Scala Traits and Java Interfaces PRO
It seems that when we develop a trait (that includes both abstract and concrete methods) in Scala and compile it, the outcome includes two jave byte code files. The first includes the definition of an interface with an identical name to the one we gave our trait. The abstract methods that interface includes are the […]
The Scala Plugin for Eclipse IDE PRO
The Scala plugin for the Eclipse IDE is available for free download at www.scala-ide.org. You can easily install it and start using the Eclipse IDE for writing code in Scala. The following two video clips explain how to download and install the Scala plugin for the Eclipse IDE. The following video clip explains how to […]
The Mozzila Seabird Project INFO
The Mozzila Seabird project is Billy May‘s perspective for a possible community based open web mobile telephone model. This project was born as part of Mozilla Concept Series, an open forum for sharing ideas, expertise and vision for the future of the web, the Mozilla project and Firefox. The technologies presented in this video clip already […]
Oracle Java Certifications INFO
Browsing at http://education.oracle.com/pls/web_prod-plq-dad/db_pages.getpage?page_id=140#13 you can find detailed information about the currently offered Java certifications. There are in total 13 certifications. Most of them require taking an exam only. Some of them require an assignment submission and/or an essay submission as well. The first and the easiest one is Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 5/SE 6, […]
Define Classes in Scala PRO
I have recently created three video clips that explain fundamental topics related to defining classes in Scala. These clips were created as part of the ‘Scala Fundamentals’ course, available for free personal and academic usage at www.abelski.com.
Facebook Professional Courses PRO
The Facebook platform has significantly changed during the last year. The three most important changes were the emergence of the Facebook Graph API, the Facebook JavaScript SDK and the Facebook Social Plugins. For each one of these three topics I chose to develop a professional course. These courses are available at www.xperato.com. The community version […]
TSofen Java EE Final Projects INFO
I have recently completed teaching a detailed Java EE course at www.tsofen.org. The course covered a range of topics relevant both for the server side and the client side. If you have never heard about TSofen please check my other post. The server side topics we covered included Java Servlets, JSP, JSF, Hibernate, JPA, Spring, […]
Android Application Resources PRO
When developing for the android platform we can separate the resources we use from the code. Doing so, we can handle the resources without having the need to update the code. In terms of maintainability it is highly recommended to keep that separation. Some of the resources cannot be handheld otherwise. So is the case […]
The Android Logcat PRO
The eclipse debugger isn’t very useful when dealing with applications developed for the android platform. In many cases there are other tools we should use. One of those tools is the androiud logcat service. The following video clip explains how we can send log messages through the android logcat and how we can track those […]
Windows Phone 7 First Models INFO
Microsoft moves forward with the launch of the first WP7 phone models. The first to come out are models developed by Dell, Samsung, HTC and LG. The following video clip introduces these models. The interesting question… should we expect to enjoy similar hardware technologies when buying a handset from a specific hardware manufacturer no matter […]