http://dzone.com/links/tag/reviews.html DZone: fresh links for developers en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:15:32 GMT The DZone community 2008-08-29T22:15:32Z en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. http://dzone.com/links/feed/frontpage/reviews/rss.xml http://www.dzone.com/images/std/dzone.com_258x55.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/ http://dzone.com/links/rss/7_little_habits_that_can_change_your_life_and_how.html If you could just pick one or two (or seven) habits to create in the next few months — habits that will have the most impact on your life — what would they be? I often get asked this question, because people are overwhelmed when it comes to starting positive life changes. opinion reviews Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:19:10 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108492.html mswatcher 2008-08-29T19:19:10Z If you could just pick one or two (or seven) habits to create in the next few months — habits that will have the most impact on your life — what would they be? I often get asked this question, because people are overwhelmed when it comes to starting positive life changes.]]> 108492 2008-08-29T15:13:06Z 2008-08-29T19:19:10Z 7 0 229 3 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108492.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/dear_aspnet_developers_stop_making_our_technology.html I run Firefox pretty much all the time. I like the plug ins and other features it has but there are times when I am forced, yes forced to open Internet Explorer. That pretty much ruins my whole day to have to start another browser to do something. It isn’t that I despise IE, if the opposite were true and I was running IE and had to open Firefox to do something well that would ruin my day. .net reviews web design Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:25 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108306.html mswatcher 2008-08-29T15:34:25Z I run Firefox pretty much all the time. I like the plug ins and other features it has but there are times when I am forced, yes forced to open Internet Explorer. That pretty much ruins my whole day to have to start another browser to do something. It isn’t that I despise IE, if the opposite were true and I was running IE and had to open Firefox to do something well that would ruin my day.]]> 108306 2008-08-29T03:01:39Z 2008-08-29T15:34:25Z 8 0 141 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108306.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/php_5_cms_framework_development.html This is a review of the latest book from the author of Joomla about building content management systems. books frameworks php reviews Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:07:05 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108286.html mlemos 2008-08-29T09:07:05Z This is a review of the latest book from the author of Joomla about building content management systems.]]> 108286 2008-08-29T01:40:13Z 2008-08-29T09:07:05Z 8 0 278 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108286.jpg mlemos http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/206746.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/state_of_the_semantic_web_know_where_to_look.html Those looking for evidence of progress on the Semantic Web do not have to look far. Several major projects and companies are embracing the vision and technology stack like never before. reviews trends web 2.0 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:17:57 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107821.html mrohde 2008-08-28T21:17:57Z Those looking for evidence of progress on the Semantic Web do not have to look far. Several major projects and companies are embracing the vision and technology stack like never before.]]> 107821 2008-08-27T18:39:58Z 2008-08-28T21:17:57Z 7 0 171 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107821.jpg mrohde http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/323817.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/life_of_a_startup_founder.html This week, Research To Practice (the startup I'm working on) is reaching a big milestone: our first three big customers are coming on board and we'll be starting to actually generate revenue. This is a pretty exciting mile-marker, and on the eve of it's occurrence I've taken a minute to stop and reflect on the last 4 or 5 months that I've spent building this product. There were some expectations I had about working on a small company that turned out to be more or less inaccurate, and I thought I'd mention them here in order to provide some anecdotal substance for any readers considering moving to a startup. opinion reviews Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:04:13 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107220.html mswatcher 2008-08-28T20:04:13Z This week, Research To Practice (the startup I'm working on) is reaching a big milestone: our first three big customers are coming on board and we'll be starting to actually generate revenue. This is a pretty exciting mile-marker, and on the eve of it's occurrence I've taken a minute to stop and reflect on the last 4 or 5 months that I've spent building this product. There were some expectations I had about working on a small company that turned out to be more or less inaccurate, and I thought I'd mention them here in order to provide some anecdotal substance for any readers considering moving to a startup.]]> 107220 2008-08-26T12:37:15Z 2008-08-28T20:04:13Z 5 0 337 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107220.