So the other day at work, my boss asked me to do a really boring task, which was to give meaningful names to some 30 to 50 labels in an html form i.e. I had to go in an manually type Read more…
Now before i get into the nuts and bolts of my problem. I must confess that i was quite skeptical about the google charts API, mainly because of using the mostly awesome Jfreecharts in the past. However having used it for Read more…
Its incredible how common RESTFul web services have become now, i mean i have only started hearing about them in the last couple of years and the usage surge is a little interesting, especially since the style was originally proposed Read more…
Given that the last post was all about pointers and references in C++, it is only fair that i do justice to my first love (Java) and talk about parameter passing and referencing in it. Now being a managed language, Read more…
About two and a half years ago, i would have never imagined myself writing anything about pointers or let alone be at a stage where i am no longer intimidated by them, but here i am blogging about using them. Read more…
Following on from my last post, where i explore doing Async with C++0x, in this one i try to accomplish the exact same thing with Java. So first of all, before i say anything else, to me Java is first Read more…
Asynchronous programming is a wonderfull thing is it not? However that only applies if it is used in a controlled manner. Given the advantages that it offers it can potentially be very easy to get into the swing of it Read more…
In one of my projects, I had the need to call a Java function from a C++ class and somewhat surprisingly it was more complicated than I initially expected it to be. Arguably there are more resources on how Read more…
After spending hours and pulling my hair out over the deployment error , i finally found a solution, but before i talk about the actual solution, i will provide some context to the underlying problem. I have recently developed an Read more…
I have been working with Jasper reports and honestly there are times when i really want to pull my hair out. This feelings of anger reached new heights recetly when was i trying to create a new report, now part Read more…