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WebX is the server number. "19" doesn't mean we have 19 servers. It's just a chronological numbering of the latest server to sit in that spot. (Except we had about 4 server 1's over the years)
Last updated is the date the page contents were last updated. We are very, VERY bad at updating this date.
Version is the release version. From this you can see how fresh the bugsfeatures are.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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I suspect you also do SP changes which are the quickest way to fix some of the issues, but are not reflected at all in those version numbers?
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SP = service pack or stored procedure? I'm assuming Service Pack.
We don't do Service packs because we don't have fixed releases. We have continuous deployment because there's absolutely no reason to artificially withhold a fix or improvement in a web application.
Every release of new code gets a new version number.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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No I meant stored procedures, the fixes you seem to do instantly on occasion.
Chris Maunder wrote: Every release of new code gets a new version number.
Of course. But does that somehow include the stored procedures updates? (you could attempt a dynamic version number that interrogates the DB!)
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Excellent points. SPROC updates do occasionally happen out of band, and can also occur outside of a database system version as well. They can truly slip between the cracks of the code version and database version, but they are all, eventually, caught with an SVN version.
We investigated exposing the SVN version on the site but in the end the current version system gives us the best insight into what code is on the servers.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Luc,
This is off-topic, but please check my signature. I now join you as the author of an app that would be better served with a CP web-service
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Of course it does. Sorry I missed you earlier
I believe JSOP has a similar app too (not sure though).
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Luc Pattyn wrote: I think we should get unionized.
Yeah, we may eventually need to do something drastic like that to get our web-service, which is our birthright.
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Subtle as a brick
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Page loading is almost fine. New pages get loaded normally, except:
1. on FF3.6.10 the favicon remains a wait cursor for a long time (it becomes Bob eventually);
2. the ads often don't show at all, sometimes say "The service is unavailable", and now also show a funny graphic (top of a white rounded rect on a light gray background).
AdServerTimeout I'd say.
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It's been one of those days. I'm working on it this second.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Quincy is sitting idle at the lake. I have screenshot and source if you need it ("The connection has timed out ... at a.lake...)
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Ad service seems back to normal.
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I spoke too soon. Just had a forum page working normally including top and bottom ad, and taking very long but in the end succeeding getting the small left ad; and a who's who page working normally including top ad, and timing out (after 1 minute I guess) with both bottom and left ad missing. Both were on web22.
ADDED
And this message was edited, later shown, promptly, with all the ads, by web18.
/ADDED
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Looks like load on server? From couple of days, I frequently get this 'Page cannot be displayed' in IE8 when I open a particular question in a new tab.
Known to CP? Anything can be done?
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We're having some load issues at the moment and will be deploying a work-around very soon
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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For the last few days, I have had quite a few occasions when the page loads without the stylesheet. I hit refresh and it's all good again. Happens on different URLs at all times of the day. In wonder if it's related to the OP's load issues.
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I get that occasionally, however only on the Who's Who pages.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: I get that occasionally, however only on the Who's Who pages.
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That isn't funny, it is where I go to relax when I'm tired from reading too many obscure questions.
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Luc Pattyn wrote: it is where I go to relax when I'm tired
Just curious, what exactly relaxes you out there? I find it almost of no use to me, as not much of filter/sorting parameters there.
It's difficult to find myself in the list. (leaving the name option)
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