Google Chrome OS will have no native apps, data will be stored in the cloud
I'm not sure if I want all my data stored on the 'cloud'
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List of Open Source Defect/Issue Tracking Systems
Most commercial defect-tracking software vendors charge enormous licensing fees. Despite being “free”, these open source defect tracking systems have... more »
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Forgiveness in UI design
Users make mistakes, no matter how good your user interface is designed. But there is something you can do about it. There are approaches you can use... more »
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SOA and Cloud
Before we talk about Cloud, I want to quickly review where SOA came from. Most of us who started our IT careers in the 80s and 90s will clearly... more »
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The Unwritten Rules of Web Design
In the relative short time that websites have been around, compared to other media, much has been learnt about web design. There aren’t any ‘rules’... more »
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We found the author of Notepad!
I've received independent confirmations as to the authorship of Notepad, so I'm inclined to believe it. Sorry you didn't get to go to the award... more »
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Python Deployment Sucks
A good discussion about the deployment problems developer face with python apps independent of the target platform.
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From ESB to BPEL - Continuing with the RiftSaw-JBossESB Integration
In the previous post to this blog, we looked at orchestrating JBossESB services from a RiftSaw BPEL process. In this post, we'll look at the other... more »
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Scala Vs Clojure — Let’s get down to business
Of the new languages that are emerging these days, no two are as interesting as Scala and Clojure. Both claim to be functional and geared for... more »
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Using a decorator for caching purposes
In my previous post I gave some examples on how caching can evolve. However , what annoys me in the second and third approach is that I have... more »
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The big Silverlight 4 Question
You get all this honking and hoopla and what not, but nobody seems to think about the big Silverlight 4 Question: Can I install Visual Studio 2010... more »
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Want To Try Out Google Chrome OS For Yourself? Here’s How.
The public debut of Google Chrome OS today has the press abuzz over the potential of the new web-based operating system. And now that it’s open... more »
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Holy crap: JVM has coroutine/continuation/fiber etc.
I have always wanted to have generator in Java. After all, Python have this feature, Ruby and C#(*) too. A generator is a way to define an iterator... more »
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Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10
This document provides instructions and notes on upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 (code name "Karmic Koala"), the most recent release of Ubuntu, released on... more »
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Silent JDK Deployment on Windows
After not finding the full set of silent install options by searching, I decided to hunt them down myself and posted a write-up on silently deploying... more »
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PHP 5.3.1 is finally here!
A stable version of PHP 5.3.1 is finally here! Download link and links to view the release announcement, key changes and the full changelog within.
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What? You’re doing TDD!
I’ve always been distrustful by default with the “main way of thinking”. Which doesn’t mean that I systematically reject the opinion of the majority.... more »
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Reading Code is Key to Writing Good Code
As humans we seem to have an innate desire for structure in our lives. Structure permeates through our societies; it’s found within our families,... more »
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DZone Daily Dose - 2009/11/20
More updates today on the closures announcement for JDK 7. Google announced the release of its source code for Chrome OS and the NSA announced that... more »
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Google Chrome OS Will Be Revealed Tomorrow
The company has confirmed the rumors and the upcoming OS will get a thorough presentation at Googleplex
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Learning Scala: Euler's Method
I've been messing around more with Scala to see some of its more interesting features, two of which are pattern matching and currying. These are... more »
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Silverlight 4 Gets Top Requested Features
The immediate release of Silverlight 4 Beta was just announced at Microsoft's PDC conference. The new version comes on the heels of Silverlight 3,... more »
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Python moratorium and the future of 2.x
On November 9, Python BDFL ("Benevolent Dictator For Life") Guido van Rossum froze the Python language's syntax and grammar in their current form for... more »
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Software can be hard
I recently survived a massive lay-off at work. The experience marked me so I decided to write about it for the cathartic effect. When I graduated... more »
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PDC09 Keynote Day 2 – Silverlight 4.0 and Free Laptops
Say goodbye to WinForms, WPF, and maybe even AJAX. Today Scott “The Gu” Guthrie took the stage and blew everyone away with the extensive desktop-app... more »
