Java: Near to the Barking SealsJava development, J2EE, IDEs, XML, SOAP, toolsHow Not To Design an API - I- April 30, 2003 I've been struggling with a Java API for accessing a major enterprise system. The framework API does a lot but it sure is frustrating, leading me to list some things not to do when creating libraries and frameworks. Do as little as possible in constructors. I'm trying to use this particular framework in a new way (I'm creating a new user interface). The framework does a lot, but suffers from some serious design flaws. To access framework functionality,...http://www.jroller.com/ericfj/entry/how_not_to_design_an Visual Studio .NET is Better Than What- April 23, 2003 Yesterday I was talking to a development manager at a client site who had recently attended a .NET seminar put on by Microsoft. He was impressed with Visual Studio .NET, an Integrated Development Environment, or IDE, for writing .NET software. This manager made the statement that Visual Studio .NET was better than Java development tools. I replied that Visual Studio .NET was impressive but that it was not cheap. I asked how much money he spends on...http://www.jroller.com/ericfj/entry/visual_studio_net_is_better AquaFold For Exploring Databases- April 10, 2003 Databases are a part of life for enterprise applications. Part of my Java toolkit includes a tool to browse databases, view schemas and perform ad hoc queries. I know there are a lot of tools out there, but I have focused on Java tools for two main reasons:1. I don't know what operating system I will have to work on. Java-based tools will run on any system I am using for Java development.2. Java tools use JDBC just like the applications I am working.http://www.jroller.com/ericfj/entry/aquafold_for_exploring_databases Lessons Learned Writing a Swing Look and Feel- April 8, 2003 I recently wrote a Swing Look and Feel, something I had never done before. My primary goal was to write as little code as possible while still achieving the desired user interface changes, especially for colors, fonts, and borders. The fonts and colors are to allow for user-configurable themes. The borders and other component-specific elements are to control the look, making a cleaner, more open display. Before starting, I first looked at open-source...http://www.jroller.com/ericfj/entry/lessons_learned_writing_a_swing |