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Agile Code Reviews with Jupiter

cgrant — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:40:06 +0000

Code reviews are a valuable part of any software development effort. Agile development processes provide the opportunity to integrate reviews closer to the actual development . Jupiter Jupiter is a plugin for the eclipse platform that enables developers to communicate over specific lines of code. The plugin comes with a suggested process for code reviews. The [...] Related posts:Velocity:...

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Updating server after DataGrid edits – Dealing with event handler priorities

cgrant — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:46:01 +0000

The DataGrid component updates its dataprovider after an edit using the DataGridEvent.ITEM_EDIT_END event. When trying to access the updated data using this same event it's important to register your handler using proper priorities so you can access the updated data rather than the original data. Related posts:Connecting Flex to Java with BlazeDS BlazeDS offers a great mechanism to attach your...

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What is source control and how to get started

cgrant — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:01:41 +0000

A source control system may seem overly complicated and unnecessary. Fortunately they’re not as cumbersome as you might think and the benefits are well worth the small effort. In this post, we'll show some of the reasons to use a source control system and the basics of starting to use one. Related posts:Setting up Flex BlazeDS in FlashBuilder One of the most compelling aspects of Flex is...

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Flex development on the cheap (free)

cgrant — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:13:10 +0000

For organizations based on open source tools, or a developer not looking to spend alot on an IDE, FlashDevelop offers a free alternative to full fledged IDEs. This tool provides many of the core features needed by developers for free. A great tool for anyone looking for a free alternative to Flex Builder Related posts:How to fix problems with combined Flex / J2EE projects and BlazeDS Flex...

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How to fix problems with combined Flex / J2EE projects and BlazeDS

cgrant — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:45:17 +0000

Flex Builder and Flash Builder both have the ability to setup a few aspects of your BlazeDS project for you. It sounds nice, but it may not be the best solution. This post talks about some of the pitfalls with the automated process and walks through setting up Flash Builder with BlazeDS manually to avoid those problems. Related posts:Setting up Flex BlazeDS in FlashBuilder One of the most...

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Connecting Flex to Java with BlazeDS

cgrant — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:03:53 +0000

BlazeDS offers a great mechanism to attach your flex application to backend services. In this brief overview we’ll configure flex to call a Java Class and return results. Related posts:Setting up Flex BlazeDS in FlashBuilder One of the most compelling aspects of Flex is its...How to fix problems with combined Flex / J2EE projects and BlazeDS Flex Builder and Flash Builder both have the ability...

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Setting up Flex BlazeDS in FlashBuilder

cgrant — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:23:44 +0000

One of the most compelling aspects of Flex is its ability to integrate with a wide variety of data sources. Many of the introductory tutorials online teach how to connect to http services to pull data. The result is typically an XML response. Flex makes it easy to manage XML but there are better ways. [...] Related posts:Connecting Flex to Java with BlazeDS BlazeDS offers a great mechanism to...

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Velocity: Tracking productivity instead of time

cgrant — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:45:23 +0000

One of the most interesting parts of Agile project management is watching the velocity of a team increase over time. As a team works together their productivity tends to increase. Agile represents the amount of work a team produces in a metric called velocity. Frequently teams new to agile will size the work in a [...] Related posts:Agile Code Reviews with Jupiter Code reviews are a valuable...

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Working with Offshore Teams: Tips from the Trenches

cgrant — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:54:09 +0000

I’ve had the opportunity to work with a variety of offshore teams on various projects. While very challenging these relationships can indeed be valuable. So how do you make the most of these partnerships? Here are a few observations. Language The most challenging piece of an offshore partnership is the language differences. While most business people [...] Related posts:Velocity: Tracking...

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Consumers are Spoiled Rotten

cgrant — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:38:26 +0000

What I want, When I want it, How I want it That’s how to grow your business these days. Give people what they want when they want it and how they want it. This really isn’t a new thing in business, after all isn’t that the basis of fast food? The difference is this trend [...] No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.

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