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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Exploring Java Web Development, Part 3

I’m happy to report that I’ve completed resurrecting JWebTrack, the terribly feature-incomplete bug tracking project I did for a Java class oh so long ago.  After building an appropriate database and populating it with some data, the app worked like a charm.

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Sean/red said,

Gwt Gwt Gwt

Tom said,

I looked at the docs.. I'll write up my thoughts on it later. :)

Monday, October 26, 2009

GridView, UpdatePanel and PopupControlExtender

This is a nightmarish combination to deal with in ASP.NET 3.5.  I will attempt to document what I learned today about how to get this combination working.

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fdfd said,

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NewBie said,

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NewBie said,

I have been assigned the same task @ office. I am struck with this issue ... kindly send me complete code of this functionality... My email id is : magistic07@gmail.com

Waiting for your reply....

NewBie said,

I have been assigned the same task @ office. I am struck with this issue ... kindly send me complete code of this functionality... My email id is : magistic07@gmail.com

Waiting for your reply....

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Exploring Java Web Development, Part 2

Day two of reacquainting myself with JSP development, wherein we learn that IDEs are powerful tools but they are not very friendly to newcomers.

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Sean/red said,

Pretty frustrating, huh? It's a little easier once your familiar with the spec. Get a book on JEE 5. It'll help a lot.

Tom said,

The biggest thing that annoys me is not knowing what I'm doing to make things work or not work. :)

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Exploring Java Web Development, Part 1

Out of curiosity and recent disgruntlement with ASP.NET I decided to look into Java web development.  I haven’t done this since around 2002, so of course I’ve forgotten everything I ever knew about it.  Herein I will attempt to document the knowledge I uncover.

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Sean/Red said,

Good, sounds like your ready :)

You should note, that Eclipse is written in Java. Doesn't it look nice? Run fast? Eclipse rocks. Look at my old comments (in a prior post) regarding Eclipse. There are some very nice short-cut-keys :)

Oh, Apache Geronimo is better than GlassFish (IMHO) and installs like Eclipse (extract & execute).

The only problem with Geronimo at the moment, is the Geronimo Eclipse Plug-in (GEP) does not support Galileo, you'll need the prior version of Eclipse (Ganymede). The nighly version of GEP works, but its harder to install and doesn't appear to support EARs.

And yes, there are LOTS of choices for JEE development. Its a double edge sword, imho. Its nice once you get past the learning/entry barrier.

Sean/Red said,

clarification: the nightly version of GEP works for Galileo.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

ASP.NET Can Be Annoying

I’ve been working on a new ASP.NET app at work, which gives me a new opportunity to complain about ASP.NET.

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Tom+Test said,

What da?

Tom Test said,

Oops, need to adjust url encoding there I guess.

Tom Test said,

I think I fixed the plus sign.

Tom Test said,

Yay!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Google Wave

Google Wave is all the rage among the digerati:  If you don't have a Google Wave invite, you are a nobody in the industry.  (The super-elite even have more than one account!)  LifeHacker is already running tips and tricks even though nobody can access it.  My opinion on Google Wave?  Don't have it, don't need it, don't want it.

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