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Here's how to solve America's developer shortage
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Deploy a J2EE app with TSAM extensions
IBM developerWorks : Java technology26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amIBM Tivoli Service Automation Manager (TSAM) 7.2.2 introduces the extension, a set of TSAM software components that can implement a new IT service automation solution (known as a service definition) or add capabilities to existing service definitions. In this article, the authors define a scenario in which the desired result is to securely deploy a three-tiered enterprise application (in this case J2EE) to the cloud. They demonstrate how to set up and provision extensions in TSAM as the first step to accomplishing this task. -
About the Performance of Map Reduce Jobs
Application Performance, Scalability and Architecture – The dynaTrace Blog25 Jan 2012 | 8:59 amOne of the big topics in the BigData community is Map/Reduce. There are a lot of good blogs that explain what Map/Reduce does and how it works logically, so I won’t repeat it (look here, here and here for a few). Very few of them however explain the technical flow of things, which I at [...] -
How to manage the performance of 1000+ JVMs
Application Performance, Scalability and Architecture – The dynaTrace Blog19 Dec 2011 | 3:54 amMost production monitoring systems I have seen have one major problem: There are too many JVM’s, CLRs and Hosts to monitor. One of our bigger Customers (and a Fortune 500 Company) mastered the challenge by concentrating on what really matters: The Applications! Ensure Health The following dashboard is taken directly from the production environment of [...] -
What JavaScript's inventor really thinks about Google Dart
Latest headlines from JavaWorld26 Jan 2012 | 8:32 amBrendan Eich says that Google's language is not likely to get browser support and that browsers probably would not be extended to support native code.
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West Java governor introduces new minimum wage - Jakarta Post
28 Jan 2012 | 12:33 amJakarta PostWest Java governor introduces new minimum wageJakarta PostSpeak up: Tens of thousands workers stage a rally in the West Java Bekasi industrial area (Jababeka) in on Friday. The workers rallied in protest at a court decision that annulled a West Java administration minimum wage decree. (JP/Nurhayati)West Java Toll Road Blocked in Wage DisputeJakarta GlobeWorker Protest in Indonesia Blocks Roads, Shuts Down FactoriesCRIENGLISH.comApindo wins in Court over wagesTempo InteraktifShanghai Daily (subscription)all 16 news articles » -
US author traces Rimbaud's mysterious Java journey - AFP
27 Jan 2012 | 11:15 pmAFPUS author traces Rimbaud's mysterious Java journeyAFPKEROBOKAN, Indonesia — In 1876 French poet Arthur Rimbaud joined the Dutch colonial army, sailed to the Indonesian island of Java and then deserted and fled into the jungle. No one knows what happened next. More than 130 years later, an American and more » -
JAVA Seeks Approval for Postage Stamps Featuring CGM Awardees - The Rafu Shimpo
27 Jan 2012 | 10:00 pmJAVA Seeks Approval for Postage Stamps Featuring CGM AwardeesThe Rafu ShimpoJAVA President Gerald Yamada sent a letter outlining this proposal on Jan. 21 to Chairwoman Jean Picker Firstenberg of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee of the USPS. He wrote, “This stamp series would be for military groups that have been awarded -
Is WebOS the Next Desktop Linux, Java or Symbian? - CIO
27 Jan 2012 | 7:10 pmSiliconrepublic.comIs WebOS the Next Desktop Linux, Java or Symbian?CIOHP is using the Java-like message of "write once run everyplace" that has been promised, but never truly delivered by Sun's old Java platform. The operating system market has been an ugly one since the beginning, wiping out once powerful vendors such Cloud Computing: HP Commits to webOS Release ScheduleSYS-CON Media (press release)all 47 news articles » -
