Hudson and Grails
I debated on whether or not to blog about my very positive experience with the Hudson CI server. I think the buzz pretty much speaks for itself, so... more »
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Adobe Labs - Alchemy
Welcome the preview release of codename "Alchemy." Alchemy is a research project that allows users to compile C and C++ code that is targeted to run... more »
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When to Use Persevere: a Comparison with CouchDB and Others
Persevere and CouchDB are both new JSON-based storage systems, and have been receiving increasing focus. It may be informative to those interested in... more »
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Is it okay to violate OO or Relational principles when mapping objects to the database?
This seems to be a big topic in my work life lately. It was a heated topic at this last Sacramento Java User's group. I've also been criticized at... more »
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The Software Product Myth
A certain percentage of developers become unhappy with salaried development over time (typically it’s shortly after they’re asked to manage people, or... more »
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This is How the Web Gets Regulated
Basic web accessibility is a known commodity now. Web applications can almost be made accessible; eventually web application accessibility will also... more »
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A More Useful 404
Encountering 404 errors is not new. Often, developers provide custom 404 pages to make the experience a little less frustrating. However, for a custom... more »
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TOTD #53: Scaffold in Merb using JRuby/GlassFish
GlassFish Gem 0.9.0 can be used to run Rails and Merb applications. Support another Rack-based framework Sinatra is coming up in the near future. This... more »
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iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2
Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I’ll be blogging about the differences between... more »
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Mastering Grails: Asynchronous Grails with JSON and Ajax
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and Asynchronous JavaScript + XML (Ajax) are staples of Web 2.0 development. In this installment of the Mastering... more »
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Fixing the Web, Part I
We've made major progress on the web since 2005 and the rise of Ajax. JavaScript toolkits like JQuery, Dojo, and YUI have expanded what we can do with... more »
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WTFramework bookmarklet
Ever wondered which JavaScript framework was used on a specific website but was too lazy to check the source code for the answer? Fear no more... more »
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Luke - Lucene Index Toolbox
Luke is a handy development and diagnostic tool, which accesses already existing Lucene indexes and allows you to display and modify their content in... more »
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A Sad Day: Rubinius Team cut to 2
There have been some sad developments within the Engine Yard Rubinius team that I’d like to address head on. Earlier today, I had the unfortunate... more »
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Enum Support With LINQ To SQL And SqlMetal
As a programmer I love my enums. I find code written using enums to be more readable than without them. However, there has been and there still is a... more »
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Even More DTrace Lab Answers (9 & 10)
OK, let's get the rest out.
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Laws of Software Development
At a recent XTC I mentioned to Ivan, Keith and Steve that I had been collecting Laws of Software Development on my private wiki. They encouraged me to... more »
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HTML5 Cross Document Messaging
So I got to play with HTML5 Cross Document Messaging this weekend and built this quick demo -
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Tutorial: Google Maps with Java, GWT and Eclipse
The intention of this tutorial is to show how to use eclipse to develop a rich internet application with GWT that contains a Google Maps-map. The... more »
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Flash coming for WiMo, Android, … iPhone?
Apple isn’t exactly known for bowing to pressure, but Mr. Jobs had to be sweating just a little under his turtleneck Monday when Adobe demonstrated... more »
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Distribute Your Content With Amazon CloudFront
A few months ago I talked about our plans to create and offer a service for content delivery. That service is called Amazon CloudFront and it ready... more »
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Terrific Tables with CSS
Have you waded knee-deep into web standards and thought you’d never again encounter a table element? Tables may have quickly been shrunk from as “bad”... more »
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JS-909: A drum machine in JavaScript
At the recent Web Directions JavaScript libraries panel, I was in charge of representing the hard-working non-library hacker. (Of which there exist... more »
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Video: Part 5 of an Introduction to the NetBeans APIs
Here's part 5, covering the Nodes API and the Explorer & Property Sheet API via 3 small demos and a bit of explanation.
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More Effective Javadoc
There is really a bigger issue at the heart of this: who is your Javadoc intended for? In this blog entry, I intend to discuss some of the things I... more »
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