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What programming language is in the highest demand in the market place right now?

2011-10-26T08:33:00.000-07:00

The TIOBE Programming Community Index 2011 is probably the most well-research list to indicate the popularity of programming languages I have seen. I also visited Google trends but I found it not accurate. TIOBE index is assembled in two criterias; first, language should have an own entry on Wikipidea and second, language should be Turing complete. According to them the top 10 programming language as of October 2011 are:

Programming Language	Paradigm
1. Java	Object-Oriented
2. C	Proedural
3. C++	Object-Oriented
4. PHP	Object-Oriented, Procedural
5. C#	Object-Oriented
6. Objective-C	Object-Oriented
7. (Visual) Basic	Object-Oriented, Procedural
8. Python	Object-Oriented
9. Perl	Procedural
10. JavaScript	Object-Oriented, Procedural, Funtional

This kind of index can be used to verify whether our programming skills are still up to date or to choose which programming language should be adopted when building a new software system.

Blogger Rebirth

2011-10-18T10:14:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I posted a blog here! I thought of remaking this site and customizing everything. I'll start the customization on the design/theme reinvention. See yah!

Criteria for Acquiring Software Packages

2009-03-29T07:16:00.000-07:00

Choosing software for a certain department or company is not just a matter of checking the prices. The real cost of a product includes the price of the software and the cost of implementing it as well. As I browse the net, I found this presentation by an international, award-winning author John Hedtke that shows how to identify the features you need, the features you want, and the features you don’t care about.

The presentation also discussed ways to determine other important selection criteria, such as the hardware and operating system requirements, the product’s interoperability with other departments, new and intermediate user training requirements, and the need for continuing product support. You’ll see how to create a list of selection criteria that accurately reflects your needs and priorities, evaluate the products that may fulfill your criteria, and make a selection. The presentation concluded with tips on evaluating the product’s appropriateness after you’ve been using it for a month or two.

Criteria for acquiring Software Packages:

Hardware and Operating System Requirements
Product's Interoperability with other Departments
New and Intermediate User Training Requirements
Need for Continuing Product Support
Price of the Software and the Cost of Implementing the Software

Hardware and Operating System. Acquiring software package needs examining performance. When you examine performance, a number of factors influence how much capacity a given hardware configuration will need in order to support a given application. The hardware capacity required to support your application depends on the specifics of the application and configuration. You should consider how each factor applies to your configuration and application. Choosing an Operating System considers the following factors; Stability and Robustness, Memory Management, Memory Leaks, Sharing Memory, Cost and Support, Discontinued Products and Operating System Releases. Selecting right hardware leads to great software performance, choosing hardware considers; I/O Performance, Memory, CPU and Bottlenecks (Solving Hardware Requirement Conflicts).

Product's Interoperability. Product's Interoperability with other Departments criteria defines the term Inter-operate, the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together. Interoperability is used to describe the capability of different programs to exchange data via a common set of exchange formats, to read and write the same file formats, and to use the same protocols. (The ability to execute the same binary code on different processor platforms is 'not' contemplated by the definition of interoperability.) The lack of interoperability can be a consequence of a lack of attention to standardization during the design of a program. Indeed, interoperability is not taken for granted in the non-standards-based portion of the computing world.

User Training. According to Jonathan Wu, a columnist in Information Management Online said that, Each software company that develops Business Intelligence (BI) applications offers training courses on their products. The goal of this standard BI training is to demonstrate the features and functionality of the application to the customers through lecture and lab exercises. Most companies that purchase a BI application will have users attend the standard training that is provided by the BI company because it is readily available and requires very little preparation or planning.

Product Support. Need for Continuing Product Support Offers a wide range of product and service solutions. This criteria will provide the end to end support you need to control costs and maximize value for your product returns. From returns management through fulfillment, channel remarketing or recycling, this criteria will support your specific product returns needs often at a substantial savings over other options.

Cost. Software licensing cost is among several major cost factors that must be considered when acquiring software packages. The real cost of a product includes the price of the software and the cost implementing it as well. The real cost of a product includes the price of the software and the cost of implementing it as well. Contributing to the overall cost of implementation are costs associated with; Computer hardware, Database platform, New System Maintenance, Old System Maintenance, Data Conversion services, Project management services, Technical training and User Training.

Reference:

http://www.hedtke.com/
http://perl.apache.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/
http://www.google.com/

Am I an I.T. Professional?

