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  • Modifying and Manipulating a interactive bezier curve

    - by rachel
    This is a homework question and I'm having a lot of trouble with it - I've managed to do some of it but still cant finish it - can i Please get some help. Q1. Bezier Curves The following example allows you to interactively control a bezier curve by dragging the control points Cubic.java Replace the call to draw the cubic shape (big.draw(cubic)), by your own function to draw a bezier by the recursive split method. Finally, add the ability to create a longer Bezier curve by adding more control points to create a second curve. Cubic.java import java.awt.*; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.applet.Applet; import java.awt.geom.*; import java.awt.image.BufferedImage; public class Cubic extends JApplet{ static protected JLabel label; CubicPanel cubicPanel; public void init(){ //Initialize the layout. getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout()); cubicPanel = new CubicPanel(); cubicPanel.setBackground(Color.white); getContentPane().add(cubicPanel); label = new JLabel("Drag the points to adjust the curve."); getContentPane().add("South", label); } public static void main(String s[]) { JFrame f = new JFrame("Cubic"); f.addWindowListener(new WindowAdapter() { public void windowClosing(WindowEvent e) {System.exit(0);} }); JApplet applet = new Cubic(); f.getContentPane().add(applet, BorderLayout.CENTER); applet.init(); f.setSize(new Dimension(350,250)); f.setVisible(true); } } class CubicPanel extends JPanel implements MouseListener, MouseMotionListener{ BufferedImage bi; Graphics2D big; int x, y; Rectangle area, startpt, endpt, onept, twopt, rect; CubicCurve2D.Double cubic = new CubicCurve2D.Double(); Point2D.Double start, end, one, two, point; boolean firstTime = true; boolean pressOut = false; public CubicPanel(){ setBackground(Color.white); addMouseMotionListener(this); addMouseListener(this); start = new Point2D.Double(); one = new Point2D.Double(); two = new Point2D.Double(); end = new Point2D.Double(); cubic.setCurve(start, one, two, end); startpt = new Rectangle(0, 0, 8, 8); endpt = new Rectangle(0, 0, 8, 8); onept = new Rectangle(0, 0, 8, 8); twopt = new Rectangle(0, 0, 8, 8); } public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e){ x = e.getX(); y = e.getY(); if(startpt.contains(x, y)){ rect = startpt; point = start; x = startpt.x - e.getX(); y = startpt.y - e.getY(); updateLocation(e); } else if(endpt.contains(x, y)){ rect = endpt; point = end; x = endpt.x - e.getX(); y = endpt.y - e.getY(); updateLocation(e); } else if(onept.contains(x, y)){ rect = onept; point = one; x = onept.x - e.getX(); y = onept.y - e.getY(); updateLocation(e); } else if(twopt.contains(x, y)){ rect = twopt; point = two; x = twopt.x - e.getX(); y = twopt.y - e.getY(); updateLocation(e); } else { pressOut = true; } } public void mouseDragged(MouseEvent e){ if(!pressOut) { updateLocation(e); } } public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent e){ if(startpt.contains(e.getX(), e.getY())){ rect = startpt; point = start; updateLocation(e); } else if(endpt.contains(e.getX(), e.getY())){ rect = endpt; point = end; updateLocation(e); } else if(onept.contains(e.getX(), e.getY())){ rect = onept; point = one; updateLocation(e); } else if(twopt.contains(e.getX(), e.getY())){ rect = twopt; point = two; updateLocation(e); } else { pressOut = false; } } public void mouseMoved(MouseEvent e){} public void mouseClicked(MouseEvent e){} public void mouseExited(MouseEvent e){} public void mouseEntered(MouseEvent e){} public void updateLocation(MouseEvent e){ rect.setLocation((x + e.getX())-4, (y + e.getY())-4); point.setLocation(x + e.getX(), y + e.getY()); checkPoint(); cubic.setCurve(start, one, two, end); repaint(); } public void paintComponent(Graphics g){ super.paintComponent(g); update(g); } public void update(Graphics g){ Graphics2D g2 = (Graphics2D)g; Dimension dim = getSize(); int w = dim.width; int h = dim.height; if(firstTime){ // Create the offsecren graphics to render to bi = (BufferedImage)createImage(w, h); big = bi.createGraphics(); // Get some initial positions for the control points start.setLocation(w/2-50, h/2); end.setLocation(w/2+50, h/2); one.setLocation((int)(start.x)+25, (int)(start.y)-25); two.setLocation((int)(end.x)-25, (int)(end.y)+25); // Set the initial positions of the squares that are // drawn at the control points startpt.setLocation((int)((start.x)-4), (int)((start.y)-4)); endpt.setLocation((int)((end.x)-4), (int)((end.y)-4)); onept.setLocation((int)((one.x)-4), (int)((one.y)-4)); twopt.setLocation((int)((two.x)-4), (int)((two.y)-4)); // Initialise the CubicCurve2D cubic.setCurve(start, one, two, end); // Set some defaults for Java2D big.setColor(Color.black); big.setStroke(new BasicStroke(5.0f)); big.setRenderingHint(RenderingHints.KEY_ANTIALIASING, RenderingHints.VALUE_ANTIALIAS_ON); area = new Rectangle(dim); firstTime = false; } // Clears the rectangle that was previously drawn. big.setColor(Color.white); big.clearRect(0, 0, area.width, area.height); // Set the colour for the bezier big.setPaint(Color.black); // Replace the following line by your own function to // draw the bezier specified by start, one, two, end big.draw(cubic); // Draw the control points big.setPaint(Color.red); big.fill(startpt); big.setPaint(Color.magenta); big.fill(endpt); big.setPaint(Color.blue); big.fill(onept); big.setPaint(new Color(0, 200, 0)); big.fill(twopt); // Draws the buffered image to the screen. g2.drawImage(bi, 0, 0, this); } /* Checks if the rectangle is contained within the applet * window. If the rectangle is not contained withing the * applet window, it is redrawn so that it is adjacent to the * edge of the window and just inside the window. */ void checkPoint(){ if (area == null) { return; } if((area.contains(rect)) && (area.contains(point))){ return; } int new_x = rect.x; int new_y = rect.y; double new_px = point.x; double new_py = point.y; if((rect.x+rect.width)>area.getWidth()){ new_x = (int)area.getWidth()-(rect.width-1); } if(point.x > area.getWidth()){ new_px = (int)area.getWidth()-1; } if(rect.x < 0){ new_x = -1; } if(point.x < 0){ new_px = -1; } if((rect.y+rect.width)>area.getHeight()){ new_y = (int)area.getHeight()-(rect.height-1); } if(point.y > area.getHeight()){ new_py = (int)area.getHeight()-1; } if(rect.y < 0){ new_y = -1; } if(point.y < 0){ new_py = -1; } rect.setLocation(new_x, new_y); point.setLocation(new_px, new_py); } }

