by webadmin | May 14, 2012 | Integrated Development Environment, J Developer, JAVA, recent work featured, WebCenter
Since 1977, the Oracle corporation has specialized in the production and marketing of computer components. This includes hardware systems as well as a number of software programs. Though the company focuses more on the development of databases and business management software such as ERPs (Enterprise resource planning) and SCMs (Supply chain management), it also dabbles in application development programs. The logic that drives Oracle’s applications development software division is the need to make it easier for programmers and users to use Oracle products. As such software packages such as J Developer make strategic business sense as the user will have everything they need. That way they engender a type of brand loyalty since given the ability to create applications that can run on Oracle products, the end user will not feel the need to rely on other brand products to satisfy their needs. J Developer is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that developers can use to create applications. The integrated features of this Oracle software can prop up the entire life development cycle of the application The main advantages of this IDE lie in the fact that its completely free of charge and offers development features in HTML, SQL, XML Java, JavaScript, PHP and BPEL. Oracles J Developer simplifies the whole process of application development by offering the developer a more declarative and visual approach to the whole process. This visual, declarative approach of the J Developer lets programmers visually alter code layout and properties by simply regenerating key code components. There area a variety of benefits that application developer’s can enjoy by simply using J Developer. Firstly, this...
by webadmin | Feb 16, 2012 | .NET, JAVA, legacy modernization, Software Development
Software development is when a user desires to create new software or, usually, upgrade their already existing system for a more efficient one. The users can be as diverse and large as an entire corporation or organization, a team that relies heavily on said software or even a small group of individuals. Once they establish that they wish to create a new system or upgrade said existing system, they will be required to devise and implement a master plan which will lead to the creation of this new system. Several steps are required to complete this software development process. This includes, but is not limited to, working out what the system needs to accomplish, developing it accordingly, writing out the code, thorough testing and debugging, and finally launching, should everything work out. This development process can take as few as a motivated programmer to several or even hundreds of developers. To establish what is required from the system, in other words, the problem(s) that it must solve, there has to be research. Sometimes the problem can be a common one, requiring the creators of new software to make theirs to solve the problem in a way that puts their product ahead of their competitors. However the problem can be entirely new, requiring the team to come up with a method of resolving it. Finally, it can be a recent problem that has been discovered, making the previous software obsolete, requiring a new creation to resolve said problem. And so, at this point of software development, the goals that are meant to be attained are set out. Once these objectives...
by webadmin | Feb 7, 2012 | general, JAVA, Software Development
PowerBuilder has for years been considered the best application development software among RAD softwares. Its main benefits are speed and simplicity, which are offered by its DataWindow component. Unfortunately though, due to advances in technology, programming languages as well as business needs PowerBuilder is falling into obscurity. The results of this are diminished support services as PowerBuilder experts are becoming scarce and a lack of extensibility for Power Builder based applications. This has necessitated migration to modern platforms such as Java and Microsoft .Net platforms. Legacy migrations such as PowerBuilder to Java have their benefits as well as complications. The main benefit that is reaped from the PowerBuilder to Java migration is platform flexibility. Other advantages associated with this migration are both platforms have the same type of look and feel and PowerBuilder to Java has some degree of automation. There is error handling and security as well as near exact replication. As an upgrade, the PowerBuilder to Java migration provides similar services as the PowerBuilder Classic version, just with more efficient technology. As such the Power Builder to Java upgrade should be able to provide the same productivity levels and higher in a modern environment; little to no limitations on the target server platform as well as an open, flexible platform development environment. This means the upgrade should enable application design and creation using the latest software development methods. Maintenance costs should also be reduced. As with any legacy system migration, quite a bit of money and expertise is needed. Further more migrations such as PowerBuilder to Java can be risky and complex as critical business...
by webadmin | Feb 7, 2012 | general, JAVA, main, Software Development
The Common Business Oriented Language, abbreviated as COBOL is among the oldest languages used in programming. Created in the late 1950’s most organizations legacy systems are in fact based on COBOL programming. Due to this though, most companies are finding it hard to update their business processes to reflect the changes in technology. The main problem that is associated with using COBOL legacy systems is that it is an expensive platform to maintain, especially since the number of programmers that are familiar with COLBOL keeps reducing each year. Furthermore it prevents companies from being able to standardize their technology as modern software is not compatible with these older platforms. Since rewriting the source code is equally expensive most firms are viewing migration from COBOL to Java as a more viable option. If you’re not entirely convinced to jump on the COBOL to Java bandwagon you can review the other alternatives available and compare the cost and benefits of all the options. Two other methods of dealing with the issues presented by legacy system use are modernization or re-writing. Modernization entails upgrading to the latest program which will standardize coding format and make it easier to maintain code. The drawback of this though is that the firm will continue to incur COBOL maintenance costs and the system still cannot be integrated with modern technologies. Rewriting entails translating COBOL into a modern code, which while the cleanest method to use is very expensive very slow. The beauty of Java as a programming language is that it can run on practically any operating system platform. COBOL to Java migration should be a...
by webadmin | Dec 22, 2011 | general, JAVA
PowerBuilder has for years been considered the best application development software among RAD software’s. Its main benefits are speed and simplicity, which are offered by its Data Window component. Unfortunately though, due to advances in technology, programming languages as well as business needs PowerBuilder is falling into obscurity. The results of this are diminished support services as PowerBuilder experts are becoming scarce and a lack of extensibility for Power Builder based applications. This has necessitated migration to modern platforms such as Java and Microsoft .Net platforms. Legacy migrations such as PowerBuilder to Java have their benefits as well as complications. The main benefit that is reaped from the PowerBuilder to Java migration is platform flexibility. Other advantages associated with this migration are both platforms have the same type of look and feel and PowerBuilder to Java has some degree of automation. There is error handling and security as well as near exact replication. As an upgrade, the PowerBuilder to Java migration provides similar services as the PowerBuilder Classic version, just with more efficient technology. As such the Power Builder to Java upgrade should be able to provide the same productivity levels and higher in a modern environment; little to no limitations on the target server platform as well as an open, flexible platform development environment. This means the upgrade should enable application design and creation using the latest software development methods. Maintenance costs should also be reduced. As with any legacy system migration, quite a bit of money and expertise is needed. Further more migrations such as PowerBuilder to Java can be risky and complex as critical business applications...
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