Posts tagged Programming

The functional mess that is Oracle JDeveloper

By corporate mandate I’ve been using Oracle JDeveloper 10.1.3.1.0.3984, that version number is ridiculous and ought to tell us something, to develop Java EE web applications on and off for about 6 months now and I’ve never been so frustrated with a development environment in my life. I hear it from seasoned Oracle More >

An AJAX email contact form using DWR and Scriptaculous

Coming from the Java Server side, my JavaScript skills are pretty limited, a lot of the AJAX frameworks still require a good deal of JavaScript, or wildly complex configurations, not to mention having to take into consideration how you plan to accept and answer the asynchronous calls on the server side. I needed a More >

Eclipse – Open Resource Shortcut – Ctrl+Shift+R

The biggest time-saver I’ve stumbled upon in Eclipse is the Open Resource Shortcut. Under the Navigate menu is the Open Resource command, shortcut Ctrl+Shift+R, which opens a window that allows you to type a search for any file that exists in your workspace, in your search you can use the ? to replace a More >

Google Code Search – Great “Source” for Developers

I happened to be in Google Labs today poking around and noticed Google Code Search. If you’re looking for a code snippet or example, this beats poking through links in the regular Google search. Just type the snippet that you’re looking for and off you are with dozens of examples returned. I’ve More >