My $0.02, I use Visio to document state diagrams (with a 1-1 correspondence between code and diagram in terms of states and transitions), and OneNote to document process of developing the code, leaving a trail of process and of how-to notes, documenting how to use a particular device etc. Atle

My new 30" HP monitor (2560x1600 pixel resolution)! Also, my state of mind (ability to focus, lack of distractions, and motivation) Atle

Hello folks, I'm de-lurking here to get some advice: I do have a formal CS background having taken a number of classes in CS while getting my BS and MS in EE and continued writing software for machine control for 15-20 years now. I will be teaching a class for our two home-schooled daughters and a handful of their classmates this fall using a text called "An introduction to Programming using MS VB 2005". The text book and accompanying teacher's handouts, class notes, work sheets etc are geared towards becoming proficient (at high-school level) in VB2005. My question to y'all is what would you do/teach/focus on to ensure that a proper foundation is laid for the kids to want to choose programming as a vocation later in life? Some thoughts I have would be to require to see pseudo code for each programming assignment prior to coding as a means to help them learn the abstract thinking required to become a programmer? Any thoughts? Thanks! Atle

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First post here - did a search and came up fairly empty, so here goes: I am developing an app to analyze and display data in graphical form - mainly histograms and scatter (X-Y) plots. I used GMS toolbox in VB6, but switching to .NET, I'd like to update the look and feel. Without spending an arm and a leg (and also getting a lot of chart types and features I do not need), do y'all have any recommendations? Thx, Atle