If you are an enterprise or XML developer and wish you had a tool that could
make your life easier, check out this review as it discusses two of the most
useful tools in the industry. XMLSPY is more than an editor; it's a toolbox
for XML. MAPFORCE is another XML application that provides different
facilities to a developer or a designer.
XMLSPY2004
This is an XML workbench that includes a lot of features. I'll describe some
of these features here; for more information check out Altova's Web site.
Document Creation
I like document creation because you don't have to create a project to create
a document or a schema, though you can add the created document or schema to
a project later. Note that in the New menu item of XMLSPY there are many
types of documents that you can create with it.
After a document type is created the tool gives the user different views of
it, ... (more)
Extensible Markup Language, more popularly known as XML, has found its uses
in many areas of software products. Though XML offers a lot of features and
uses, it's hard to develop with and maintain without good tools. This review
discusses such a tool that would help XML and Java developers use XML
efficiently.
Introduction
Stylus Studio is not only an XML tool but is also an Integrated Development
Environment (IDE). It provides the developer with various tools to work
efficiently with XML and related applications.
It can be downloaded from the site listed in the References section... (more)
This article describes a Java Card and how to write applications that can be
accessed by enterprise applications. We'll discuss the complete development
and testing process for card applications. The sample application and the
code listings are kept simple for readability and easier comprehension of the
basic ideas.
Java Card
More uses are being found for smart cards since their introduction about a
decade ago. As the name suggests, these cards are smarter than the usual
magnetic strip cards due to a built-in chip - either a memory chip or a
microprocessor. Microprocessor smart ... (more)
The integrated development environment (IDE) is a big part of the toolkit of
a modern software developer. Java projects have complex development
processes, especially if the project is going to be developed using open
source and J2EE technologies. A smart and efficient IDE plays an important
role in making developers more efficient and productive in doing their tasks
and meeting project deadlines. This review discusses one such smart IDE -
IDEA 4.0.
JetBrains, Inc., develops the IntelliJ line of products and IDEA is their IDE
for Java development. At the time of this writing, ID... (more)
DevPartner Java Edition is a profiling tool from Compuware that helps
developers envision the reality of their designs and implementations. It
clearly shows the performance, memory, and code coverage of various modules
in your project. If you always wondered how your particular implementation
would behave and want to buy a tool to show the profiling statistics of your
project, this review should interest you.
DevPartner is a good tool for getting a correct picture of your application.
It tells you how it is performing, how much memory each module of the
application takes when ex... (more)
Vijay Phagura, a professional Java/J2EE consultant has over twelve years of experience in software architecture and development. Vijay currently consults with companies; he specializes in architecture and development of software using J2EE and other Java technologies, like JDMK.
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