Why we need to put the “run” back into Java - VentureBeat
27 Jan 2012 | 5:04 pmWhy we need to put the “run” back into JavaVentureBeatWell, as user loads increase, their Java-based applications start to slow down — or even shut down altogether. That can cost a company thousands of shoppers in the event of even one single instance of failure to complete transactions.ManageEngine Enhances Java Apps Monitoring and ManagementMSPmentorManageEngine Applications Manager 10.2 Supports Oracle JRockit JVMEON: Enhanced Online News (press release)ManageEngine's Applications Manager 10.2 to support both Oracle JRockit and Computer Business Reviewall 5 news…
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Latest headlines from JavaWorld
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Here's how to solve America's developer shortage
26 Jan 2012 | 8:45 amEmployers say they can't find enough workers to staff IT jobs. Maybe they've been going about it all wrong. -
What JavaScript's inventor really thinks about Google Dart
26 Jan 2012 | 8:32 amBrendan Eich says that Google's language is not likely to get browser support and that browsers probably would not be extended to support native code. -
Oracle proposal would create single committee to oversee Java specs
26 Jan 2012 | 8:27 amJava EE/SEE and ME specifications would all be under one committee's auspices if the proposal is accepted. -
Node.js inventor extends JavaScript programming beyond browsers
25 Jan 2012 | 8:40 amInterview: Ryan Dahl discusses why his invention is catching fire with developers. -
Ruby on Rails 3.2 said to speed Web app development
22 Jan 2012 | 11:25 pmThe new version of the Ruby on Rails framework features enhancements like a faster dev mode that could aid Web development.
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The Java EE 7 Platform: Developing for the Cloud at Cloud Expo New York
27 Jan 2012 | 9:45 amThe focus of Java EE 7 is on the cloud, and specifically it aims to bring Platform-as-a-Service providers and application developers together so that portable applications can be deployed on any cloud infrastructure and reap all its benefits in terms of scalability, elasticity, multitenancy, etc. The existing specifications in the platform such as JPA, Servlets, EJB, and others will be updated to meet these requirements. Java EE 7 continues the ease of development push that characterized prior releases by bringing further simplification to enterprise development. It also adds new, important… -
Project Management Software Project Insight Supports Armada Ltd
24 Jan 2012 | 1:07 pmProject Insight allows the dispersed project team at Armada's prevention, preparedness, response and recovery solutions to access their projects from any location. Project and portfolio management software, Project Insight helps the project team at Armada Ltd. manage its projects more effectively. Armada Ltd. is a world class provider of prevention, preparedness, response and recovery solutions for both public and private sector clients. Project Insight's online project software allows the dispersed project team at Armada to access their projects from any location. Before Project Insight, the… -
Cross-Platform Mobile Website Development – a Tool Comparison
23 Jan 2012 | 10:15 amGartner says, in three years, mobile application development projects will outnumber PC projects by 4-1 ratio and in four years, 50% of the people will primarily access their emails from a mobile device. So, the necessity of establishing a mobile channel for your customer is – well a no-brainer. However, should you just build a mobile website or should you also invest in building native application is not easy to decide. There can be no doubt that you need to have a website optimized for mobile devices. What is the best way to build and maintain that website is not a simple decision.read… -
What's New in HTML5?
