SolamenteNiel ???blog.copyright??? http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/ Just Niel...Solamente Niel en-us Virgin Mobile: Unlimited, No Contract, and MiFi http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=3e516947-9483-40b2-b26e-9ed86a666e3e http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=3e516947-9483-40b2-b26e-9ed86a666e3e SolamenteNiel Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:56:21 -0400 My Virgin Mobile MiFi 2200 mobile router arrived yesterday, and today I activated the Broadband2Go service.  So far so good.

[...]]]> Outsourced authentication: Spring Security +OpenID http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=fe8d6167-df54-415c-857c-ab98358e1ef2 http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=fe8d6167-df54-415c-857c-ab98358e1ef2 SolamenteNiel Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:38:07 -0400 In this blog post I will describe an authentication implementation that uses Spring Security and OpenID.

[...]]]> Using password encryption in Spring MVC login page http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=f492c7fc-a3f8-417d-a98a-7e2d71214e0d http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=f492c7fc-a3f8-417d-a98a-7e2d71214e0d SolamenteNiel Tue, 03 Aug 2010 06:02:24 -0400 In this blog post I describe how I use password encryption (MD5 hash) as an alternative to using SSL in a Spring MVC application.  I specifically cover (and share source code of) the implementation of the Spring MVC request handlers and login form.  For the request handlers I use the Java cryptography libraries, and for the login form I use the Javascript MD5 library.

[...]]]> Double Rainbow Parody for Spring Developers http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=b31a4dce-018d-44e8-94fc-c784b578175f http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=b31a4dce-018d-44e8-94fc-c784b578175f SolamenteNiel Thu, 22 Jul 2010 09:08:05 -0400 Dave Meurer, a colleague of mine at Skyway Software, decided to put his creativity to use in creating a Double Rainbow parody for Spring and Java application developers.  In less than three minutes he generates five fully working Rainbow Management applications: (1) Spring MVC, (2) Spring Web Flow, (3) Adobe Flex + Spring, (4) GWT + Spring, and (5) iPhone Web.

Nice job Dave!!

[...]]]> Generating Enterprise Class GWT applications http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ff7cf33a-3153-4d0a-a60a-310a11c2cc5d http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ff7cf33a-3153-4d0a-a60a-310a11c2cc5d SolamenteNiel Thu, 08 Jul 2010 23:05:14 -0400 Today I published a blog post on the Genuitec blog regarding the new GWT scaffolding functionality in MyEclipse for Spring 8.6.

This week Genuitec and Skyway Software released the second milestone (M2) of MyEclipse for Spring 8.6, which includes scaffolding for Google Web Toolkit (GWT) applications.  With this new release, you can now generate full ready-to-run GWT applications from your domain model (i.e. DB tables, Java Beans, or JPA Entities).


The new GWT scaffolding option is available using the same scaffolding wizard that MyEclipse for Spring developers are already familiar with.  The scaffolding wizard is a one-stop shop for all of the MyEclipse for Spring scaffolding capabilities, which also includes Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow and Adobe Flex scaffolding.

[...]]]> Spring Web Flow Editors Compared http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ab8b4569-53cb-4e02-9b24-1f214549f0c1 http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ab8b4569-53cb-4e02-9b24-1f214549f0c1 SolamenteNiel Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:26:28 -0400 Earlier in the week I published a post on the Genuitec blog that compares Spring Web Flow editors.

All Spring Web Flow Editors are not created equal.  The purpose of this post is to outline some of the key differences between the Spring Web Flow Editors found in SpringIDE and MyEclipse for Spring.  I’ve also included some screenshots to further illustrate how working with a Flow Editor that is intuitive and feature-rich can make all the difference when developing applications with Spring Web Flow.