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  • Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman

    - by cmaduro
    Does the Elliptic curve diffie hellman calculation look any different from the standard one defined here: /* * The basic Diffie-Hellman Key Agreement Equation * * The client initiates * A = g^a mod p * * Sends (g p A) to the server * * The server calculates B * B = g^b mod p * * Sends B back to client * * The client calculates K * K = B^a mod p * * The server calucaltes K * K = A^b mod p * */ Or is it just a specific way of selecting g, a, p and b? How are g,a,p and b selected anyway?

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  • Is Ruby on Rails supposed to have a steep learning curve or is it just me?

    - by Anita
    I'm a self-taught programmer. I've been learning RoR since October with varying intensity (sometimes all day, sometimes nothing for several weeks). Before that I knew only Java, but knew it pretty well. I've heard so much hype about RoR and how it's supposed to make you happy, productive, etc. So far it's only made me frustrated. I learned it out of the Agile book, and I suspect part of the difficulty might have to do with my not knowing JavaScript and CSS, and having only a shaky grasp of databases and HTML. But apparently it took me much longer to complete the project in the Agile book than other people, and I still don't remember much of it. There are some things about Rails that I just can't seem to get, e.g. when to use symbols and when NOT to, or how dynamic methods are called. Recently I was given a small Rails assignment where I'm asked to make a small change to the interface. It's taken me around 25 hours and although I've made some progress in understanding the code, I still have no idea how to proceed. I can't even ask Stack Overflow because there is so much code I'll have to provide to give context. So my question is in the title: is RoR supposed to take a long time to learn or am I just slow? Can it be that I've been learning from the wrong book? My learning style is such that I either understand nothing or understand everything, if that makes sense. Thanks!

