http://dzone.com/links/tag/tools.html DZone: fresh links for developers en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:40:41 GMT The DZone community 2008-08-29T22:40:41Z en-us Copyright (c) 2006 DZone, Inc. http://dzone.com/links/feed/frontpage/tools/rss.xml http://www.dzone.com/images/std/dzone.com_258x55.gif http://www.dzone.com/links/ http://dzone.com/links/rss/virtualbox_installing_openbsd_and_how_it_compares.html When it comes to desktop virtualization, the choices are usually VMware Workstation on Windows, or VMware Fusion / Parallels on the Mac (and a myriad of options on *nix, like VMware, qemu, bochs, etc). tools unix-linux Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:35:24 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108198.html bloid 2008-08-29T22:35:24Z When it comes to desktop virtualization, the choices are usually VMware Workstation on Windows, or VMware Fusion / Parallels on the Mac (and a myriad of options on *nix, like VMware, qemu, bochs, etc).]]> 108198 2008-08-28T20:33:42Z 2008-08-29T22:35:24Z 4 0 35 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108198.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/mousers_vs_keyboardists.html Since the dawn of the graphical user interface there has been tension between those that favor the mouse and those that favor the keyboard. I am reminded of this as I explored the new experimental Firefox plugin from Mozilla Labs called Ubiquity. opinion tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:14:15 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107708.html bloid 2008-08-29T20:14:15Z Since the dawn of the graphical user interface there has been tension between those that favor the mouse and those that favor the keyboard. I am reminded of this as I explored the new experimental Firefox plugin from Mozilla Labs called Ubiquity.]]> 107708 2008-08-27T16:32:07Z 2008-08-29T20:14:15Z 5 0 106 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107708.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/project_darkstar_unit_testing_and_mock_objects.html However, when I started working with Project Darkstar recently, it seemed impossible to test. Mostly, because it requires you to use their interface, ManagedReference, to contain references between serialized objects (you can decide not to use them, but then performance goes down significantly). The problem is not with the interface but with the way it’s created, which is only by using the DataManager they provide, using the AppContext.getDataManager() method. frameworks java methodology tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:59:09 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108217.html bloid 2008-08-29T18:59:09Z However, when I started working with Project Darkstar recently, it seemed impossible to test. Mostly, because it requires you to use their interface, ManagedReference, to contain references between serialized objects (you can decide not to use them, but then performance goes down significantly). The problem is not with the interface but with the way it’s created, which is only by using the DataManager they provide, using the AppContext.getDataManager() method.]]> 108217 2008-08-28T21:46:43Z 2008-08-29T18:59:09Z 6 0 84 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108217.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/ubiquity_coding_something_useful_in_less_than_20.html Ubiquity is the new experimental extension to Firefox that will (I’m sure it will) make enormous impact on the way we use the browser. It allows to remix various services and extend functionality of the browser in very easy way (if you don’t get the point of Ubiquity yet, I recommend watching the video that came with official announcement; I needed to see that - description didn’t tell me much about how powerful it can be). tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:32:39 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107832.html bloid 2008-08-29T17:32:39Z Ubiquity is the new experimental extension to Firefox that will (I’m sure it will) make enormous impact on the way we use the browser. It allows to remix various services and extend functionality of the browser in very easy way (if you don’t get the point of Ubiquity yet, I recommend watching the video that came with official announcement; I needed to see that - description didn’t tell me much about how powerful it can be).]]> 107832 2008-08-27T19:11:32Z 2008-08-29T17:32:39Z 7 0 182 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107832.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/whats_in_a_name_2.html Using descriptive names is a good programming practice. Today I came across an example that does quite the opposite. In Maven 2 you can define a proxy when you are working behind a proxy server, and there is this active flag that sets this proxy to active or inactive.... or at least that is what you expect right? java tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:34:45 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108067.html bloid 2008-08-29T15:34:45Z Using descriptive names is a good programming practice. Today I came across an example that does quite the opposite. In Maven 2 you can define a proxy when you are working behind a proxy server, and there is this active flag that sets this proxy to active or inactive.... or at least that is what you expect right?]]> 108067 2008-08-28T12:00:21Z 2008-08-29T15:34:45Z 7 0 120 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108067.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/from_jconsole_to_visualvm.html With the release of VisualVM as a standard part of Sun's JDK distribution since JDK 6 Update 7, it is likely that Java developers will begin using VisualVM in situations in which they previously used the separate tools such as jinfo, jmap, jstack, jstat, and JConsole. Fortunately, two of the main features JMX developers were likely to use in JConsole can be used with VisualVM as well. java tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:18:30 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108354.html bloid 2008-08-29T15:18:30Z With the release of VisualVM as a standard part of Sun's JDK distribution since JDK 6 Update 7, it is likely that Java developers will begin using VisualVM in situations in which they previously used the separate tools such as jinfo, jmap, jstack, jstat, and JConsole. Fortunately, two of the main features JMX developers were likely to use in JConsole can be used with VisualVM as well.]]