http://stevechappell.com/blog from SteveChappell.com Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:31:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Java Ajax/Comet based framework with webpage building tools, logging, database access, and much more. http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/11/21/java-framework/ I have been a software developer since I was 16 years old, and got my first Atari (OMG). I have worked developing software for the manufacturing, Banking, Clothing, Software, lumber and real estate industries. I have been using Java, almost exclusively since around 1997 when I started developing the E-Forms ... http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/05/03/about-steve-chappell/ What is a framework? A framework is a design pattern (or patterns) used in to increase development productivity. A framework is not a development environment, but is instead a development structure which should reduce redundancy and complexity - while adding value, and maintaining flexibility. The definition above is mine, it is ... http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/05/03/about-asyncfw/ Comet is simply a mechanism for suspending a request on the server. Combine that with an Asynchronous Ajax request from the client, and you have a “fire and forget” interface to the server. The server will reply when new data is available, without the client (seemingly) needing to ... http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/05/03/quick-and-dirty-comet/ The Java Messaging System presents a very interesting model for Asynchronous messaging. In essence, it provides the plumbing for sending a messages (or serializable objects) from disparate systems to a central listener which monitors the queue. Once a message is received, by the listener, it can then take some action ... http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/05/03/quick-and-dirty-jms/ What is the "best" Java Workstation configuration? Well that depends somewhat on how your target server is configured. For my money, I perfer Eclipse and either Tomcat or Glassfish. For the AsyncFW framework I chose to go with Glassfish and the work station setup described in the Q&D tutorial covers ... http://stevechappell.com/blog/2009/05/03/setting-up-your-developer-workstation/