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Eclipse Plug-in Development

RyanLittle — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:00:00 +0000

The Eclipse platform consists of many plug-ins, which are bundles of code that provide some functionality to the entire system. Plug-ins contribute functionality to the system by implementing pre-defined extension points. You can provide extension points in your own plug-in to allow other plug-ins to extend your functionality.

Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC 1.0

RyanLittle — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Anyone interested in learning the basics of ASP.NET MVC, Microsoft's new framework for building Web applications, should definitely check out this DZone Refcard. You'll learn how to setup your environment and how to create a web application. Then, you'll get to go deeper into detail and learn about components of the framework along with the structure of the main API.

Getting Started with Oracle Berkeley DB

RyanLittle — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:05:00 +0000

This DZone Refcard provides a brief introduction to the Oracle Berkeley DB family. The author, Masoud Kalali, then moves on to discuss in depth the Oracle Berkeley DB Java Edition, including: Transaction Support, Performance Tuning, Backup, and Recovery. This DZone Refcard is perfect for anyone interested in learning more about the Oracle Berkeley DB family and its capabilities.

Getting Started with Selenium

RyanLittle — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:19:00 +0000

Selenium is a portable software testing framework for Web applications. Selenium works well for QA testers needing record/playback authoring of tests and for software developers needing to author tests in Java, Ruby, Python, PHP, and several other languages using the Selenium API. This DZone Refcard starts with how to install Selenium and then moves on to cover working with TinyMCE, Ajax Objects, Reporting options and even the Future of Selenium.

Getting Started with ServiceMix 4.0

RyanLittle — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:00:00 +0000

ServiceMix is one of the only open source projects that are mature enough to be used to solve enterprise mission critical integration problems. This DZone Refcard will provide an introduction to the elements of ServiceMix 4.0 and will show you how to use ServiceMix 4.0 by providing example configurations.

Getting Started with Eclipse RCP

RyanLittle — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:37:37 +0000

The Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) provides a foundation for building and deploying rich client applications. This Refcard introduces you to the Eclipse plug-in development environment and shows you how to add key functionality to your RCP application using Views, Perspectives and Editors. Learn how to add a Menu to your Plug-in, create a Help system for your user, and how to brand and productize your Eclipse RCP application.

Getting Started with Drupal

RyanLittle — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:00:00 +0000

Drupal is an open source content management system and framework powering many of today’s high-profile sites. This Refcard will provide useful information to help you perform three of the most common roles associated with setting up a new Drupal site: site building, theming, and development.

You'll also enjoy these other related Refcardz from our DZone Refcardz library: Essential MySQL and PHP.

JavaServer Faces 2.0

RyanLittle — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:00:00 +0000

This JSF 2.0 Refcard is perfect for both new and seasoned JSF developers. JSF 2.0, the long-awaited successor to JSF 1.x, brings exciting new features: less boilerplate code, better error handling, built-in Ajax, and more. This Refcard provides updated summaries of the tags and attributes needed for JSF programming, along with a summary of the JSF expression language and a list of code snippets for common operations.

Getting Started with Spring-DM

RyanLittle — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Spring Dynamic Modules (Spring-DM) brings Spring and OSGi together to enable a declarative service model for OSGi that leverages Spring’s power of dependency injection. This Refcard shows you how to use Spring-DM to wire together OSGi services to build highly modular and dynamic applications.

You may also enjoy the other Spring DZone Refcardz in our Collection: Spring Configuration and Spring Annotations.

Getting Started with JavaFX

RyanLittle — Sun, 31 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000

JavaFX makes it easier to build better RIAs with graphics, animation, and media. Built on Java, this platform uses existing Java libraries and is capable of running in your browser, on your desktop, and on your phone. Whether you’re just a beginner or a JavaFX novice, this DZone Refcard is perfect for you.

Apache Maven 2

RyanLittle — Mon, 25 May 2009 02:25:18 +0000

Maven is a comprehensive project information tool whose most common application is building Java code. It is receiving renewed recognition in the emerging development space for its convention over configuration approach to builds. This DZone Refcard gives Java developers a wide range of execution commands, tips for debugging Mavenized builds, and a clear introduction to the "Maven vocabulary".

Agile Adoption: Reducing Cost

RyanLittle — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000

Adopting Agile methods in your projects is easier than you think. This DZone Refcard teaches you four practical strategies for reducing the cost of software development. Learn how specific Agile methods like evolutionary design, refactoring and automated testing will help you reduce costs and eliminate risks.

You’ll also enjoy Agile Adoption: Decreasing Time to Market, the first Refcard in this Agile Adoption series.

Getting Started with BIRT

RyanLittle — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:59:39 +0000

Eclipse Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT) is an open source, Eclipse-based reporting system that integrates with your Java/J2EE application to produce compelling reports. BIRT is the only top-level Eclipse project focused on business intelligence.This Refcard provides an overview of the BIRT components focusing on a few key capabilities of the BIRT Designer, BIRT Runtime APIs, and BIRT Web Viewer. This Refcard should be interesting to report designers as well as developers or architects involved in integrating BIRT reports into applications.

Flex & Spring Integration

RyanLittle — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 02:02:26 +0000

In 2009, an increasing number of organizations will look to replace the user interface of existing Spring applications using Flex. This Refcard shows you how to integrate Flex and Spring to create a powerful platform for building robust RIAs. It starts off by showing you how to set up a server-side Java project with BlazeDS and the Spring Framework. After configuring your project with a basic Spring bean for use in BlazeDS, you’ll write your Flex application to use the Spring/BlazeDS service.

Enterprise Integration Patterns with Apache Camel

RyanLittle — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:54:22 +0000

Apache Camel is a powerful open source integration platform based on Enterprise Integration Patterns with Bean Integration. This Refcard provides you with eleven of the most essential patterns that anyone working with integration must know. This Refcard is targeted for software developers and enterprise architects, but anyone in the integration space can benefit as well.