After naming SUN Studio Creator 2 as a good example of a linux programming IDE that ran on Linux, I decided to install it on my FC6 desktop computer, since I hadn't looked at it since I evaluated it on FC4. I had problems installing Creator 2 on FC6, but after doing some additional reading, I learned that Creator 2 had been ported to the Netbeans ide. I downloaded the Netbeans 5.5.1 package, and installed it on my desktop computer. That gave me the Netbeans ide, Apache Tomcat Web Server, and SUN's application server.
Then I installed netbeans-visualweb-5_5_1-linux.bin. This gave me the visual web drag and drop features of Creator 2 as a Netbeans ide plugin. Everything installed on my FC6 via installshield, and everything seems to be working great. With these tools I can build a web site without the need of writing a single line of java code. Netbeans visual web plugin allows me to create web pages by dragging and dropping objects onto the designer frame and then filling out a property sheets on the objects. This is also a great way to lean java and jsp programming. Web 2.0 technologies have been great for web developers, and a great migration of the workload from personal computers onto the Web servers is taking place, as I am seeing more and more server-based applications vs. software that is installed on PCs. Hosted applications are gaining popularity. They are versatile, cost-effective and hassle-free. Customers do not need IT staff to handle such application; a host takes care of tech support. More and more businesses are adjusting there model to adopt open-source and server-based solutions, providing clients with the means to run their business virtually form anywhere in the world. As solution providers we can develop web based applications and then have them hosted by IP professionals. For example, a customer who had an on-the-road sales force, needed to replace a practice of manually sending printouts of monthly reports to hundreds of people with a better solution. The solution was to provide the client with a secure, Web-based single point of information, where each team member had access to business data at any time, form anywhere. Also, business and application developers are moving toward software that is OS agnostic. Software like Netbeans with its visual designer work well here, as the java jre, sdk, and netbeans ide with its visual web plugin are available across all the major OS(s) including Solaris, Linux, UNIX, and Windows. Just something to think about. Some of my thoughts came from an article in the June 4, 2007 issue of CRN Perspectives titled "Embracing Web 2.0". Regards, LelandJ Derek Kalweit wrote: >>> That really isn't the problem at all. The old code works, but could you >>> change a looping scan to a LINQ statement? The bar is getting raised all >>> the time and it's hard to stay with it. >>> > > >> Why does the saying "if it ain't broke, ..." come to mind? Sure, I >> could rip all the walls off of my house to use the latest/greatest >> technology in siding, but would it really be worth it? Likewise with >> rewriting a working application in DotNyet! >> > > Just because something isn't broken, doesn't mean it can't be done > better. Innovation in technology shouldn't be held back by 'if it > ain't broke' mentality-- 'if it ain't broke' mentality is more an > argument for business ROI evaluations. > > > _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
