Tag Archives: Java

Complacency on “Corporate Standards”

I was in a meeting today where a discussion was happening about the benefits of using Hibernate in an enterprise Java application.  I pointed out that with Hibernate the options are provided to call stored procedures, have Hibernate generate SQL … Continue reading

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It’s the requirements stupid!

Today I had a new coworker tell me that I really couldn’t comment on his method of organizing source code because I hadn’t used it.   It was guaranteed to produce the fantastic results he was talking about if only we’d … Continue reading

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Thanks for the Weblogic support Oracle!

I know that it’s a tough thing to move forum contents from one system to another and I know that Oracle and BEA, prior to their buyout by Oracle, had a different forum system than Oracle.   I also understand that … Continue reading

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Oddities of running JasperReports with Weblogic 9.2 on Windows

I posted this on the JasperReports forums but wanted also to put it here in case it helps someone out (since I have my Java topic going to the Java Blogs aggregator. At work I am currently using Weblogic 9.2 … Continue reading

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Running JasperReports with subreports in an app server environment

I’ll start with the moral of the story: read documentation carefully as it may contain the answer you seek.  These things are covered in the pay-for documentation available from JasperSoft but you have to skip around a bit to get … Continue reading

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Storing JasperReports in a database using iBATIS and Oracle 10g

I’ve used JasperReports in two different jobs now to provide reporting services for clients of the various web applications I’ve worked on. My first experience definitely turned out to be a great learning opportunity. It was a great opportunity because … Continue reading

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Java Posse Podcast #188 – are you guys for real?

I was just listening to the guys describing the Livescribe Pulse Smartpen demo at JavaOne and how great it was but then lamenting that the desktop component only worked on Windows. I know these guys are developers, and I know … Continue reading

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This is a comparison?? Eclipse 3.3 or NetBeans 6.0 from JavaWorld

Update: I’m getting quite a few eyes on this posting because of the link from dzone so I wanted to clarify a couple of things. I am referring to the NB project importer that brings Eclipse projects into NetBeans….not the … Continue reading

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