Code Beach

FREE chapter from Murach's C++ 2008 book

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:54:48 +0000

Teach yourself how to code C++ 2008 applications! If you already know how to add controls to a form and set their properties, this introductory chapter from Murach's C++ 2008 shows you how to code a Windows form for an invoicing function, run it, and debug simple runtime errors using the ...

RESTful Java with JAX-RS

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:54:46 +0000

Learn how to design and develop distributed web services in Java using RESTful architectural principals and the JAX-RS specification in Java EE 6. With this hands-on reference, you'll focus on implementation rather than theory, and discover why the RESTful method is far better than ...

Using SubActivities in Android

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:54:45 +0000

Sometimes you need to run some Activity, do some operation there and return some value to parent Activity. For this situation Android has possibility to run Activity for result. I am going to show how to use it.

Generate PowerPoint 2007 PPSX reports in Microsoft SQL Server

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:54:44 +0000

Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services version 3.3.0 announces a new export format. Now you can easily generate reports in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 PPSX format. Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services already supports exporting reports in PPT, PPS and PPTX formats as well.

Professional Oracle WebLogic Server

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:54:43 +0000

If you're an experienced Java developer who wants to expand your skills, Professional Oracle WebLogic Server is the perfect guide for you. This book is written by a top-notch author team that that includes one of the lead architects from Oracle's Fusion Middleware Development Architects team. ...

Free Spring Annotations Cheat Sheet

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:54:42 +0000

A free Spring cheat sheet from DZone. Craig Walls, the author who created our popular Spring Configuration refcard, follows up with this excellent reference on Spring Annotations.

Adding icon to the menu item in Android

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:54:41 +0000

There is a good practice to add icons to the menu items. I am going to show code snippet which add icon to the menu item.

Free PHP Cheat Sheet

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:39 +0000

A free PHP cheat sheet from DZone. PHP is the world's most popular server-side Web scripting language. This reference card was created to help you quickly navigate some of PHP's most commonplace features, including objectoriented programming, array and string manipulation, regular expressions, ...

jQuery Cookbook

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:54:36 +0000

Ideal for newcomers and JavaScript veterans alike, jQuery Cookbook starts with the basics and then moves to practical use cases with tested solutions to common web development hurdles. You also get recipes on advanced topics, such as methods for applying jQuery to large projects.

Free JavaServer Faces Cheat Sheet

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:54:34 +0000

A free JSF cheat sheet from DZone. JavaServer Faces (JSF) includes a set of predefined UI components, an event-driven programming model, and the ability to add third-party components. JSF is designed to be extensible, easy to use, and toolable. This refcard describes the JSF development ...

SQL Server Backup and Recovery

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:54:33 +0000

In this video we will discuss a couple miscellaneous bits and pieces about backups before we can start our restore process.We will specifically lecture on backup compression and backup security in this video.

Programming Google App Engine

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:54:31 +0000

As one of today's cloud computing services, Google App Engine does more than provide access to a large system of servers. It also offers you a simple model for building applications that scale automatically to accommodate millions of users. With Programming Google App Engine, you'll get expert ...

Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services - 3.3.0.0 Released

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:30 +0000

Aspose.Slides for Reporting Services is a rendering extension for Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005 & 2008 Reporting Services (x86 and x64) to generate reports in Microsoft PowerPoint PPT, PPS, PPTX and PPSX formats. All RDL report features including tables, matrices, charts, images, sub ...

Viewing logs and exceptions in Android

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:29 +0000

I found that there is no logcat console in android plugins for NetBeans and IDEA 8. But when you develop application you need to see exceptions or see simple log. I am going to show how easy is to see all these things in system console.

Free Java Persistence API Cheat Sheet

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:54:28 +0000

A free JPA cheat sheet from DZone. Even though proprietary mapping products like Hibernate and TopLink still exist, they are now focused on providing their functionality through the JPA API, allowing all applications to be portable across JPA implementations. This refcard will give users ...

Using Context Menus in Android

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:54:27 +0000

Context menu in Android is similar to context menu in any others OS. In Microsoft Windows or in any Linux distr you click right mouse key and see context menu. The same is in Android, but you press and hold your view which has context menu. This tutorial is going to show how to create, ...

Open Source Replication and Clustering Solution for MySQL And PostgreSQL

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:54:26 +0000

Continuent, Inc., a leading provider of solutions for continuous data availability, advanced database replication, backup and database performance scalability, today announced availability of Continuent Tungsten Community Edition for MySQL. Continuent Tungsten offers an easy to manage, dynamic ...

