July 29, 2011

Sending mail to an SMTP server with authentication using JavaMail

Category: Labs, hansengel at 11:14 pm

Many SMTP servers use anĀ authentication system as an extra layer of security in their mail transport. If you need to send email to such a server with JavaMail, the library provides a convenient abstraction of the process. (more…)

 

March 19, 2011

Getting started with Node.js: writing a simple “Hello World” application

Category: Labs, jgauthier at 10:37 pm

Node.js is an exciting, multi-platform framework built around the JavaScript programming language which has been gaining support by developers over the past few months. In this article, I’ll give a summary of why this platform is so attractive to a growing number of programmers, and guide you through a brief example application. (more…)