Build vs. Buy, Creating a Report Writing Framework

David Pitt Articles, Consulting, Java, Keyhole Creations 2 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 14 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.During one of my engagements, a requirement arose for the production of numerous financial audit reports in PDF format. These reports currently existed and were being produced by COBOL applications, and since …

KC User Group Tour, Part 3: Pythonistas

Luke Patterson Articles, Community, Development Technologies & Tools, Python 5 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 14 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.And now for something completely different… Me: What is the first thing I need to know about Python? Pythonista: Ok, first, open a command line… Me: Alright, I’m ready… Pythonista: Now start Python… …

KC User Group Tour, Part 2: Atlassian User Group

Luke Patterson Articles, Community, Development Technologies & Tools 2 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 14 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.So today I was googling some background info for this post when I found myself wishing that I had some of the good problems in life – problems like trademark erosion. Hang out …

KC User Group Tour, Part 1: Perl Mongers

Luke Patterson Articles, Community, Development Technologies & Tools 3 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 14 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.Oh yes, I did! Adding “Part 1” to the title is pretty bold. Hopefully this doesn’t turn out like the time I tried to learn saxophone. Two middle school friends and I had big plans …

A JSF Session Scope Custom Solution

Keith Shakib Articles, Consulting, Development Technologies & Tools, Java 10 Comments

Attention: The following article was published over 14 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. Please keep that in mind as you read the post.As a software consultant, I very rarely end up in a situation where I am asked to implement something new from scratch, and even rarer is the request to come in and …