> 108354 2008-08-29T06:54:42Z 2008-08-29T15:18:30Z 7 0 281 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108354.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/how_to_make_my_web_pages_internet_explorer_8_comp.html Free tool to make your web pages compatible with IE8 by automating the introduction of the compatibility flag. announcement microsoft standards tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:54:13 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108213.html fzoufaly 2008-08-29T13:54:13Z Free tool to make your web pages compatible with IE8 by automating the introduction of the compatibility flag.]]> 108213 2008-08-28T21:42:43Z 2008-08-29T13:54:13Z 12 0 113 2 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108213.jpg fzoufaly http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/284094.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/firefox_proposal_a_better_new_tab_screen.html I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to design interfaces at scale. The amount of time saved when the tasks we do often are streamlined is staggering when multiplied by a quarter of a billion users. At the moment, I’m interested in what we can streamline in the new-tab workflow. gui opinion tools usability Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:50:06 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107255.html bloid 2008-08-29T11:50:06Z I’ve been thinking a lot recently about what it means to design interfaces at scale. The amount of time saved when the tasks we do often are streamlined is staggering when multiplied by a quarter of a billion users. At the moment, I’m interested in what we can streamline in the new-tab workflow.]]> 107255 2008-08-26T14:16:25Z 2008-08-29T11:50:06Z 10 0 487 3 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107255.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/netbeans_file_templates.html Yo may have seen that when you create a new class, interface or something with Netbeans, the IDE automatically generates some code for you. It is possible to customize this code using the Netbeans File Templates. how-to java tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:39:37 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108018.html Helius 2008-08-29T11:39:37Z Yo may have seen that when you create a new class, interface or something with Netbeans, the IDE automatically generates some code for you. It is possible to customize this code using the Netbeans File Templates.]]> 108018 2008-08-28T09:12:44Z 2008-08-29T11:39:37Z 6 0 154 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108018.jpg Helius http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/297891.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/spring_demand_soars_surpasses_ejbs_as_a_job_requi.html Spring claims to have surpassed EJBs in job requirements frameworks java news tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:29:00 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108034.html rightmarks07 2008-08-29T07:29:00Z Spring claims to have surpassed EJBs in job requirements]]> 108034 2008-08-28T10:13:11Z 2008-08-29T07:29:00Z 6 0 362 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108034.jpg rightmarks07 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/263706.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/replication_in_subversion_15.html One common requirement when you set up a Subversion repository concerns how it will be backed up. Another involves what happens if the main repository server goes down for some reason. Yet another is about how to deal with teams distributed across large distances or connected with limited networks. Subversion has some interesting solutions to all of these concerns, notably via the svnsync tool, and more recently with a new feature called Write-Through Proxying, that makes setting up distributed repositories much easier. tools Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:35:20 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107180.html bloid 2008-08-29T06:35:20Z One common requirement when you set up a Subversion repository concerns how it will be backed up. Another involves what happens if the main repository server goes down for some reason. Yet another is about how to deal with teams distributed across large distances or connected with limited networks. Subversion has some interesting solutions to all of these concerns, notably via the svnsync tool, and more recently with a new feature called Write-Through Proxying, that makes setting up distributed repositories much easier.]]> 107180 2008-08-26T10:17:50Z 2008-08-29T06:35:20Z 14 0 301 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107180.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/netbeans_user_group_on_xing.html There's a new NetBeans User Group on the XING professional network. All NetBeans IDE and NetBeans Platform users are invited to join! java tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:05:41 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108037.html geertjan 2008-08-28T21:05:41Z There's a new NetBeans User Group on the XING professional network. All NetBeans IDE and NetBeans Platform users are invited to join!]]> 108037 2008-08-28T10:21:26Z 2008-08-28T21:05:41Z 11 0 43 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108037.jpg geertjan http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/250147.