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WeblogsApril 03 2005NetBeans 4.1 branch created: A few hours ago a new branch, release41, was created off the NetBeans CVS trunk. The 4.1 final release is comming April 02 2005Quest for a Silent PC: Is your computer too loud for you? Mine was, and it finally drove me to do something about it. In this blog, I share my experiences with building a quieter PC that is powerful as well. POJO - Complex New Perl Classes: The "Web word of the year" award should definitely go to POJO. The hands-down runner up is "annotation". Are they more than a couple of buzzwords soon to be gone? April 01 2005Keep the objective in mind: We often get lost in the minutiae and confuse details with objectives. How to Make Java Suited For Desktop Apps: Even if you manage to create a terrifc first Swing app for your users, the second one will probably hurt you. Improving search: Is the user the weak link?. . . also JAXP 1.3 sources now at Java.Net!: The JAXP team just posted the sources for JAXP 1.3 to Java.net -- and here is a nutshell summary of what's new in JAXP 1.3... March 31 2005myjxta :: voice: voice over (my)jxta ... opening up for broader testing. Engineer, Conductor or Brakeman?: What does it say on your business card? JavaOne BOF: Exploring the JavaServer Faces Ecosystem: I'm pleased to say that my session has been accepted for this year's JavaOne conference. Why don't you ship Swing apps?: Joshua asks what prevents you from using and shipping your applications using Swing. Quick Tip for OSX Users: A quick utility to remap the alt and command keys (and others) Building a Wizard: Improving usability . . . also March 30 2005Test Driven Learning: A good idea in any language is still a good idea. Should JAXB Work With Fields or Properties?: One of the issues we spent a lot of time on is whether JAXB 2.0 should work with fields or getter/setter method pairs (properties). Today I'd like to go through the issues, so please tell us what you think. A Desktop Java "Killer Application": I've often fielded questions about the apparent lack of a killer
java desktop application. Ask no more: we've got one. Fighting OS license proliferation: Jini chooses Apache 2 . . . also A new DB benchmark in town: Beta Release of Open-Source Jini: Yesterday Sun released the Jini Starter Kit 2.1beta that besides adding interesting new features is the first release of Jini under the Apache Software License 2. March 29 2005Recent finding: XQuery Adoption Rate Soaring?: In a recent developer survery conducted amoungst XML developers, some interesting findings jump out immediately:
'52% of XML developers have already started working with XQuery in the last 12 months and another 33% have plans to start using XQuery in 2005' Kim Burchett posted a great story illustrating the Misunderstandings that happen in the software business. Hilarious, in a sad, scary, and all too true way. Posted by johnm at (09:27 PDT) | Permalink | Discuss (1) Phones games not "Doomed": Carmack on J2ME . . . also March 28 2005Doom on Cell Phones: So, today we find out that John Carmack has entered the world of cell phone games. First draft for Common Annotations is out: The first early draft for JSR-250, Common Annotations for the Java Platform, is available. We are waiting for your feedback. About Online Communities: self-evident truths . . . also Notes towards an Open Source Java privacy/security/repair suite: After scouring the internet for traces of an Open Source Java toolkit capable of scouring virus and spyware habitat on a Windows machine, I've concluded that more development needs to be done in basic infrastructure utilities before a full-fledged Java privacy/security/repair suite can be written. My research notes begin with index.dat. March 25 2005MyJXTA :: Can You Hear Me Now!: The MyJXTA community so rocks. These lads added a sweet "voice/jxta" module the other day. This is just the beginning. Tall cans in the air compadres! | |
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