Identifying Senior Software Engineers: Six Critical Differences
For HR and legal purposes, most development companies classify Software Engineers into ranks from I to IV (or V). The higher the rank, the higher the... more »
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Don't bring me solutions, bring me problems
Artem 
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Why managers/leaders/product owners sometimes treat developers as machines to write the code? Why they don't trust developers and don't believe they... more »
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XML Schema nillable=”true” vs minOccurs=”0″
dimuthuc via dimuthu.org
nillable="true" and minOccurs="0" is really confusing terms in XML Schema. Here is a simple explanation of what it actually means.
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Why Data as a Service isn't a Bad Idea
Why the Database as a Service is a Bad Idea but Data as Service isn't a Bad Idea Early this week I encountered the post "Why the Database as a... more »
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How to build a AS3 Videoplayer
Nice 2 part flash tutorial creating a as3 videoplayer
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Grails Jbpm Plugin
kamal.gs via grails.org
Most business applications would benefit from using a workflow framework to handle the interaction between different people and services. Jbpm plugin... more »
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Refactoring the Front Controller of the Zend Framework
One of the most fundamental decision in object design is deciding where to put responsibilities. No one, and I mean no one, gets it right the first... more »
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How to unit-test code that interacts with a database
Baron Schwartz, author of High Performance MySQL, got some interesting comments on his previous article about unit testing Maatkit, including echoes... more »
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jQuery and the ASP.NET MVC Framework
With WebForms, integrating with Ajax libraries other than ASP.NET AJAX was slightly painful. With the new ASP.NET MVC Framework, however, you can use... more »
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Custom CSS Scrollbars in All Browsers with Mootools
While it's ok to have a blue/gray scrollbar on the side of the window, sometimes you have scrollable containers right in the middle of your page, and... more »
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Implementing Iterators
Let's kickstart this blogpost by defining what an iterator actually is. According to wikipedia, an iterator is: "an object which allows a... more »
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30 Common String Operations in C# and VB.NET – Part I
This article compiles some common String operations that we encounter while working with the String class. In Part I, 15 common string operations have... more »
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Eclipse tip: Templates
kbilsted via firstclassthoughts.co.uk
A quick tip for the Eclipse IDE on how to make Eclipse code for you rather than you code in Eclipse! The mechanism is called templates. While this tip... more »
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Easy Encryption in Java & Python with Keyczar
Do you need to encrypt small text data, like serial numbers or customer numbers in your web application? With the amount of data being transmitted... more »
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Wicket Interface Speed-Up: Caching Resources Forever
This is the second of three posts in my series called "Wicket Interface Speed-Up". It explains several steps on how to optimize web applications built... more »
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Integrating Graphic Assets Into Your JavaFX Application
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This tutorial shows you the process of exporting a layered graphic from Adobe Illustrator into a NetBeans JavaFX project. It helps you work with one... more »
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Creating DSLs in Java, Part 3: Internal and external DSLs
You understand the basics of domain-specific languages and now you're ready to begin creating and refining them for your projects. In this third... more »
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Visual Studio Tip: Split Views
There are a couple of ways to get a split view in Visual Studio. Both are incredible time savers that I use daily. The first is one that most... more »
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Play an MP3 Using Java Media Framework
The following code shows you how to develop a simple Java application that can play MP3 files. This application is based on JMF (Java Media... more »
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JavaScript Arguments
The arguments object in JavaScript is a local variable in any function that provides some nice features we can use in our code. Here is the list of... more »
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Obie Fernandez "Do The Hustle" - how programmers can sell, negotiate, and deal with clients without headaches
Obie Fernandez shares his experience successfully selling consulting services for both Thoughtworks and Hashrocket to help you with the following... more »
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Create a Menu Bar with JavaFX
Here's a JavaFX example that creates a nice menu bar.
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How We Did It - DZone Available On Your iPhone
The iPhone has been all the rage lately, from complaints to praise it has all been heard. Whether you hate it or love it, the fact remains, as a... more »
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PHP / MooTools 1.2 Accordion Helper
The MooTools Accordion plugin seems to be the plugin that people seem to have the most problems with. It's an awesome plugin, so I can see why so many... more »
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Database Best Practices
Every production application I have been involved with has made use of a database. As a programmer, you don’t have to be a DBA, but just as with... more »
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