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Build Web applications with Aptana Studio
The Aptana Studio IDE allows a developer to easily organize the many disparate files in a Web application. The many features of the IDE allow you to easily build and debug your JavaScript code to...
Posted by Tony Patton | December 3, 2007, 6:35 PM PST | Latest comment by EM1109
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Poorly written LDAP code can really affect your Portal
If you have an LDAP newbie write a lot of your LDAP code, you should have somebody with real LDAP experience audit the code. The potential performance benefits are tremendous.
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 30, 2007, 4:22 PM PST | Latest comment by RexWorld
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Examine the computing evolution's effect on programming
Justin James explores a number of points from Gordon Bell's essay, "Bell's Law for the birth and death of computer classes: A theory of the computer's evolution." He also describes what...
Posted by Justin James | November 30, 2007, 12:38 AM PST | Latest comment by Joules Ampere
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Sun's Java certifications: Are they worth the effort?
Peter Mikhalenko provides a quick overview of Sun's Java certification offerings and shares his thoughts on how much stock he puts put into these certifications.
Posted by Peter Mikhalenko | November 29, 2007, 7:16 AM PST | Latest comment by Kavitha27
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Configuring SQL Developer for MySQL
I rant against Oracle products a lot in this blog, but I have to admit I actually like a few of their products. One of them is SQL Developer. Strangely though, the feature I kind of like best is...
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 27, 2007, 5:56 PM PST | Latest comment by MariposaLibre
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Read about Microsoft's development offerings for 2008
In 2008, Microsoft is planning new releases of its development tools, SQL Server, operating system upgrades, and more. Here's a quick overview of what developers can expect from Microsoft in 2008.
Posted by Tony Patton | November 27, 2007, 5:28 AM PST | Latest comment by paolodm@...
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Adobe AIR brings the Web to the desktop
Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is a cross-operating system runtime that allows developers to leverage existing Web development skills to build and deploy rich Web applications to the desktop.
Posted by Tony Patton | November 26, 2007, 3:02 PM PST | Latest comment by jp-mattenet
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Save time with Visual Studio 2005 project templates
Visual Studio 2005 templates automate redundant steps, thus saving developers time. Tony Patton describes creating and using project templates.
Posted by Tony Patton | November 21, 2007, 12:05 AM PST
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Setting up a bbPress dev environment with XAMPP
When Rex Baldazo recently tried to put the latest release of bbPress software on his OraclePortalSucks.com site, the upgrade failed. He walks you through the steps he took to create a fully...
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 19, 2007, 6:28 PM PST | Latest comment by RexWorld
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Stop the systematic abuse of object-oriented programming
Justin James says developers really need to get off the couch, learn proper object-oriented programming, and use it correctly.
Posted by Justin James | November 19, 2007, 2:30 PM PST | Latest comment by Bad Boys Drive Audi
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Why qooxdoo falls short on its goal of simplification
Web developer Tony Patton explains why the qooxdoo JavaScript library left him feeling cold.
Posted by Tony Patton | November 19, 2007, 1:20 PM PST | Latest comment by okoehler1@...
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Process images in Java with JAI
The Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) API provides a professional approach to the imaging in Java. It offers many advantages to the developer through high-level programming model.
Posted by Peter Mikhalenko | November 15, 2007, 3:47 AM PST | Latest comment by enugalaswathi
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Seeking a programming middle ground
Justin James feels as though the programmers who do the more logic-intensive work that he's attracted to are just not interested in or able to turn it into a useful, usable application. So where...
Posted by Justin James | November 14, 2007, 1:27 PM PST | Latest comment by Justin James
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Putting the CSS Friendly Control Adapters to work
The CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0 download provides a new way to deliver a subset of the ASP.NET Web controls. This new delivery approach offers standards-based HTML that leans on CSS for...
Posted by Tony Patton | November 13, 2007, 8:50 AM PST | Latest comment by santeewelding
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Blogs Oracle developers should bookmark
Check out Rex Baldazo's favorite Oracle-related blogs. He says that sometimes these blogs are much more useful than Oracle's own documentation.
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 12, 2007, 4:38 PM PST | Latest comment by meusman
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Add meaning to Web pages with microformats
The sole purpose of microformats is to create larger, more reliable webs of data, published by more people. The microformats approach is the low-cost, efficient way to build a web of data. Learn...
Posted by Tony Patton | November 12, 2007, 8:04 AM PST | Latest comment by klaasvanbe@...
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Developer efficiency myths and truths
There are tons of products on the market that claim to improve developer efficiency, from different languages to IDEs, automated build tools to automated build environments. Justin James tries to...
Posted by Justin James | November 8, 2007, 7:59 PM PST | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Explore an overloading method in VB.NET
Developers often need to define a method with the same name that may perform different functionalities. In order to do that, you should use the Overloads keyword in .NET.
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | November 8, 2007, 11:40 AM PST
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10 reasons why use cases are indispensable to your software development project
Well-written use case narratives (or simply "use cases") offer the analysis, development, and testing teams an invaluable guidebook. A use case (different from a UML use case diagram) is a...
Posted by Joe Goss | November 8, 2007, 8:45 AM PST | Latest comment by don.gulledge@...
