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Python 3.0: New and Backwards Incompatible!?

For those looking to use Python 3.0 for all their development work, be warned. Changes in the latest version of Python were created to be intentionally not backwards compatible. According to the Python site “there are more changes than in a typical release, and more that are important for all Python users.” They also state [...]

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ZK 3.5.1 Released – RIA Framework, NetBeans Plugin and Tutorial

This past week ZKoss refreshed their flagship product, ZK, to version 3.5.1. If you haven’t heard of ZK before, it is a very slick framework which was “designed to maximize enterprise operation efficiency and minimize the development cost [with] its groundbreaking Direct RIA architecture. ” Unlike most marketing ploys used to overstate the capabilities of a [...]

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Easy Encryption in Java and Python with Keyczar

Do you need to encrypt small text data, like serial numbers or customer numbers in your web application?  With the amount of data being transmitted online and the increasing need to protect customers against identity theft, encryption is the one and only choice to keep customers safe. Unfortunately, implementing encryption is a daunting task [...]

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