18 Jan 2012 | 12:39 pmAT&T’s new AppCenter is an Android app store which will sell “unwrapped” HTML5 apps, promoting HTML5 as an alternative to native mobile apps. The AppCenter was launched January 9, 2012, and is available in beta form on Android devices, with plans for additional platforms in 2012. According to a January 11, 2011 article in Ars Technica, “AT&T Offers HTML5 SDK for Third-party Mobile Web App Developers”, the company has also “released a set of JavaScript APIs and a software development kit (SDK) that provide Web developers with access to certain mobile network features”.read more -
Book Review: Experiences of Test Automation
18 Jan 2012 | 6:00 amI highly recommend this book to everyone in the business of building software. Before you attempt to automate your testing, read this book! Every once in a while a book is put together that should be read by every person with a relationship to software development. This book is one of them. Everyone dreams of automating their software testing, but few make it a reality. This down to earth book is the stories of 28 teams that went for it. It includes both successes and failures. That is not something you see everyday. Many books simply provide you the success path. This book also provides you…
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Surprising results of autoboxing
27 Jan 2012 | 11:54 pmThere are a number of surprising consequences of auto-boxing. Some are more widely known than others. Most of them are due to the effect of caching of some auto boxed objects. James Sugrue -
Securing a BPEL in WebSphere Integration Developer 7 difference over WebSphere Integration 6
27 Jan 2012 | 11:53 pmToday we look at how to add a role-based security to secure a BPEL. In WebSphere Integration Developer(WID) 6 there was no direct way to add a role to a BPEL at assembly level. In WID 7 we can assign a role to the whole BPEL this could not be done in WID 6. It makes security much easier. All you have to do is open your assembly diagram as in our example project below: ... -
Arquillian with NetBeans, GlassFish embedded, JPA and a MySQL Datasource - Part II
27 Jan 2012 | 11:06 pmThis is a followup post to the one I did yesterday. Even if it was intended to be a more complex demo it turns out, that I missed a big issue with the setup. Everything works fine up to the point when you start introducing enhanced features to your entities. To name but a few: lazy loading, change tracking, fetch groups and so on. JPA providers like to call this "enhancing" and it... -
Setting Custom Wallpaper with Android
27 Jan 2012 | 8:44 amWallpapers are a nice way to customize your homescreen. There are many applications that allow you to change your wallpaper and they have huge databases with alot of wallpapers. An example is Zedge. But the main question is: How to they do it? Christopher Smith -
Morphological Analysis and Named Entity Recognition in Lucene/Solr
27 Jan 2012 | 7:13 amThis talk will show how the relevance of search results can be improved by using morphological analysis and named entity recognition. After briefly explaining the purpose of morphological analysis and of named entity recognition we will demonstrate their potential advantages for search, faceting, and clustering of search results in a life demo. Download session slides. Embed Tag: ...
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JavaRa 2.0 Beta / 1.16
28 Jan 2012 | 4:09 amJavaRa is a very simple utility that lets you update and remove older versions of Java Runtime Environment with just a single click. -
Tab Sweep - GlassFish patch, is PaaS Middleware over IaaS, NetBeans tips, JCP updates, ...
28 Jan 2012 | 2:00 amNote: if you're reading this using a feedreader, please make sure you've updated to the updated TheAquarium feed . -
Why we need to put the "run" back into Java
27 Jan 2012 | 9:40 pmWhen the quarterback hands you the ball, what do you do? You run. You run hard, and you run fast. -
computing: A basic introduction to Java
27 Jan 2012 | 5:21 pmJava was first released in 1995 by Sun Mircrosystems as a type of programming language and computing platform, and quickly became one of the leading IT technologies. -
Apache Shiro 1.2.0 enhances its password hashing
27 Jan 2012 | 1:16 pmJust over fourteen months since its first release as an Apache top-level project, the Apache Shiro developers have released version 1.2.0, the first major update to the Shiro application security framework.
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Readers' Choice Awards 2012
18 Jan 2012 | 9:51 pmThe 2012 About.com Readers' Choice Awards will showcase the best products, features and services in dozens of categories. Readers' Choice includes multiple channels ranging from technology to hobbies to parenting. In the computing channel there are several topics to choose from:...Read Full Post -
NetBeans 7.1 Released
5 Jan 2012 | 9:44 pmNetBeans 7.1 has been released and if you look at the release notes and release overview you'll see it supports the creation of JavaFX 2.0 applications....Read Full Post -
GUI Saturday: Using the FlowLayout
31 Dec 2011 | 2:37 pmThe FlowLayout layout manager is probably the simplest way to place components (e.g., buttons, text fields) into a container (e.g., JPanel, JFrame). All it does is put the components into a row and if that row reaches the edge of the container it starts another row. ...Read Full Post -
JavaFX 2.02 Released
15 Dec 2011 | 4:42 pmIf you're upgrading to Java 7 Update 2 then it's now easier to get the latest version of JavaFX as it comes with the Java 7 Update 2 release. For those using Java 6 Update 26 to Java 7 Update 1 the standalone JavaFX 2.02 SDK or just the JavaFX Runtime is available to download separately....Read Full Post -
Java 7 Update 2 Released
15 Dec 2011 | 4:41 pmJava 7 Update 2 has been released and is available to download from Oracle's download page. If you look at the release notes you'll see the JDK includes the JavaFX SDK, with the JavaFX Runtime now installed with the JRE. There are also a number of improvements for web-deployed applications and a few bug fixes.
