Java Tiger (Java 5) is a history now after one more release from the sun, now we have Java 6. Sun has finally announced the availability of Java Standard Edition 6‘ final release. The new release has an improved JIT, with better runtime analysis. This has been well tested and agreed upon by the users […]
AJAX
Initially, when I started reading about AJAX, most of the times I used to find myself in dilemma about what exactly is AJAX???? Some of the questions that used to always haunt me were Is Ajax all about just loading and refreshing specific sections of the page? Is Ajax all about having Asynchronous JavaScript and […]
Logical Versus Physical Database Modeling
After all business requirements have been gathered for a proposed database, they must be modeled. Models are created to visually represent the proposed database so that business requirements can easily be associated with database objects to ensure that all requirements have been completely and accurately gathered. Different types of diagrams are typically produced to illustrate […]
Continuous Integration
During last few months I got chances to test some automation tools for my build and release process after I was made “Automation Evangelist” for my group ( ;o) that I never was). These tools have exceptionally helped us to automate the build and release effort. My team has seen a considerable increase in quality. […]
Extreme Programming Methodology
Introduction Extreme programming is a recent methodology, evolved in 1996 when Kent Beck, a software professional began an engagement with Daimler Chrysler using new concepts in product development. The result was the Extreme Programming (XP) methodology. The Extreme programming (XP) project methodology is a popular methodology amongst product development organizations since it professes simplicity of […]
Spring Framework- Digest
As I was going through some articles on the web regarding the “Spring framework”, following is what I thought can be a digest for what is Spring framework and its benefits. Spring is an open source framework created to address the complexity of enterprise application development. One of the chief advantages of the Spring framework […]