Alvin Alexander

I’ve written a lot of of Java database programming tutorials and examples over the years, so I thought I’d share some of those links here today.

First, a long time ago (in a place truly far away from here) I wrote these Java database programming tutorials:

• A Java JDBC SQL SELECT query example
• A JDBC SQL INSERT tutorial

Last year I created these newer Java MySQL database programming tutorials:

• A Java MySQL JDBC Driver class URL example
• A Java MySQL SELECT example
• A Java MySQL INSERT example using the Statement class
• Java MySQL INSERT example with PreparedStatement
• Java MySQL DELETE example
• Java MySQL UPDATE example

These days I use Spring JDBC for all my Java database programming. If you’ve never used Spring before, it is a life-saver. Here’s a link to the Spring Framework website.

In my most recent Java database programming projects I always use Spring because it makes everything about Java database programming easier for you. There is some initial XML configuration work to be done, but once you get past that, Spring is a Java database programming life saver.

I just created a blog on my new website, Mat-Su Valley Programming. I hope to update it at least weekly with new information that relates to programming, web design, and Alaska. Here’s a link to my new Alaska programming and website design blog.

In semi-related news, there’s a lot going on in Alaska these days (February and March). I’ve tried to start documenting a little bit of the action on my living in Alaska blog.

Nothing too major, I just wanted to announce that I’ve created a new Alaska web design and programming business, currently code-named “matsuvp”, after the Mat-Su Valley here in Alaska. I hope to serve customers in the Palmer, Wasilla, and Anchorage, Alaska areas.

We’ve been really pleased by the response to our 99-cent application that helps you hide your desktop and desktop icons. This is a small app that is available for Mac OS X systems.

Oops, I almost forgot, we have a fun video that demonstrates our “Hide your desktop” app on YouTube.

I created this Java String array tutorial a couple of days ago, and I’m pretty happy with it. I was surprised when I looked around and realized I hadn’t covered the Java String array topic very well, so I kicked it out pretty quick. And while I’m in the neighborhood, here’s a quick link to the most recent Java String API documentation.

Still poking around on Sun’s site, here’s a link to some array documentation they have.