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Embrace CSS with Friendly Control Adapters for ASP.NET 2.0
ASP.NET 2.0 CSS Friendly Control Adapters 1.0 provides another vehicle to move Microsoft's base development technology towards a standards-based approach to developing Web applications.
Posted by Tony Patton | November 6, 2007, 1:55 PM PST | Latest comment by dpenrod@...
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Seven traits of effective programmers
Being a great programmer involves more than writing code that works. Justin James lists the hallmarks of programmers who rise to the top ranks of their profession.
Posted by Justin James | May 4, 2013, 9:18 PM PDT | Latest comment by cmckinney@...
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C# developer interview questions and answers
Software development hiring managers and potential interviewees will find these open-ended C# proficiency interview questions and answers useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | August 13, 2012, 1:53 PM PDT | Latest comment by jhalaka
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JavaScript interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample JavaScript proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | December 14, 2012, 1:07 PM PST | Latest comment by belli_bettens@...
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Why programmers should study the art of programming
Chip Camden encourages programmers to cultivate a broad and deep understanding of the trade by accumulating a knowledge of its history and keeping an eye on recent developments.
Posted by Chip Camden | May 10, 2013, 8:58 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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ASP.NET development interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample ASP.NET proficiency interview Q&As useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | October 22, 2012, 9:46 AM PDT | Latest comment by Akanksha Kalla
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SQL Server database developer interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these open-ended SQL Server proficiency interview Q&As useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | September 28, 2012, 5:41 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tony Hopkinson
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Let users pick a file to open via OpenFileDialog in VB.NET
Whenever you need to allow a user to open a particular file without forcing the user to type the full path and file name, you can use the OpenFileDialog class. OpenFileDialog has a number of...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | August 23, 2007, 3:01 PM PDT | Latest comment by Tokinabo
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How developers can survive a 'go live' scenario
Something always goes wrong in a "go live" scenario. Prepare your development team, your work environment, and yourself to handle these high-pressure situations.
Posted by Justin James | April 25, 2013, 10:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by Refurbished
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Expand your utility belt with Underscore.js
The JavaScript library Underscore.js streamlines tasks and allows you to do more with fewer lines of code. Get a sense of what you can do with some of its 60+ functions.
Posted by Tony Patton | April 24, 2013, 11:07 AM PDT
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How to test Web services with soapUI
SmartBear's soapUI is a fantastic tool for testing and demoing Web services. Follow these instructions on how to use soapUI to perform Web service testing.
Posted by Justin James | August 27, 2012, 10:39 AM PDT | Latest comment by web-testing-services
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Configuring SQL Developer for MySQL
I rant against Oracle products a lot in this blog, but I have to admit I actually like a few of their products. One of them is SQL Developer. Strangely though, the feature I kind of like best is...
Posted by Rex Baldazo | November 27, 2007, 5:56 PM PST | Latest comment by MariposaLibre
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Write a resume that will land you a programming job
Justin James lays out what he sees on a developer's resume that makes him say "wow!"... and what makes him say "ugh!"
Posted by Justin James | October 8, 2007, 10:10 PM PDT | Latest comment by aliyadesouza
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Two approaches to redirection in ASP.NET
ASP.NET provides a few ways to move to different pages. Tony Patton looks at these options and provides commentary on when you should use which approach.
Posted by Tony Patton | October 14, 2008, 5:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mandlaanilbabu
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CSS interview questions and answers
Development hiring managers and potential interviewees may find these sample CSS proficiency interview Q&As and code snippets useful.
Posted by Tony Patton | January 10, 2013, 12:12 PM PST
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Improve web page load time with yepnope.js
The yepnope.js library offers a simple approach to asynchronously and conditionally loading web page resources. Here's a basic usage guide for yepnope.js.
Posted by Tony Patton | May 10, 2013, 11:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by mmesford
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Creating a Web service with VB.NET
VB.NET allows you to use Web services as if they were entirely local objects since most of the marshaling between the client and the server is taking place in the background. This tip shows you...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | October 4, 2007, 12:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by nimblebits
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Learn how to use the DateTimePicker control in VB.NET
Visual Studio .NET's DateTimePicker control offers a convenient way to allow users to make a date/time selection. In this quick tip, Irina Medvinskaya creates a sample that uses the DateTimePicker...
Posted by Irina Medvinskaya | July 26, 2007, 10:58 AM PDT | Latest comment by harshalj90
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Develop PowerShell code within Visual Studio
Former PowerShell skeptic Tony Patton describes how the PowerGUI Visual Studio Extension brings PowerShell development into Visual Studio.
Posted by Tony Patton | March 16, 2012, 2:30 PM PDT
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Build powerful web interfaces with Bootstrap
Bootstrap provides developers and designers with a straightforward way to create web interfaces. Here's how to use the open source framework's design features.
Posted by Tony Patton | April 1, 2013, 9:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by visionwebware
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What Visual Studio 2012 and .NET 4.5 offer developers
Find out how to build powerful applications via the Visual Studio 2012 IDE, how VS 2012 integrates with other Microsoft products, and more.
Posted by Tony Patton | September 11, 2012, 5:48 AM PDT
