Monthly Archives: June 2007

Test-Driven Development Presentation Now Online

Posted on June 28, 2007 by

I recently did a presentation on Test-Driven Development (TDD) for a Java practice group here in Melbourne.  We’ve put the presentation up on our website – you’ll find a link to it on this page. The presentation contains a detailed … Continue reading →

Posted in Java | 3 Comments

Eclipse Web Tools Platform: Bringing Joy Into The Lives Of Others…

Posted on June 22, 2007 by

Well, this week I’ve been able to introduce another developer to the Eclipse Web Tools Platform project and it’s been satisfying to see the look of joy on his face as he discover its hidden gems. As well as the … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Java, Tools | 2 Comments

Plugins n Wrappers…

Posted on June 19, 2007 by

Recently we completed a very interesting project with one of our major clients to develop a Firefox Plugin to give an alternative channel for information for the clients members. Some more details on the Press Release and here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX | 1 Comment

Fixed Price or Agile ?

Posted on June 16, 2007 by

Mark raised some very good points in his comment against my recent post on welcoming change in projects: “One main barrier to these approaches being adopted in the past was the engagement/contract models that our clients dictated. If the project … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, Opinion, Project Management | 2 Comments

Java Real-Time System: Separating Performance from Scalability

Posted on June 15, 2007 by

The Java Posse recently podcast an interview that they did at JavaOne with a couple of guys from the Java Real-Time System (RTS) project. This interview provided me with an important insight about RTS that I want to share with … Continue reading →

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JRuby goes 1.0 (really, it has)

Posted on June 13, 2007 by

I saw the post on theserverside.com that had gone official 1.0 release. With much anticipation I jumped over to http://www.jruby.org only to find the news about the RC3 release. Never fear, jump to the Downloads page and you will see … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Ruby

Does Sun make money out of Java?

Posted on June 7, 2007 by

… or is that the wrong question? It has been bothering me for a while that I can’t understand why Sun spends money on Java.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the fact that they do.  But surely there is … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Mobile, Opinion | 3 Comments

Java ME Mobile Phone Applications – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Posted on June 6, 2007 by

Shine Technologies Senior Developer Kon Katsaros has written an article entitled ‘Java ME Mobile Phone Applications – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’. Inspired by the popular spaghetti western, he covers ‘the many highs – and a few of … Continue reading →

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