Newest Architecture & Design Articles Working With Design Patterns: Factory Method By Jeff Langr - Published 08/28/2008 Your production code isn't the only place you will find a use for design patterns. The factory method pattern helps you answer a question about how to organize your test classes.
Explore the Microsoft .NET Micro Framework By Alex Gusev - Published 08/13/2008 The Microsoft .NET Micro Framework, formerly known as Smart Personal Objects Technology (SPOT), is a powerful and flexible platform for rapidly creating embedded device firmware with Microsoft Visual Studio. Now is just the right time to explore this new world.
Why Portal or Why Not Portal? By Jeffrey Ryan - Published 08/11/2008 Many developers and software architects question why they should use a portal framework to create their websites. Perhaps a better question is why not use a portal framework to create your website. Read on to learn how a portal framework knits together the architectural elements related to user experience.
Implementing Visual and Data Mashups Online By Vlad Kofman - Published 08/05/2008 Venture into the creation of online mashups and compare different online sites that facilitate mashup creation. In particular, you will learn about Yahoo Pipes, Microsoft's Popfly, Google Mashup Editor, Intel MashMaker, and others. You also will see how to create a working online data feed mashup with Yahoo Pipes.
Three Workflow Approaches with WebLogic Portal By Scott Nelson - Published 08/04/2008 Knowing multiple ways to create workflows in WebLogic Portal will provide you with the ability to deliver solutions based on requirements, methodologies, and timelines.
Integrating Model-Driven Development into the SOA Process By Scott McKorkle - Published 07/31/2008 SOA is a hot topic, but the task of creating and managing a truly service-oriented architecture can be elusive. Explore how a modeling approach to the creation and management of an enterprise-wide architecture will effectively implement the company's business plans through a comprehensive set of interconnected services.
What Is Application Security? By Irina Medvinskaya - Published 07/23/2008 Discover the basic principles of Application Security and how it relates to various government and industry regulations and standards. Also, learn about internal and external Information Security threats and how to protect systems and applications better.
Reusable Syndicated Media Portlets: An Example of Simplified Content Presentation By Scott Nelson - Published 07/22/2008 Portal content presentation can quickly become a maintenance chore. Learn one solution for a reusable, flexible, extensible, maintainable approach to managing content presentation in a portal by combining the use of configuration and includes files rather than developing all new code for new content sources and/or layouts.
Working With Design Patterns: Iterator By Jeff Langr - Published 07/09/2008 Patterns exist for virtually all common programming challenges, even one as simple as "how to traverse a collection of objects." The iterator pattern provides a consistent solution for something that programmers do daily.
The Two Faces of JSF on WLP By Scott Nelson - Published 07/07/2008 Starting with version 9.2, WebLogic Portal provides two options for creating JSF (JavaServer Faces) portlets. Learn how to use both approaches and choose the right approach for your project.
Highlighted Architecture & Design Tutorials Ten Aspects of Security to Improve Application Strength By Chad Cook -
Making mistakes when trying to build secure applications can lead to critical flaws and vulnerabilities. Learn how to strengthen an application and avoid costly mistakes.
Applying Design Patterns to Solve Design Issues By James Maioriello -
Discover how design patterns help to identify and isolate the system-level variability so the software can evolve over time without adversely affecting the underlying design structure.
UML Tools By Mandar Chitnis, Pravin Tiwari, & Lakshmi Ananthamurthy -
Who wants to work with pen and paper when there are cool tools available? This second article in the UML series will introduce you to key products and features.
Gary Carleton, Intel Senior Software Engineer, provides an overview of Intel tools shown at the Game Developers Conference that help developers thread code as easily as possible, improve performance, identify bottlenecks, and take advantage of multicore. In the next video Gary gives an in-depth demo of the Thread Profiler and Thread Building Block Tools.