 

[...]]]> Re: Is Spring Web Flow Right for Me? http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=656b33fc-c4fb-419c-b184-e0c830654b83 http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=656b33fc-c4fb-419c-b184-e0c830654b83 SolamenteNiel Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:54:44 -0400 This morning I found a very interesting blog post at Skill Guru called "Is Spring Web Flow Right for Me ?".  It's a very good introduction to Spring Web FLow, and I left the following comment related to the co-existence of Spring Web Flow with Spring MVC and the learning curve of Spring Web Flow.

I really like the “controlled navigations” explanation of SWF. I have worked with a dozens of SWF projects, and what I have found is that a typical web application can have portions that need to “free browsing” and other parts need “controlled navigation” (i.e. registration, checkout, business processes). Fortunately SWF co-exists very nicely with Spring MVC, so you can use MVC for the free browsing portions of the application, and SWF for the controlled navigation portions. Unfortunately I think one of the biggest deterrents to SWF is the learning curve. While it’s not a major shift in approach (compared to MVC), it does require thinking about the application flow a little bit more in the beginning and understanding the mechanics of SWF. I’ve chatted with a lot of Spring development shops (small and large), and getting started seems to be the hardest part. This was the major motivation for adding Spring Web Flow scaffolding to MyEclipse for Spring, so that you can generate ready-to-run contextual examples using your own domain model (either POJO’s or databases).

[Read Full Post Here]

[...]]]> Spring Web Application Architecture http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=71e5f867-5a1b-422c-ab86-c20d3bf7a155 http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=71e5f867-5a1b-422c-ab86-c20d3bf7a155 SolamenteNiel Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:38:50 -0400 I wrote a blog post that can be found on the Genuitec blog regarding my recent application architecture discussions while demoing the new scaffolding/generation features MyEclipse for Spring, which includes Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Adobe Flex, GWT, and iPhone Web.

 

In the course of developing products and bringing them to market, it’s not always obvious which features are going to resonate with developers. This week I had the pleasure of doing several demonstrations of MyEclipse for Spring 8.6 Milestone (M1) to Spring developers. The premier 8.6 M1 features are the new scaffolding options, including Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Adobe Flex, Google Web Toolkit (GWT), and iPhone Web. As would be expected, a demo typically consists of showing a fully generated, ready-to-run example for each type of scaffolding. During a demo, I don’t usually have a ton of time to review the architectural implementation, and to be quite honest, most developers find architectural discussions during a demo to be very boring.

The full blog post can be found here.

[...]]]> From DB schema to running Spring web app in 5 min? http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=467c06dd-86a6-40c1-bece-50da48239035 http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=467c06dd-86a6-40c1-bece-50da48239035 SolamenteNiel Sun, 06 Jun 2010 20:02:05 -0400  

Yes indeed!!  In this post I will show a Spring framework based web application that was generated from a database schema.  The web layer will include multiple implementations, including Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Adobe Flex and iPhone Web.  The URL to the running application can be found at the end of the post, so you can see the various implementations yourself.

 

[...]]]> MyEclipse for Spring 8.6 Screencasts http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ff034aa2-b7d5-40a0-a330-83b100ff118b http://www.nieleyde.org/SkywayBlog/post.htm?postid=ff034aa2-b7d5-40a0-a330-83b100ff118b SolamenteNiel Fri, 04 Jun 2010 16:14:22 -0400 I just wrapped up my third (and last) new screencast for the week.  These screencasts focus on some of the new functionality for MyEclipse for Spring 8.6 (a milestone version is available for download), including scaffolding ready-to-run Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Adobe Flex, and iPhone web applications.  There still a lot of new functionality to be covered, and my colleague's and I will get several more screencasts recorded over the next few weeks.

Here's what's available now:

  • Spring Tutorial - Scaffolding Spring MVC, Spring Web Flow, Adobe Flex and iPhone
  • Spring Tutorial - Code Assistance for Spring framework stereotypes
  • Spring Tutorial - Diving into Spring Web Flow scaffolding

[Screencasts can be viewed here]

 

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