]Are you migrating from a feature branch directly into master?[/QUOTE] The ammend commit button is evil

[B]Working on 3D/2D weapons and objects, with animation goodness.[/B] [url]http://a.pomf.se/hnvtsp.mp4[/url]

[B] why is it bolded[/B]

It is bold so it will attract attention - obviously.

being intentionally bold is old # I prefer to write my posts in markdown now _because yolo swag_ [editline]18th May 2015[/editline] it could be fun to write a markdown parser for fp posts but then it would look funky for people not using it

[img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99717/OpenGL/IMadeAShadow.jpg[/img] I made a Shadow. Yay me.

Today I learned deploying software on AMS is a complete waste of time since they essentially lock you into using their own way of using Express.js when using the Node.js backend. You're better off just using their web apps services or virtual machines. Good info to know I guess if you use Azure.

Made a maze generator in python. The thick wall at the end is actually for a matlab script that my friend wrote which solves mazes using image processing rather than pathfinding. [vid]http://a.pomf.se/kajjzd.3gp[/vid]

Released the first version of my image viewer, and made a quick webpage for it! This is my first time actually releasing something, so it's probably horribly broken, but "it works on my machine"(tm)! [url]http://peruser.jmazouri.com/[/url] It uses directshow, so if some stuff isn't loading try installing a codec pack.

I made some sort of setup wizard thing. I need to sort out a folder browser dialog, and I need to find out how I'll store setup information, but the basic logic/navigation is there. [vid]http://a.pomf.se/ylitsb.mp4[/vid]

that's really attractive

[QUOTE=andrewmcwatters;47750716]that's really attractive[/QUOTE] Hey, thanks! If I get it to a working state, I'm hoping I can throw it up on GitHub for people to fork if they need a simple setup wizard.

[QUOTE=mix999;47750212]Made a maze generator in python. The thick wall at the end is actually for a matlab script that my friend wrote which solves mazes using image processing rather than pathfinding. [vid]http://a.pomf.se/kajjzd.3gp[/vid][/QUOTE] jokes on you, there is still pathfinding involved. btw nice job, i also did maze in python and it was nice experience

[QUOTE=Zyx;47749970][img]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/99717/OpenGL/IMadeAShadow.jpg[/img] I made a Shadow. Yay me.[/QUOTE] Is that the robot model that comes with OGRE?

Been working on a desktop youtube player: [vid]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/357850863/ShareX/2015/05/2015-05-18_18-57-32.mp4[/vid] Currently it only searches and plays back video but it does use the html5 player and works pretty nicely (uses Awesomium.NET)

[QUOTE=thatbooisaspy;47752417]Been working on a desktop [URL="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/357850863/ShareX/2015/05/2015-05-18_18-57-32.mp4"]youtube player[/URL] (I've seen people embed videos before, any tips on how to do it correctly?): Currently it only searches and plays back video but it does use the html5 player and works pretty nicely (uses Awesomium.NET)[/QUOTE] [vid] tags let you embed a multitude of video types. pretty sure you can embed youtube with [video] tags

I'm working on the AI for a racing game. It's not going well :v: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/uQzlYeI.png[/IMG]

So I can finally transfer into the CS program at my school but I have to choose a slight area of focus. I have Business, Science, and Software Development. This is the classes I would take: [url]http://www.cs.uh.edu/docs/cosc/COSC%20Flowchart.pdf[/url] Any inputs or recommendations? I'm thinking either Business or Software Design because I really don't know if I want to do more math but being 3 classes away from a minor is tempting... Winner - Business Useful - Software Design Zing - Science

[I]Business[/I] if you want to acquire knowledge that can help you if you'd like to sell software or form a software company in the future. [I]Software design[/I], I take it is from the abstraction point of view, rather than user interface design. This study is mostly worthless and almost entirely academic, imo. You learn this stuff from writing and reading code. [I]Science[/I] might be useful if you care about developing software that meshes with that knowledge. I would weigh heavily on business.

[QUOTE=Lumaio;47752488][vid] tags let you embed a multitude of video types. pretty sure you can embed youtube with [video] tags[/QUOTE] Thanks! I was using mp4's hosted from dropbox so the [video] tabs didn't work. Also some progress: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/wyMVJem.png[/IMG]

[t]http://i.imgur.com/7Vn4JkP.png[/t]

[QUOTE=thatbooisaspy;47752417]Been working on a desktop youtube player: [vid]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/357850863/ShareX/2015/05/2015-05-18_18-57-32.mp4[/vid] Currently it only searches and plays back video but it does use the html5 player and works pretty nicely (uses Awesomium.NET)[/QUOTE] Oh man Ethoslab, its been a long time since I've watched him

[QUOTE=Doritos_Man;47752551]So I can finally transfer into the CS program at my school but I have to choose a slight area of focus. I have Business, Science, and Software Development. This is the classes I would take: [url]http://www.cs.uh.edu/docs/cosc/COSC%20Flowchart.pdf[/url] Any inputs or recommendations? I'm thinking either Business or Software Design because I really don't know if I want to do more math but being 3 classes away from a minor is tempting... Winner - Business Useful - Software Design Zing - Science[/QUOTE] I would have said Software Design at the start of my Uni degree, but approaching the end I think I'd say Business. Employers really like people who can relate software to business - I.E. people who aren't just code-writing work-horses, but those who actually understand the wider picture. As andrewmcwatters said, you can learn software design in your own time if that's what we think it is. Science might be cool but that depends on your career goals

[QUOTE=Contron;47750612]I made some sort of setup wizard thing. I need to sort out a folder browser dialog, and I need to find out how I'll store setup information, but the basic logic/navigation is there. [...][/QUOTE] There's a special "select folder" dialogue somewhere that works essentially the same but doesn't require you to select a file to proceed. It's definitely a built-in, but I have no idea what it's called or if it's not just an option for the default one.

[QUOTE=Tamschi;47754118]There's a special "select folder" dialogue somewhere that works essentially the same but doesn't require you to select a file to proceed. It's definitely a built-in, but I have no idea what it's called or if it's not just an option for the default one.[/QUOTE] [URL="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.folderbrowserdialog%28v=vs.110%29.aspx"]FolderBrowserDialog[/URL]