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/5_things_to_remember_when_coding_in_a_team.html Whenever I tell one of my developers to do something a certain way I always get asked the question "why? doesnt it just take longer?". Well maybe it takes a little longer but Its not just because i am being a hard ass there is method behind my madness. opinion reviews Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:50:07 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107715.html mswatcher 2008-08-28T19:50:07Z Whenever I tell one of my developers to do something a certain way I always get asked the question "why? doesnt it just take longer?". Well maybe it takes a little longer but Its not just because i am being a hard ass there is method behind my madness.]]> 107715 2008-08-27T16:36:53Z 2008-08-28T19:50:07Z 12 0 401 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107715.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/java_se_application_design_with_mvc_2.html What Is Model-View-Controller (MVC)? If you've programmed with graphical user interface (GUI) libraries in the past 10 years or so, you have likely come across the model-view-controller (MVC) design. MVC was first introduced by Trygve Reenskaug, a Smalltalk developer at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1979, and helps to decouple data access and business logic from the manner in which it is displayed to the user... java news open source reviews Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:36:37 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107848.html Umberto Zappia 2008-08-28T17:36:37Z What Is Model-View-Controller (MVC)? If you've programmed with graphical user interface (GUI) libraries in the past 10 years or so, you have likely come across the model-view-controller (MVC) design. MVC was first introduced by Trygve Reenskaug, a Smalltalk developer at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center in 1979, and helps to decouple data access and business logic from the manner in which it is displayed to the user...]]> 107848 2008-08-27T20:14:07Z 2008-08-28T17:36:37Z 6 0 202 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107848.jpg javathreads http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/276353.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/a_critical_review_of_the_upcomming_jsf_20_spec.html JSF, especially 1.1, got criticized by some Java developers. For JSF 2.0 this critique was taken seriously and a much improved spec is currently being developed. However, even though its supposed to be a major improvement, some people have already found major flaws in it. java reviews web 2.0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:00:11 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107636.html henk 2008-08-27T17:00:11Z JSF, especially 1.1, got criticized by some Java developers. For JSF 2.0 this critique was taken seriously and a much improved spec is currently being developed. However, even though its supposed to be a major improvement, some people have already found major flaws in it.]]> 107636 2008-08-27T13:51:36Z 2008-08-27T17:00:11Z 14 0 416 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107636.jpg henk http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/236075.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/7_email_myths_that_plague_the_workplace.html Myths about how to best do email abound. Some are explicitly stated and drummed into your head, and some are the unspoken expectations of the modern corporate world. To succeed at tackling the big email time sink and making email woes a thing of your past, you need to acknowledge these myths for what they are, and implement a system that works. opinion reviews Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:38:38 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106849.html mswatcher 2008-08-27T10:38:38Z Myths about how to best do email abound. Some are explicitly stated and drummed into your head, and some are the unspoken expectations of the modern corporate world. To succeed at tackling the big email time sink and making email woes a thing of your past, you need to acknowledge these myths for what they are, and implement a system that works.]]> 106849 2008-08-25T13:41:27Z 2008-08-27T10:38:38Z 16 0 580 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106849.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/pitfalls_to_avoid_when_designing_forms.html Many web forms are broken, usability-wise. Knowing these problems can make you avoid them when you design your own web forms, so here are some recurring usability pitfalls. reviews web design Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:40:15 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107096.html mswatcher 2008-08-27T07:40:15Z Many web forms are broken, usability-wise. Knowing these problems can make you avoid them when you design your own web forms, so here are some recurring usability pitfalls.]]> 107096 2008-08-26T03:12:30Z 2008-08-27T07:40:15Z 18 0 383 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107096.