So I'm working for a Material Science research group for a summer job, and they want me to set up a wiki to centralize data and experiment results. I've taken exactly one Java class.
So, I set up a MediaWiki site, but they want to connect the data together, along with citations.
For example, Silicon has two properties they're interested in, "hole mobility" and "electron mobility". So on the wiki article on Silicon, they want to list Silicon's hole mobility and the electron mobility, but on the page for electron mobility, we want a list of many different elements' hole mobilities. When they update the hole mobility on the Silicon page, they want the number on the Hole mobility page to update as well. They will also want a citation attached to each data bit, so they'll know what circumstances and where that information came from
I believe that this will require a database system, and was wondering if you guys could point me in the right direction. I've just started to learn MySQL, and well frankly and slightly overwhelmed. Is MySQL too powerful of a language for this? Is there a simpler way to implement website-wide changes?
>>37
There is no explicit ``intermediate'' label, but anyone who spends any time at all here will realise it. I don't see why we should cater to morons who can't even be bothered to figure out what's going on. We aren't here for your benefit.
Go take your bullshit to /pr/ if you want a programming community aimed at the kindergarten crowd.
My question is relevant and aimed at people who have a passing knowledge of many languages.
How the fuck would you know? Your comments make plain that you don't know shit about anything. You aren't in any position to judge what is and isn't programming-related, and ``hay guys what wiki software should I use'' isn't.
>>40 dynamic variables
Hey, that's almost like every other wiki software's option to include a page in another page, except less useful and versatile.
This just confirms that you really shouldn't be the person in charge of this project. If you had any decency you'd tell your employer that and resign, because you were clearly hired for the wrong job.
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Alex2010-05-16 18:55
>>42
Take it up with the mods, if they think this should be "intermediate programming only" they'll nuke the thread. I know I don't know shit about anything. Hence the "question" bit.
>>43
My group knows I don't know anything about programming. They're just keeping me busy until they're done grading finals 'n' stuff. I'm not into CS - majoring in MatSci.
Is there a name for that "that's almost like every other wiki software's option to include a page in another page, except less useful and versatile" so I can look it up? Googling "wiki page in page" isn't turning up much
I really do want to get of your guys' hair, believe it or not. Though the gaywar up there was entertaining.
>>52
How does it feel to be a retarded dumbfuck?
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Anonymous2010-05-16 20:36
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Anonymous2010-05-16 22:49
Jesus Christ, I think I sodomized him a bit too hard. The butthurt is overwhelming.
Hmm... You might think you have "sodomized" me but at the end of the day I am the one getting paid to program to explore technology at my summer internship!
You on the other hand you sit in your mothers basement writing fibs implementations and trying to belittle people on an internet programming message board. So who is the retarded one really?
>>57
I too considered impersonating Alex... but I realized I would have done only a slightly better job of it than you and thought better of it.
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Alex2010-05-17 0:43
>>58
Hmm... You might think you have "impersonated" me but at the end of the day I am the one reaping troll cred and exploring other methods of irritating anonymous posters while I whittle away the days until I begin my summer internship sponsored by my community college!
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Alex2010-05-17 1:32
I have sent an e-mail to the moderation team. It would be in your best interest to stop impersonating me.
>>57 at the end of the day I am the one getting paid to program to explore technology at my summer internship!
And I am the one who knows what I'm doing enough to walk into a place and actually get hired for a real job.
>>62
Obviously not Alex, he is too oblivious to use sage.
It will be interesting to see if Xarn will share admin rights with a 14-year-old /b/tard or just report the page to Facebook for impersonation. I can't imagine he'll let such a slur as >>74 stand.