PHP and Flash Integration

Learn how to create real-time collaborative apps with PHP and LiveCycle Collaboration Services.

Introduction to Planning Poker

Planning Poker is an agile estimating technique which has become very popular in the last few years.

Groovy Recipes: Greasing the Wheels of Java

Groovy's major plus point is its seamless integration with Java. I was attracted to Groovy mainly becuase you can mix and match Groovy with Java. If you...

0 replies - 3839 views - 02/26/08 by Meera Subbarao in News

Continuous Integration: Improving Software Quality and Reducing Risk

The first part of the book addresses the fundamental practices of CI and the second part describes how to create a full-featured CI system including database integration, testing, inspection,...

0 replies - 1489 views - 02/25/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Ant in Action

Ant in Action is divided into three parts. Part 1 introduces the fundamentals of Ant and shows how to use it to build, test, package, and deliver a Java library. Part 2 takes what you learnt in...

1 replies - 1432 views - 02/25/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Interview with James Turnbull

Recently, I’ve been reading about Puppet because of James Turnbull’s excellent Pulling Strings with Puppet

0 replies - 1418 views - 02/15/08 by Pat Eyler in News

Interview: Author of New Book on SOA-Based Composite Application Development

A brand new book on SOA has just come out, entitled Building SOA-Based Composite Applications Using NetBeans IDE 6. Here its author, Frank Jennings, is...

1 replies - 3717 views - 02/14/08 by Geertjan Wielenga in News

Java Power Tools - coming soon to a bookstore near you!

It's been a while since I've given any updates on the status of the Java Power Tools book. So, here goes. The actual writing is done. Over the last couple of...

0 replies - 1031 views - 02/13/08 by John Ferguson Smart in Blogs

Two Great Books for PHP Developers

PHP is hot and this week we have two new releases to keep developers in top form. First, Pragmatic Bookshelf has released Rails for PHP Developers, a guide to...

6 replies - 2606 views - 02/13/08 by Meera Subbarao in News

Reviews: Getting Started with Grails, Rails for Java Developers and Groovy Recipes

Two weeks ago, I mentioned a number of books I was hoping to read to get up to speed on Rails and Grails quickly. Over the last two weeks, I was able to...

2 replies - 4009 views - 02/09/08 by Matt Raible in News

Laszlo in Action hits the shelves

After many months of editing and fine-tuning, Manning finally published Laszlo in Action, the first comprehensive guide towards OpenLaszlo besides the...

0 replies - 1110 views - 02/05/08 by Geert Bevin in News

Microsoft & .NET Titles by Apress, Manning, O'Reilly and InformIT

There are several ways to keep yourself updated in the ever changing world of IT, be it Java or .NET or any other technology; we use online forums, web sites,...

0 replies - 3761 views - 02/02/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Internet outage in Middle East and South Asia; Did it affect you?

A massive Internet outage triggered by breaks in cables under the Mediterranean Sea disrupted internet access for 80% of users in the Middle East and south...

1 replies - 676 views - 02/01/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Windows Vista Annoyances

1. Get Started with Windows Vista This chapter begins with a very interesting sentence. To quote the author "Windows Vista is like a papaya; sleek on the outside, but a big mess on the...

4 replies - 2477 views - 01/31/08 by Meera Subbarao in Book Reviews

Ian Roughley on Practical Apache Struts 2

According to Apress, Apache Struts has long provided Java developers with a powerful framework for building extensible, maintainable web applications. Yet the...

6 replies - 5384 views - 01/28/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Several Exciting New Books For Web Developers

I was preparing my draft for interviewing some of the authors for Manning as well as Apress, and browsing their web sites for updates. There are several new...

1 replies - 1129 views - 01/26/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Beginning Java SE 6 Platform: From Novice to Professional

Chapter 1: Introducing Java SE 6. Covers the main themes of the release: "Compatibility and stability", "Diagnosability, monitoring, and management", "Ease of...

0 replies - 6488 views - 01/25/08 by Geertjan Wielenga in Book Reviews