java.net Weblogs by Kathy SierraWeblogs by Kathy Sierra from Java.netJavaOne Jini session MUCH larger than I expected...- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I was surprised and REALLY delighted to see a full crowd in a good-sized room attending a JavaOne Jini session. Be still my heart...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1576 Pair Programming is NOT always a choice- (Found July 2, 2008 ) For some of us, the decision about whether we're really capable of participating in Pair Programming is NOT a choice any more than our sexual orientation is a choice. Forcing a programmer into Pair Programming when it violates Who He Really Is can hurt everyone. The hard part is figuring out which programmers are merely afraid vs. those for whom this much non-alone time is devastating.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1159 How are you on a blind date- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Software development principles have been applied to dating. The Half-Bad-Boy-Plus-Protocol dating design pattern might just get you more than a phone number. But what about the opposite Are software developers exempt from the fundamental principles of dating Could software developers have something to learn from those with expertise in the art of the Blind Datehttp://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1135 To API designersspec developers: pity those of us who have to LEARN this...- (Found July 2, 2008 ) You KNOW you shouldn't have this much trouble, so you think, "Am I getting stupid, or did someone go out of their way to make this API confusing" In my case, I probably am getting stupid, but I am SO not going to take ALL the blame...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1026 What's so bad about making it easier to learn Java- (Found July 2, 2008 ) What's all this grumbling about "dumbing down" Java Is it really so bad to make it easier to learn and develop in Java Lately, I've found I can divide many folks into two camps: those who hate and fear the "let's get to 10 million" and those who don't.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/857 MIDP 2.0 is just too much fun.- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The Wireless Toolkit is so wonderful--it's almost worth buying a new pc latop JUST to run this thing. But I really really really want them to get it working on the Mac. Regardless, MIDP 2.0 is the most fun I've had in Java since Jini. Even the spec is easy to read!http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/907 Rekindle your passion for programming- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Passion... motivation... enthusiasm. What does it take to get excited about what you're doing, and once you're excited, what does it take to STAY that way Try to remember how you felt when you ran your first servlet. Your first distributed (RMI) app... with dynamic code downloading. Your first enterprise Javabean. (OK, strike that last one.)http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/889 Have your developers seen a real customer in the wild- (Found July 2, 2008 ) The folks in the development division who do interact with the customer are often among the lowest-paid (receptionists, customer service, entry-level tech support, etc., phone order processors). Hardly anyone in this development group paid attention to what these folks had to say, and instead listened only to others of their own kind... the kind who did lots of Really Important Development in a nice, hermetically-sealed customer-free environment. No messy clients to get in the way of the real...http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/848 |