When developing a Java application which uses a database, you need to consider several things, such as are you developing the Java Application first, or the Database first? Which database are you going to use (Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL, etc) Regardless, you will need a JDBC driver for your Java application. Most likely this…
You can use the <figure> tag set to surround the image and the <figcaption> tag set. You may need to remove any classes from the image, you have HTML code that looks like: You can use CSS to style your figure, and caption area as well, to help them stand out and have a standard…
When selecting images, you also need to make sure you are selecting the right type of image and saving it correctly if you are given an option. Most pictures on your computer are made up of a matrix of pixels – short for picture elements. These picture elements are the smallest unit your image can…
As we previously saw, the image (img) tag is easy to use, however, as more and more people view websites on tablets, phones, and other devices besides a computer, we have to be mindful of how images will appear to those users. In CSS we can use responsive design, which adjusts the layout based upon…
Video requires use of a plugin, luckily there are several, which should make it easier. You will need to check to see if it works for your platform, most work for iOS and/or Android, but not all work for web, and most don’t work for desktop apps. Some video players will play YouTube only, while…
Audio requires use of a plugin, luckily there are several, which should make it easier. We are going to start by creating a basic Flutter app, the way we’ve done before. Then removing the comments. We’re going to play a small clip each time someone clicks on the increment button. Installing the Plugin Next we…
Design patterns are meant to be a form of best practices as to how to develop object oriented code and found by trail and error in many cases. Additionally design patterns are supposed to provide a common platform for developers, so they can talk to one another based upon what they expect to occur. By…
Of the several patterns out there, the Java Singleton is one of Gangs of Four Design patterns. In many ways it is one of the simplest design patterns to implement, however it does come with some concerns. The basic idea is that there can be only one object of a given class, and by its…
