My favorite Eclipse view
Have you discovered the Display view in Eclipse? It can be used to execute any Java code in the context of a debugger. This can be incredibly useful... more »
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World War 2, Rationalism and Agile Development
Some parallels between World War 2 and Agile / Waterfall software development.
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How to design GWT services with UML
Sequence diagrams are excellent for designing collaborations between objects. With this Eclipse plugin, sequence diagrams can be used to generate code... more »
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Use examples to make your code easier to understand
Einstein said that examples is not another way to teach, it is the only way. How does that apply to programming?
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Combine UML domain modeling and Grails web development
This example shows how to model a domain model in UML, generate Java code for JPA, and implement the views and controllers in Groovy.
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How to build a GWT application for an existing database
This article demonstrates how to build a GWT application for an existing database using HiberObjects Import DB Pro, a commercial extension to... more »
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I believe in Java for future web applications
Will Java become the dominant platform for web applications? Actually, I think it has a good chance. How will the future web applications be? I think... more »
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Agile practices don't primarily solve problems
But they sure help detecting problems early. And that's extremely valuable.
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Hungarian notation and Groovy
In dynamically typed languages, use naming conventions to communicate variable types.
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Top ten reasons why programmers are difficult husbands
Top ten reasons why programmers are difficult husbands
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The Pessimistic Programmer
I am not really pessimistic, only realistic. But that what's pessimists always say! So, I might as well face it: I am a pessimist. And I think... more »
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Example Driven Development and Unit testing
Save work and increase quality by combining unit tests and functional tests.
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Database dump
Here is a small Java app that dumps a database in a format that is easy to check for changes. I used this to find out how a PHP application modified... more »
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Refactor Groovy code?
Groovy is very productive, but is is suitable for larger programs? I don't think so. Not until we get code completion and refactoring support.
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Defensive Programming
When programming, try to think "What can possibly go wrong with this code? And how can I make sure that doesn't happen?"
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Example Driven Development
This article is the first in a series about Test Driven Development. A test is an example of what a program should do. Examples make the requirements... more »
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Small Java trick to avoid problems with copy - paste
Just a small coding trick I use to avoid problems when I copy and paste code.
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Use cases and robustness analysis
Use cases or user stories? It depends on the project. And robustness analysis can help to write good use cases and map them to objects.
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Why Agile Methods Reduce Cost
The greatest cost of software development is complexity. Agile methods, new frameworks and object modeling reduce this complexity and thereby reduce... more »
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