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crankyspice writes:
I'm a somewhat-lapsed developer / IT guy, "somewhat" in that, during and after law school, I've done it as a hobby and smaller projects here and there. I'm about to embark on a Java web app tied into my law practice, though, and find myself bewildered by the various framework options out there — Spring, Hibernate, Tapestry, Struts2... The built-in stack in J2EE 6... What to use? Is there a good resource that objectively compares the various options, and/or provides insight as to which frameworks might be appropriate in different circumstances?
I've done a lot of Java coding over the years, but almost all of it was Swing desktop stuff; the last time I touched anything web-related, it was ATG Dynamo circa J2EE 1.3! Most of my web app experience was in C, Perl, or PHP. I roughly know my way around the MVC pattern; my last big project was Perl + Class::DBI + Application::CGI (including HTML::Template. But nothing too heavy.
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crankyspice writes:
Wanting an Android tablet to expand a Java/iOS client/server app for more users. What's the groupthink on, say, hacking a Kindle Fire, grabbing an IdeaPad A1, holding out for Google's rumored ICS tablet ... Are any of the no-name cheap "lightinthebox" tablets worth experimenting with? (I'd like it to be as 'usable' as a 'real' tablet as possible, so I can take it out in the field and live with it for a day at a time, "dogfooding." So, e.g., a device with a weak battery — notsomuch.) I've read the specs and skimmed the various reviews, but still can't get a sense for what would be the best "second tablet." Don't need cameras, don't (much) care about weight. Speed/responsiveness/good WiFi connectivity are musts, as is the availability of good PDF/ePub/CHM software (mentioned only because apparently not all Android software runs on all Android devices)...
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crankyspice writes:
RIM is allegedly prepping the QNX-based operating system running their forthcoming PlayBook tablet to run Android applications, according to a Bloomberg article. As RIM has stated (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/rims-mike-lazaridis-qnx-coming-to-blackberry-phones-when-dual/) that the QNX platform will run at least some of its upcoming smartphones as well, this could cinch Android's status as the lingua franca of smartphone application environments, especially with BlackBerry's current market leadership (http://www.wirelessandmobilenews.com/2011/02/nokia-iphone-blackberry-samsung-htc-top-smartphone-makers-says-htc.html) and Android's explosive marketshare growth (http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2011/01/android-beats-nokia-apple-rim-in-2010-but-firm-warns-about-2011.ars).
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crankyspice writes:
I work routinely in environments where a camera cannot physically be present (e.g., federal court), which really limits what I can carry with me. For instance, I'm a Mac guy, but there's no way to order a MacBook without a built-in webcam (which I've never used on the machines I've owned that have had one). Ditto the iPhone. I'm left with a BlackBerry 8830 and the bottom rung of the [W|L]intel portables. Even then, when I ordered a Dell Mini 9, I had to wait more than a month because I specified no webcam when I placed the order. This is a relatively common (government, law, sensitive corporate environments) requirement; what have other Slashdotters done? Disabling the camera with a script or somesuch won't convince the $12/hour security guard that there's no camera. How can one easily find portable devices without a built-in camera?
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crankyspice writes:
Large virtual server provider Verio is now offering CP/M hosting! (I know this sounds like a slashvertisement, but given recent discussion of CP/M, etc., here (http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/03/26/1655230), I thought it worth noting.) Details at: http://www.veriocpm.com/ I'm liking the Pro Plus plan, with a full 64K of RAM, dual floppies, and a hard drive!
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crankyspice writes:
From the article: "The Food and Drug Administration today declared that meat and milk from cloned animals and their offspring is as safe as the natural version, clearing the way for the products to enter the food supply without special labeling." C'mon, if this doesn't deserve a whatcouldgowrong tag, nothing does!