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  • general learning methodology

    - by momo
    just wanted to hear on the different general learning paths people embark on when learning a new language/framework. the one i currently use, which is how i learned bash and am currently learning python, is: instant hacking tutorial (very short tutorial introducing the basic syntax, variable declaration, loops, data types, etc. and how they are generally used) in depth tutorial with good programming style and slightly topic-specific (e.g. Mark Pilgrim's Dive into Python), important topics for me personally are regex methods, file IO, and ways the different data types are utilized best (i wrote a very primitive bayesian spam filter using python's dictionaries to keep track of word occurrences) spaced-repition of syntax or short recipes (i use anki, with questions like 'create dictionary with filename and filesize metadata, human-readable' or simpler ones like 'match 0 - 3 occurences of the letter M in a string', or 'return/create an iterator from two sequences') the use of spaced-repitition has been invaluable, and i credit it with the ease that i can recall/create python algorithms. however, i've recently started looking into django, and i've found that spaced-repitition, at least in my case, doesn't work very well for learning a framework, it works best with short code recipes (either that or i should start looking into more basic django framework tutorials). the problem i'm encountering is that since framework programming is not only algorithms, but actually learning the API, which can be quite complex since you have to learn all the methods, modules, the places where they are stored, and the sequence of which things have to be done. for ex. in django to start a project that deals with polls (from the django tutorial), one has to create the project, edit the settings.py file, create the polls app, edit the models.py file (which requires knowing the classes that are present in the module models), edit the urls.py file, etc. i found that my spaced-repition method didn't work very well for this type of learning, so i wanted to ask you guys what method(s) you use for learning the different frameworks/APIs.

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  • Unit Tests as a learning tool - a good idea?

    - by Ekkehard.Horner
    I'm interested in ways and means for learning (a) programming language(s) efficiently. I believe that using Unit Test concepts and infrastructure early in that process is a good thing, even better than starting with "Hello world". Why: To write a decent program even for a toy/restricted problem in a new language, you'll have to master many heterogenous concepts (control flow & variables & IO ...), you are tempted to glance over details just to get your program 'to work'. Putting (your understanding of) the facts about the new language in assertions with good descriptions (=success messages) enforces thinking thru/clearness/precision. Grouping topics and adding assertions to such groups is much easier than incorporation features from the 2. chapter of your "Learning X" book to your chapter 1 program. Why not: 'Real' Unit Tests are meant to output "1234 tests ok; 1 failure: saveWorld() chokes on negative input"; 'didactic' Unit Tests should output relevant facts about the new language like perl6 10-string.t # ### p5chop ... ok 13 - p5chop( "cbä" ) returns "ä" ok 14 - after that, victim is changed to "cb" # ### (p6) chop ... ok 27 - (p6) chop( "cbä" ) returns chopped copy: "cb" ok 18 - after that, victim is unchanged: "cbä" # ### chomp ... So (mis?)using Unit Tests may be counterproductive - practicing actions while learning you wouldn't use professionally. How: Writing 'didactic' Unit Tests in languages with lightweight testing systems (Perl 5/6) is easy; (mis?)using more elaborate systems (JUnit, CppUnit) may be not worth the effort or not suitable for a person just starting with a new language. So Is using Unit Tests as a learning tool a bad idea? Can the Unit Test tool(s) of your favourite language(s) used didactically? Should implementation details (eventually) be discussed here or over at stackoverflow.com?

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  • How should I describe the process of learning someone else's code? (In an invoicing situation.)