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IBM developerWorks : Java technology
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Deploy a J2EE app with TSAM extensions
26 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amIBM Tivoli Service Automation Manager (TSAM) 7.2.2 introduces the extension, a set of TSAM software components that can implement a new IT service automation solution (known as a service definition) or add capabilities to existing service definitions. In this article, the authors define a scenario in which the desired result is to securely deploy a three-tiered enterprise application (in this case J2EE) to the cloud. They demonstrate how to set up and provision extensions in TSAM as the first step to accomplishing this task. -
Java development 2.0: Securing Java application data for cloud computing
24 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amData security is a serious concern for organizations considering cloud adoption, but in many cases it needn't be. In this installment of Java development 2.0, learn how to use private-key encryption and the Advanced Encryption Standard to secure sensitive application data for the cloud. You'll also get a quick tutorial on encryption strategy, which is important for maximizing the efficiency of conditional searches on distributed cloud datastores. -
Customize container-managed security with AuthenticRoast
17 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amAuthenticRoast is an open source project that works with the Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers (JSR 196) to let you develop custom authentication modules for use with container-managed, declarative security. Joe Sam Shirah shows how AuthenticRoast can minimize configuration impact on Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) containers and greatly reduce coding effort for custom security requirements. A downloadable WAR with demonstration code is provided. -
Passing data objects between CICS Java environments: Part 2: Techniques for passing Java data objects
11 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amJava is becoming a popular programming language for CICS applications. CICS provides multiple Java environments, each with its own strengths, so passing data objects between the different CICS Java environments is an important topic. This three-part article series gives you the details. Part 2 uses an example Java class to show you how to pass Java data objects between applications running in a CICS-pooled JVM, an Axis2-based JVM, a CICS Dynamic Scripting environment, and a CICS OSGi-based JVM. -
Using RichFaces with JSF 2
10 Jan 2012 | 12:00 amRichFaces, like most other rich/Ajax component frameworks designed for use with JavaServer Faces (JSF), was extensively revamped for compatibility with the significant changes in JSF 2. Joe Sam Shirah examines changed and new RichFaces 4.1 components that provide the same functionality he demonstrated in "An introduction to RichFaces" with version 3.1. He also updates the setup requirements for using RichFaces with JSF.
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Présentation de Gatling au Paris Scala User Group
28 Jan 2012 | 5:24 amLe Touilleur ExpressDécouvrez Gatling, un outil de tests de charge écrit en Scala, qui mitraille littéralement votre application. Stéphane Landelle est directeur technique chez eBusiness Information, du groupe Excylis. Il est le responsable technique et développe activement sur le projet. Romain Sertelon est le développeur principal de Gatling. Il a effectué son stage de fin d’études chez eBusiness Information avec pour sujet Gatling. Aujourd’hui, ils nous présentent l’outil et son fonctionnement. Gatling is a web performance testing tool written in Scala, that… -
Sesliefsane Sesli Chat Kameralı Sohbet
28 Jan 2012 | 4:51 amSesli Chat | Sesli Sohbet | Kameralı Sohbet Sitesi - ALeyram.ComSesli chat siteleri arasında sitemiz 2007 yılından bu yana kullanıcılarına Sesli efsane bir chat sunmaktadır. Kaliteli Sesliefsane sohbet ortamı ile ile kullanıcılarına ücretsiz kameralı sesli chat imkanı sağlamaktadır. -
Adını Feriha Koydum 45. İzle
28 Jan 2012 | 4:05 amSesli Chat | Sesli Sohbet | Kameralı Sohbet Sitesi - ALeyram.ComAdını Feriha Koydum dizisi izle seyret. 45. bölüm, online full Adını feriha koydum dizisi izle seyret. -
Вскоре для Маков будет выпущен Autodesk Inventor Fusion
28 Jan 2012 | 3:49 amiPhoneRoot.comwww.youtube.com/watch?v=PfSouhvNWgwНа выставке Macworld Autodesk показала свой новый продукт для платформы Mac, который называется Autodesk Inventor Fusion. Autodesk Inventor Fusion это существующая программа для 3D-проектирования изделий на Windows, которая вскоре станет впервые доступна для Маков.В 2010 году Autodesk получила широкое освещение в прессе, когда вернулась на… -
Hayat Devam Ediyor 11. Bölüm İzle
28 Jan 2012 | 3:35 amSesli Chat | Sesli Sohbet | Kameralı Sohbet Sitesi - ALeyram.ComHaya Devam Ediyor dizisi izle seyret. 11. bölüm, son bölüm online full Hayat devam ediyor dizisi izle seyret.
