February 21st, 2011 
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Advantages of Application Servers in Web and Software Development
Author: temp_93910
An application server is a server that hosts an application program to provide business logic for third-party application program. An application server combining or working with a web server is called a web application server in many usages. A web application server can be a flexible web application development and deployment tool.
- Front end or first tier (personal computer)
- A middle tier (an intranet server or LAN)
- Third tier or back-end (database server)
Advantages of Application Servers in the Web and Software Development Scenario
In the web & software development scenario, an application server offers various advantages including:
- Modifying the application configuration can be done centrally, for example moving system settings or database servers.
- Guaranteed updates and upgrades for users by centralizing business logic on server machines
- A web and software development firm saves cost in developing business applications with the help of the above benefits.
Advantages of Web Application Servers
Generally, application server serving web applications provide a secure and robust environment for web application development experts. With an XML based scripting language, it offers web developers a familiar interface. Web application servers allow developers easily view and edit code without exiting the authoring environment.
Web application servers boast various components. For example Microsoft’s .Net Framework technology includes several components like ASP.NET and .NET Remoting. There’s another platform called the Zend platform, which has an application called Zend server. It is for running and managing PHP applications.
One of the key web application servers is the Java EE 5 or Java Enterprise Edition application server. Through the Java EE 5 server ensures development of affordable web applications quickly and easily. An affordable web development India takes the advantage of Java EE 5 to develop and deploy enterprise applications.
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I am the webmaster at www.synapseindia.com – A web development company offering software development to businesses in India and abroad.
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How to get software development experience for a graduate program?
The graduate program I’m looking into possibly doing (I’m still a freshman in college though), requires at least 2 years of experience in participating with a software development project. I don’t know the details of these two year requirements, but I’m wondering what kind of ways can I get this kind of experience?
In case you’re wondering, it’s for Drexel University’s MSE program. https://www.cs.drexel.edu/files/laura/Admissions%20Requirements.pdf
is software development life cycle the same thing as program development life cycle?
as in software=program??
please list the steps…….
A ”’program”’ is what a computer runs. Unless it’s turned off or halted, a computer is ”always” running a program. A single program may exist in multiple files.
”’Software”’ is a program or set of programs that reside in main memory. This is different from ”’firmware”’, which is a program or set of programs that reside in non-volatile memory, such as flash ROM.
Going by that there is a slight different but not that much really.
what is the best free software for java program development?
I want to write some java programs.
what is the best software – b4 I use jbuilder, it is a long time ago.
Java JDK(Development Kit) 6 update 12 is the best package for building java programs and applications, applets, etc….
If you want the programs get done to you install Netbeans 6.5 from Sun microsystems JDK 6 u12 is mandatory for this…
For downloading only JDK 6 u 12 click the below link
https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/CDS-CDS_Developer-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewProductDetail-Start?ProductRef=jdk-6u12-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer
For downloading Netbeans along with JDK 6 u 12 click below
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/netbeans.html
To know more about Sun and java downloads click below
http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
or log onto http://www.sun.com
how does the object approach of software development reduce complexity of a program?
it is not an assignment, it is the answer to my assignment, i just need someone to put my though on the right track(question is 5 issues tradional approach of software development can not solve but object approach can solve).
i think that traditional approach cud not access libraries which made them write their own code over again but object approach allows the access of libraries and this reduces complexity.
am i rite?
You have gotten a lot of theory answers, except for Paul which is bang on. A poorly designed/maintained OO program can be just as bad, or worse, than a non OO one. The attributes others mentioned, polymorphism, inheritance, etc. actually can do more damage than help when not used properly.
But, in practice it can reduce complexity by basically encapsulating functionality (behviour) into a class that eliminates the need for you to understand how it is doing it’s work. It lends itself more to modular designs of atomic parts.
Inheritance, etc. can reduce the overall complexity because you can eliminate special case programming in the control logic. If a class hierarchy presents the same interface for all derived classes then your control code doesn’t have to worry about type and how to do a function for a specific type.
Now, the same can be done in the traditional with an effective design and layout. Your assumption about lack of libraries is not valid because libraries have been around since the inception of programming languages in the ’70′s. The problem is traditional languages didn’t have constructs that would lead you to a better design – you are much more dependent on the skill of the designer.
NIIT Imperia’s next schedule for Certificate Program in Management of Software Development?
I would like to know the next tentative exam date for Certificate Program in Management of Software Development from NIIT Imperia. I am currently working in an MNC and working from US office. I would like to know next available date to join in this program. Any help is appreciated.
I will be back in India in July. I would like to take up this program once I come back to India.
you talk to much, i stopped reading after NII.