In my previous article we discussed about preliminary collections supported in Ballerina Language. In this article we will talk about… — In my previous article we discussed about preliminary collections supported in Ballerina Language. In this article we will talk about Tables, another structured data type in Ballerina. Tables are a built-in data-structure which contains an array of records. Each row in the table consists of a record and each row…

In programming, a ‘collection’ is simply an object that groups multiple elements into a single unit. Ballerina, offers a set of collections… — In programming, a ‘collection’ is simply an object that groups multiple elements into a single unit. Ballerina, offers a set of collections which could use to store any kind of objects. Arrays ‘Array’ is a sequential data structure consisting of values of the same type. Ballerina Arrays are indexed 0-based. …

Programming would be boring if there is no logic involved in it. In a programming language logic is expressed using Control Structures… — Programming would be boring if there is no logic involved in it. In a programming language logic is expressed using Control Structures. Lets understand the basic control structures we could find in Ballerina. `if` Statement if statement will evaluate a boolean expression and based on the result, it will execute the next…

Ballerina has several categories of data types. My previous article covered first three data type categories namely Simple Types, Sequence… — Ballerina has several categories of data types. My previous article covered first three data type categories namely Simple Types, Sequence Types and Structural Types. In this article we will be taking a look at Ballerina Behavioral Types. Behavioral Types are ones which might contain data and also which can execute…

Spring-MVC Sample As I described in the previous segment, spring-mvc is a framework that is really useful in developing web-applications. So, to demonstrate the abilities of Spring-MVC lest start with a sample application for library-management-system and understand the building boxes of Spring-MVC. Initializing Project In this sample project we will use ‘Maven’ as our…

What is Spring-MVC ? — What is Spring-MVC ? Spring-MVC is a framework that offers Model-View-Controller Architecture to build loosely coupled and flexible web-applications. MVC Pattern separates the concerns of Business-Logic, Model and UI components so that can evolve themselves without distracting other components. Lets take a look at what is actually Model-View-Controller in this architecture.

Git Branching — Git Branching Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle from small to very large projects with efficiency. Git is really easy to use and learn. In this article we are going to cover one important aspect of Git which is called Branching. Git Branches are…

If you are a programmer, Design Pattern are some main aspects that you need to study and grow up on. Even though number of Design-Pattern… — If you are a programmer, Design Pattern are some main aspects that you need to study and grow up on. Even though number of Design-Pattern exists in this article we are going to explore a Behavioral Design Pattern called State Pattern. According to Wikipedia state pattern is a behavioral software…

In my previous article I have given a brief introduction on Ballerina Programming Language. But I could not give a heads up on how to setup… — In my previous article I have given a brief introduction on Ballerina Programming Language. But I could not give a heads up on how to setup Ballerina in your local environment. To setup Ballerina we could try out few approaches: Using OS specific installers