Math for Java Game Programmers, Putting the Game-Math Library to Work
In deep howto, really usefull for game or GUI developpers that are also doing some Java2D for component customization.
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SWFs to become fully searchable
Today, Adobe announces a new search engine solution, a special Flash Player that runs on the server to provide Search Engines a "real" look at what's... more »
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Danger in Design: Why bother with Architecture?
Creativity is a wonderful thing. It’s also something different for each of us, which is why sometimes our perspectives on the world can produce... more »
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Closures for Java, is it really a good idea?
bloid 
via bloggingaboutjava.org
There’s a very good article on JavaWorld by Klaus Kreft and Angelika Langer (the latter is the author of the well-known Java Generics FAQ) with the... more »
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How to publish your own book
Lessons learned from a DIY programming book publishing project.
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Java+WiiMote+Lego Mindstorms=WiiBot!
I'm on summer vacation right now, but there's always a little room for some Java programming, as long as there's a twist to it. Some time ago I bought... more »
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Dreaming Of Better User Interface
It got me thinking about just how poor a user interface window an LCD screen is. In a giant double fold newspaper, I can see *far* more than I can see... more »
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Dangerous New Chris Anderson Theory: We No Longer Need Logic
To summarize what Wired's editor suggests: Correlation is enough. Causation is irrelevant.
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Event-Based Architectures
Software systems seem to be ruled by a fundamental law: As they get larger, their complexity increases exponentially. The reason for this is actually... more »
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Closures for Java
Wanting some light reading for this evening, I decided to dig into the Closures for Java draft spec (homepage). Oh. My. God. I'm a huge fan of... more »
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Microsoft says you need to change how you are building your applications
Cloud computing and multi-core CPU's are forcing us to change the way we think about writing software. Gone are the days of simply depending on... more »
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Regular Expressions: Now You Have Two Problems
You may find it a little odd that a hack who grew up using a language with the ain't keyword would fall so head over heels in love with something as... more »
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Disadvantages of Agile Software Development
Don't get me wrong. I'm a big fan of agile software development. If you're a regular reader of my blog, you'll know that.But I'm not so pro-agile that... more »
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Flexible Layouts: Challenge For The Future
bloid via smashingmagazine.com
This article is a guest post written by Dirk Jesse, the developer of YAML (Yet Another Multicolumn Layout), an (X)HTML&CSS framework which explains... more »
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Do Interfaces really inherit the Object class in Java?
Excellent explanation of one of the complex concept at same site
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Software Engineering is a Joke.
During my studies at the university we had a course called "Software Engineering". The professor of this course strongly believed in the fact that... more »
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Josh Bloch: How To Design A Good API and Why it Matters
A Google video you may have missed but probably want to watch.
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On robots, URL design, and bad optimization
bloid via garshol.priv.no
Over the last few weeks my photo collection application has been struggling seriously with its performance. The Tomcat server would sometimes crash,... more »
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Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede is out!
"Ganymede", the Eclipse 3.4 release, is out today!
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Smart Model, Dumb Controller
After accepting the notion that models should be fat and controllers should be skinny, the important question is how do you know when a controller is... more »
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Excelsior JET 6.4: Smaller, Faster, More Secure Java
Since the beginning of time Java applications have been battered with complaints about startup time, memory footprint, performance and security.... more »
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MyEclipse releases MyEclipse 6.5 and gives you 5 chances to win!
Genuitec has announced two major product releases: MyEclipse 6.5 and MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition. Both are available for immediate download and free... more »
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Eclipse 3.4 Hidden Treasures
Eclipse 3.4 "Ganymede" will be released in the upcoming days. I've been working with the RC builds for some time now and I like it. Eclipse 3.4 is a... more »
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Something new about null values / Java
matt via jroller.com
Alex blogged about weird code snipped involving null throwables found by our colleague Tim Eck.
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Not persisting invalid entities is rubbish!
Should business entities be able to persisted anytime, even when they're not valid?
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