Developing OSGI-fied Struts applications
This article walks you through a repeatable process of creating a pluggable server-side application with Eclipse 3.2, JSP and Struts 1.3. The article... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: eclipse, frameworks, open source, tools
Return of the Jetty (embedded OSGi Server)
This post builds on the project created in my last post, Open Your Eyes to OSGi, in which we created a simple OSGi project using Eclipse Equinox. In... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: eclipse, frameworks, tools
Writing a bundle-based server application
While Equinox can be setup to run servlets and JSPs in a variety of ways, the technique for writing the applications is the same. Use the steps here... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: eclipse, frameworks, tools
5-minute guide to start developing with OSGi in Eclipse
In this tutorial I propose a quick step-by-step guide to start developing your OSGi bundles using Eclipse IDE and a standalone Equinox... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: eclipse, how-to, open source, tools
Points of view
Different points of view on open source software :-)
0 commentsSave Tags: humor, open source
The hottest Java Web Application ever
Well, I’m talking about hot.. deployment, obviously. In the last months, it happened to me quite a few times to talk with different people about the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java, open source
The Power of the JVM
In the past couple days, a new project release was announced that has shown once again the potential of the Java platform. Shown how the awesome JVM... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: groovy, java, research
Jetty Runner
If you're looking for a fast and easy way to run your webapp, without needing to install and administer a Jetty distro, then look no further, the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java, open source, server
Using IUI in Grails
Using IUI in Grails So the first package I used in reviewing phone based UI's from Grails was CIUI. The other popular one that I found was IUI.... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, groovy, gui
JSR-315 Needs YOU!
The expert group for JSR 315 (servlet-3.0) has come to a bit of an impasse regarding some new features for auto discovery of servlets and filters. ... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: java
A minimal wiki in Django
I built a proto-wiki in Django as an exercise for learning how to make a custom template filter. It's absurdly easy
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, python
Learn Django: Create a Wiki in 20 minutes tutorial video
In this tutorial, I introduce the basics of Django by walking you through the development of a simple wiki application.
0 commentsSave Tags: python
Running Django on Google App Engine
Google App Engine and Django both have the ability to use the WSGI standard to run applications. As a result, it is possible to use nearly the entire... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: python
Using Django with Appengine - A port of the Django tutorial for Appengine
A Django+Appengine tutorial for the Pythonista who has not yet seen the light of Django.
0 commentsSave Tags: python, server, web 2.0
Scaling Out MySQL
In this post i discuss two main options for scaling out mySql and compare between them. The first is based on data-base clustering and the second is... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: database, how-to, web 2.0
Ways to invoke Groovy from your Build
There might be several reasons for you wanting to invoke Groovy from your Java build. Either you’re fed up with coding XML or you want to take a... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: groovy, tools
Grails Excel File Download
This is the companion to my previous "Grails Excel File Upload" post. In this post, I'll show how to create and send an Excel spreadsheet from your... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, groovy
Simile Timeline and Grails
I just put the finishing touches on a Grails plugin for Simile Timeline. There's already the RichUI Grails plugin which provides a nice wrapper for... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, groovy
Amazon EC2 from a network administration perspective
There has been lots of discussion and buzz around the Amazon Web Services (AWS) lately. I posted a few links about this last week. Most of the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: web services
Build your online social graph
A few weeks back, Google released their Social Graph API – a JSON service that gives you access to Google’s information about your online presence. A... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: .net, frameworks
I Can Hasblog: Part 1
I realize this is a bit passé... but let's build a simple program in Haskell!, i.e. a static blog generator I shall cleverly (more or less) call... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: other languages
Open Your Eyes to OSGi
This post covers setting up a an OSGi development environment with Eclipse Equinox. It demonstrates running OSGi from a command prompt and from the... more »
0 commentsSave Tags: frameworks, standards
A Recipe for OpenID-Enabling Your Site
This is a step-by-step tutorial guide for implementing OpenID consumer-side support with a web site that already has users with accounts. It will... more »
1 commentsSave Tags: security