Articles: Introduction to the Spring Framework

May

31

2005

Rod Johnson has updated his Introduction to the Spring Framework article on TSS. I’ve read the original article and I’m just making my way through the updated version, it introduces a few of the changes in Spring 1.2. It’s something I would definitely recommend reading to anyone considering the use of Spring or is just ...
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Why I Travel Carry-on Only

May

31

2005

Just caught this blog post about why this person only travel’s with carry-on luggage. I definitely agree, it’s also been my preferred way to fly. I’ve travelled a lot lately and have never actually missed a connecting flight, but here’s my take on the flying process. First off, I try to only travel with carry-on ...
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Evening Chores and Summer Motivation

May

31

2005

Not really chores, but I’ve been meaning to get back into the running and working out game. I’ve been travelling so much lately that its been difficult to eat properly, let alone maintain a consistent gym schedule. So i’m going to head out for my second run of the day. When I get back I’m ...
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Now Reading : May 31, 2005

May

31

2005

Started reading the following books on my flight back from Boston. Effective Java is a re-read but The Pragmatic Programmer is new to my bookshelf.
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Switched to WordPress and Installed Confluence

May

30

2005

I’ve decided to go out on a limb here and make the switch from MovableType to WordPress. Not really a slight against MovableType, but I’ve been meaning to upgrade my blogging software for sometime and liked the theme support available with WordPress. The migration was rather straight forward. My hosting company, 1&1, provided everything I ...
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Some thoughts on J2EE technologies

May

28

2005

Just happened across this blog post where the question is posed: “can the rate the market pays per hour to developers be a measure of technology’s complexity?” My take on this is, yes and no. Obviously the more complicated and in-depth the technology (or at least the application of it) is, the more any consultant ...
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Six Days of Bad Weather, One Day of Good Weather

May

28

2005

I’ve spent the past week on the eastern coast, notably Philadelphia and Boston (Cambridge to be exact). Now the weather wasn’t so great when I left Victoria so I was looking forward to the possibility of something a little nicer on the other coast. Boy was I wrong, the weather back home has sky-rocketed to ...
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Off to Philadelphia and Cambridge

May

21

2005

Well, just went I got comfortable in our new digs, I’m leaving tomorrow to Philadelphia for a few days and then Boston for a few more days. Flying Air Canada this time so we’ll see how it goes. On another note, I know I’m behind the times but I just started using Flickr. I’ve followed ...
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Performance or Perfection

May

20

2005

Just finished reading The psychology of learni ng, as recommended by Adam Connor. I agree with Jeff Hunter’s take on the essay. I am defin itely aligned with the perfection-oriented camp. I’m someone who likes to play the latest tools and technologies. For example, I don’t hide the fact that I actively prefer a persistence ...
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Developing for re-usability

May

14

2005

Lately we’ve been re-using a few legacy components in other applications and its forced me to think a little bit about developing for re-usability. Here are a few off the cuff thoughts on re-usable component development 1) Adequately comment all public/protected (and ideally private) methods. - By adequate I mean full javadoc including expected parameter ...
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