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Java Posse #376 - Roundup '11 - Mobile Sanity
25 Jan 2012 | 10:42 amRoundup '11 - Mobile Sanity Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup, 2011 in Crested Butte, CO. A discussion about mobile platforms and supporting them. Join us for the next Java Posse Roundup, Crested Butte, CO, March 26th to 30th 2012. Nearly full! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGZqRnl1M3E4MVJvbUpQdk1jdVlfbXc6MA#gid=0 JavaScript/JQuery for Mobile Web http://jquerymobile.com/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/316876/using-javascript-in-mobile-web-application http://www.mobilehtml5.com/… -
Java Posse #375 - Roundup '11 - Mobile Apps and Dev
17 Jan 2012 | 10:28 amRoundup '11 - Mobile Apps and Development Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com QR Code - Android http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code Corporate app store http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/11/private-app-stores-does-your-company-need-its-own.ars Apple store point of sale solution http://www.iphonelife.com/issues/2010Spring/AppleUsingIpodTouch Android developer tools http://developer.android.com/index.html Apple developer tools http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/index.action Square http://squareup.com NFC - Near Field Communications… -
Java Posse #374 - End of Year Special
3 Jan 2012 | 10:46 amJava Posse Episode 374 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Java Posse Roundup, Crested Butte, CO, March 26th to 30th 2012. Nearly full! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGZqRnl1M3E4MVJvbUpQdk1jdVlfbXc6MA#gid=0 Kindle lighted cover http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Kindle-Lighted-Leather-Cover/dp/B004SD1ZPY Ice cream sandwich http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-4.0-highlights.html Seagate momentus XT http://blog.laptopmag.com/seagate-2nd-gen-momentus-xt-hybrid-hard-drive-provides-750gb-at-near-ssd-speeds Synergy… -
Java Posse Episode 373 - Newscast for December 15th 2011
17 Dec 2011 | 10:35 amNewscast for December 15th 2011 Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Java Posse Roundup, Crested Butte, CO, March 26th to 30th 2012. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGZqRnl1M3E4MVJvbUpQdk1jdVlfbXc6MA#gid=0 Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes and Noble Nook tablet, Asus Transformer Prime. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051VVOB2 http://www.androidguys.com/2011/11/07/barnes-nobles-nook-tablet-arrives-at-249/ http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/helloworld/27413/?p1=blogs… -
Java Posse #372 - Roundup '11 - Should We Shoot Agile in the Head?