Free C# Cheat Sheet

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:54:25 +0000

A free C# cheat sheet from DZone. As C# has evolved over the past few years, there's more and more to remember. You'll find this reference card useful whatever type of C# project you're working on, and whichever version of C# you're using. It covers many topics, from the basics of string ...

Safari and WebKit Development for iPhone OS 3.0

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:22 +0000

The must-have reference for building and optimizing Web applications for Safari on iPhone 3.0 The iPhone offers a compelling Web-based application development platform revolving around its built-in browser, Safari, which is built upon the open source WebKit framework. This must-have book ...

Free Core .NET Cheat Sheet

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:54:20 +0000

A free .NET cheat sheet from DZone. The .NET Framework has been growing steadily since its birth ? the API for .NET 3.5 is far bigger than that of .NET 1.0. With so much to remember, you?ll find this refcard useful for those core pieces of information which you need so often but which (if ...

Professional Ubuntu Mobile Development

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:54:19 +0000

Ubuntu Mobile is quickly being adopted by mobile device manufacturers and provides Web browsing, e-mail, media, camera, VoIP, instant messaging, GPS, blogging, digital TV, games, contacts, dates/calendar, and simple software updates on every mobile device. As the first book on Ubuntu Mobile, ...

Free Core Java Cheat Sheet

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:54:17 +0000

A free Java cheat sheet from DZone. This refcard gives you an overview of key aspects of the Java language and cheat sheets on the core library (formatted output, collections, regular expressions, logging, properties) as well as the most commonly used tools (javac, java, jar).

Professional DevExpress ASP.NET Controls

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:54:15 +0000

Devexpress is a leading supplier of ASP.NET controls - the addins used in ASP.NET sites. Not only does this book show you how to make the most of them with Silverlight and Ajax, reporting, calendars, editors, and charts, but you also get actual controls worth $250 on the CD-ROM included with ...

Free Core CSS Cheat Sheet - Part 2

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:54:13 +0000

A free CSS cheat sheet from DZone. Core CSS: Part II covers CSS 2.0/2.1 selectors. To assist in visualizing how these selectors actually match, for each example you?ll see an element, the corresponding CSS, and a document tree that visualizes what is selected within a sample document. Also ...

Ultra-Fast ASP.NET: Build Ultra-Fast and Ultra-Scalable web sites using ASP.NET and SQL Server

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:54:12 +0000

Ultra-Fast ASP.NET presents a practical approach to building fast and scalable web sites using ASP.NET and SQL Server. In addition to a wealth of tips, tricks and secrets, you'll find advice and code examples for all tiers of your application, including the client, caching, IIS 7, ASP.NET, ...

Free Core CSS Cheat Sheet - Part 1

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:11 +0000

A free CSS cheat sheet from DZone. First in a set of three Refcardz on CSS by internationally recognized design expert, Molly Holzschlag. Covers how and when to use CSS, rule syntax, inheritance and much more. Ideal for programmers and developers who need to learn more about advanced web ...

Application Settings (C#)

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:54:10 +0000

There are various ways to hold application-wide and user-specific settings externally to a program. One is to set up application settings in a Visual Studio project. These permit strongly typed configuration that can be changed without recompiling.

Free Flex 3 on Rails 2 Cheat Sheet

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:54:09 +0000

A free Flex and Rails cheat sheet from DZone. The Flexible Rails: Flex 3 on Rails 2 refcard provides an overview of Flex and Rails, how they can be used together and then building a simple Flex + Rails application using XML over HTTPService to have the Flex client talk to a RESTful Rails ...

Murach's C++ 2008

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:54:08 +0000

Now, you can add C++ 2008 to your skill set as quickly and easily as possible with this practical book. If you?re new to C++, you?ll master the Visual Studio and C++ coding skills you need to create bulletproof, object-oriented programs. If you already know native C++, you?ll learn how to ...

Android transitions- slide in and slide out

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:54:07 +0000

This tutorial shows how to create a slide-in / slide-out transition between Activities in Android.

PortletDock

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:54:06 +0000

The PortletDock swing component that allows you to add a bunch of non-overlapping components to it. The user can then rearrange them by dragging with the mouse or by minimizing.

Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:54:05 +0000

Steve Freeman and Nat Pryce describe the processes they use, the design principles they strive to achieve, and some of the tools that help them get the job done. Through an extended worked example, you'll learn how TDD works at multiple levels, using tests to drive the features and the ...

iPhone SDK Essential Training: Objective-C

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:54:04 +0000

In this video developer Simon Allardice introduces you to Objective-C coding - the core language for iPhone development.

