When installing the Eclipse IDE, one must be running a version of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) that is compatible with the version of Eclipse that is being installed. I was trying to install Eclipse Neon on macOS Sierra, which is the most recent major release. Sierra ships with Java, but not the version which … Read more
One rather old application I’ve supported for several years loads data from Excel spreadsheets into a reporting database. These Excel spreadsheets have always been manually updated by several users. However, because the data that the users are entering into these spreadsheets are first being entered into another separate application database, these users have been doing … Read more
I have long been a fan of sites that use gamification to teach technology-related skills such as programming languages and database concepts. I have used various free sites (such as Codecademy and Khan Academy) and premium sites like Code School. Each of these sites have strong and weak points, but all of them have been … Read more