Monthly Archives: September 2007

Will Java Die?

Scripting languages dominates Web 2.0 We are seeing signs of age and dissatisfaction of Java recently. PHP and Ruby becomes popular choice for Web 2.0 development. ".NET" has increasing number of usage comparing to J2EE. So, the common question that pops up to everyone’s mind is "Will Java Die?". Yes, every language has its lifespan [...]

How to unit test your Flex?

Use FlexUnit to do the job Getting Started with FlexUnit – Darron Schall Using FlexUnit with Ant  – Peter Martin Advanced ActionScript 3 with Design Patterns Book  – Chapter 1 Unit testing and TDD for Flex and ActionScript 3.0 - Neil Webb FlexUnit reference doc

How to Export Data out from Flex Datagrid?

There are 2 ways that you can do to export data out from the datagrid. You can format the data and write it to TextArea where users can use the mouse to highlight and use Ctrl+C to copy it. You can send the formatted data back to server and the server-side script like servlet will [...]

System Security In a Nutshell

What is SSH? What is SSH Agent We can use encrypted password for SSH authentication but it is not convenient and subject to brutal-force password guessing attack. So, we use public key authentication mechanism Generate SSH key pair – public and private key (ssh-keygen) Enter passphrase to protect private key Copy private key to ~/.ssh/identity, [...]