design

DbWrench Database Design & Synchronization v1.6.1

Version 1.6.1 of this database design and round-trip engineering software has been released.

0 replies - 235 views - 09/10/09 by Harnek R in Announcements

DbWrench Database Design & Synchronization v1.6.0

DbWrench is a multi vendor, cross platform database design and round-trip engineering software. It's features include: a graphic entity relation diagram (ERD)...

0 replies - 346 views - 07/21/09 by Harnek R in Announcements

Java Modularity - Why Modularity Matters

In my previous blog, I provided a summarized view of what OSGi is and how it impacts Java developers. I got some interesting feedback.  In this article, I...

5 replies - 4299 views - 05/06/09 by Vladimir in Articles

WireframeSketcher 1.3.0: Storyboarding Support

WireframeSketcher is an Eclipse plugin for UI wireframes, mockups and prototypes. I am glad to announce the release of WireframeSketcher 1.3.0. The new version...

0 replies - 803 views - 05/06/09 by Peter Severin in Announcements

DbWrench Database Design v1.5.2

Version 1.5.2 of this database design and round-trip engineering software has been released.

0 replies - 1317 views - 11/19/08 by Harnek R in Announcements

Being Joe the Software Plumber

Infrastructure is to software what plumbing is to a house. In this article, I'll discuss how to design and evolve infrastructure within a software...

0 replies - 2636 views - 11/17/08 by Nick Maiorano in Articles

Subject to Change: Creating Great Products and Services for an Uncertain World

Before we look a the book in detail, let's get this out of the way. I've seem some reviews that say this book is little more than an informercial for Adaptive Path because it often uses projects...

0 replies - 2768 views - 10/03/08 by Burk Hufnagel in Book Reviews

DbWrench Database Design v1.5.1

Version 1.5.1 of this database design and round-trip engineering software has been released.

0 replies - 1546 views - 09/03/08 by Harnek R in Announcements

Boxers or Briefs, Stateful or Stateless

In this article, I'll compare two opposing design paradigms for session data management in a session-based online application. Which is better, stateful or...

3 replies - 4281 views - 08/11/08 by Nick Maiorano in Articles

Do You Anthropomorphize When Coding?

I recently wrote, in this blog about state management, threading and API design, the following (talking about a refactored SwingWorker with the state...

9 replies - 4098 views - 08/10/08 by Tim Boudreau in Articles

DbWrench Database Design v1.5.0

Version 1.5.0 of this database design and round-trip engineering software has been released.

2 replies - 1777 views - 07/24/08 by Harnek R in Announcements

Free Book: Java Testing and Design

This book shows how to understand what application you want to write, what strategies are likely to get you there, and then how to measure your level of...

0 replies - 5958 views - 06/17/08 by Nitin Bharti in Uncategorized

DbWrench Database Design v1.4.7

Version 1.4.7 of this database design and round-trip engineering software has been released.

0 replies - 1007 views - 05/21/08 by Harnek R in Announcements

Structure101 Now Free for Use On Open Source Projects

Structure101, from Headway Software, makes software structure (design, architecture and packaging) easy to understand, define, communicate, control and...

2 replies - 3110 views - 03/17/08 by Paul Hickey in Announcements

JavaFX - component creation

This article describes how to create new components for the JavaFX platform with an emphasis on the use of graphical facilities in building GUI.

5 replies - 8367 views - 02/24/08 by Sergey Surikov in Tips and Tricks