How to learn a new programming language or framework
While never untrue, it is more of a necessity now, that a programmer should know more than just one language or framework. After being a focussed Java/J2EE developer for a long time since college, in...
View ArticleAsterisk-Java Testing with Groovy
Recently I have taken a bit of a detour into the world of telephony, working with Asterisk-Java, which by itself is a very valuable tool, and worth knowing a bit about if you are integrating a system...
View ArticleQuestions About Griffon
Time to answer some questions about Griffon: What is the size of the jar that gets generated for a Griffon jar?If you package it all up (‘griffon package’), then a vanilla Griffon jar weighs in at...
View ArticleGWT 2.0: Cool Beans on In Browser Development Mode
I have a short list of things that I don’t like about GWT. They are: You have to use a special browser to debug in Java. That browser doesn’t always behave the way IE or Firefox or Safari does. And...
View ArticleGriffon and a PureMVC Plugin: Some Initial Thoughts
I finally have some small amount of spare time to start working on my Griffon PureMVC plugin. One of the first things to think about is where to we make the marriage between the two frameworks?...
View ArticleComing Soon: Android Wireless Application Development Review
Just got my hands on a copy of Android, Wireless Application Development by Conder and Darcey and have been working my way through the first three chapters (really, the actual development starts in...
View ArticleGrails and Google App Engine: Birthing Pains
Whenever you can get a free, publicly available place to deploy your applications, your first instinct is to grab it with both hands. Google App Engine is one of those places. Each developer can deploy...
View ArticleGWT 2.0 RC1 Released
Well, GWT 2.0 RC1 (yes!) is out. I was going to wait for a while with some of my new projects until switching them over to GWT 2.0, but given the pace of the GWT 2.0 project, I may just switch them...
View ArticleGetting CloudTools to Work with Grails 1.1.1
photo credit: °Florian Yes, Cloud Foundry has been acquired by Spring Source and seems to be morphing into a for-pay service, and there hasn’t been a new build packaged on the Cloud Tools project page...
View ArticleJava is Like Senator Harry Reid: Meh, but Alternatives are Worse
photo credit: Center forAmerican Progress Action Fund Harry Reid hung on to beat Sharron Angle this past election day. It wasn’t that the voters of Nevada loved him, it was just that the other...
View Articlegit how to: ignoring files in git
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