Everyone likes to share files and photos online with friends and colleagues but most people do not want the hassle that comes with that. The need to constantly upload the files, ensuring that only allowed people have access to your files and so on. If you want to share your files with little or no […]
One of the welcome additions to Java language in Java 5 release is the static import declaration. static import works in the same way as traditional import declaration but it imports only the static members of a class. Traditional import declaration looks like this import java.util.*; The above statement will import all the classes under […]
If you are looking for ways to improve your blogging you can start by using some of tools mentioned at Lifehacker. Mosts of the tools on this list are Firefox extensions, but the list also have few stand alone applications that may help you in your blogging. My favorite tool on that list is Foxmarks […]
Even with many years of experience with programming in Java one cannot claim that he or she has mastered the language. What I found out with experience is that unless your job offers you diverse problems to solve, you are more likely to work on similar projects and hence may end up using the exact […]
OK developers here is your next software project. Create a web page that will display Homer Simpson’s image on the screen. Too easy for you? Here is the catch. You cannot use any image. Yes that is correct you will need to draw Simpson’s image without using any graphics. Sounds impossible? If you think this […]
Twitter provides an excellent platform to bloggers to promote their blogs. Because of its popularity several third-party tools and services were created to help Twitter users. Following is a list of the tools and services that I think make Twitter lot more easier and fun to use.
To me the key to productivity lies in simplicity and avoiding distraction. I am glad that last month I found out about Dark Room at DoshDosh.com. Dark Room is a no-frill, minimalistic full-screen text editor. Its main purpose is to let you focus on your writing and kill all distractions that come with other full-featured […]
Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to see my Alexa rank became145,792. The night before it was some where in 233,00 range. My first thought was something is not right. So I went to Alexa.com and found out that they have changed their ranking system. And that new system is the cause of this new rating. […]
Regular expressions provide a powerful and flexible way to search for phrases or characters but they are also confusing and many developers find them quite daunting. If you have been reluctant to learn regular expressions because of their apparent complexity, fear no more.
In Java you can find maximum or minimum value in a numeric array by looping through the array. Here is the code to do that. public static int getMaxValue(int[] numbers){ int maxValue = numbers[0]; for(int i=1;i < numbers.length;i++){ if(numbers[i] > maxValue){ maxValue = numbers[i]; } } return maxValue; } public static int getMinValue(int[] numbers){ int […]