Software development techniques

• Addressing the Gender Inequity Gap in IT and Application Programming 12 Jan 2012

  News - Regardless of reasons, the gender discrepancy is a problem, and it's obvious to anyone that has attended a Java conference or worked on an open source project that there are very few women in the high paying field of development and computer programming....

• OCPJP & OCAJP: Java 7 training requirement for the Oracle Certified Professional Programmer dropped 21 Dec 2011

  News - In order to obtain the certified architect position from Oracle, attending and passing a training course is now required. But what about the Java Professional and Java Associate designations, OCPJP and OCAJP for Java 7?

• OCAJP and OCPJP Changes for Java 7: New Objectives, a Format Change and a Price Hike 16 Dec 2011

  News - The OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java 7 certification (OCAJP and OCPJP), which replaced the SCJP certification, will now require you to pass two exams, each of which will cost $300 to take, pushing the cost of the designation to $600.

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• James Gosling Unloads on Users of Java 1.4.2 11 May 2011

  Video - At TheServerSide Java Symposium, James Gosling came down hard on Java 1.4.2, describing it as the bane of his existence.

• Jeanne Boyarsky on the differences between Agile leaders and PMs 22 Mar 2011

  Video - Jeanne Boyarsky discusses the role of the project manager, the differences between and agile leader and a project manager, and how to move into Agile development

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• Has Computer Programming Really Changed Much Since Lovelace's Time? 26 Jan 2012

  Feature - Everyone always talks about these new computer programming languages, and how great one is over the other. But really, has computer programming really changed that much over time?

• Don't Do It Yourself - Learning to Trust Open Source 26 Jan 2012

  Feature - What do you do when your manager asks you to reinvent the wheel by writing code that does something that is already done by an open source library?

• New Java 7 Features: How to Use a More Precise Rethrow in Exceptions from Project Coin 12 Jan 2012

  Tutorial - Afficionados of other languages such as Scala or Clojure are always slagging the fact that Java is too verbose and cumbersome. So, it's not too surprising to find out that Java 7 introduced a number of new facilities that can help to trim down the code...

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• Software project managers must handle difficult application developers 02 Aug 2011

  Tip - Software project managers tend to work with a variety of applications developers and have to deal with multiple personality types. It’s important to handle each of them appropriately.

• Achieve modularity with an OSGi architecture 27 Jul 2011

  Tip - Java architects can overcome complex "big ball of mud" architecture by building a component-based model with a development framework - like OSGi - that supports modularity.

• Choosing the best Agile methodology for your development needs 24 Jun 2011

  Tip - To be Agile is to be active and involved. But how do we achieve these goals? Let’s look at some of the popular tools of the Agile trade.

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