Moodle Open Source E-Learning Heads for the Cloud
Moodle is one of the biggest players in software and platforms for e-learning (online seminars, webinars and the like) and it's also free and open... more »
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This Word, "Scaling"
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. - Inigo Montoya
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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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Introducing JavaServer Faces
In this article Babita provides a brief overview of JavaServer Faces (JSF), its components, life-cycle, and its advantages over so many frameworks and... more »
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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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Diary of a Failed Startup: Postmortem
So, here's the collection of lessons learned. I'm going to frame these as advice, but everyone should remember Buchheit's Law: "Advice = Limited Life... more »
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Resin vs Tomcat Benchmark
A company that I know have been using resin for years so far. Now that resin changed its license so that it will be charged per CPU core, they are... more »
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BugTracker(OpenSource)
Bug Tracker handles the issue that comes in the projects. Issues that arise during production can be tracked through a variety of channels. Defect... more »
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Firefox 3 CSS Bug
Firefox 3 CSS Bug. Look's similar like it was in Firefox 2.0.0.8
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Why Every Developer’s Next PC Will be a Mac
Every Developer's Next PC will be a Mac. If you’re a developer, your next machine will be a Mac. Here’s why...
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The 10 Laws of Cretan Driving
The Law of Cretan Driving looks at what happens when we keep on breaking the rules. Eventually, we might experience a lot of pain when we migrate to a... more »
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10 Free Installer Tools For Java
Make an Installer for your Java Applications with these 10 free tools
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Mootools 1.2 is out !
Stable 1.2 version of MooTools have just been released.
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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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What you call integration testing, I call sloppy programming
You make the distinction between unit testing and integration because you are a sloppy programmer. You throw side-effects around like a 5 year old in... more »
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Java Games Tutorial : Volatile Image
VolatileImage is stored in Video RAM (VRAM). This means that instead of keeping the image in the system memory with everything else, it is kept on the... more »
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Headius on Maglev
Of course anyone who reads my blog expected I'd have something to say about Maglev once it was made public. I've previously performed what I thought... more »
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Google defends open source from 'poisonous people'
A poisonous person would be anyone who puts a drag on collaborative coding, from cruel souls who enjoy tossing a wrench into the works to social... more »
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A Look at Windows XP Service Pack 3, Part 1: Good Enough?
Rather than write a traditional review of Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), I thought this might be an opportune time to reevaluate XP's standing in... more »
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Hani's bile on JavaOne
Every year, I go to JavaOne. Every year, I’m ashamed, embarassed, and apologetic about Sun’s message. Don’t get me wrong, I like Sun. I really truly... more »
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Google to Host Most Important Ajax Libraries
Google will host Ajax libraries such as jQuery, prototype, script.aculo.us, MooTools and dojo.
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The hidden value of processing.js
The ever wonderful John Resig finally posted his totally awesome processing.js code to the web. If you haven’t seen it, you should go take a look. The... more »
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Power of Interface in Java
What is the power of "Interface" in Java and support your answer with a practical example which could be understood by most Java programmers?
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4 Principles of Not Wasting Time
There are so many postings out there on all sorts of blogs about how not to waste time that I’m not sure I can contribute something very meaningful... more »
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What Would I Do Without Programming?
One of my friends lost his job this week. He worked in the chem department of a pharmaceutical company, doing something that went completely over my... more »
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