java.net: The Open Road: java.nio.file - Add on top of that sexier new I/O features, such as watch lists, true asynchronous I/O, and virtual file systems, and Java 7 may finally have a modern foundation for input and output on which the next generation of clients, servers, and desktop apps can b InfoQ: Agile Project Management: Lessons Learned at Google - A retrospective on Google's first Scrum implementation. Jeff Sutherland visited Google to do an analysis of the first Google implementation of Scrum on one of their largest distributed projects. Their strategy for inserting Scrum step by step into the Goo Coding Horror: Why Can't Microsoft Ship Open Source Software? - It's a shame, because the best way to "beat" open source is to join 'em — to integrate with and ship open source components as a part of your product. Unfortunately, that's the one route that Microsoft seems hell bent on never following. Allway Sync: Free File Synchronization, Backup, Data Replication, PC Sync Software, Freeware, File Sync, Data Synchronization Software - Allway Sync uses innovative synchronization algorithms to synchronize your data between desktop PCs, laptops, USB drives and more. Allway Sync combines bulletproof reliability with an extremely easy-to-use interface. InfoQ: Enterprise Batch Processing with Spring - In this presentation from QCon San Francisco 2007, Wayne Lund discusses batch processing, Spring Batch objectives and features, scenarios for using Spring Batch, Spring Batch infrastructure and architecture, scaling Spring Batch, example Spring Batch code InfoQ: Google Releases Open Source Web Application Security Assessment Tool - Google has announced the open source release of one of their internal security tools "ratproxy". The proxy analyzes problems such as cross-site script inclusion threats, insufficient cross-site request forgery defenses, caching issues, cross-site scriptin Netflix Player source code released - Hack a Day - The Netflix Player continues to gain in popularity. Roku has finally released the GPL code for their Netflix Player. Just today Forbes published that Roku would roll out a software update allowing it to stream from other online services Build Ajax applications with Ext JS - Ext JS is a powerful JavaScript library that simplifies Async JavaScript + XML (Ajax) development through the use of reusable objects and widgets. This article introduces Ext JS, providing an overview of the object-oriented design concepts behind it Seymour Hersh On Covert Operations In Iran : NPR - Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh believes that the United States may be closer to armed conflict with Iran than previously imagined. He writes about Congress' funding of covert military operations in the upcoming issue of The New Yorker. Oracle reveals BEA roadmap | InfoWorld | News | 2008-07-01 | By Paul Krill - The BEA Weblogic Server Java application server "becomes Oracle's strategic J2EE container," Kurian said. It has been integrated with Oracle technologies like Oracle TopLink for Java persistence and Oracle Coherence grid capabilities. InfoQ: Building Large AJAX Applications with GWT 1.4 and Google Gears - In this presentation from QCon San Francisco 2007, Rajeev Dayal discusses building applications with GWT and Google Gears. Topics discussed include an overview of GWT, integrating GWT with other frameworks, GWT 1.4 features, developing large GWT applicati Ext JS - Integrating Google Maps API With ExtJS - Theres no doubt that Google has some interesting and very useful JavaScript API’s - most of which I end up using over and over again. So why not package them up into an Ext component?
Tags: agile, ajax, api, appserver, AquaLogic, architecture, batch, BEA, business, development, esb, extjs, gears, google, googlemaps, gwt, hacks, http, infoq, J2EE, java, java7, javascript, methodology, microsoft, netflix, news, nio, opensource, oracle, politics, presentation, programming, projectmanagement, rant, roku, screencast, scrum, security, SOA, software, spring, SpringFramework, streaming, sync, tools, usa, utilities, video, WebLogic, windows, xssPosts tagged as:
sync
Daily del.icio.us for March 22nd through March 25th
SaveTheDevelopers.org :: Making The Web A Better Place - Say no to IE 6! Our current campaign focuses on assisting users in upgrading their Internet Explorer 6 web browser. This campaign will result in former IE 6 users having a more enjoyable experience on the web while (hopefully) creating a less stressful an Save the Developers! Stop Using Internet Explorer 6 - There is a scourge on the Web. It is called Internet Explorer 6. Even though IE7 has been around for more than two years, IE6 still represents 31% of all browsers out there (versus only 22 % for IE7 and 36.5 % for Firefox). Amazon's cloud computing service fuels startup's launch | InfoWorld | News | 2008-03-25 | By Jon Brodkin, Network World - A startup called Elastra is launching Tuesday with software that helps customers build database management systems and other applications that can be deployed on top of Amazon's EC2 cloud computing service. Gartner Says Worldwide PC Shipments to Grow 11 Percent in 2008, Market Could Fall Victim to Weaker Global Economy - Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to total 293 million units in 2008, up 10.9 percent from 2007 shipments of 264 million units, according