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/beginners_guide_to_test_driven_web_part_developme.html We are very pleased to announce the publication of our white paper Beginners Guide to Test Driven Web Part Development. This white paper forms part of our Unit Testing SharePoint Solutions - The Basics series and provides an introduction to unit testing web parts within SharePoint 2007; this is a beginner’s guide and as such does not aim to address some of the more challenging issues you will face as you develop your SharePoint solutions (we will be covering these in our future more advanced white papers) but aims to get you thinking about how to develop with testability in mind. how-to methodology microsoft tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:32:18 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107575.html AlvinAshcraft 2008-08-28T20:32:18Z We are very pleased to announce the publication of our white paper Beginners Guide to Test Driven Web Part Development. This white paper forms part of our Unit Testing SharePoint Solutions - The Basics series and provides an introduction to unit testing web parts within SharePoint 2007; this is a beginner’s guide and as such does not aim to address some of the more challenging issues you will face as you develop your SharePoint solutions (we will be covering these in our future more advanced white papers) but aims to get you thinking about how to develop with testability in mind.]]> 107575 2008-08-27T11:26:06Z 2008-08-28T20:32:18Z 7 0 195 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107575.jpg alashcraft http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/285573.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/intellij_idea_8_beyond_java.html InfoQ had the opportunity to interview Dmitry Jemerov from JetBrains, Inc. regarding the recent release of IntelliJ IDEA 8 Milestone 1. Read on to find out what to expect in the latest version of the award winning IDE and when it will be ready for prime time java tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:47:06 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107958.html codecraig 2008-08-28T19:47:06Z InfoQ had the opportunity to interview Dmitry Jemerov from JetBrains, Inc. regarding the recent release of IntelliJ IDEA 8 Milestone 1. Read on to find out what to expect in the latest version of the award winning IDE and when it will be ready for prime time]]> 107958 2008-08-28T01:37:11Z 2008-08-28T19:47:06Z 13 0 213 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107958.jpg codecraig http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/162813.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/next_generation_test_management_system.html Zephyr offers next-generation slick and affordable test management and collaboration capabilities that enable test teams to achieve enhanced levels of productivity in order to ship high quality software on-time. tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:51:59 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107980.html Sean08 2008-08-28T15:51:59Z Zephyr offers next-generation slick and affordable test management and collaboration capabilities that enable test teams to achieve enhanced levels of productivity in order to ship high quality software on-time.]]> 107980 2008-08-28T03:58:45Z 2008-08-28T15:51:59Z 6 0 321 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107980.jpg Sean08 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/328643.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/an_introduction_to_aspectoriented_programming_wit.html This article will take a simple example, and use JBoss AOP to add to its behaviour, while explaining some of the core functionality of JBoss AOP. We will look at encapsulating cross-cutting concerns into aspects, have a look at around advices vs the new lightweight advices in the upcoming JBoss AOP 2.0 release, and also look at using interface-introductions and mixins to add interfaces to your classes. java open source tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:24:28 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108060.html NBharti78 2008-08-28T15:24:28Z This article will take a simple example, and use JBoss AOP to add to its behaviour, while explaining some of the core functionality of JBoss AOP. We will look at encapsulating cross-cutting concerns into aspects, have a look at around advices vs the new lightweight advices in the upcoming JBoss AOP 2.0 release, and also look at using interface-introductions and mixins to add interfaces to your classes.]]> 108060 2008-08-28T11:40:03Z 2008-08-28T15:24:28Z 12 0 134 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108060.jpg NBharti78 http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/224680.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/dj_native_swing_096_integrate_native_components_f.html DJ Native Swing is a great way to get a web browser, Flash player, multimedia player or an HTML editor in a Swing application. But until recently, it was not possible to apply its advanced integration logic to foreign native components. This has changed with the latest release. java tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:32:04 GMT http://dzone.com/links/108050.html geertjan 2008-08-28T14:32:04Z DJ Native Swing is a great way to get a web browser, Flash player, multimedia player or an HTML editor in a Swing application. But until recently, it was not possible to apply its advanced integration logic to foreign native components. This has changed with the latest release.]]> 108050 2008-08-28T11:16:09Z 2008-08-28T14:32:04Z 14 0 130 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/108050.jpg geertjan http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/250147.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/handy_sql_with_intellij_idea.html If a project you are working on requires referring to an SQL database, you can, actually, use one of the numerous SQL clients, or type commands in the command line - and regularly switch between frames. Now IntelliJ IDEA suggests a better choice. Since version 8.0, you have a dedicated Database tool window at your disposal, which allows you to work with the data sources without leaving IntelliJ IDEA. database tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:31:36 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107827.html bloid 2008-08-28T08:31:36Z If a project you are working on requires referring to an SQL database, you can, actually, use one of the numerous SQL clients, or type commands in the command line - and regularly switch between frames. Now IntelliJ IDEA suggests a better choice. Since version 8.0, you have a dedicated Database tool window at your disposal, which allows you to work with the data sources without leaving IntelliJ IDEA.]]