Monthly Archives: May 2008

So you want to be a ClassLoader champion?

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Kon

It wasn’t until earlier this year when I started learning Scala that I had to venture into how a class was loaded in Java.  It wasn’t that Scala required you to know it, it was simply that they made reference … Continue reading →

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Distributed Version Control

Posted on May 22, 2008 by Kon

Excellent Intro-to Guide http://betterexplained.com/articles/intro-to-distributed-version-control-illustrated/ Comparison of hg (Mercurial), bazaar, git.  Little biased towards git http://www.infoq.com/articles/dvcs-guide

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Get Fit

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Kon

Fit is a framework that helps the business get involved in specifying the requirements that end up being the testing.  When the business can use Word and Excel to generate their own test cases, connected to a simple fixture and … Continue reading →

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Now for something Obvious

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Kon

In this presentation about FIT, the presenter, David, takes a look at the meaning of the term ‘the build is broken’.  What it is now compared to 10 years ago.  He states that as technologists we should be proud that … Continue reading →

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MediaPortal

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Kon

A free media center app for Windows. http://www.team-mediaportal.com/features.html

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Random Java Design Pattern Links

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Kon

JavaLobby: http://java.dzone.com/news/gof-design-patterns-factory-me http://java.dzone.com/news/design-pattern-builder-pattern  The author of those posts website here: http://www.javadesign.info/   

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Random Scala links

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Kon

The busy Java developer’s guide to Scala: Of traits and behaviors The busy Java developer’s guide to Scala (Ted Neward, developerWorks, 2008): Read the complete series. “A Tour of Scala: Mixin Class Composition” (Scala language documentation): Learn more about inheritance … Continue reading →

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