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Pocket PC Design Considerations

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 10:00:00 EDT

When a writer sits down to draft an article or story, she must consider her audience. In a similar manner, when a developer sits down to code a Pocket PC application, he needs to consider the environment in which the application will be deployed.

Pocket PC Design Considerations

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EDT

Incorporating Popup and Lookup Windows into JSP HTML DataWindows

Thu, 01 Aug 2002 00:00:00 EDT

When moving applications to the Web, one of the challenges facing developers is how to migrate rich client features to a browser environment. Two features that can give your Web applications a boost in both appearance and functionality are popup calendars and lookup (search) windows.

Racing Toward Failure?

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EDT

When asked if I would write an editorial, I jumped at the opportunity to express a growing concern I have for the direction of corporate Web development. In today's market, upper management often selects an application server for the enterprise before knowing all their business needs. This one-size-fits-all attitude can set up many projects for failure. I'll use a race car-team analogy to make my point.

Incorporating Popup and Lookup Windows into JSP HTML DataWindows

Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 EDT

Data Window Expression

Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 EST

One of the major improvements that came when PB5 was released was the ability to encapsulate expressions within DataWindows. To understand a DataWindow and work with its expressions, you need to know the difference between a DataWindow control, a DataWindow object, and now a DWObject.

Racing Toward Failure?

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 EDT

Moving Parts: Leverage the Best-of-Breed

Tue, 01 Aug 2000 00:00:00 EDT

When anyone asks me for help developing Web applications I usually say, 'That's easy,' or 'It's really simple.' The last time I responded that way I was told, 'Everything is easy for you.' The fact is, I've been developing C/S applications for over 10 years and Web applications for four (when I started my own ISP). Now that the industry is moving to distributed development, I have the necessary skill set to understand relational databases, objects and components, Web servers and HTML, CGI, page servers, servlets, JSP, Applets, COM and more. While I learned all these moving parts, many developers were looking for a solution that integrated all these parts into one development tool.

Data Window Expression

Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 EST

Moving Parts: Leverage the Best-of-Breed

Sun, 01 Aug 1999 00:00:00 EDT