Customer questions answered: Cross-platform method overrides in JNBridgePro

Here’s another interesting question from the support inbox. Let’s say that you have a .NET class that contains a virtual method, and you want to override it in your Java code. The immediate answer would seem to be to proxy the .NET class, then write a Java class that extends the proxy class and override […]

The Problems with the Windows 8 Start Screen

A lot of attention has been paid to the problems that enterprise users have with the new Windows 8 Start Screen. Most of the discussion seems to center around the fact that the old-style Start Menu is no longer available, but I don’t think that’s the issue. The problems are inherent in the new Start […]

Building a LINQ provider for HBase MapReduce

Explore building a simple .NET LINQ provider for HBase. This lab uses the Java API for creating, managing and scanning HBase tables and the .NET LINQ provider interfaces.

Build 2012 Recap

We were in Redmond last week for the Build conference, where Microsoft offered deep dives into their latest technologies. Unlike last year, where the emphasis was on in-depth looks at lower-level technologies like Windows RT, .NET 4.5, and Windows 8 internals, this year’s conference concentrated on higher-level application-oriented APIs like Microsoft Account (formerly Windows Live […]

Groovy-to-.NET integration

Lately, much of the action in the Java world has been in the development and use of non-Java languages that run on the JVM. That’s why we were pleased to hear from a customer who wanted to use JNBridgePro to call .NET assemblies from code written in Groovy. For those of you unaware, Groovy is […]