Turn-By-Turn Directions with the Google Maps API

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:54:03 +0000

In this tutorial, we will go through the process of creating a small widget that allows users to retrieve turn-by-turn directions to a specified location. We'll be using the Google Maps API, via JavaScript, to provide this rather advanced functionality.

Creating a Crypter Class with PHP

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:54:02 +0000

In this article I will explain how to create a PHP Class that will encrypt and decrypt any data with a given password. It is object programmed and uses existing PHP algorithms.

Microsoft Application Architecture Guide

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:53:34 +0000

Get the definitive guide on designing applications on the Microsoft application platform straight from the Microsoft patterns & practices team. Learn how to choose the most appropriate architecture and the best implementation technologies that the Microsoft application platform offers ...

Cocoa Touch for iPhone OS 3

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:52:32 +0000

Join the gold rush to developing cool iPhone apps with this complete iPhone OS 3 developer?s guide. Professional developer Jiva DeVoe speaks your language, and he talks you through the entire process?from explaining Cocoa Touch and the iPhone SDK to using Xcode and the Game Kit API. Follow ...

CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:52:31 +0000

The Internet abounds with information on CSS based design. However it's spread across a large and disparate group of sites and can be very difficult to find. The purpose of this book is to pull all this information together in one place, thus creating a definitive guide to modern CSS based ...

Build a Simple Password Strength Checker

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:52:29 +0000

Providing instant feedback is the in-thing right now. Why limit yourself to checking usernames and email addresses? Why not extend this to provide quick visual feedback about the strength of the password the user has input? Today, we'll take a look at how to create a simple password strength ...

The Easy Way To Install PHP on Windows

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:33:34 +0000

The new Web Platform Installer from Microsoft makes setting up PHP and PHP-based applications on Windows a breeze. Louis walks us through what?s available with this new tool and shows us how simple it is to start off with WordPress or Drupal on Windows with IIS.

iPhone Game Development: Developing 2D & 3D games in Objective-C

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:33:31 +0000

What do you need to know to create a game for the iPhone? Even if you've already built some iPhone applications, developing games using iPhone's gestural interface and limited screen layout requires new skills. With iPhone Game Development, you get everything from game development basics and ...

Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:33:28 +0000

Succeeding with Agile is for pragmatic software professionals who want real answers to the most difficult challenges they face in implementing Scrum. Cohn covers every facet of the transition: getting started, helping individuals transition to new roles, structuring teams, scaling up, working ...

iPhone Game Development

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:33:25 +0000

If you've always wanted to develop a cool iPhone game application and sell it for big bucks, this book is for you. iPhone Game Development covers all technical and commercial bases, from how to sign up for the Apple Development Program, master the development tools in the iPhone SDK, publish ...

dtSearch White Papers

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:32:31 +0000

A leading supplier of text retrieval software, dtSearch Corp. develops, manufactures and sells the dtSearch - text retrieval product line. dtSearch products have been the Smart Choice for Text Retrieval? since 1991. The product line is known for its "industrial-strength" (PC Magazine) ability ...

Android 2.0 (Eclair) SDK is Available

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:32:29 +0000

Android 2.0 (Eclair) is now available for download. Android 2.0 is a major platform release deployable to Android-powered handsets starting in November 2009. The release includes new features for users and developers, as well as changes in the Android framework API.

Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform - Free Preview

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:31:58 +0000

Whether you're moving to .NET for the first time, or you?re already writing applications on .NET 2.0 or .NET 3.0, Pro VB 2008 and the .NET 3.5 Platform will provide you with a solid grounding in this new technology and serve as a comprehensive reference throughout your coding career.

DNS Component for .NET C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:31:54 +0000

NetXtremeDns .NET component offers a number of classes that make the work of querying DNS servers for resource record types defined by RFC-1034 and RFC-1035 more easily. You can easily retrieve the list of available DNS servers in your network, send a constructed DNS request message to a DNS ...

Java Made Easy

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:31:53 +0000

A Java resource that contains Java programming tutorials for absolute beginners and veterans alike! Learn Java quickly and easily by following the step by step tutorials that come complete with screen shots and examples, as well as a question form to submit individual questions.

Code Strategies improves Jarvana Java Class and Archive Search Engine

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:31:52 +0000

Code Strategies, Inc., has released significant improvements to Jarvana, their Java search engine and code repository browser that searches millions of Java classes. Jarvana improves Java developer productivity by allowing developers to search for classes, projects, and content in a 100GB code ...

Traceroute Component for .NET, C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:31:51 +0000

NetXtremeTraceRoute .NET component provides convenient methods to perform Internet Route Tracing to determine network delays and topology.