Corporate IT sucks
An opinionated blog post about why it sucks to work in the IT department of corporate America (gag). I have to agree.
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LinkedIn and Grails
The first blog post of many detailing how LinkedIn uses Grails for their website.
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Have you seen application performance dip when implementing immutable objects? Also, what are some examples where mutable objects are the better choice?
After reading "Effective Java" and going over immutable objects, I wanted to learn more about people's experiences with this practice. Please share... more »
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Oracle database is developers' choice
DB2 had the highest proportion of users in companies with over 1,000 employees, followed by Oracle and then Sybase. Microsoft SQL Server was used more... more »
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Are data transfer objects relevant in domain driven design?
I've been reading articles about DDD and came across opinions about TOs and Fowler's anemic domain model. Typically I've used a TO as the form backing... more »
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10 important things to remember when using Hibernate/JPA
Ten tips for anyone using an ORM solution.
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James Gosling on Adobe Flash / Flex / AIR
Gosling shared some pointed thoughts on how he believes JavaFX compares to the Flash / Flex platform.
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Getting Off Our Tails and Onto the Rails
Two guys experiment with Rails for one week and record their results and thoughts.
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Is Ruby the new Visual Basic?
"In a way, Ruby embodies many of the features that made Visual Basic so successful. It is not so much what Ruby does today that is causing all the... more »
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Installing Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL on OS X v2
I've used this tutorial multiple times to get Macs environments up and running with RoR and PostgreSQL. Robby just updated his excellent tutorial so... more »
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HTML & CSS to PDF in RoR using PrinceXML
For those times when you already have an existing layout and just want to generate a PDF without having to recreate it using some PDF specific markup... more »
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Sample: Salesforce with Flex/Apollo
Just a quick sample of what you can do with the Flex Toolkit for Apex.
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Some RailsConf presenstations released
14 RailsConf presentations have been released for your viewing pleasure.
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Ruby on Rails and Java spoof commerical
A funny spoof of the Mac vs. PC ads with RoR guy and Java guy.
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Sun gives away Solaris 10
For a limited time, Sun is offering a free DVD media kit which includes the Solaris 10 Operating System for both SPARC and x86 platforms as well as... more »
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Vonage integrating EnterpriseDB (Postgres), may replace Oracle
VOIP provider Vonage switches its ticketing system from MySQL and looks to see where it can replace Oracle 9.
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Sun selects EnterpriseDB for PostgreSQL Support
Under this new arrangement, EnterpriseDB will provide additional technical support to Sun's customers, customized training classes for Sun engineers,... more »
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Five Reasons to Never Use Postgresql
There's a lot of reasons. Let's address them.
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The Current Economics of Consulting
Life as an independent consultant. Rates, expenses, overhead, and all the things you need to consider before going at it alone.
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.NET simpler than Java, but stuck in Windows
Java EE's complexity could lead to its demise and provide more opportunities for .NET, if only it weren't tied to the Windows platform. Visual Studio... more »
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Open-source LAMP a beacon to developers
The so-called LAMP stack of open-source software--which includes the Linux operating system, Apache Web server, MySQL database and scripting languages... more »
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Will the Enterprise change Ruby, or will Ruby change the Enterprise?
Ruby is often criticized for lacking the features required for developing large applications, and maintaining them over long periods of time with... more »
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An Introduction to Ruby on Rails for DB2 Developers
IBM releases their own database adaptor for their DB2 database.
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