Archive for April, 2010
Java: The Good Parts
By Jim Waldo at 30 April, 2010, 1:42 am
In this book, one of the most highly respected developers in the Java world peels away 15 years of additions and changes to reveal the very best parts of Java, and shows you how those parts alone will help you build better applications. You may not like some of the features this book reveals, but you’ll actually write better code with them. Java: The Good Parts is essential for every Java developer, from beginners to advanced programmers.
The XML Character Encoding Detection Routine in Different Programming Languages
By Rick Jelliffe at 16 April, 2010, 10:21 am
The XML encoding detection routine is a nice single page size for comparing programming language capabilities related to simple scanning. Here are a few. Scala Python Java C++ search function definition for xmlSwitchInputEncodingInt PHP …
Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2
By O'Reilly Media, Inc. at 5 April, 2010, 8:46 am
Learn to build mobile applications for the exciting new Android platform. When you purchase this product, you’ll get access to the videos, slide presentations, and code examples associated with the online course, Developing Android Applications with Java, Part 2. As you learn, you will build a Twitter app from start to finish.
You can never have too many Twitter clients, as the market has already proven. We’ll use a very comprehensive and useful library called twitter4j to do the heavy lifting for us, but there will be plenty of lifting left to do. We’ll walk you through setting up sign ins, creating a public timeline, making sure your app is responsive and giving it style to stand out from the flock. Finally, for those times when 140 characters isn’t enough, you’ll extend your Twitter client to also post photos to the popular Twitpic image service.
