JRuby 1.1.3 released - Getting Started with GlassFish
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Going forward, JRuby point releases will be on a 3-4 week frequency. And you can always checkout the trunk and build yourself.
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Charles Nutter talks to JRuby Newbies
On the eve of a new JRuby course at rubylearning.org, Charles Nutter gives some advise to JRuby newbies in the form of an interview.
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LinkedIn is 99% Java but 100% Mac
It seems that the announcement is a result of a blog post from the “Break it Down” blog commenting on the presentations the LinkedIn CDN team did at... more »
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Metrosexual Developers
A blog post I wrote on the value of looking good as a software developer.
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Java developers should learn Ruby
Okay, it doesn't have to be Ruby. Pick some other language. Pick Erlang, or even JavaScript. It doesn't matter really matter, as long as it's... more »
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Modern Java From a Python Perspective
I had a friend visit me today. He's a Java programmer, but he also knows enough Python, Ruby, JavaScript and Scheme to be dangerous. I asked him to... more »
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Get ready for new Firefox 3.0 enhancements
Mozilla Firefox 3 is a major release with many enhancements, some of which are targeted at users, and some at developers. In this article, you will... more »
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Rethinking the traditional DAO pattern
The DAO pattern as it was authored (and implemented) back in the day is heavy, man; however, by applying a bit of Spring (or some other IOC framework)... more »
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Why Java Isn’t The Problem
Quite a few people recently have been blaming Java for part of the downfall in current computer science (CS) graduates. While I don’t particularly... more »
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What I wanted to know before I left college: A programmer reflects
I’ve been out of college for 3 years now, and held 3 VERY different programming jobs since graduating with my Bachelor’s Degree. I am hoping to shed... more »
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Domain Driven Design and Development In Practice
Domain Driven Design (DDD) is about mapping business domain concepts into software artifacts. Most of the writings and articles on this topic have... more »
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Riding Rails: Free Rails 2.1 Book
If you’re eager to learn how to use all the new features in Rails 2.1, Carlos Brando just released a free book titled Ruby on Rails 2.1, What’s New?.... more »
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Real Men of Genius: Developers
A technical spoof of the funny beer commercial ads. Shameless self post.
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Clean and pure CSS FORM design
This tutorial illustrates a simple way to design pure CSS form without using html tables
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LinkedIn: 99% Pure Java
Nick Lothian tweeted about this JavaOne presentation on LinkedIn because it mentions the ROME RSS/Atom feed parser. I'm really sorry I missed it at... more »
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LinkedIn Architecture: 40M Pages per Day on Tomcat
This post summarizes the key parts of the LinkedIn architecture. It’s based on the presentations above, and on additional comments made during the... more »
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Designing a logo? - Few things to keep in mind before starting!
a small presentation covering basic tips of logo design. short and to the point. newbies will find it useful. pro's can give their feedback.
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Intro to Google Charts and gchartrb
Google quietly released their new charts API late last year. It was originally an internal project used by their Video and Finance services until they... more »
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Apple's WWDC still a measly one third the size of JavaOne conference
The Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) sadly can only draw about 5,000 attendees--and that would be a record for them, especially with... more »
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10 examples of beautiful css typography and how they did it
A look at 10 different examples of where designers used nothing but CSS to create beautiful typography, and what css and design techniques they used... more »
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8 Fonts you probably don’t use in css, but should
There are quite a few high quality typefaces that are available on most new computer systems and you can always fall back on the common ones. Here is... more »
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The Design Is Never Right The First Time
tacoma_narrows The design is never right the first time. Nor is it usually right the second time. This is one of those key lessons you learn over time... more »
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Does Programming to Interfaces Buy Us Anything?
I need to butt heads with conventional coding wisdom for a minute. We've all heard that it's good to program to interfaces and not implementations,... more »
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MySQL versus Oracle Features/Functionality
I love working with MySQL and Oracle technologies. Both of them are great solutions. The point is to find the right environment to leverage what... more »
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Alex Martelli Interviewed - Google's Uber Tech Lead on Software Engineering
Italian engineer Alex Martelli shares his thoughts on computer programming, software engineering, and some of the changes the IT industry may be... more »
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