13 Dec 2011 | 9:24 amRoundup '11 - Shoot Agile in the Head? Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2011, in Crested Butte, CO. Please join us for the next Java Posse Roundup in beautiful crested butte, CO, from March 26th to 30th 2012 (with the customary JVM languages day on the 26th free to anyone who wants to attend). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dGZqRnl1M3E4MVJvbUpQdk1jdVlfbXc6MA#gid=0 Agile Coach http://www.infoq.com/articles/agile-coach-a-to-z http://alltc.com/ Agile Manifesto…
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Encryption of Network Communications using JSSE Part 2: A Basic Socket Server
17 Jan 2012 | 12:00 pmIn part 1 of this series, we saw a general overview of what sockets are, and how JSSE is used to secure that data transfer. Now we’re going to dive in and write our own encrypted server/client system. Before we begin working with encryption, we should begin with the basics, so let’s start with a refresher on standard java sockets, which allow transfer of data between two computers over the internet. One of these computers is the “server” which constantly listens for incoming connections, and the other is the “client” which contacts the server and initiates the connection. -
Encryption of Network Communications using JSSE Part 1: Introduction to Sockets
21 Dec 2011 | 1:50 pmThe Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE) is an extension of the JDK which takes standard java sockets and adds a layer of encryption to them. It does this through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) technologies. In a nutshell, this lets you transfer information over the internet without having to worry about anyone listening in, which is great for any number of client/server applications, and much more. To understand what JSSE does, we first have to understand what a socket is, and what it does. A socket is basically just a virtual communication port that… -
Red Hat updates Openshift by bringing more Java Functionality
15 Nov 2011 | 2:54 pmThe Enterprise Linux provider has been working on making it easier for Java developers to actually get things done on the cloud. OpenShift is, as they say on the official site, “a free, auto-scaling platform-as-a-service for Java, Ruby, PHP, Perl and Python applications” and is solely maintained by Red Hat. One big addition to the platform is the integration of Red Hat’s Jboss Tools, a set of Eclipse plugins, that will allow developers to do all of the coding, maintenance and launching of applications right on the cloud. Not only are they not supporting that, but also Maven,… -
Using sIFR to Optimize h1 Tags
18 Oct 2011 | 3:59 amsiFR stands for – scalable Inman Flash Replacement. In a nutshell, the technique behind sIFR is the same as image replacement, however, it relies on JavaScript and Flash to replace XHTML text with Flash text. Put simply, sIFR can be a website designer’s dream tool as it allows website headings, pull-quotes and other elements to be styled in whatever font the designer chooses. And that too, without the user having it installed on their machine. What Makes sIFR better? To begin with sIFR allows designers to create a style sheet and set the size and other parameters of a headline, in… -
Javaone2011- Highlights From The First Day
4 Oct 2011 | 9:55 amAfter 1 keynote, 1 lab, 6 sessions, one plastic lunch and 4 free teeshirts, how am I feeling (other than tired). Well the really good news is that there is a great, upbeat feel to the Java world. After a period of stagnation, there are new developments across the whole Java spectrum ranging from the NoSQL database and Cloud developments on the Server to JavaFX 2.0 on the Desktop. Lots of Java projects such as Glassfish and NetBeans are here with new announcements and active developments. So if you depend on Java for your livelihood, you can feel relieved. And the pace is not going to…
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#C++ / Java Software Developer #job opening in Lenexa, KS
26 Jan 2012 | 9:38 amJob Overview: Need a Developer with 5+ years of experience in C++ and Java development experience. This person will have strong communication skills and the ability to interact with all levels of management and change directions at a moments notice. This individual will have a solid understanding of OOD / OOP enterprise development, relational databases and web application development. They will have an opportunity to work for a technology driven company that affords their employees a unique work environment with a distinct career path in a growing market. C# is a plus Silverlight is a plus… -
Actively hiring Software Developer / Java Developer in Santa Clara, CA
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Introduction to Java Enterprise Edition 6
26 Jan 2012 | 8:22 amHere is a post I contributed at work: Introduction to JEE 6 This is the first in a series of articles that will provide a basic introduction to programming SOA using open source software. -
Cup of Joe...er, Java.
