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When you want to create an argument between programmers, all you need to do is ask them which coding language is the best. More often than not, you will hear support for various languages like Ruby, Python, and PHP. Rarely will there be a case when all programmers agree upon a single language. Frankly, choosing between these three languages can be a bit complicated. All of the languages … [Read more...]
According to Dice.com, a recruitment agency, hiring managers are looking for employees who are well versed in Java. The company conducted a survey comprising 1,200 hiring managers in the tech sector, who all stated the same, reports Dice.com. Demand for Java Developers The demand for computer professionals who are well versed in Java has been on the rise, especially in the past two years. … [Read more...]
Having your programmers document their code is always a challenge for several reasons. One reason is that the primary duties for a programmer are to design, implement, debug, and maintain existing code. Another reason is that software modules are often written and rewritten many times before they are made public, and developers who begin documenting API implementations too early can often … [Read more...]
Different operating systems have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. While operating systems like Windows and Mac are popular among common computer users, UNIX and Linux are much sought after by programmers. The advancements in UNIX and Linux gave way to the open source software movement. UNIX training courses are a great way to gain practical knowledge on the workings of the open … [Read more...]
A design pattern is a general repeatable solution to a commonly occurring problem in software design. It is a template for how to solve a problem that can be used in many different situations. XML training courses will help you identify and design creational, structural and behavioral patterns. Different patterns can speed up the development process by providing proven development … [Read more...]
Refactoring is largely composing methods to package code properly. Long methods can be troublesome because they contain lots of information that gets buried by the complex logic that is contained. Refactoring should be done all of the time, in little bursts, rather than timed in specific intervals, like every two weeks. There is a rule of three to go by when refactoring: You create the … [Read more...]
Programming can be a lot of fun. You can be the captain of your own ship, and you want to run a tight ship. To run a tight ship, you need to adhere to a few tips to make sure you are using your genius, creativity and time to the best of your ability to make the process even more fun. Write an Implementation Plan For starters, make sure you always write an implementation plan using a … [Read more...]
Since Oracle and Sun Microsystems joined forces, the number of Oracle and IDE tools have grown to a point where it is a little overwhelming to choose which tools are necessary to build applications. The Oracle tools for devlopers can be divided into four categories if you seperate the tools for Solaris /Linux and the Java APIs. These categories are Java/SOA, .Net, Business Intelligence … [Read more...]
Computer programming is a hot field to be in and there are a lot of programmers out there to choose from, so to stand out, you want to have a few qualities that people look for when deciding who to choose. Listening Skills The first quality a good programmer has to have are good listening skills. A lot of times, a client will try to explain to you what they want without a lot of technical … [Read more...]
As an employer, you want your employees to be trained to the best of their ability for optimum productivity. Kevin Young, General Manager EMEA at Skillsoft, put together some good tips for organizations to keep in mind when planning training courses. Most often, employers leave it up to the employee to decide what type of training they would like to pursue, but this is actually not the best … [Read more...]
This Oracle SQL video tutorial demonstrates how to perform inner joins, outer joins, and self joins to access data from more that one Oracle table where the join conditions contain NULL values. A relational database consists of SQL tables, and oftentimes SQL tables' columns have relationships with each other. For example, if you have an EMPLOYEES table that contains a column for a … [Read more...]
Oracle ADF contextual events allows a component to publish an event and have multiple subscribers. A good use case would be if you have multiple regions within a JSF page and you want them to be able to communicate with one another. Granted, you could pass information around using page parameters, but if you're working with many subscribers, this can become a very tedious process. This is just a … [Read more...]
Erskine Bowles has been hired on to the board of directors at Facebook. Erskine Bowles is believed to bring political power to Facebook as the company increases it's involvement with the government. Earlier this year, Mark Zuckerberg and then CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs, met with President Obama to discuss the future of technology among other technology super powers such as Google CEO, Eric … [Read more...]
The HP TouchPad was released on August 19th, 2011, and sold out in 12 hours. Lines formed outside of Best Buy, and the item sold out on-line as well. For a time, HP did have a "Notify When Available" option on their website, however, due to overwhelming response, they have since discontinued this option. There is no date yet as to when, or if, HP will release more Touchpads. The … [Read more...]
Oracle Business Intelligence (OBIEE) is a very powerful Oracle-based tool that analyzes data across multiple dimensions. If you have Oracle data, what good is it if you can’t make any meaning from it? With OBIEE, you can take existing Oracle data and create dimensions, which are “slices” of data. A database dimension is a collection of attributes which can be used to provide information … [Read more...]
Why is it that some people can quickly shift from industry to industry or job to job without long periods of time in between? They know something you may not have realized. They know the secret. They know they are always self-employed. These optimistic people direct their careers, by embracing the Japanese Kaizen philosophy to their personal skill matrix. Take a moment and think about … [Read more...]
IT Training is Too Expensive We frequently hear that IT training is too expensive. The real question is this: What is the real cost of not training your employees? Projects get pushed back, causing costly delays in every department. “An investment in education always pays the highest returns.”—Ben Franklin Uncle Ben knew this to be true 250 years ago. Too many companies view … [Read more...]
Whether you are an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur in the IT industry, training always makes the difference when it comes to productivity and compensation. If you are a member of a large IT staff, you know the more you work on your skills, the more recognition you receive for your solutions to programming and database administration challenges. If you work on a small IT team, your training is … [Read more...]
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