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/netbeans_is_still_not_there.html Recently I have had to work a lot with NetBeans. We are working on integrating GridGain management console with SUN VisualVm, so NetBeans is pretty much the only IDE we have available for the task. Overall, I was quite exited to try out a new IDE and I can definitely say that NetBeans6 has tremendously leaped forward comparing to its previous versions. It also looks quite nice on Fedora Linux. However, it has certain annoyances that still make IDEA or Eclipse much superior IDEs. Some of them are... java open source reviews tools Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:11:39 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107383.html Dmitriy Setrakyan 2008-08-27T01:11:39Z Recently I have had to work a lot with NetBeans. We are working on integrating GridGain management console with SUN VisualVm, so NetBeans is pretty much the only IDE we have available for the task. Overall, I was quite exited to try out a new IDE and I can definitely say that NetBeans6 has tremendously leaped forward comparing to its previous versions. It also looks quite nice on Fedora Linux. However, it has certain annoyances that still make IDEA or Eclipse much superior IDEs. Some of them are...]]> 107383 2008-08-26T22:16:37Z 2008-08-27T01:11:39Z 14 0 480 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107383.jpg dsetrakyan http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/241464.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/dont_copy_a_design_steal_it.html Copying someone else’s work will only give yours a chance to become as good as the one you’re copying — and that’s the best case scenario. A copy will usually never be as good as the original because it always remains one step behind. Even worse, at the hands of a novice designer a copy could end up looking like a cheap imitation, lacking the finesse and flair of the original. opinion reviews Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:18:18 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107226.html mswatcher 2008-08-26T23:18:18Z Copying someone else’s work will only give yours a chance to become as good as the one you’re copying — and that’s the best case scenario. A copy will usually never be as good as the original because it always remains one step behind. Even worse, at the hands of a novice designer a copy could end up looking like a cheap imitation, lacking the finesse and flair of the original.]]> 107226 2008-08-26T12:47:48Z 2008-08-26T23:18:18Z 11 0 486 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107226.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/software_development_books_investing_in_yourself.html I currently have 20 books in my list of recommended books. I’ve read all of those books in the past 2 years, which means i’m averaging about 10 books a year. That’s probably a bit much, and i have to admit i’ve been reading a bit less lately than i used to. But i’ve noticed that a lot of developers that i know hardly ever read books about software development. Which is too bad, because those books really are a cheap way of investing in yourself and your career. opinion reviews Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:10:41 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107222.html mswatcher 2008-08-26T20:10:41Z I currently have 20 books in my list of recommended books. I’ve read all of those books in the past 2 years, which means i’m averaging about 10 books a year. That’s probably a bit much, and i have to admit i’ve been reading a bit less lately than i used to. But i’ve noticed that a lot of developers that i know hardly ever read books about software development. Which is too bad, because those books really are a cheap way of investing in yourself and your career.]]> 107222 2008-08-26T12:38:28Z 2008-08-26T20:10:41Z 17 0 656 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107222.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/preposterous_bugs.html As a developer you tend to be very sensitive about how software works and how it's not supposed to work. You know that it's hard to write good software, because you deal with it every day. So if you are using a web site or a program, every now and then you put on your developer's hat and analyze the software from your point of view. mobile opinion reviews Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:23:13 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106705.html David Linsin 2008-08-26T19:23:13Z As a developer you tend to be very sensitive about how software works and how it's not supposed to work. You know that it's hard to write good software, because you deal with it every day. So if you are using a web site or a program, every now and then you put on your developer's hat and analyze the software from your point of view.]]> 106705 2008-08-25T04:10:13Z 2008-08-26T19:23:13Z 8 0 199 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106705.jpg dlinsin http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/241715.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/improve_your_development_lifestyle.html My friend JP has always said that man (and woman) was not meant to sit behind a desk 8+ hours a day. We were meant to do physically laborious tasks like pillage, plunder, and conquer. Although I’m a lover not a fighter, I understand what he means. I personally have always struggled with my weight being as heavy as 300 lbs to as low as 190 lbs. My pants have been as large as 44” waist to as low as 32”. It’s a constant battle to stay healthy, especially in the U.S.A. where everything can and will be super-sized. opinion reviews Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:48:42 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107100.html mswatcher 2008-08-26T16:48:42Z My friend JP has always said that man (and woman) was not meant to sit behind a desk 8+ hours a day. We were meant to do physically laborious tasks like pillage, plunder, and conquer. Although I’m a lover not a fighter, I understand what he means. I personally have always struggled with my weight being as heavy as 300 lbs to as low as 190 lbs. My pants have been as large as 44” waist to as low as 32”. It’s a constant battle to stay healthy, especially in the U.S.A. where everything can and will be super-sized.]]