26 Jan 2012 | 7:15 amThe creativity bug has flown the coop of late. Save for the random dream or nightmare that I jot down, not much in the way of creative ideas have taken roost in my head. This means I’ve written few pages. Instead of letting myself grow stagnant, I decided to try something new. To learn something new. For the past few weeks, I’ve broken into the world of Java Programming. I’m using a couple “how-to” books and websites to break the ice on software programming—or, the far mor interesting nom de plume, coding. As you can imagine, it’s painfully boring. Not… -
.equals(), the other way
26 Jan 2012 | 6:52 amThe new year bring with it a new project for me. The new project came new colleagues. And the new colleagues write funny stuff. One colleague has his own way to check if two strings are the the same: if (nodeId.compareTo("HEADER") == 0) { // ... } if (nodeId.compareTo("SHEET") == 0) { // ... } if (nodeId.compareTo("FOOTER") == 0) { // ... }
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Application Performance, Scalability and Architecture – The dynaTrace Blog
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About the Performance of Map Reduce Jobs
25 Jan 2012 | 8:59 amOne of the big topics in the BigData community is Map/Reduce. There are a lot of good blogs that explain what Map/Reduce does and how it works logically, so I won’t repeat it (look here, here and here for a few). Very few of them however explain the technical flow of things, which I at [...] -
Internet Explorer 9 and Firefox 8/9 support with dynaTrace Ajax Edition 3.4
11 Jan 2012 | 6:11 amdynaTrace AJAX Edition 3.4 now gives you full JavaScript, AJAX, Network and Rendering analysis support for Mozilla Firefox 8 and 9 as well as Internet Explorer 8 and 9. If you want to optimize the performance of all your users’ browser versions, have a look at the dynaTrace AJAX Edition Premium to guarantee the best [...] -
Clouds on Cloud Nine: The Challenge of Managing Hybrid-Cloud Environments
21 Dec 2011 | 5:33 amObviously, cloud computing is not just a fancy trend anymore. Quite a few SaaS offerings are already built on platforms like Windows Azure. Others use Amazon’s EC2 to host their complete infrastructure or at least use it for additional resources to handle peak load or do “number-crunching”. Many also end up with a hybrid approach [...] -
Third Party Content Management applied: Four steps to gain control of your Page Load Performance!
20 Dec 2011 | 12:53 amToday’s web sites are often cluttered up with third party content that slows down page load and rendering times, hampering user experience. In my first blog post, I’ve presented how third party content impacts your website’s performance and identified common problems with its integration. Today I want to share the experience I have made as [...] -
How to manage the performance of 1000+ JVMs
19 Dec 2011 | 3:54 amMost production monitoring systems I have seen have one major problem: There are too many JVM’s, CLRs and Hosts to monitor. One of our bigger Customers (and a Fortune 500 Company) mastered the challenge by concentrating on what really matters: The Applications! Ensure Health The following dashboard is taken directly from the production environment of [...]
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Time Travel with Essbase
26 Jan 2012 | 6:02 pmI was reading the biography of Albert Einstein—the most fascinating pieces are on how he developed some of his greatest theories by observing his natural surroundings. In one experiment, performed in his head rather than in a lab, he challenged Isaac Newton’s concept of space and time, in what eventually would become the Special theory of Relativity (STR). Einstein would picture in his mind such things as what would be like to ride alongside a light beam or a path the bullet takes being fired from a moving train. Anyone who is new to Essbase, might feel like he or she is reading the… -
Workforce Planning, Is It Right For Me?