to Gartner, Inc. However, analysts warned that growth could fall into single digits if global economic headwinds st Microsoft partners with open source Jaspersoft, Sourcesense | Open Source | ZDNet.com - Microsoft and Jaspersoft are working together to ensure that Jasper’s business intelligence software suite runs well on the latest editions of Windows and SQL Server. The ’80s Video That Pops Up, Online and Off - New York Times - For rickrolling, the duck was replaced with the 20-year-old Astley video, and in the last year it has become a hugely successful “meme,” the Internet’s word for an idea repeated across the Web. The video from yougotrickrolled.com has been viewed mor Roundtable: The state of open source | InfoWorld | News | March 24, 2008 | By Jason Snyder - Any endeavor rooted in community is bound to spark passionate debate. After all, without contention, how else to determine the best way forward? Since its emergence, open source has embodied this spirit. Part defiant, part self-reliant, and often outspoke ETL for Free-Form Data - SQL Server Central - Would you like to learn a handy little process for extracting, transforming and loading data fields from a free-form source like a web page or word processing document into something structured like a staging table? Asynchronous HTTP and Comet architectures - Java World - In this article, Gregor Roth takes a wider view of asynchronous HTTP, explaining its role in developing high-performance HTTP proxies and non-blocking HTTP clients, as well as the long-lived HTTP connections associated with Comet. Ext.ux.grid.RowActions - RowActions Plugin for Ext 2.x - Beta1 by Saki - RowActions plugin allows you to add icons in a grid that you want to bind actions to: delete row, edit row, whatever. It displays an icon and fires two events: beforeaction (return false to cancel) and action (here you put the action you want to execute) Coding Horror: Paul Graham's Participatory Narcissism - Loved this comment 
- I hadn't realized how unhappy I was until I watched Office Space and my wife said, "That seems like your job". I soon switched jobs
Tags: adobe, air, ajax, amazon, analysis, asynchronous, browser, browsers, business, calendar, campaign, comet, computer, data, database, datawarehouse, developer, development, ec2, etl, ext, extension, extjs, firefox, flash, flex, flex3, fortify, gartner, gears, GMail, google, googlegears, grid, guide, howto, httpclient, Humor, ibm, ide, ie, ie6, ie7, jasperreports, java, javascript, Linux, microsoft, mobile, mysql, offline, opensource, optimization, outlook, pc, plugin, pocketpc, reports, ria, rickrolled, s3, saas, sales, science, servlet, software, sqlserver, ssis, standards, sync, teamwork, tools, tutorial, ubuntu, video, web, Web2.0, webdesign, webdev, windows, xensource, xml, xsd, xsl - I hadn't realized how unhappy I was until I watched Office Space and my wife said, "That seems like your job". I soon switched jobsRelated posts
{ 0 comments }
Daily del.icio.us for March 4th through March 7th
Software bugtraps | Software that makes software better | Economist.com - Jonathan Pincus, an expert on software reliability who recently left Microsoft Research to become an independent consultant, has observed that “the key issues [in programming] relate to people and the way they communicate and organise themselves.” FAQ - Grid - Ext JS Forums - Here is some lessons learned / compiled questions from some of the repetitive questions posted in the forums about grids. Typically people ask the same line of questions (I guess they don't search the forums) and the responses are typically fairly similar Google Calendar Sync: Getting Started - Google Calendar Sync allows you to sync events between Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook Calendar. You'll be able to determine the direction of information flow, as well as the sync frequency. Staying on top of your Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlo Data Warehousing - I'm going to explain OLTP, data warehousing, and OLAP. Kiss that ghetto post-doc goodbye and watch big companies line up to pay you $300/hour to romance their most critical data. Optimize A Fresh Ubuntu Installation - Wired How-To Wiki - You've just download the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu Linux and it didn't cost you a thing. You breezed through the installation and a brand new desktop is staring you in the face — now what? Adobe Floating on AIR - eWeek - At the Adobe Engage 08 event in San Francisco Feb. 25, eWEEK Senior Editor Darryl K. Taft spoke with Adobe Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch about AIR and a host of other issues. Google Gears on Mobile Devices - Google Gears API - Google Code - Google Gears is now available on Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices. Google Gears works in exactly the same way on a Windows Mobile 5 or 6 device as it does on a desktop PC. If you've already written an application that uses Google Gears, your application wil
Tags: adobe, air, analysis, calendar, data, database, datawarehouse, development, extjs, flash, flex, flex3, fortify, gears, GMail, google, googlegears, guide, howto, ibm, ide, javascript, Linux, microsoft, mobile, offline, opensource, optimization, outlook, pocketpc, ria, science, software, sync, teamwork, tools, tutorial, ubuntu, windowsRelated posts
{ 0 comments }
