Using Java to work with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets has never been easer with the help of the JExcel API, a Java library that provides the ability to read, write, and modify Microsoft Excel spreadsheets from within Java applications.
Learn how to establish a database connection, set up a data development project, and work with SQL Builder.
Source Configuration Management (SCM) is an essential part in the Application Development lifecycle. Learn about a next-generation source management tool—Synergy CM.
Learn how to implement all types of JWL AJAX Components into your projects. (JWL is IBM's JavaScript-based Widget Library.)
Learn how to minimize the occurrence of database transaction locking and how to handle situations when your database does return error codes that constitute deadlocks and timeouts.
Learn the concepts that every database programmer needs to know to develop applications that allow multi-user access to the database: Isolation levels.
Once it has been decided that data caching is an integral part of your architecture, choosing the right caching solution can prove to be difficult. This article will help you find the best open-source caching solution available.
Project Management (PM) is a hot topic and a key to success within the workplace. Here you will learn about the Project Management Processes and PM Knowledge Areas of a project. The articles that will follow in this series will walk you through the entire Project Management Processes.
Software Requirements Specifications are created to describe the functional and the non-functional requirements of what should be implemented in the system. Knowing the rules is not enough to get you where you want to be. Following these rules is what gets you there.
How do you make sure that all of your code has been tested? How do you confirm that your test cases covered everything? The open source tool, EMMA, provides just what you need!
You've decided that the time has come to change your job. What do you need to know to land the job that pays well and allows you to further cultivate your career?
Discover the role of the functional test plan in the context of the full development cycle and how to effectively use it to meet your customer's needs.
Would you like your life to go much smoother? Follow these rule and you can make it happen.
Java code profiling is an essential part of any application's test cycle. The WSAD 5.0 includes a profiling tool that can help you identify memory leaks, thread issues, and methods response times in your code.
Trigger-based development is a great way to achieve faster application rollout and easer application maintenance. Every application developer should become familiar with this technology.
Utilizing a sound Business Rules Framework in your application is a key to successful development and easy maintenance.
