I will be submitting a bid next week (11th Feb) if that's not going to be too late. I finally have a break between projects.
This is just so you know that one is coming and don't give up waiting because you think they're all in.
Topic: Looking for someone to create/modify software for this forum [5500+ BTC] - page 20. (Read 165632 times)
February 04, 2012, 10:55:08 AM
January 30, 2012, 04:23:48 PM
I prefer traditional iteration-based hashing. Its properties are better-known. I'd probably just use crypt(). (With a modern hash algorithm and many rounds, of course.)
January 30, 2012, 01:37:58 PM
Security
Use salted multi-iteration hashing for passwords using one of the SHA-2 algorithms. Passwords in the existing SHA-1 format need to be automatically upgraded once the user logs in again.
So while doing some research last night, my partner found http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/Use salted multi-iteration hashing for passwords using one of the SHA-2 algorithms. Passwords in the existing SHA-1 format need to be automatically upgraded once the user logs in again.
I think the article makes a valid point. What do you think, theymos? Maybe bcrypt(SHA-256(password)) if we want to be uber paranoid
January 28, 2012, 04:42:18 AM
What about invision power boards? i wonder what d2jsp uses.
d2jsp uses a custom fork of IPB. njaguar himself made most of the modifications.
January 28, 2012, 03:33:40 AM
Noticed arch linux uses http://fluxbb.org/ for their forum software. Looks very nice! ands its php since thats what you asked for. (i prefer python)
see https://bbs.archlinux.org/
January 27, 2012, 07:52:14 PM
What about invision power boards? i wonder what d2jsp uses.
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January 27, 2012, 07:45:08 PM
I was wondering if I could sign on as an alpha or beta tester for whenever a release is scheduled.
January 24, 2012, 03:34:51 AM
I think most of this can be built on top of PunBB's existing architecture. It is highly modular, and designed from the ground up to be extensible at almost any portion of its code base. It also supports Postgres out of the box.
(You can check out the developer documentation and let me know what you think. Its codebase is also licensed under the GNU General Public License.)
Most of the features requested are very straightforward and their needs fulfilled by existing functionality or by the development of custom plugins. The only things that deviate this project from a "standard message board application" are the weighted post / weighted time online and the request for an implementation of a web-of-trust similar to freenet's messaging service / bbs. Both of these are possible, however quoting against those two items without a full spec on what's entailed (more so on the weighted time / post, I don't think I understand what you mean 100%) is difficult.
I'm interested in taking on this project but before I give my quote could you expand a little on the weighted time/post item?
(You can check out the developer documentation and let me know what you think. Its codebase is also licensed under the GNU General Public License.)
Most of the features requested are very straightforward and their needs fulfilled by existing functionality or by the development of custom plugins. The only things that deviate this project from a "standard message board application" are the weighted post / weighted time online and the request for an implementation of a web-of-trust similar to freenet's messaging service / bbs. Both of these are possible, however quoting against those two items without a full spec on what's entailed (more so on the weighted time / post, I don't think I understand what you mean 100%) is difficult.
I'm interested in taking on this project but before I give my quote could you expand a little on the weighted time/post item?
January 23, 2012, 11:36:35 PM
Ah okay, it's fairly neat for auto-generated. Better than most disassembled stuff anyway.
Thanks - guess I should have mentioned something about that in the first place.
It is true I don't write a lot of comments as I learned (the hard way) that skillful programmers *read code* rather than comments (which inevitably become misleading as programmers tend to change code without changing comments).
I wasn't talking about comments on individual lines or blocks of code, I actually meant function documentation. I can see that I've irked you though, so I won't offer any more critique as you didn't actually ask for it.Understand - and no real offense taken (the code review comment did get to me a bit having being a professional software engineer for over 20 years).
Documentation for this system is of course essential and something I will be working very hard on in the next few months (its mostly just a bunch of text notes which I have decided are not yet presentable).
Cheers,
Ian.
January 23, 2012, 11:09:22 PM
Well at least thanks for taking a look - I think you may not be very familiar with working with generated source code. Such code is (for most users) is not even something you would look at (ever used yacc?).
Ah okay, it's fairly neat for auto-generated. Better than most disassembled stuff anyway.
It is true I don't write a lot of comments as I learned (the hard way) that skillful programmers *read code* rather than comments (which inevitably become misleading as programmers tend to change code without changing comments).
I wasn't talking about comments on individual lines or blocks of code, I actually meant function documentation. I can see that I've irked you though, so I won't offer any more critique as you didn't actually ask for it. January 23, 2012, 08:19:37 AM
I have used my software generation system to create a demo prototype for the forum software (it is only a demo so please don't expect it to be feature complete).
If anyone is interested in the link to try this system please send me an email (the link will only work when I am online as it is currently running on my laptop).
The following are some screenshots from the generated system:
Please note that only 1 line of *manual* source code exists in this demo (and it should be gone in the next day).
Cheers,
Ian.
If anyone is interested in the link to try this system please send me an email (the link will only work when I am online as it is currently running on my laptop).
The following are some screenshots from the generated system:
Please note that only 1 line of *manual* source code exists in this demo (and it should be gone in the next day).
Cheers,
Ian.
January 23, 2012, 12:44:06 AM
Instead of assigning a budget to the project, let's use this opportunity to establish BTC-denominated prices for various types of skills needed to pull it off successfully. What I'm proposing is to solicit quotes per hour for various tasks (architecture, programming, testing, etc.) rather than quotes per milestone. Doing so would open up the bidding between all kinds of walks of life.