> 107827 2008-08-27T19:00:11Z 2008-08-28T08:31:36Z 9 0 179 1 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107827.jpg bloid http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/111696.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/an_opensource_spore_creature_creatorlike_game_con.html Imagine if all game developers had access to a free set of tools like the Spore creature creator. games open source opinion tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:22:13 GMT http://dzone.com/links/106915.html purrp 2008-08-28T08:22:13Z Imagine if all game developers had access to a free set of tools like the Spore creature creator.]]> 106915 2008-08-25T16:18:35Z 2008-08-28T08:22:13Z 6 0 270 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/106915.jpg purrp http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/327898.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/free_text_messaging_sms_api_from_zeep_mobile_just.html The Zeep Mobile SMS API allows any website to send and receive text messages (SMS) to and from it's users. There are no volume restrictions and the service is absolutely free for developers - users pay only their standard SMS rates. Available in the US. mobile tools web 2.0 web services Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:13:01 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107823.html lpachols 2008-08-28T08:13:01Z The Zeep Mobile SMS API allows any website to send and receive text messages (SMS) to and from it's users. There are no volume restrictions and the service is absolutely free for developers - users pay only their standard SMS rates. Available in the US.]]> 107823 2008-08-27T18:45:40Z 2008-08-28T08:13:01Z 12 0 482 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107823.jpg lpachols http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/328543.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/ie8_backward_compatibility_what_can_i_do.html In this blog entry Samiq writes about some of the new features of the just released IE8 Beta 2 and also explains how to deal with compatibility issues using aggiorno express. css-html how-to standards tools Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:56:23 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107868.html fzoufaly 2008-08-28T07:56:23Z In this blog entry Samiq writes about some of the new features of the just released IE8 Beta 2 and also explains how to deal with compatibility issues using aggiorno express.]]> 107868 2008-08-27T21:28:16Z 2008-08-28T07:56:23Z 15 0 214 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107868.jpg fzoufaly http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/284094.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/virtual_scrum_board.html Virtual SCRUM Board (VSB) is a software tool that helps Scrum teams manage the uncommitted backlog, sprints, stories and tasks. VSB empowers Scrum teams to fully participate in sprint planning and execution. agile methodology tools Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:14:58 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107106.html mswatcher 2008-08-27T22:14:58Z Virtual SCRUM Board (VSB) is a software tool that helps Scrum teams manage the uncommitted backlog, sprints, stories and tasks. VSB empowers Scrum teams to fully participate in sprint planning and execution.]]> 107106 2008-08-26T03:29:39Z 2008-08-27T22:14:58Z 6 0 542 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107106.jpg mswatcher http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/225256.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/interview_ruby_on_rails_creator_on_the_state_of_e.html David Heinemeier Hansson created the Ruby on Rails software framework. He’s also a partner in 37signals, producers of the popular Basecamp suite of online collaboration tools. frameworks ruby tools web 2.0 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:14:50 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107020.html bgetting 2008-08-27T22:14:50Z David Heinemeier Hansson created the Ruby on Rails software framework. He’s also a partner in 37signals, producers of the popular Basecamp suite of online collaboration tools.]]> 107020 2008-08-25T21:24:21Z 2008-08-27T22:14:50Z 4 0 246 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107020.jpg bgetting http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/326555.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/5_software_build_patterns.html Do you want to help develop build patterns and identify? We have patterns-a-plenty for writing code. How about patterns for building it? .net agile java tools Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:19:14 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107322.html simpsonjulian 2008-08-27T18:19:14Z Do you want to help develop build patterns and identify? We have patterns-a-plenty for writing code. How about patterns for building it?]]> 107322 2008-08-26T17:50:44Z 2008-08-27T18:19:14Z 15 0 698 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107322.jpg simpsonjulian http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/283919.gif http://dzone.com/links/rss/swing_explorer_13_netbeans_plugin_addition_trace.html After quite a long summer delay I'm proud to announce a new version of Swing Explorer. Swing Explorer is a tool for debugging of Swing applications, researching their internal structure, event monitoring, catching problems with event dispatch thread and more. frameworks java tools Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:46:15 GMT http://dzone.com/links/107579.html geertjan 2008-08-27T15:46:15Z After quite a long summer delay I'm proud to announce a new version of Swing Explorer. Swing Explorer is a tool for debugging of Swing applications, researching their internal structure, event monitoring, catching problems with event dispatch thread and more.]]> 107579 2008-08-27T11:48:24Z 2008-08-27T15:46:15Z 15 0 97 0 http://dzone.com/links/images/thumbs/120x90/107579.jpg geertjan http://dzone.com/links/images/avatars/250147.gif