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Java Tutorial Videos

Mike — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 04:00:29 +0000

There are some great java tutorial videos out there. Watching tutorials for Java are a great way to learn new skills. I came across this great which has several Java Tutorial Videos.

Frameworks The Good The Bad And The Ugly

Mike — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:00:19 +0000

I was reading this article called Why I Hate Frameworks and it got me thinking about the complexities of frameworks. As a software developer sometimes it’s difficult enough to get the job done. There are always many ways to get the job done but sometimes you’re confronted with too many choices. If you have to choose between multiple frameworks deciding on which to use can be challenging. This in turns can be counterproducitve because you need a speciality tool for each task your accomplishing.

Do I agree with this? Yes and no. As a software developer I want to be given a choice of many ways I can accomplish a task because no two developers think the same way. I can also understand the downside of this. Do you really expect me to learn a new framework for each project I have to do? It really would be a waste of time if I would have to learn tools I would almost never use again or use infrequently.

Learning a new Programming Language

Mike — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 04:00:47 +0000

Learning a new programming language can be very challenging for some. These 15 exercises can get you up and learning a new programming language in no time. These tips are excellent and are well thought out that any novice – seasoned programmer will find very useful.

How To Retain Your IT Employees For Longer

Mike — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:38 +0000

I was reading this article on How To Retain Your IT Employees for Longer and really could relate to it. Number 4 on the list is something I would like to discuss further. I was working for a company for 1 and 1/1/2 years that did not foster and open and friendly atmosphere. The effect of a breakdown of communication in a unsuportive environment will lead to the failure of any project. Companies should really use this advise it will save more hassles and difficulties over the long term.

Java Code Examples

Mike — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:00:42 +0000

Have you ever wondered how to do something in Java? Java can be a vast and sometimes confusing language for the newbie and expert as well. Throughout my few years as a Java programmer I have learned that the best secret is to Google as needed and build a list of reliable resources that you can use as needed.

The best resource of Java code examples contains almost any type of code example for Java that you would ever need. Some of the Java code examples cover code in the following categories:

JDK 6
Web Services SOA
Email
Spring
Hibernate
Velocity
Ant
J2EE
JSP
JSTL
Servlets
Swing JFC
Swing Components
SWT JFace Eclipse
Event
Language Basics
Development Class
Collections Data Structure
Regular Expressions
Database SQL JDBC
File Input Output
XML
Tiny Application
J2ME
Network Protocol
Apache Common
2D Graphics GUI
Chart
3D
Game
Advanced Graphics
PDF RTF
Design Pattern
Security
Threads

This is by far the best java code example site that I have run across in my years as a Java programmer. I highly think any Java programmer should have this in his web browser bookmarks.

Common Struts Errors

Mike — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:28:39 +0000

I’ve had my fair share of debugging Struts related problems over the past few years. I was doing some research awhile back and found this page that discusses some Common Struts Errors. I really think this will be useful to anyone that works with the Struts framework in Java. It really can save a ton of time when you have no idea what some of those sometimes cryptic error messages mean.