Code Kata: RoboStack

Last week I stumbled upon this article on JavaLobby. Below a quote from the article. Code Katas are small, relatively simple exercises designed to give you a problem to try and solve. I like to use them as a way to get my feet wet and help write something more interesting than “Hello World” but [...]

Java EE 6 vs Spring 3.0

Having both Java EE 6 and Spring 3.0 recently released, there is a fierce discussion going on between both camps. Have look at the server side postings below. SpringSource takes Spring 3.0 to GA GlassFish v3 and Java EE 6 Released SpringSource takes Spring 3.0 to GA

SCBCD

Yesterday I passed the Sun Certified Business Component Developer exam.  I had no hand-on experience with EJB 3.0.  My experience with the Spring Framework helped me a lot to understand the principles of EJB. To prepare myself for the exam, I’ve read EJB 3.0 in Action. Although it is a good book, it contains a [...]

JSF 2.0 Maven archetype

To quickly get started with JSF 2.0 I’ve created a maven archetype. To use this archetype, you must have Maven 2, Tomcat 6 and Eclipse installed on your machine. Follow the steps below to get a new project up and running: Step 1: Go to your workspace folder cd c:\workspaces\DevWorkspace Step 2: Generate a new [...]

Spring Faces Taglib explained

In this article i will explain the features of the Spring Faces Tag library. Although this library has some nice functions, the amount of documentation on the net is very scarce. To get started i have opened the spring-faces.tld inside the spring-faces.jar. The table below shows the available tags in the library. I have created [...]

Create custum labels for enumerated types in JSF

In this article i will show you how to create custom labels for Java Enum types with a custom JSF converter. Click here to download the  example application. To run the example application you need Maven2. Simple type mvn jetty:run to start the embedded Jetty container. After a few seconds you can point your browser [...]

Breadcrumb navigation with Spring Webflow

This article describes how breadcrumb navigation can be done with Spring Webflow. You can find a link to a working example application at the end of this article. If you’re not familiar with breadcrumb navigation here’s a description from Wikipedia: Breadcrumbs is a navigation aid used in user interfaces. It gives users a way to [...]

Create a modern WAR with the Patton archetype

I have created my first Maven2 archetype. This archetype creates a Maven project with a similar configuration like a project that I’m currently working on. This configuration includes: JSF 1.2 Richfaces 3.3.0 Spring Framework 2.5.6 Spring Webflow 2.0.7 Junit4 Facelets (xhtml / templating / custom components) The Patton Archetype enables you to quick start a [...]

Junittesten met Spring, HSQLDB en DBUnit

Stappenplan voor het realiseren van junittesten met Spring, Hibernate, HSQLDB en DBUnit. // TODO Beschrijven

Oracle lijft Sun Microsystems in

Niet IBM, maar Oracle neemt Sun Microsystems over. Het ict-bedrijf legt netto 5,6 miljard dollar, omgerekend 4,32 miljard euro, voor het Amerikaanse bedrijf op tafel. In totaal is een bedrag van 7,4 miljard dollar met de overname gemoeid.