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Introduction to Kotlin
Last updated: Monday, March 29, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2019 - July/August
Kotlin is now the preferred language for Android developers. Are you ready to make the switch? Wei-Meng shows you how.
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Java
Last updated: Friday, April 16, 2021
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2018 - November/December
Ted takes you on a little spelunk into Java, replete with some history for context.
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Android for .NET Developers
Last updated: Thursday, May 19, 2022
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2013 - July/August
Mastery of mobile platforms makes you a better developer and can really give you more job opportunities. But let’s face it: The list of mobile platforms that offer more healthy prospects doesn’t yet include Windows Phone and Windows 8. Your outlook is just plain better if you can code for iOS or Android.
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Building an Android Application to Search Twitter
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2011 - September/October
From users to developers, mobile applications used to be (not so long ago) uninteresting. Complicated flows, non-intuitive screens and limited features available used to discourage anyone. PDAs had a poor user interface with limited colors (the first ones were only black and white). It was very complicated and boring to write any code for it. Cell phones used to be a device where you could make and receive phone calls. Eventually you could play some games. But you know what? Even the games were boring most of the time!
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Hudson Continuous Integration Server
Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2009 - May/June
Hudson makes continuous integration easy and powerful.Though Hudson is a Java project, it can easily build your .NET applications. You configure Hudson easily via the web interface rather than tweaking XML. With plenty of plugins available to .NET projects, Hudson provides plenty of powerful features.
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Beginning Java with NetBeans
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: Book Excerpts, Newsletters
This section gets you started quickly with Java programming. First, chapter 1 introduces you to some concepts and terms that apply to Java development. In addition, it shows you how to use the NetBeans IDE to open and run existing projects.
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Java SE 8: Why Should I Care?
Last updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Published in: Book Excerpts, Newsletters
Java retains its object-oriented roots, but has added many functional programming constructs to help it better manage parallel processing. Java expert Steven Haines reviews the must-know features added to Java SE 8.
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Java Servlets and JSP
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: Book Excerpts, Newsletters
This chapter begins by presenting two patterns that you can use for servlet/JSP web development. Then, it shows how to use the second pattern, which is known as the MVC pattern, to structure a web application. There are several advantages to this approach, and it's generally considered a best practice.
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Working with Objects in Java
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: Newsletters, Book Excerpts
Learn how to create objects, test and modify their class and instance variables, call an object’s methods, and convert objects from one class to another.
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Heard on .NET Rocks!: Spring.NET
Last updated: Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Published in: CODE Magazine: 2005 - March/April
Carl Franklin .NET Rocks Column