Open Source Software: Transforming Business
May 26, 2008
Open source is having a huge impact on the software development business, and it is going to continue to have a huge impact on the future of software development. Just as computer hardware has become a commodity over the last couple years as manufacturing and production efficiency have increased, the same thing is going to happen with the software development industry. Many may decry this statement. But it is true and it is happening already. The thing is, we don’t need to fear this commoditization... Read more »
9 Free Webmaster Tools You Can Fall In Love With
February 25, 2008
Webmasters and developers don’t need a whole lot of money to spend on tools in order to work efficiently and be productive. Here is a list of free tools that help me run my everyday webmaster chores. Notepad++ Dreamweaver and such designing tools might have become very advanced in the recent years but I am still far from satisfied with them. I prefer to do the coding with a simple text editor and be in total control of the code and not end up with unnecessarily long code. Recently I discoverd... Read more »
Email Forms - a Tough Task for Wannabe Programmers
August 27, 2007
Adding a simple email form or contact form to a website can often be a tough task for a first-time programmer or small business website. A lot of people who start a website or a small internet business use simple templates to put a website online while having little or almost no knowledge of HTML programming. Creating a functional email form or contact form, as simple as the form itself may be, is almost impossible for an inexperienced programmer that doesn’t have more advanced knowledge of... Read more »
Repeatable Code - A Step Up From Reusable Code
August 22, 2007
I think a generally acceptable definition of reusable code could be “code or functionality that will probably be useful in one or more future projects.” It’s a category of code that few managers or developers, in my experience, seem to pay much attention to until they need it. This is unfortunate since, in my opinion, reusable code, when upgraded to repeatable code, has the potential to save big on development costs. What Is Reusable Code? From what I can gather, there are five... Read more »
Even You Can Create Your Own Software
August 18, 2007
What is stopping you from writing your own computer software? Do you think it will be too difficult? Do you think you will have to learn a new programming language? Do you believe that it would be boring? If you have ever thought to yourself “I wish I could make my computer do …” or thought “I wish I could automate this task on my computer” then you are on your way to becoming a computer programmer. Now, before you stop reading and think that computer programing is... Read more »
Instant EXE Programming Utility Review
August 18, 2007
Thought creating your own software programs was reserved for die-hard computer geeks? Think again! If you have ever considered creating your own computer software, but thought that the time needed to learn a programming language and the cost of the development program were just too much, then you are in for a pleasant surprise. Instant EXE is a software development program that allows just about anyone to create their own Windows-based computer programs. Want a utility to store your recipes? Need... Read more »
Double Text - Starting The Program From Within Visual Studio
August 18, 2007
Double Text is a repeat text writer that works with virtually any scripting and programming language. I use the program extensively to store, document and repeat code snippets for all of the programming languages in which I work. I find that it is to my advantage, therefore, to have this repeat text writer readily available to me regardless of where I am working in the Microsoft Visual Studio software development environment. With the program on the Visual Studio Tools menu, I do not have to bother... Read more »
Declarative Programming - Strategies for Solving Software Problems
August 17, 2007
Many software and hardware producers take pride in the exponential pace of technology change, but for users and consumers of their products and services the rapid technological obsolescence often means increased costs, frustrations, and unfulfilled promises. Corporate America expects to make capital investments in goods and facilities that should last five, ten, even twenty years, but only an eighteen-month lifetime for computer software and hardware investment is not uncommon. Lowering the costs... Read more »
How to Tomcat 5.x
August 17, 2007
I had no problem with installation of Tomcat and all installation packages which I tried, worked fine for me. I will not describe it, you always can find the details on Tomcat installation process on the Tomcat’s download page. It was a few years ago, when Tomcat’s version was something like 4.1.x, I do not remember exactly… My first impression was that I am swimming in a swamp, so slow it was. Whole memory on the computer was consumed by Tomcat and every click on my program interface... Read more »
HTML - The Language Of The Virtual World
August 17, 2007
HTML is the programming language that has been instrumental in bringing about this revolution called ‘Internet’. ‘HTML’ fascinates a lot of people. There are people who want to learn HTML in order to try their hands at developing a website on their own. For the website designers and developers, HTML is their bread and butter. They use HTML to bring websites to life. This community of programmers and developers is also in constant search of new HTML techniques that will enhance... Read more »


