Methodology madness
Over the past two decades, several methodologies and well-known
industry figures have shown us various techniques to help us run
our software development projects more efficiently. However, the
use of these processes has often produced poor results. Are you a
proponent of prescribed methodologies?
Anil Hemrajani,
September 2001
Which app server suits you?
Application servers are a necessity in multitier application
architectures today. However, deciding which one to purchase and
leverage can be tough. Anil Hemrajani discusses the major free and
commercial offerings available. (600 words)
Anil Hemrajani,
August 2001
Javaware: The challenge of staying current
Since the advent of the World Wide Web and Java, the number of new
standards, tools, and technologies introduced has been astounding.
How do you decide what to specialize in, and how do you manage to
stay current in this ever changing landscape? (600 words)
Anil Hemrajani,
July 2001
Java against the (Microsoft) world
Sun and Microsoft have always been at odds about Java technology,
but is it a senseless war? (800 words)
Anil Hemrajani,
June 2001
Does Sun understand GUI design?
Sun has done a great job with Swing, but Java has failed to
dominate the client side like it has dominated the server side.
This could be related to the fact that Sun's roots are in Unix.
(650 words)
Anil Hemrajani,
May 2001
Are you still using print statements for debugging?
For decades now, programmers have used some form of print
statements for debugging, diagnostic, and/or logging purposes.
While that technique makes sense for logging and diagnostics, more
effective ways to debug your Java code are available today.
(600 words)
Anil Hemrajani,
February 2001
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