Pros and Cons of becoming a Consultant
TweetA discussion topic on LinkedIn made me think about why I wanted to become a consultant. I had to ask myself the question “Why did I become a consultant? Was it the pay? The prestige?” I started to write a comment on this topic but quickly realized that I would have to write this down first to collect my thoughts and then copy it into the comments section. The problem was, I was 1000 characters over my limit when I posted my “comment”! Therefore, I decided to blog about this topic instead. Read More
Top 10 Client-Side Performance Problems in Web 2.0
TweetTo coincide with my previous post, I’ve also included a link to a post that Andreas Grabner from DynaTrace Software wrote regarding Web 2.0 performance issues. These are especially helpful and can relieve headaches down the road when you are trying to debug performance issues with a Web 2.0 client.
http://blog.dynatrace.com/2010/08/25/top-10-client-side-performance-problems-in-web-2-0/
Top 10 Performance Problems taken from Zappos, Monster, Thomson and Co
TweetAndreas Grabner from DynaTrace Software recently published an article highlighting the Top 10 performance issues that they have experienced when working with their clients. The article is well written and very informative. I have found myself working on similar issues regarding performance and know that these issues are present.
Evidence Based Scheduling
TweetJoel Spolsky writes a great article on developing an accurate and concise development schedule for your software project based on historical data from work on other similar projects.
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2007/10/26.html
Who’s Hiring – Top Employers for the week of Aug 16th, 2010
TweetInteresting article by Phil Rosenberg detailing the companies that are currently hiring in the job market:
http://recareered.blogspot.com/2010/08/whos-hiring-top-employers-week-of-8-16.html
Enhancement of Display Tag
TweetIn one of my earlier posts I referenced an article on DevX using DisplayTag and a little Javascript to create highly functional tables for your web application. Even though Display Tag is a great plugin for Java (I have used it for numerous applications), there are some things about it that irritate me… one is the fact that it doesn’t remember the sort order when you refresh the page. This link describes some of the enhancements Sebastien did to Display Tag to make the plugin more user-friendly.
http://weblogs.java.net/blog/2009/05/04/enhance-displaytag
Writing Your Own GPS Applications
TweetWhat is it that GPS applications need to be good enough to handle in-car navigation? Also, how does the process of interpreting GPS data actually work? In this two-part series, Jon Person covers both topics and give you the skills you need to write a commercial-grade GPS application that works with a majority of GPS devices in the industry today.
Part I: http://www.codeguru.com/vb/mobile/pocketpc/article.php/c8079/
Part II: http://www.codeguru.com/vb/mobile/mobileinternettoolkit/article.php/c8875
Using Java DB in Desktop Applications
TweetArticle from Oracle about how to develop Desktop applications using the Apache Derby database:
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/javadb
Web Client Database Synchronization
TweetGreat article on building apps that store data locally. I’ve been involved with a couple of instances where this type of application was relevant:
http://today.java.net/pub/a/today/2007/01/16/synchronizing-web-client-database.html
A look at the Programming industry today
TweetHere is a link that shows the top programming trends and their changes from last year:
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html