September 10, 2008

Book Excerpt: JavaFX in Action

hether you’re writing a desktop app, spinning up a rich web interface, or pushing code to a mobile phone, graphics programming should be easier, and more fun, than it currently is. New technologies and devices?not to mention higher user expectations?have greatly multiplied the complexity level of interface programming. Enter JavaFX.

MS Access Can Handle Millisecond Time Values–Really

hen database developers must deliver time values that are accurate to the millisecond, many assume Access can’t handle that requirement. They might deem SQL Server the obvious choice, not realizing that only the most recent version, SQL Server 2008, is capable of millisecond precision. Earlier versions offer a resolution of