By Nicolas Mouso
The aim of this post is to present the Scala programming language in the frame of a typical Java development environment, using Maven and Eclipse to compile sources making both languages (Java and Scala) coexist in the same solution.
By Ariel Debernardi
When programming on Android, we are always looking for the easiest way to design a good graphic interphase. Even though there are usability guidelines that give us an idea of how to design a clear and simple UI (and the fact that you can always count on your graphic designer buddy), there are some tools that facilitate the way to design a screen.
If we’d rather design the screen by coding it, we can use .xml files in eclipse and then see the final result in the Android emulator or in the device on which Android is running. Currently, the market offers a number of applications, among which DroidDraw Beta stands out. This is a java desktop application that generates xml code from a graphic design done on a screen simulating Android App.
By Leonardo Filippelli
How many times we used a spreadsheet to administrate something or to solve a problem thinking in how useful it would be to have a software that allowed us to make it in a much more automatic and efficient way?
And how many of those times we didn’t do it just for not having the sufficient time for the development or because the cost-benefit relationship was not attractive? Visual Studio Light Switch is a tool that allows us to create applications quickly and writing little or nothing of code, depending on the complexity of the application.
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