In a way, it will be a test of bitcoin's viability as a medium of exchange, rather than a speculative digital asset (or perishable gold, if you will). Most importantly, as the project begins to take form (one piece at a time), I have no doubt that some BTC miners (not to be confused with the gold-rush miners) would gladly make the necessary donations just to see the project completed. Who knows, this could become the very first open source project where every contributor gets paid in BTC. Think of the hype it may create in the media circles.
What do you say @theymos?
In a way, it will be a test of bitcoin's viability as a medium of exchange, rather than a speculative digital asset (or perishable gold, if you will). Most importantly, as the project begins to take form (one piece at a time), I have no doubt that some BTC miners (not to be confused with the gold-rush miners) would gladly make the necessary donations just to see the project completed. Who knows, this could become the very first open source project where every contributor gets paid in BTC. Think of the hype it may create in the media circles.
What do you say @theymos?
January 23, 2012, 12:16:57 AM
Also when developing applications using my platform you have *zero* need to be reading or writing source code - that is all done for you.
http://www.ciyam.com/videos/User.html
If you take a look at this video it shows how a minimal web application with login support is created.
Cheers,
Ian.
http://www.ciyam.com/videos/User.html
If you take a look at this video it shows how a minimal web application with login support is created.
Cheers,
Ian.
January 23, 2012, 12:03:26 AM
The first file I randomly clicked on was over 4000 lines long, contains no function documentation, huge stretches of if/elseif blocks (not sure if that's avoidable, but it's damn ugly), magic numbers in your switch blocks and huge code duplication.
I don't mean to crap on your work, but in any mildly successful software company that wouldn't get through a code review. It wouldn't get past me anyway and I'm not even employed as a software engineer.
I don't mean to crap on your work, but in any mildly successful software company that wouldn't get through a code review. It wouldn't get past me anyway and I'm not even employed as a software engineer.
Well at least thanks for taking a look - I think you may not be very familiar with working with generated source code. Such code is (for most users) is not even something you would look at (ever used yacc?).
Because the code is generated the "magic numbers" are of zero problem (they will change automatically when regeneration occurs if required). The code is for the most part boilerplate and requires some replication of things in order to support "dynamic dispatch".
It is true I don't write a lot of comments as I learned (the hard way) that skillful programmers *read code* rather than comments (which inevitably become misleading as programmers tend to change code without changing comments).
Perhaps take a look at the file "ciyam_server.cpp" or "ciyam_client.cpp" to get a better idea of how I write code.
In regards to your last statement I did work as a member of the tech team that created on one of the biggest insurance software platforms ever created in Australia (company was called Paxus and eventually become owned by CSC), I also worked for Telstra (an Australian Telco that has thousands of employees) and for a very successful company Hardcat for over 11 years and I have never had any of my software fail to pass code reviews.
Cheers,
Ian.
January 22, 2012, 04:42:23 PM
Although currently incomplete you can take a look at some of the .cpp source for my upcoming open source project at https://github.com/ciyam/ciyam - bet you've rarely seen code this neatly written (including the copyright comments at the top of each .h, .cpp file).
The first file I randomly clicked on was over 4000 lines long, contains no function documentation, huge stretches of if/elseif blocks (not sure if that's avoidable, but it's damn ugly), magic numbers in your switch blocks and huge code duplication.
I don't mean to crap on your work, but in any mildly successful software company that wouldn't get through a code review. It wouldn't get past me anyway and I'm not even employed as a software engineer.
Wow. I'd forgotten how ugly c++ is. Thanks for the reminder to avoid it for large projects if at all possible.
January 22, 2012, 02:49:08 PM
Although currently incomplete you can take a look at some of the .cpp source for my upcoming open source project at https://github.com/ciyam/ciyam - bet you've rarely seen code this neatly written (including the copyright comments at the top of each .h, .cpp file).
The first file I randomly clicked on was over 4000 lines long, contains no function documentation, huge stretches of if/elseif blocks (not sure if that's avoidable, but it's damn ugly), magic numbers in your switch blocks and huge code duplication.
I don't mean to crap on your work, but in any mildly successful software company that wouldn't get through a code review. It wouldn't get past me anyway and I'm not even employed as a software engineer.
January 22, 2012, 12:34:44 AM
Can you seriously not have found someone capable of this by now? It's been months.
I could do this in my sleep (as a matter of fact I do).
What may I ask, what is the big problem?
Why hasn't this contract began yet?
I could do this in my sleep (as a matter of fact I do).
What may I ask, what is the big problem?
Why hasn't this contract began yet?I'm not ecstatic about any of the bids, and I'm not in a hurry.
Well Theymos, the longer you take the more the site suffers..
It's a free forum, but with a strong name in front of it..
January 21, 2012, 06:21:45 PM
Are you dead set on PHP? I know PHP, but I really am loving python.
PHP or C++ are greatly preferred because I am very familiar with these languages and they are both fast enough. I will consider bids in other languages, though.
I guarantee the code will be more readable than the equivalent in PHP.
January 21, 2012, 06:13:37 PM
Are you dead set on PHP? I know PHP, but I really am loving python.
PHP or C++ are greatly preferred because I am very familiar with these languages and they are both fast enough. I will consider bids in other languages, though.
January 21, 2012, 05:32:43 PM
Are you dead set on PHP? I know PHP, but I really am loving python.
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