our posts tagged “java”

mobile development: finding the right solution
Sean Sparkman (@seansparkman) & Paul Zolnierczyk (@paulish29)
april 28th, 2020

Many mobile phones

With an estimated 3.2 billion smartphone users in 2019, the mobile app industry is growing and not showing any signs of slowing down. Along with this growth in smartphone usage comes increased demands and expectations from end users. Apps need to use the latest smartphone features, be fast & easy to use. This is further complicated with the need to develop for both Android and Apple smartphones as well as tablets. For someone with an app idea, considering all these factors can be a bit overwhelming. This is where Infinity Interactive steps in. Infinity has extensive experience in the mobile app arena and can help you identify the best approach for your app and target audience. Today, companies are not just restricted to developing a native mobile app. They can also build mobile web apps, progressive web apps, and cross-platform apps. This post will cover the pros and cons of each with the hope of giving a clear path for taking an app idea into app reality.

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Groovy - Funny name, serious power
Paul Zolnierczyk (@paulish29)
may 9th, 2014

In a previous post I demonstrated how to consume a stock web service using WSDL2JAVA. Although WSDL2JAVA is a great tool, it can generate some long and difficult-to-read code. In this post, I'm going to demonstrate an easier, more concise way of calling the same web service using Groovy.

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Consuming Web Services with WSDL2JAVA
Paul Zolnierczyk (@paulish29)
march 4th, 2014

If you've come across the task of consuming a web service via a WSDL you were given, there's a chance you may have cringed a bit. All that XML involved and then determining your approach is a challenge as well! Do you want to use a SOAPConnectionFactory or create an XML message by hand and parse the response? These approaches will work but it will likely take time away from what you really want to do and that is develop the application you're working on. Along comes WSDL2JAVA, a tool which will build Java proxies and skeletons for services with WSDL descriptions. In this article I'll highlight the steps needed to consume a web service with WSDL2JAVA.

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