Category Archives: Programming

Python In Website Development

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The virtual snake aptly named python has slithered and slides through the depths of time and came out winning.

Giants like Google, NASA, Yahoo, Industrial Light and Magic, Walt Disney, ABN-AMRO bank, the National Weather Service, Nokia, IBM and even the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) use this stark yet innovative programming language to power their sites and it gels into any operating system since it is highly known for its codes being instantly readable and reliable to blend in to any programming software used aside from the fact that it is an open sourced software which makes licensing cheaper.

Any new programmer can take on this and have fun utilizing the tools available to support and integrate with the language being used and then a new creation comes into view. What’s more, it’s easy to learn and you don’t have to learn a whole new different computer jargon just to make the most simple program to the complex like games for example and this does not limit itself to plugins and scripts by expanding or embedding the programs.

In another spectrum, this makes it easier for website developers to develop and create their own websites with panache and they can work with big databases since they are designed to run at such.

Any programmer or IT graduate would have an advantage in placing Python in their resume since this would give them an edge over the others who are only familiar with certain popular computer languages such as SQL. Building websites and even servers would be blast since there are available tutorials all over the web using Python as their main tool and it easily connects to all available databases. Online courses from different universities offer this as main subject because of its dynamic updates in the web and programming.

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Story Of Ruby On Rails

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Ruby on Rails, more popularly known as Rails is a dynamic application program that computer programmers consider a dream come true as writing a program is made easy since it is an open source software for making a web frame.

The Rails are mostly utilized for dynamic websites and applications and services. Programming is a breeze and therefore making this time efficient. Tutorials on this particular coding are easily accessible on the web. The Rails solves issues that a conventional programming has and therefore, a lot of codes etc. have to be written before the entire program could run.

Migration from one database to another is time consuming since another program has to be written but the Rails have eliminated that problem with just a simple command or program. This is what the developers of this program call Convention over Configuration (CoC) since it debunks any conventional method of any additional programming or having to start from the drawing board as they say and rely more on conventions to get the job done as far as applications go which saves the programmer a lot of time and effort.

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The Usability Aspect in Documentation

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How many of us refer to the trusty documentation on the Wi-Fi router before dialing customer service. I am guessing a unanimous NO! However, if the customers are not reading the manuals, it has got to be the tech support group which does. This in turn says a lot about the company’s documentation.

Listed below are a couple of changes you can incorporate in the documentation process -

Discover what users are seeking
Why go for usability if nobody reads the manuals? What is the point? Instead customers should be questioned on what they want. They should be contacted via a call/personal visit/ email to gauge their needs. Alternatively, questions at the end of a troubleshooting call are also a great option.

Concise Quick Reference Guides
How about trying to develop one-page manual; it is not always possible but the idea is to condense the guide to the minimal. Let us be honest nobody enjoys the sight of a huge multi-chapter manual. Concise guides get the user familiar with the basics of the system. It displays simplicity and as a result users feel the system is not quite difficult after all.

Visual Experience
Around 60% of the populace opts for visual learning. This stands true for documentation as well. Providing lengthy documents containing text is alright. However does it appeal to the end-user?
Efforts should be made to incorporate short duration videos to garner user attention and usability.

Searchable content
Almost all online help includes an inbuilt search engine. But quite often the search engine is not built taking the user terminology in to consideration. Users perform searches in their layman terms which are vastly different from what the engine is built on.

The challenge here is finding out the user jargons involved and incorporating them in the content of the manual, thereby optimizing search results.

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Sun Microsystems Reduces Open Source Java Barriers

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It is now much simpler for Java developers to create Open Source programs based on various Java versions and as well as fulfill the Sun Microsystems compatibility needs, however this is only for those that are directly involved in Sun Microsystems open source projects.

For those involved in the Java software offered by Sun open-source, can now have access to their Compatibility Kit related to Java development technology. Java developers will find this kit handy as it lets you test the compatibility of your projects with reference to Java specifications.

If the project passes these compatibility tests then you are allowed to use none other but the official Java logos and it’s all for free. Earlier only those Java developers who had Java licences were authorised to use this kit and therefore it applied only to larger players and certain non-profit groups. But now that it’s let out for use by every programmer, there’s lots of improvements in-store and we’ll be witnessing an avalanche of great projects being released with each of them displaying the official Java logo.

What is the Java platform all about?

This platform is one of the most important platforms available to Java developers, it boasts of a wide array of software that allow programs written in Java codes to run on almost every computer without the need of specific alterations and translations. There is an inbuilt program namely Java virtual Machine that is backed up by exquisite libraries of already written codes, these help translate the programs so that they can easily run on any computer without any compatibility problems.

Since this program is now available to every Java developer, loads of open-source programmers will come forward and partake in various projects taken up by Sun’s own open-source Java Projects, i.e. OpenJDK.

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