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Archive for the 'Java' Category

Yo, Apple! How ’bout some love?

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

So in Apple’s ultimate wisdom, they elected not to include Java 6 in Leopard.
Ooops!
So there’s this campain to get an official Apple release of Java 6.
All you have to do is include 13949712720901ForOSX in your post
Here’s my vote!

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All I Need Is A Hammer!

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

I remember a bit some comedian did a number years ago about a woman using a screwdriver to put in a nail to hang a picture frame. He went on for 5 or 10 minutes about using the right tool for the job, and convincing her to use a hammer. For some reason […]

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More Groovy Goodies

Saturday, October 13th, 2007

I’ve had quite a few people ask me to put together a follow-up article to my previous post titled What Makes Groovy So…Groovy, so, here it is. Here I’ll take a quick look at integrating Groovy with Maven 2, using Groovy for web services, XML parsing, and Hudson’s Groovy console integration.

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What Makes Groovy So…Groovy?

Saturday, October 6th, 2007

Ever since attending the No Fluff Just Stuff symposium last month, I’ve been digging into Groovy, and have frankly been blown away. As I watched the presentations, and as I have done my own research, I have been blown away by Groovy’s power. I’m convinced. I have to use Groovy. It’s […]

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I’ve always prided myself for always being on the leading, if not bleeding edge of technology. After a weekend at the No Fluff Just Stuff conference in St. Louis (NFJS), I’m starting to feel both fascinated and frustrated.

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