There's been a lot of discussion in the blog community lately about the lack of a good Content Management System (CMS) platform written in Java. The most popular opinion is that the PHP CMS platforms are superior to anything available in Java. A relative new-comer to this space which warrants consideration for anyone needing a CMS is the...

By Timothy Fisher If you're active in the Java community, you've probably come across the term "dependency injection."  This is a term that’s used more than it's defined, and has left a lot of developers without a clear understanding of what dependency injection is, why it's useful, and how to implement it.  This article will address the...

I really feel sorry writing this but I can't stop myself. I remember my first consulting project that I took up for a financial firm and delivered successfully using NetBeans 3.5. Boy! I just fell in love with that IDE and since then I never looked elsewhere. I was till last month so much comfortable with the IDE that I simply can't code...

I really feel sorry writing this but I can't stop myself. I remember my first consulting project that I took up for a financial firm and delivered successfully using NetBeans 3.5. Boy! I just fell in love with that IDE and since then I never looked elsewhere. I was till last month so much comfortable with the IDE that I simply can't code...

It seems like most of the cool end-user web applications are written in PHP. This is an area in which the Java community is way behind the PHP community. The open source Java community seems to be consumed with the creation of the latest and greatest framework. A very high percentage of open source Java development is spent on framework...

It seems like most of the cool end-user web applications are written in PHP. This is an area in which the Java community is way behind the PHP community. The open source Java community seems to be consumed with the creation of the latest and greatest framework. A very high percentage of open source Java development is spent on framework...

There's been a lot of discussion in the blog community lately about the lack of a good Content Management System (CMS) platform written in Java. The most popular opinion is that the PHP CMS platforms are superior to anything available in Java. A relative new-comer to this space which warrants consideration for anyone needing a CMS is the...

In today's market, application development teams are often asked to complete applications in time frames shorter than ever before, with fewer resources, and at lower cost. This high pressure, fast-paced environment can open a door to poorly designed and implemented applications that are difficult to support and maintain. When a project has a...

In today's market, application development teams are often asked to complete applications in time frames shorter than ever before, with fewer resources, and at lower cost. This high pressure, fast-paced environment can open a door to poorly designed and implemented applications that are difficult to support and maintain. When a project has a...

There is much research pointing to the fact that knowledge management and collaboration in an enterprise can lead to greater innovation, and enhanced creativity. Knowledge management tools have been around for a long time now. They allow an organization to create a central knowledge store with the goal of encouraging knowledge reuse and...

There is much research pointing to the fact that knowledge management and collaboration in an enterprise can lead to greater innovation, and enhanced creativity. Knowledge management tools have been around for a long time now. They allow an organization to create a central knowledge store with the goal of encouraging knowledge reuse and...

Be sure to check out Sys-con's new Java portal at java.sys-con.comHere's a summary of some of their content: - The latest Java and Java community news. - Blogs from some of the leading Java authors and contributors. - Java product reviews. - Java editorials. - content

Be sure to check out Sys-con's new Java portal at java.sys-con.comHere's a summary of some of their content: - The latest Java and Java community news. - Blogs from some of the leading Java authors and contributors. - Java product reviews. - Java editorials. - content

Extreme Programming (XP) has been a very hot topic over the past couple of years now. Unfortunately, while there has been much written about XP, most of it has been extremely slanted either in favor or in opposition. It is not easy to find an objective, unbiased review of the core practices espoused by XP. This article attempts to provide a...

Extreme Programming (XP) has been a very hot topic over the past couple of years now. Unfortunately, while there has been much written about XP, most of it has been extremely slanted either in favor or in opposition. It is not easy to find an objective, unbiased review of the core practices espoused by XP. This article attempts to provide a...