    - by MattyG
    I have a contract to upgrade some in-house software for a large company. The company has requested multiple feature additions and a few bug fixes. This is my first freelance style job. First, I needed to become familiar with how the application worked - I learnt it as if I was a user. Next, I had to learn how the software worked. I started with broad concepts, and then narrowed down into necessary detail before working on each bug fix and feature. At least at the start of the project, it took me a lot longer to learn the existing code than it did to write the additional features. How can I describe the process of learning the existing code on the invoice? (This part of the company usually does things in-house, so doesn't have much experience dealing with software contractors like me, and I fear they may not understand the overhead of learning someone else's code). I don't want to just tack the learning time onto the actual feature upgrade, because in some cases this would make a 'simple task' look like it took me way too long. I want break the invoice into relevant steps, and communicate that I'm charging for the large overhead of learning someone else's code before being able to add my own to it. Is there a standard way of describing this sort of activity when billing for a job?

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  • Rotating object along bezier curve: not rotating enough?

    - by Paul
    I tried to follow the instructions from the threads on the forum (Cocos2d rotating sprite while moving with CCBezierBy) with Unity, in order to rotate my object as it moves along a bezier curve. But it does not rotate enough, the angle is too low, it goes up to 6 instead of 90 for example, as you can see on this image (the y eulerAngle is at 6, I would expect it to be around 90 with this curve) : Would you know why it does this? And how to make the rotation toward the next point? Here is the code (in c# with Unity) : (I am comparing x and z to get the angle, and adding the angle to eulerAngles.y so that it rotates around the y axis) void Update () { if ( Input.GetKey("d") ) start = true; if ( start ){ myTime = Time.time; start = false; } float theTime = (Time.time - myTime) *0.5f; if ( theTime < 1 ) { car.position = Spline.Interp( myArray, theTime );//creates the bezier curve counterBezier += Time.deltaTime; //compare 2 positions after 0.1f if ( counterBezier > 0.1f ){ counterBezier = 0; cbDone = false; newpos = car.position; float angle = Mathf.Atan2(newpos.z - oldpos.z, newpos.x - oldpos.x); angle += car.eulerAngles.y; car.eulerAngles = new Vector3(0,angle,0); } else if ( counterBezier > 0 && !cbDone ){ oldpos = car.position; cbDone = true; } Thanks

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  • Curve-fitting in PHP

    - by Francesc
    Hi, I have a MySql table called today_stats. It has got Id, date and clicks. I'm trying to create a script to get the values and try to predict the next 7 days clicks. How I can predict it in PHP?

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  • Qwt plot not working , simple plot curve not appeat

    - by user1629213
    I followed the example of simple plot in qwt examples to plot a curve. The axis and the graph appear in the Qt main window user interface but the curve not. I assigned values to fit the curve but the curve not appear. Any suggestions and help how to solve the problem? Here is my code MainWindow::MainWindow( int argc, char** argv, QWidget *parent ) : QMainWindow( parent ) , qnode( argc,argv ) { ui.setupUi( this ); // Calling this incidentally connects all ui's triggers to on_...() callbacks in this class. QObject::connect( ui.actionAbout_Qt, SIGNAL( triggered( bool )), qApp, SLOT( aboutQt( ))); // qApp is a global variable for the application ReadSettings( ); setWindowIcon( QIcon( ":/images/icon.png" )); ui.tab_manager->setCurrentIndex( 0 ); // ensure the first tab is showing - qt-designer should have this already hardwired, but often loses it (settings?). QObject::connect( &qnode, SIGNAL( rosShutdown( )), this, SLOT( close( ))); /********************* ** Logging **********************/ ui.view_logging->setModel( qnode.loggingModel( )); QObject::connect( &qnode, SIGNAL( loggingUpdated( )), this, SLOT( updateLoggingView( ))); QObject::connect( &qnode, SIGNAL( graphReceived( )), this, SLOT( onGraphReceived( ))); QObject::connect( &qnode, SIGNAL( parameterReceived( )), this, SLOT( onParameterReceived( ))); /********************* ** Auto Start **********************/ if ( ui.checkbox_remember_settings->isChecked( )) { on_button_connect_clicked( true ); } ui.parameters->setAttribute( Qt::WA_NoMousePropagation ); ui.parameters->setAttribute( Qt::WA_OpaquePaintEvent ); ui.plotgraph->setAttribute( Qt::WA_NoMousePropagation ); ui.plotgraph->setAttribute( Qt::WA_OpaquePaintEvent ); p_plot = new QwtPlot(ui.plotgraph); p_plot->setTitle( "Plot LinVel" ); p_plot->setCanvasBackground( Qt::white ); // Axis p_plot->setAxisTitle( QwtPlot::xBottom, "Time(sec)" ); p_plot->setAxisTitle( QwtPlot::yLeft, "Linear Velocity (m/sec)" ); p_plot->setAxisScale( QwtPlot::yLeft, 0.0, 10.0 ); p_plot->setAxisScale( QwtPlot::xBottom, 0.0, 50.0 ); p_plot->insertLegend( new QwtLegend() ); //samplingThread.start(); QwtPlotGrid *grid = new QwtPlotGrid(); grid->attach( p_plot ); curve = new QwtPlotCurve(); curve->setTitle( "Linear velocity" ); // Set curve styles curve->setPen( Qt::blue, 4 ), curve->setRenderHint( QwtPlotItem::RenderAntialiased, true ); QwtSymbol *symbol = new QwtSymbol( QwtSymbol::Ellipse, QBrush( Qt::yellow), QPen( Qt::red, 2 ), QSize( 8, 8 ) ); curve->setSymbol( symbol); // Assign values to the curve //curve->setSamples(ui.plotgraph.get_linv_g());//yaw_g,trav_g,wall_g; curve->attach( p_plot ); p_plot->resize( 600, 400 ); p_plot->show(); void MainWindow::onGraphReceived( ) { { QMutexLocker locker( &qnode.m_mutex ); } } void MainWindow::onParameterReceived( ) { { QMutexLocker locker( &qnode.m_mutex ); std::vector<double> p_ = qnode.get_parameters(); std::cout << p_[0]<<" "<<p_[1]<<" "<<p_[2]<<" "<<p_[3]<<" "<<p_[4] << std::endl; } } Any help?

