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Beyond XML and JSON: YAML for Java Developers

espite all the buzz generated by dynamic languages (Ruby, Groovy, Python, etc.) and their related frameworks (such as Ruby on Rails), the vast majority of Java developers reading this article

Mastering the Windows Mobile Emulators

icrosoft owes a large part of its success to the various development tools it has offered to the developer community. If you have experiences developing on other platforms, you would

Are Expectations of Privacy Age-Related?

An interesting split is becoming obvious in computing today; older people (among them those who were instrumental in empowering computing and the modern web), are increasingly worried about privacy, while

Search Google via Email

For all those people who cannot access internet from the office, there is no need for it. You can search and receive Google search results through email. Simply send an

Use UNION ALL Instead of UNION

To improve query speed, use the UNION ALL statement. UNION ALL looks for and discards duplicate rows in the result set, whereas the UNION statement does not.

Create a “Fog” Filter Using the RGBImageFilter Class

This following code shows you how to create a “fog” filter for an image using the RGBImageFilter class: import java.awt.image.*;import java.awt.*;public class FogFilter extends RGBImageFilter{ int fogg; //0

Getting Started with Windows Live Admin Center

hen developing with Windows Live services, you open your application to a whole new world of software integration. In this fascinating realm of mash-up mania, developers can find tools for

Eight Key Practices for ASP.NET Deployment

his article presents some best practices that you can follow to deploy ASP.NET applications in production mode. These practices help you avoid problems both during and after deployment. 1. Version

Java ME User Interfaces: Do It with LWUIT!

ne of the hardest things about developing Java ME applications, especially for Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC)/Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) apps, has been trying to figure out how to

Bringing Semantic Technology to the Enterprise

s seen at the recent 2008 Semantic Technology conference in San Jose, serious interest in corporate use of semantic technology continues to grow rapidly. Semantically-enabled applications are increasingly seen as

Generating Reports and Statistics in PHP

tatistics and reports analyze the change over time of any kind of phenomena. For example, you could evaluate an employer’s performance by analyzing progress curves provided by reports; managers can

Create a “Flea” Filter Using the RGBImageFilter Class

This tip demonstrates how to build a “flea” filter based on the RGBImageFilter class. The filtered picture will look like the image displayed on old TVs. import java.awt.image.*;import java.util.*;import java.awt.*;public

Associate a File Extension to a Program

This tip is an addendum to the VB-2-the-Max tip CreateFileAssociation – Associate a file extension. The following code shows the complete original tip. The addendum is in bold. Without the

Getting Started with the Windows Live Tools

he Windows Live Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio enable developers to incorporate a set of Windows Live services into their web sites using Visual Studio and ASP.NET via a set

Calculate the Last Day of the Month for Any Given Date

The following code calculates the last day of the month for any given date: Description: Calculates the last day of the month for any given date*/CREATE FUNCTION [dbo].[ufn_GetLastDayOfMonth]( @inpuDate SMALLDATETIME)RETURNS

How to Determine the Default Web Browser

Sometimes people assume that the default web browser is the program that is registered in the Windows registry to open files with an .html extension. However, it’s possible to set

Obtain Class Methods Using Reflection

In this example, you will obtain all methods, all declared methods, and one specific method for the java.lang.reflect.Method class: import java.lang.reflect.*;public class getMethodsWithReflection { public static void main(String[] args){ Class

The VS.NET IDE’s Command Window: A Tutorial

Most developers use Command Window as an interactive debug window, but there’s so much more that can be done with it. You can create aliases for commands that are used

Developing Plugins for Windows Live Writer

indows Live Writer is a free desktop blog authoring tool from Microsoft that allows you to write an entry for your blog without having to be online and do it

Getting Started with XForms in OpenOffice

ost developers have heard of XForms as an XML-based forms language meant to replace traditional HTML Forms. This is essentially correct; XForms was created as the next generation version of

Change the Rules of C++ with Defaulted Functions

rogrammers have little control over the implicit declarations of the four canonical member functions. The compiler will not generate a default constructor for a class that has a user-declared copy-constructor.