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.
Once you download it, it is a simple install. During installation, it will
ask the usual questions about the directory location but you can choose the
defaults that it provides. Once it's insta... (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 introduct... (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 ... (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 revie... (more)
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... (more)