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  • Anyone knows good references for Machine Learning Algorithms and Image Recognition?

    - by RaymondBelonia
    I need it for my thesis and for some reason I am having a hard time finding decent books or websites for it. My thesis topic is "Classification of Modern Art Paintings using Machine Learning Approach". My goal is to classify examples of modern art paintings to its respective modern art movement(expressionism, realism,etc..) using machine learning approach. Also, suggestions and comments about my thesis are greatly appreciated.

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  • Where Are You on the Visualization Maturity Curve?

    - by Celine Beck
    The old phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words” is as true now as ever. Providing the right users with access to the right product data, at the right time, can provide significant benefits to a business. This is especially evident with increasing technical and product complexities, elongated supply chains, and growing pressure to bring innovative products to market faster. With this in mind, it is easy to understand why visualization is an integral part of any successful product lifecycle management (PLM) strategy. At a bare minimum, knowledge workers use multiple individual documents of different formats and structure, and leverage visualization solutions to access information; but the real value of visualization can be fully reaped when it is connected to enterprise applications like PLM and tied to the appropriate business context. The picture below illustrates this visualization maturity curve, as we presented during the last Oracle Open World and the transformational effect that visualization can have on PLM processes and performance (check out the post about AutoVue Key Highlights from Oracle Open World 2012 for more information). Organizations are likely to see greater positive impact on business performance when visualization is connected to enterprise systems, allowing access to information coming from multiple sources, such as PLM, supply chain management (SCM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). This allows organizations to reach higher levels of collaboration and optimize decision-making capacity as users can benefit from in-context access to visual information. For instance, within a PLM system, a design engineer can access a product assembly and review digital annotations added by other users specific to the engineering change request he is reviewing rather than all historical annotations. The last stage on the curve is what we call augmented business visualization (ABV).  ABV is an innovative framework which lets structured data (from Oracle’s Agile PLM for instance) interact with unstructured data (documents, design, 3D models, etc). With this new level of integration, information coming from multiple sources can be presented in a highly visual fashion; color displays can be used in order to identify parts with specific characteristics (for example pending quality issues) and you can take actions directly from within the context of documents and designs, maximizing user productivity. Those who had the chance to attend our PLM session during Oracle Open World already got a sneak peek of our latest augmented business visualization for Oracle’s Agile PLM. The solution generated a lot of wows. Stephen Porter, CEO at Zero Wait State, indicated in a post entitled “The PLM State: the Manhattan Project-Oracle’s Next Big Secret Weapon” that “this kind of synergy between visualization and PLM could qualify as a powerful weapon differentiating Agile PLM from other solutions.” If you are interested in learning more about ABV for Oracle’s Agile PLM and hear about real examples of usage of visualization at all stages of the visualization maturity curve, don’t miss our Visual Decision Making to Optimize New Product Development and Introduction session during the Oracle Value Chain Summit (Feb. 4-6, 2013, San Francisco). We look forward to seeing you there!

