Chris Hearn

You know how to write good Java code and deployment to a server is no mystery either. But have you ever had to work in large development teams, maybe geographically dispersed (off-shoring...)? Ever had to address the pain of application software updates? So often, when evaluating Java development tools, the focus is on productivity in writing code. While this is clearly important, it is essential not to underestimate the importance of managing the entire life cycle of an application - from setting up the development environment, to managing software delivery and maintaining the applications over the life cycle. The larger the project, the more critical this is, both from an efficiency and a financial point of view. Over the past 30 years SAP has gathered in-depth experience in developing applications with large, geographically dispersed development teams. The deli... (more)

From JDJ's Next Issue: Large-Scale Java Development Projects with SAP

Click Here to Download this story's .pdf file! You know how to write good Java code and deployment to a server is no mystery either. But have you ever had to work in large development teams, maybe geographically dispersed (off-shoring...)? Ever had to address the pain of application software updates? So often, when evaluating Java development tools, the focus is on productivity in writing code. While this is clearly important, it is essential not to underestimate the importance of managing the entire life cycle of an application - from setting up the development environment, to ... (more)