2009-03-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

Am I an Information Technology Professional? A question that stunned me for awhile reminisce all the memories during my undergrad (college) years. As I collect all the words in order to answer the question, I asked myself what is information technology all about. I read some articles about information technology and this leads me to conclude that information technology as whole talks about the industry. In actuality, information technology is the use of computers and software to manage information. The information technology would be responsible for storing, protecting, and processing the information, transmitting the information as necessary, and later retrieving information as necessary.

In line with my desire to finish a Bachelor's Degree, aiming to become a professional; I already intend, instill to my mind and made it to a point that I must submit myself to Ethical Standards of a career professional leading to conduciveness to the environment to the present social structure, political and most especially, in the unstoppable rising of computer knowledge Science and Technology of our time, hence it made myself clear to the public that I am an I.T. Professional.

Case Study 3 - The Orchid Seller

2009-03-04T16:41:00.000-08:00

In this case, I have designed a relational database for an orchid seller,
Bob. Then I have created database tables and populated them with data.

DELIVERABLES


     1.Word-processed design of tables
     2.Tables created in Access
     3.Query 1: Greenhouse Requirements
     4.Query 2: Orchids That Died
     5.Query 3: Orchids Not in Bloom
     6.Query 4: Best Sellers
     7.Query 5: Most Profitable Orchid Groups
     8.Report: Profit by Supplier

1.Word-processed design of tables

2.Tables created in Access

Orchid Information Table

Sales Table

Wholesaler Information Table

3.Query 1: Greenhouse Requirements

Parameters

Query Result

4.Query 2: Orchids That Died

5.Query 3: Orchids Not in Bloom

6.Query 4: Best Sellers

7.Query 5: Most Profitable Orchid Groups

8.Report: Profit by Supplier

WIKI Assignment

2009-02-23T03:05:00.000-08:00

Here is the complete list of our wiki topics. Subject for approval. Please do let me know about your comments and changes.

Assigned Wiki Topic

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Summarized Topics

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click here to link Zachman Business Enterprise Framework
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start your article here itpro20809 wiki

Case Study 2 - The Outsourcing Bookkeeping and Payroll Company

2009-02-20T17:26:00.000-08:00

In this case, i have designed a relational database for a company that offers bookkeeping and payroll services to other companies. Then I have created database tables and populated them with data. Next, A form was created for the employees of the firm to record their hours worked for clients. Then, I have created two queries: one to list all the accounts in a given town, and another to calculate the number of hours worked on a given day for each client. This case has two reports: one to display client accounts grouped by town, and one to report the number of hours worked on each type of task.

Deliverables


       1. Word-processed design of tables
       2. Tables created in Access
       3. Form: Jobs Input
       4. Query 1: Sales Calls
       5. Query 2: Hours Worked Per Client
       6. Report 1: Clients by Zip
       7. Report 2: Workers and Times for Each Client

1. Word-processed design of tables

2. Tables created in Access

Client Table

Employee Table

Transaction Table

3. Form: Jobs Input

4. Query 1: Sales Calls

Query Prompt

Query Result

5. Query 2: Hours Worked Per Client

6. Report 1: Clients by Zip

7. Report 2: Workers and Times for Each Client

Case Study 1 - The Misty Valley Country Inn

2009-02-06T22:44:00.000-08:00

Here's my case study 1 The Misty Valley Country Inn.
Setting up a relational database to create tables, queries, and reports. In this case, I have created a relational database for a country inn. Then, I have also created three tables and populate them with data. Next, the two queries: a Summation query and a Parameter query. Finally, the report that shows the revenue received from customers.

DELIVERABLES


     1. Printouts of three tables
     2. Query output: Money Generated by Room
     3. Query output: Rooms Booked the Week of 12/12/05
     4. Report: Revenue From Customers—December 2005
     5. Link to the database file

1.Printouts of three tables

2. Query output: Money Generated by Room

3. Query output: Rooms Booked the Week of 12/12/05

4. Report: Revenue From Customers—December 2005

5. Link to the database file

The Misty Valley Country Inn Databse

Note: The file will be deleted after 90 days without download.

Deliverable Soft Copy

Note: The file will be deleted after 90 days without download.