> 107100 2008-08-26T03:18:48Z 2008-08-26T16:48:42Z 19 0 503 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107100.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/25_musthave_thumb_drive_apps_for_geeks.html With traveling and use of many different computers, many geeks (and geek girls) often find a need to have a uniform set of tools handy wherever we may be. I've put together a list of 25 invaluable portable apps that can be installed on an Ipod or Thumb Drive. These are really cool! opinion reviews tools Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:25:57 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106848.html mswatcher 2008-08-26T00:25:57Z With traveling and use of many different computers, many geeks (and geek girls) often find a need to have a uniform set of tools handy wherever we may be. I've put together a list of 25 invaluable portable apps that can be installed on an Ipod or Thumb Drive. These are really cool!]]> 106848 2008-08-25T13:40:35Z 2008-08-26T00:25:57Z 33 0 1350 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106848.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/software_patents_are_evil_heres_why.html I was looking for a reference in ADO.NET Entity Framework documentation (via Google) if a Complex type in an EDM could be part of an association (relationship) like Hibernate supports. I needed this for some tool I'm working on . Google gave me an interesting link, namely to a patent held by MS about relationshipsets in the EDM. It refers to other patents of similar straight-forward concepts, either based on stuff defined by Codd or defined by other O/R mapper frameworks like Hibernate or Toplink long before th opinion reviews Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:53 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106856.html mswatcher 2008-08-25T20:00:53Z I was looking for a reference in ADO.NET Entity Framework documentation (via Google) if a Complex type in an EDM could be part of an association (relationship) like Hibernate supports. I needed this for some tool I'm working on . Google gave me an interesting link, namely to a patent held by MS about relationshipsets in the EDM. It refers to other patents of similar straight-forward concepts, either based on stuff defined by Codd or defined by other O/R mapper frameworks like Hibernate or Toplink long before th]]> 106856 2008-08-25T13:53:51Z 2008-08-25T20:00:53Z 15 0 196 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106856.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/web_20_a_strategy_guide.html If you are a developer thinking of starting your own Web 2.0 business and want to learn more about the business side and business models involved in the Web 2.0 world, this book is for you. If you currently run a business and want to know how you can integrate the strategies and methodologies of Web 2.0 into your current business, this book is for you. Bottom line, if you are involved or are thinking of getting involved in the new Web 2.0 economy this book is a must have. books reviews web 2.0 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:34:09 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106729.html Volume4 2008-08-25T16:34:09Z If you are a developer thinking of starting your own Web 2.0 business and want to learn more about the business side and business models involved in the Web 2.0 world, this book is for you. If you currently run a business and want to know how you can integrate the strategies and methodologies of Web 2.0 into your current business, this book is for you. Bottom line, if you are involved or are thinking of getting involved in the new Web 2.0 economy this book is a must have.]]> 106729 2008-08-25T07:32:51Z 2008-08-25T16:34:09Z 15 0 297 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106729.jpg Volume4 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/71517.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/top_musthave_tools_for_an_aspnet_web_developer.html Of all these years, working as a .NET developer, here is a collected and compiled set of tools that will help you out in your ASP.NET projects. Since the number of utilities are huge, only a few out of them have been picked up, which are used frequently in ASP.NET projects. .net reviews tools web 2.0 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:53:50 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106800.html ScottG 2008-08-25T14:53:50Z Of all these years, working as a .NET developer, here is a collected and compiled set of tools that will help you out in your ASP.NET projects. Since the number of utilities are huge, only a few out of them have been picked up, which are used frequently in ASP.NET projects.]]> 106800 2008-08-25T11:16:34Z 2008-08-25T14:53:50Z 12 0 388 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106800.jpg ScottG http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/282821.