According to some posts on Java Ranch, Sun is looking to create a Sun Certified Java Associates exam. The idea is to have an exam that companies can use to certify entry level programmers. I’m not sure why this is better than the current Sun Certified Java Programmer certification. It sounds like […]
WebObjects Rocks is a short description of using Webobjects for a project.
Recently I had to port my app to WebSphere running DB2. Well I did and I don’t have to do anything special. The database is determined at runtype and my EOModelPrototype is selected that correctly maps the objects to the relational table.
The application he […]
Behind the Red Shed with Jonathan Rentzsch is a good interview with Jonathan Rentzsch. He makes some interesting comments regarding Webobjects.
WebObjects is only relevant if you’re on the hook for writing lots of web applications fairly quickly. There’s an definite escape velocity however — the learning curve is steep, so it really only makes […]
Agylen: Comparable vs equals has a nice discussion of how compareTo is used in Sets.
If you don’t understand how Java is going to use your compareTo and your equals methods you can run into a problem with Sets. Basically you shouldn’t have a compareTo() method that returns 0 unless equals() returns true.
Since […]
In Capturing the UpsideClaton Christensen talks about his theory of disruptive innovation. The talk is hosted on IT Conversations and was given at the Open Source Business Conference in 2004. It gives a very good overview of his theory to the average listener. Christensen is the author of The Innovators Dilemma where […]
As an organization grows it must develop processes to deal with the work that needs to be done. Those processes are either created internally or brought in from the outside. While most organizations will have some processes from both sources, they will usually lean toward one source or another. When their value […]
Sometimes you need to trigger events by sending email. For example lets say you want to create an email address that will accept messages and show them on some type of LED display. There are a number of ways to do this, but the simplest is to set the .forward file for the […]
The Sakai Project is an opensource effort to create a content management solution specifically for schools. The web based software allows instructors to create classes and schedules for those classes. Students can sign up for multiple classes. Their individual schedules show the information from all classes in which they are registered.
Individual classes […]