You've just finished up that Java program you've been working on for a while.
You sit back in your chair and feel proud of yourself. It's now time to show
your finished work to the boss. Half an hour later he calls you into the
office. "What's this?" he asks as he holds up one of the floppies that you
proudly gave him just a little while ago. You try to hide the confusion and
fear in your voice as you answer. "It's the application I've been working on.
It's finished, and I just wanted you to have a look at it." He gestures you
to his side of the desk. You watch him open the application on his machine.
It opens just fine, but as soon as he begins to use it, it slows down, way
down. Almost to a complete stop. "I thought it was hanging up my system," he
says to you as he munches his sandwich, "but after I came back from getting
my food, it started to run - a little bit... (more)
Trying to develop applications in conjunction with a database can be a
nightmare. Customer orders must be filled, accounts payable must be debited
and inventory must be adjusted. Performing a task like this directly from the
Internet lends itself to the flexibility and platform independence of Java.
Wouldn't it be nice if it was as simple to use elements of a database as
objects in your Java applications, threading them directly to the Database?
Well the application you've been dreaming of is here.
CocoBase Enterprise from THOUGHT, Inc. is a powerful new point-and-click
Database ... (more)
A few years back, I dropped in on a friend who was busy at work on her
computer. "Whatcha doin'?", I asked playfully.
"I'm writing a program", she replied without looking up.
As I looked over her shoulder I was befuddled by what I saw. She was opening
drop menus and clicking on options or typing simple addresses into dialogue
boxes. I was familiar with the monstrous task of typing complicated code in a
text editor, and then going through the painful ritual of compiling and
debugging
She said this was a new application called "Visual Basic". It allowed the
developer the luxury of... (more)
So there it is - the opportunity of a lifetime. It seems that the local
public utilities commission has allocated a hefty budget to a new project.
They want to be able to "link" all of their users in the county utilities
building to the same database. All they need is a good database administrator
to come in and make it happen.
This appears to be a pretty cut-and-dried job on the surface, but when you
arrive you are horrified to learn that all is not as it seems. Most of the
office employees are on a Windows NT network, the engineers upstairs need
their UNIX system and, to make m... (more)
Many of the smaller tasks which Java developers are required to take on
within a larger project can take on the air of a larger project all on their
own. Developing a grid control can be one of those tasks. Many companies have
responded to this need by creating their own "plug-and-play" grids for Java
developers to implement in their own projects. Stingray's Objective Grid for
Java is a fine example of tools which can enhance a Java application and
shorten design time. Developers can use the Objective Grid control anywhere
they can use an AWT control, saving time and effort.
Vis... (more)
Edward Zebrowski is a technical writer based in the Orlando, Florida, area. Ed runs his own Web development company, ZebraWeb
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