I'm a Software Developer, but I don't work with computers
Let me set the scene for you. Your at a friends party and you meet up with some new people. After the opening pleasantries, the conversation soon... more »
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Yes you are making changes, but that doesn't make it refactoring!
There are some words in software development that overtime lose all meaning. The more these words are used, and importantly, the more they are used... more »
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Are conferences really worth the money?
Nearly a year ago, I posted a question on Spring Forum entitled, "am I working for the wrong companies or is it just not that common to attend... more »
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Working with Spring Web Flow book is released
I've just been informed that Working with Spring Web Flow has been released. It will be the first Spring Web Flow book from the father and co-lead of... more »
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Haven't we reinvented the wheel enough times already?
Reinventing the wheel and the Not-Invented-Here Syndrome have been widely documented in the software industry. Some companies write literally... more »
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Beware, the developer who isn't interested in development!
A large percentage of developers out there, just aren't interested in the project they are working on and more importantly they aren't interested in... more »
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Spring JdbcTemplate: The phantom performance problem
Over the past few years there have been numerous posts on Spring Forum regarding the performance of JdbcTemplate. The majority of these are... more »
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Structured approaches to improving code quality
Projects that grow very quickly without a structured approach to development can soon decend into chaos. To help prevent this situation, teams need to... more »
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