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  • Which topics do I need to research to enable me to complete my self-assigned "Learning Project"?

    - by Anonymous -
    I want to continue learning C#. I've read parts of a few books recommended on here and the language is feeling more familiar by the day. I'd like to tackle a mid-sized personal project to take my expertise to the next level. What I'd like to do, is create an application that 'manages expenses', that runs on multiple machines on a LAN. So for example, say we have person1 and person2 on seperate machines running the application, when person1 enters an expense, it will appear on person2's (pretty UI) view of the expenses database and vice versa. What topics do I need to research to make this possible for me? I plan on learning WPF for the UI (though the steep learning curve (or so I'm told) has me a little anxious about that at this stage. With regards to the database, which database would you recommend I use? I don't want a 'server' for the database to run on, so do I need to use an embedded database that each client machine runs a copy of that updates to each other (upon startup/entering of expense on any machine etc)? What topics under networking should I be looking at? I haven't studied networking before in any language, so do I need to learn about sockets or?

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  • Running own DNS Server for learning purpose

    - by sundar22in
    I would like to run my own DNS server in my laptop for learning purpose. I recently used Google Public DNS and liked it. I wanted to build some thing similar and small for my web browsing. What I vaguely dream of is to use my own DNS server as Primary DNS server and Google public DNS as secondary DNS server. I would like to build my own DNS server gradually by editing the configuration files (If it can be automated it will be great, but have no clues there). Sometimes it sounds like a stupid idea to me, but I am fine with editing config file for each site I want to add to my DNS server. Any pointers/suggestion is welcome.

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  • What do you do to keep learning?

    - by tvanfosson
    When my children tell me that they hate school, I often tell them that they need to get used to continuous learning because they live in a generation in which constant learning will be required. How do I know -- because I live in a generation and work in an occupation in which continual learning is imperative. Do you agree with this sentiment? If so, what do you do to keep up with the continual pace of change in the field of software development?

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  • Genetic Programming Online Learning

    - by Lirik
    Has anybody seen a GP implemented with online learning rather than the standard offline learning? I've done some stuff with genetic programs and I simply can't figure out what would be a good way to make the learning process online. Please let me know if you have any ideas, seen any implementations, or have any references that I can look at.

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  • What is the Difference Between Learning HTML and Learning a Programming Language?

    - by Brad Johansen
    I learned HTML and CSS about 8 months ago, and recently, about 2 months ago I started learning Python and Ruby. I find it much harder/time consuming to understand and be able to put Python and Ruby into practice than it was HTML or CSS. How is learning/understanding HTML and CSS, and being able to use them different from learning a programming language like Python or Ruby, and being able to put them in practice.

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  • Learning C++ from scratch in Visual Studio?

    - by flesh
    I need to get up to speed with C++ quite quickly (I've never used it previously) - is learning through Visual Studio (i.e. Managed C++) going to be any use? Or will I end up learning the extensions and idiosyncracies of C++ in VS, rather then the language itself? If learning in VS is not recommended, what platform / IDE do you guys suggest? Edit: Can anyone elaborate on what VS will hide or manage for me when coding unmanaged C++? I really need to be learning things like pointers, garbage collection and all the nuts and bolts of the low level language.. does VS abstract or hide any of this kind of stuff from you? Thanks for all the suggestions..

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  • Using machine learning to aim mirrors in a solar array?

