java.net Weblogs by Satya KomatineniWeblogs by Satya Komatineni from Java.netWhat do you do for your data access needs in your applications- (Found July 2, 2008 ) This is the question I get asked a lot of times as I go through my new consulting opportunities every few years. My ideas on data acces have changed over the years. And they continue to evolve both by new insights from the field and also by the needs at hand. As a matter of fact, I am currently working on two ideas 1). Declarative Data Objects (DDO) and 2). Typed yet decalarative middle tier.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/666 How to style a simple block menu in HTML using CSS- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Recently I wanted to create a block menu in my html pages. I want this block menu to have a header indicating the category of the menu and a set of menu items. There may be more than one way of doing this exercise. There may also be a better way of doing the same. But here is how I have done it and it seem to work well for now.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/946 Type faces: An idea to bridge typed and type-less worlds- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Nowadays "type" is an important programming language construct. A type gives a certain authenticity and a certain gurantee and a certain solidity to the programming practice, not to mention the metadata aspects of it while using IDEs. By the same token it binds you to that contract and could prove to be inflexible at times. In the web world things are fluid: hashtables, dictionaries, xml, hierarchical data sets, relational databases. All of these structures seem to be horizontal and...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/956 A valentine helper from a "John Donne (1572-1631)- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Valentine and impending doom, when in the same sentence, are redundant. Perhaps the following lines from John Donne(1572 to 1631) might be of somehelp to the needy.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/985 3 speakers, 3 styles, an enormously effective evening at OSCON 2004- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I am quite humbled by these speakers and their ability to zero in on what is relevent and what they are trying to communicate. Although I know no perl, no python, and no klingon, I see how this is quite relevent to java. It just shows how java can rediscover its spirit and allow what I call "literate programming". My wish is that java will be in such a position that one can develop a substantial application in a single day. One should consciously aim for simplicity even in the face of...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1699 Tier-less computing further explained- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Tier-less computing is an idea where we can program, develop and test in a single process while leaving the choice of deploying in n-tiers to deployment. Here are some examples exploring this idea furtherhttp://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1665 Some code examples demonstrating what I call a Unified Object Server Factory Pattern- (Found July 2, 2008 ) While preparing for an upcoming session at OSCON 2004, I have collected some sample code for dealing with factory patterns in java applications. The specified URL lists some demonstrative examples of the idea. The examples deal with simple object instantiation, simple object instantiation using IMultiInstance, simple object instantiation with parameters, simple object instantiation with parameters and IOC, untyped creator pattern, untyped creator pattern with configuration parameters, abstract..http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1655 Some code examples demonstrating what I call a Unified Abstract Configuration Pattern- (Found July 2, 2008 ) While preparing for an upcoming session at OSCON 2004, I have collected some sample code for dealing with configuration in java applications. The specified URL lists some demonstrative examples of the idea. The examples deal with XML configuration files, Property file configuration files, Reading mandatory keys, Providing default values, Reading objects from configuration files, Configuration as a data source for objects, XML Child attribute equivalence, and Multiple configuration files treated.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1650 General introduction to server side java patterns- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I have been trying to summarize and document some of the server side programmingdesign patterns I have used while building AspireJ2EEXML. I am quite happy to see the idea come to fruition as it was accepted as a session at the upcoming (very soon) OSCON 2004 to be held in Portland, Oregon. The presentation covers application patterns, data access patterns, business logic patterns, presentation patterns, and http patterns. I am also documenting some of the preparatory notes I am collecting on...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1632 A bit of Tomcat, a bit of Aspire, and a touch of master pages: Microsoft Access never looked so good ;)- (Found July 2, 2008 ) A bit of Tomcat, a bit of Aspire, and a touch of master pages: and Microsoft Access comes to life. Having developed this simple minded content management system called AKC, when I look back I am given to think how well the web complements even the simplest and readily available of relational database systems. I use this site for my web logging, classified repository of articles, online documentation tool for the open sourced Aspire product, online educational tool for young children, a research.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1412 |