Blogging Roller
Dave Johnson on blogging, open source and Java
Dave Johnson on blogging, open source and Java
Above: a random selection of photos from my Flickr photo-stream.
Dave in Roller 07:48AM Jun 30, 2002 Comments[0]
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Spotted JState which looks interesting. It could be useful when putting together an open source workflow system. James StrachanJState does look nice. JState is currently at Revision 0.2.1 and licensed under the LGPL.
Dave in Java 11:33AM Jun 24, 2002 Comments[0]
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I really like this idea of using unit tests as a safety net for development, so I guess I need to learn more about JUnit and the Extreme Programming ideas behind it. Up until now, Roller development was done without a net.Sometimes you just won't feel like writing tests, especially at first. Don't. However, pay attention to how much more trouble you get into, how much more time you spend debugging, and how much more stress you feel when you don't have tests. We have been amazed at how much more fun programming is and how much more aggressive we are willing to be and how much less stress we feel when we are supported by tests. The difference is dramatic enough to keep us writing tests even when we don't feel like it. JUnitTest Infected : Programmers Love Writing Tests
Dave in Java 11:32AM Jun 24, 2002 Comments[0]
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Red Hat CMS [Content Management System] is delivered with the source code and is J2EE compliant, allowing easy extensibility and customization of the implementation by Red Hat, or by the organization's own developers.Excellent! I'll add that to my list of open source Java CMS sofware. The license sure looks like open source. Via BeBlogging via Rebelutionary via rc3.org
Dave in Java 06:29PM Jun 21, 2002 Comments[0]
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Leo will join the Roller project as the VP of Human Resources and has already started a major new personnel initiative. He wants to push back project schedules across the board so that all Roller team members can enjoy more family time. He has my full support!
Dave in General 06:26PM Jun 21, 2002 Comments[0]
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| Business Processflow/Workflow OSWorkflow Powerfolder Open Business Engine OFBiz Workflow Engine e-Business software suite Open For Business Project |
Content Management Systems RedHat CMS (added June 21) Cofax Slide Portal servers, search engines Jetspeed Lucine |
Dave in Java 03:05AM Jun 21, 2002 Comments[1]
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I can understand that it might be difficult for CQHost to provide anything near 99% uptime for only $12.50 per month. What I cannot understand is their complete refusal to provide any Servlet engine status information on their Server Manager web page. They don't even give you access to your logs in the Server Manager. When the Servlet engine goes down, it would be very reassuring to read "JSP support is down now, we are working to restore service" or something like that. I guess they prefer to wade through piles of "SERVER DOWN!" trouble tickets.
Other ISPs provide detailed status information. How nice. I wish those other ISPs also offered Servlet support.
Dave in Roller 08:25AM Jun 20, 2002 Comments[0]
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you need to decide whether you want an object model for your application or not. If not, use JDBC, if you do, consider JDO.David Jordan of Object Identity following-up his talk on the Triangle Java User's Group mailing list. FYI: Roller uses Castor JDO, which is quite different from Sun's JDO.
Dave in Java 08:11AM Jun 20, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in General 10:50AM Jun 18, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in Roller 10:06AM Jun 16, 2002 Comments[0]
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Java trivia: some consider Visual Cafe to be the first Java IDE, but I think that distinction belongs to Rogue Wave's JFactory - which was introduced in January 1996 and has since disappeared into oblivion (along with the zApp C++ GUI library).
Dave in Java 09:06AM Jun 16, 2002 Comments[0]
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The deal will also means WebGain will halt all development and sales of its market-leading IDEs Visual Caf� and WebGain Studio - the latest version of which is currently in beta. WebGain hopes the IDEs will be picked-up by the open source community, carrying the product forward.From The Register's May 6th article WebGain to exit tools, Oracle to buy TopLink. If the above quote is true, it means there will be three major open source IDEs (I'm assuming that Visual Cafe and Webgain Studio are really the same thing): Netbeans, Eclipse, and Visual Cafe. And four if you count jEdit.
Dave in Java 08:33AM Jun 16, 2002 Comments[0]
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It's true that SWT is not yet available everywhere. But Eclipse 2.0 works with Windows, Motif, and GTK+ (Gimp Toolkit) 2, and operability on Mac OS X seems imminent. Unlike Swing-based software, Eclipse works immediately with native features such as Windows XP skinning. "Microsoft has lots of programmers and so does Gnome/GTK," Grindstaff says. "So why not leverage that?"From a very interesting InfoWorld article on Eclipse via Sam Ruby. I prefer Swing, but if the Eclipse SWT approach means that vim could be embedded into the Eclipse IDE then Eclipse will be the IDE for me. I need to download the Eclipse 2.0 beta and take it for a spin.
Dave in Java 08:30AM Jun 15, 2002 Comments[0]
Dave in Roller 05:00AM Jun 15, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in General 11:51AM Jun 14, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in Roller 02:27AM Jun 14, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in Roller 03:23PM Jun 12, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in Java 02:33PM Jun 12, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in Roller 02:24PM Jun 12, 2002 Comments[0]
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Dave in General 07:34AM Jun 12, 2002 Comments[0]
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