    - by Buttons840
    I've been thinking about solar collectors where several independent mirrors to focus the light on a solar collector, similar to the following design from Energy Innovations. Because there will be flaws in the assembly of this solar array, I am proceeding with the following assumptions (or lack thereof): The software knows the "position" of each mirror, but doesn't know how this position relates to the real world or to other mirrors. This will account for poor mirror calibration or other environmental factors which may effect one mirror but not the others. If a mirror moves 10 units in one direction, and then 10 units in the opposite direction, it will end up where it originally started. I would like to use machine learning to position the mirrors correctly and focus the light on the collector. I expect I would approach this as an optimization problem, optimizing the mirror positions to maximize the heat inside the collector and the power output. The problem is finding a small target in a noisy high-dimensional space (considering each mirror has 2 axis of rotation). Some of the problems I anticipate are: cloudy days, even if you stumble upon the perfect mirror alignment, it might be cloudy at the time noisy sensor data the sun is a moving target, it moves along a path, and follows a different path every day - although you could calculate the exact position of the sun at any time, you wouldn't know how that position relates to your mirrors My question isn't about the solar array, but possible machine learning techniques that would help in this "small target in a noisy high dimensional-space" problem. I mentioned the solar array because it was the catalyst for this question and a good example. What machine learning techniques can find such a small target in a noisy high-dimensional space? EDIT: A few additional thoughts: Yes, you can calculate the suns position in the real world, but you don't know how the mirrors position is related to the real world (unless you've learned it somehow). You might know the suns azimuth is 220 degrees, and the suns elevation is 60 degrees, and you might know a mirror is at position (-20, 42); now tell me, is that mirror correctly aligned with the sun? You don't know. Lets assume you have some very sophisticated heat measurements, and you know "with this heat level, there must be 2 mirrors correctly aligned". Now the question is, which two mirrors (out of 25 or more) are correctly aligned? One solution I considered was to approximate the correct "alignment function" using a neural network which would take the suns azimuth and elevation as input and output a large array with 2 values for each mirror which correspond to the 2 axis of each mirror. I'm not sure what the best training method is though.

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  • How to better start learning programming - with imperative or declarative languages?

    - by user712092
    Someone is interested in learning to program. What language paradigm should I recomend him - imperative or declarative? And what programming language should he start with? I think that declarative because it is closer to math. And I would say that Prolog might be the best start because it is based on logic and programs are short. On the other hand at school we started learning from imperative languages and I am not sure whether there is a benefit to start with them instead of declarive ones. Thanks. :)

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  • Implementing Custom Software or Using Ready Softwares at Industy at Machine Learning Area? [closed]

    - by kamaci
    I am studying on Machine Learning and its implementations. I have different choices in front of me for my future. Testing algorithms by some tools as like Weka and finding best approach and after that implementing it(maybe with using some libraries at Machine Learning) On the other hand I see that there are softwares as like SPSS, SAS etc. Instead of improving myself like that should I learn that kind of programs. Do I reinventing the wheel or if I improve myself and implement custom solutions to customers then can I be a part of industry?

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  • Bridging the gap between learning language fundamentals and actually making useful software?

    - by Anonymous -
    I'm learning C# via the "Essential C#" Lynda.com video tutorials and plan to read a couple of books that cover things in more depth afterwards. My question is where I should head to learn more after that? I've done things like project Euler in the past, but I find they don't really help me learn anything other than basic program control flow and features. I've looked at many open-source projects but pretty much everything still looks overwhelmingly complicated at this stage. What would you recommend I look at to help me build useful applications that are a bit beyond the millions of console applications I must've written thus-far? Should I be looking at books specifically on learning/working with the .NET framework, or just biting my lip and continue working through open source projects until they start to make sense?

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  • Quadratic bezier curve: Y coordinate for a given X ?

    - by stefan.at.wpf
    Hello, I have a quadratic bezier curve and I need the Y coordinate of a point on the bezier curve for a given X coordinate. I know that in pure maths this can be easily done, but I'm wondering is there's a simple / another way for this in C# / WPF? Is it possible to get the single points used by C# / WPF for drawing the bezier curve and then maybe just loop them and compare the X coordinate of each point with the given X coordinate? BTW for the mathematical way it would be good to know which step for the parameter t of the bezier curve has been choosen by C# / WPF? Any chance to find this out? Probably t is just scaled by / steps for t are 1/(distance of P0 and P2) ? Thank you very much for any hint!

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