ICDL and ECDL Part 7: Module 7 Information and Communication

2009-01-30T22:43:00.002-08:00

ICDL and ECDL Part 6: Module 6 Presentation

2009-01-30T22:43:00.001-08:00

ICDL and ECDL Part 5: Module 5 Database

2009-01-30T22:42:00.001-08:00

ICDL and ECDL Part 4: Module 4 Spreadsheets

2009-01-30T22:41:00.002-08:00

ICDL and ECDL Part 3: Module 3 Word Processing

2009-01-30T22:41:00.001-08:00

ICDL and ECDL Part 2: Module 2 Using the Computer and Managing Files

2009-01-30T22:38:00.000-08:00

Preassessment

Preassessment Result : 81 of 86 (94%)

Preassessment Date : January 30 2009

ICDL and ECDL Part 1: Module 1 Basic Concepts of IT Result

2009-01-30T18:00:00.000-08:00

Preassessment:

Postassessment:

Summary:This is my ICDL and ECDL Part 1: Module 1 Basic Concepts of IT RESULT.

Preassessment 72 of 84 (85%)
Postassessment 78 of 84 (92%)

Exam Date: January 29, 2009

itpro20809 WIKI

2009-01-22T04:28:00.000-08:00

Hello itpro20809 cmates! atlast! here's our wiki. [http://itpro20809.wetpaint.com/]

Actually i am not so sure for this one, but for now please participate, feel free to edit and do some wiki thing on the page.

If you are not yet a member, join itpro20809 wiki. Help me to dissiminate this info!

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Java Timeline

2008-09-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

1991	The Green Project Begins MS DOS is the dominant operating system Cell phones weigh half a pound "Biosphere 2" project begins
1992	"Oak" is the language *7 Debuts "Duke" is featured in the Interface Johnny Carson signs off "The Tonight Show" on NBC
1993	The Green Project becomes FirstPerson Mosaic v1.0 is released "Cheers" ends an 11-year run
1994	WebRunner released — the first browser that supports moving objects and dynamic executable content The Apple QuickTake 100, the first consumer digital camera, goes on sale for less than $1,000 "Friends" debuts on NBC
1995	Java technology released to a select group on the Web site wicked.neato.org The San Jose Mercury News runs a front-page article about Java technology Name changed from "Oak" to "Java" Announced at Sun World -- Java technology is officially born
1996	The first JavaOne Developer Conference JDKtm 1.0 software is released Chess computer Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov for the first time "Dolly" the first cloned sheep is born
1997	Over 220,000 downloads of JDK 1.1 software occur in just three weeks JavaOne draws 8,000 attendees, becoming the world's largest developer conference Java Card 2.0 platform is unveiled 43% of U.S. families own a computer
1998	JDK 1.1 release downloads top 2 million Visa launches world's first smart card based on Java Card technology The Java Community Process (JCP) program formalized "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" premieres in the U.K
1999	Java 2 platform source code is released JavaOne draws 20,000 J2EE beta software is released "Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace" released
2000	Over 400 Java User Groups are established worldwide Java Developer Connection program tops 1.5 million members Steve Jobs joins Scott McNealy on stage at JavaOne to announce a major commitment by Apple in support of Java technology Heavy Metal band Metallica sues Napster for copyright violations
2001	First international JavaOne conference in Yokohama Japan Over 1 million downloads of the Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) SDK Google Inc. PageRank search algorithm patent awarded "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" is released
2002	J2EE SDK downloads reach 2 million 78% of executives view J2EE technology as the most effective platform for building and deploying Web services The Euro is introduced "The Osbournes" becomes a surprise hit on MTV
2003	Java technology runs in almost 550 million desktops Almost 75% of professional developers use Java programming language as their primary development language Commercial Voice-Over-Internet (VoiP) phone service begins "The Da Vinci Code" is published
2004	Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition 5 (Project Tiger) is released The Java technology-powered Mars Rover (Spirit) touches down on Mars Sun Java Studio Creator is launched
2005	Java technology celebrates its 10th birthday Approximately 4.5 million developers use Java technology Over 2.5 billion Java technology-enabled devices are available java.com bundles the Google Toolbar with the JRE download
2006	Rich Green announces at the JavaOne 2006 Conference that it's not a matter of when Sun will open source Java technology, but how. The NetBeans IDE 5.0 is released. Sun open-sourced Java EE components as the Glassfish Project to java.net. Java SE and ME initial components are released as open source. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest is released.

ehem... Hello Blogging World

2008-08-22T03:35:00.000-07:00

an Expression wHen you Explain soMething.

"an expression used when you try to clearly explain something in a manner and bring your confidence up when actually you're feeling down" says the urban dictionary. A noise mad when the act of clearing the throat takes place, or when silence needs to be broken.

As a newbs ["again an urban term, it means beginner"] in this blogging community, I prefer to start my blogging activity by expressing my opinion about the recent activities happening around the globe ["ehem.. isn't a large scope, i guess it is too big. But the point is, I can post numerous articles with this"].