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/97_things_every_software_architect_should_know.html The following are axioms for software architects by software architects. They have been contributed under the Creative Commons, Attribution 3 open source license. Each axiom has a title and a description and each author has their own biography page. As a member of this site, you can comment and rate any and all axioms. books opinion reviews Sun, 24 Aug 2008 07:37:25 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106459.html mswatcher 2008-08-24T07:37:25Z The following are axioms for software architects by software architects. They have been contributed under the Creative Commons, Attribution 3 open source license. Each axiom has a title and a description and each author has their own biography page. As a member of this site, you can comment and rate any and all axioms.]]> 106459 2008-08-23T17:56:38Z 2008-08-24T07:37:25Z 11 0 961 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106459.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/my_websites_sql_database_was_hacked.html I received an email from my website manager indicating several errors across different pages. I hate days that start with issues like that, I first thought that someone again broke the website through an edit. But Beyond Compare told me I was totally wrong. I dug even further and realized that values returning from the database were incorrect. database reviews security Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:42:04 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106361.html mswatcher 2008-08-24T00:42:04Z I received an email from my website manager indicating several errors across different pages. I hate days that start with issues like that, I first thought that someone again broke the website through an edit. But Beyond Compare told me I was totally wrong. I dug even further and realized that values returning from the database were incorrect.]]> 106361 2008-08-23T04:35:12Z 2008-08-24T00:42:04Z 11 0 486 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106361.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/10_free_python_programming_books.html A list, and descriptions, of 10 great Python programming books that are available in full online. books python reviews Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:17:18 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106443.html coderholic 2008-08-24T00:17:18Z A list, and descriptions, of 10 great Python programming books that are available in full online.]]> 106443 2008-08-23T16:00:11Z 2008-08-24T00:17:18Z 20 0 556 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106443.jpg coderholic http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/327537.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/five_best_ftp_clients.html Whether you do you work on the web, run a home FTP server, or you just prefer a quick download from time to time, a solid, full-featured FTP client can be lifesaver. You've got tons of options—both free and shareware—for your FTP needs, so finding the right FTP client can be difficult. On Tuesday you shared your favorite FTP clients, and today we're back with the five most popular choices. Read on for a detailed look at the five best FTP clients for your money, then cast your vote for the app you like best. reviews tools Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:23:58 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106195.html mswatcher 2008-08-23T05:23:58Z Whether you do you work on the web, run a home FTP server, or you just prefer a quick download from time to time, a solid, full-featured FTP client can be lifesaver. You've got tons of options—both free and shareware—for your FTP needs, so finding the right FTP client can be difficult. On Tuesday you shared your favorite FTP clients, and today we're back with the five most popular choices. Read on for a detailed look at the five best FTP clients for your money, then cast your vote for the app you like best.]]> 106195 2008-08-22T16:24:08Z 2008-08-23T05:23:58Z 21 0 520 4 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106195.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/30_best_firefox_addons.html As I am one of the many Firefox users I use many of its add-ons which make my work so much easier. And I would like to share with you list of 30 best handpicked Firefox add-ons, very useful for web designers and developers. reviews tools Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:02:06 GMT http://dzone.com/links/105600.html mswatcher 2008-08-21T17:02:06Z As I am one of the many Firefox users I use many of its add-ons which make my work so much easier. And I would like to share with you list of 30 best handpicked Firefox add-ons, very useful for web designers and developers.]]> 105600 2008-08-21T05:31:43Z 2008-08-21T17:02:06Z 11 0 758 3 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/105600.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/12_print_magazines_for_web_and_graphic_designers.html There’s obviously no shortage of content online for web designers, but the offline content is frequently overlooked. There are a number of print publications that cover various topics that are relevant to web and graphic designers. Here is a look at 12 magazines that may interest you. reviews web design web services Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:42:23 GMT http://dzone.com/links/105537.html vandelay 2008-08-21T13:42:23Z There’s obviously no shortage of content online for web designers, but the offline content is frequently overlooked. There are a number of print publications that cover various topics that are relevant to web and graphic designers. Here is a look at 12 magazines that may interest you.]]> 105537 2008-08-20T23:36:13Z 2008-08-21T13:42:23Z 7 0 219 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/105537.jpg vandelay http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/233243.gif