18 Jan 2012 | 3:38 pmConsidering Hyperion Planning for Budgeting but still have to manually plan employee salaries and benefits? Do economic conditions require you to constantly revise Headcount planning in your organization? Do you want out-of-box solution with pre-built Logic, Web forms and calculations for Planning Salaries, Merit Pay, Bonus and Tax? Do you have a limited budget and/or time to implement an HR solution and must be able to justify ROI? Whether you already use Hyperion Planning or want a low risk, first-time Planning application, Oracle Hyperion Workforce Planning can take the pain off… -
An EPM Strategy Roadmap
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Business Analysis vs. Accounts Analysis
21 Dec 2011 | 3:45 pmThe Challenge/Issue A common question that arises when designing an application/system dedicated to business analysis/planning is the level of granularity deemed optimal for the application. This question arises especially with regard to level of detail for the GL accounts and Products dimension (element) because, in many organizations, different entities (cost centers, departments) budget or plan at different levels of detail. For example, some departments/cost center may budget Travel Expense at a summary account level, while others for whom travel is a major cost element may want further… -
Hyperion Planning Security – Managing Filters for Very Large Dimensions
7 Dec 2011 | 2:20 pmThere is no doubt that Hyperion Planning security is robust and extremely flexible. The tool enables administrators to control access at the member level. The limits to the security filters are capped only by the administrator’s creativity. While the security model is robust, managing the filters for extremely large dimension can be a daunting task. Security for Hyperion Planning is managed through two applications: Shared Services: controls the security groups and user assignments Hyperion Planning: controls the assignments of groups to dimension members. While working with the two…
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Felipe Oliveira [ @_felipera | @PlayFrameworkHQ ]
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Where’s Felipe? A Location-based Play Framework, Scala, Google Maps Clustering, PostgreSQL, Heroku and Anorm App
31 Dec 2011 | 2:43 pmAs I mentioned in a past article, Why Did I Fall in Love with Play! Framework?, I was the tech lead for a few real estate deployments for Fannie Mae, HUD, Foreclosure.com, etc; as you know, real estate is all about LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! I’m on vacation, but I am still a geek (and my wife is still sleeping!) so I decided to create a location-based application using the all-awesomeness of Play Framework, Scala, Google Maps v3, PostgreSQL and Anorm; you know, for ol’ times’ sake! On the map-side I will show you how to solve the very common “too many markers”… -
Klout Search Powered by ElasticSearch, Play Framework, Scala and Akka
9 Dec 2011 | 4:40 pmAt Klout, we love data and as Dave Mariani, Klout’s VP of Engineering, stated in his latest blog post, we’ve got lots of it! Klout currently uses Hadoop to crunch large volumes of data but what do we do with that data? You already know about the Klout score, but I want to talk about a new feature I’m extremely excited about — search! Problem at Hand I just want to start off by saying, search is hard! Yet, the requirements were pretty simple: we needed to create a robust solution that would allow us to search across all scored Klout users. Did I mention it had to be fast? -
Play Framework Multiple Clusters Deployment with Capistrano
2 Nov 2011 | 1:05 pmCapistrano is a Ruby-based deployment tool that you’ve probably heard about unless you’ve been living under a rock these past few years. There are plenty of Capistrano-specific tutorials and blog posts out there so I won’t waste your time with that. BUT, there’s not a lot of information regarding deployment for Play Framework applications and nothing specifically for Capistrano other than the documentation provided by the module. Here are two useful links I got out of the documentation: Beginners Tutorial Capistrano Execution Path First of all, let’s install… -
Step-by-Step for a Simple Twitter with Play Framework, AJAX, CRUD and Heroku
29 Aug 2011 | 10:52 pmOn August 31st, 2011: I will have the great honor to present our beloved Play Framework at Salesforce’s Dreamforce conference here in San Francisco, CA. If you are attending, please feel free to check it out or just stop by to say hello. Thank you Zenexity for the opportunity! I am always excited to help spread the word on this awesome framework! So the big announcement is out—Heroku started offering native support to Play Framework applications! If you haven’t heard it, checkout the post from Jesper Joergensen on Heroku’s blog. So for the presentation, I am setting up… -
Why Did I Fall in Love with Play! Framework?
25 Aug 2011 | 12:54 amSome time ago, I was the tech lead for a few very large deployments on the Real Estate market for companies like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Foreclosure.com and HUD. We were running that traditional enterprise Java stack you are probably familiar with—Spring, Hibernate, Solr, etc. It took a few years but we had built a very nice system; it performed well but deep inside I felt development wasn’t as productive as it should have been. I also noticed that the whole dev process wasn’t as fun as it used to be. Of course, I had heard a lot of great stories about Rails, Django and, more…

