This post in its entirety turned out to be quite a bit longer than I originally thought it would be, so I am going to break it into parts. Caution: This is going to be very basic and is written for beginners. I felt that there was a need out there for this type of introductory tutorial based on a hosted email account, especially Gmail. So, if you’re looking for an in-depth guide, the JavaMail documentation is a better place… [continue]
Converting Database Data Directly to XML
I had another interesting problem when an application framework we’ve been working with came out with a new version. Before, a value relating to the application user’s “Position Name” (i.e. Manager) was a user-entered value. In the new release, this value was supposed to come from an XML configuration. Our client had already entered over 200 different positions and understandably didn’t want to take the time to hand enter each one into this new configuration. I found out that DB2… [continue]
The Vacuum of Columns
I know that I’m laying on the space analogies pretty thick, but it just seems to work so far… Anyway, I learned something interesting today and I thought that I would pass it on. I’d like to start off saying that I don’t know if this is the best way to go about trying to combine fairly unrelated records from fairly unrelated tables. If anyone has better ways to do this type of thing PLEASE let me know. I think… [continue]
The Black Hole of Technology
When I was first studying up for job interviews I experienced a phenomenon I am calling “The Black Hole of Technology.” I would look up one acronym, framework title, or protocol abbreviation only to find more that I didn’t know about in the explanation. I would then dutifully click one of those links only to have the same thing happen. I would continue on and get about five subjects deep until I couldn’t remember what I was trying to look… [continue]
Origins
The idea behind the title of my blog is that nebulae are where stars are born. So, too, I want to become a star in my new career. I came from an electronics background, but have discovered that this industry is chock full of people with all kinds of previous experience. For example, E-g has a CPA amongst our ranks and my own brother has a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology. I can only imagine that others, like me, who… [continue]
Inaugural Post
Up until now, I haven’t been a real blog addict (reading or writing). However, there has to be a first time for everything. What I hope to achieve by blogging is to give my loyal subscriber base of millions a different perspective on Java programming: that of the newbie. Hopefully along the way I can learn a few things about programming and maybe even myself. If by some miracle someone gets a chuckle, laugh, or by some twist of fate,… [continue]
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