java.net Weblogs by N. Alex RuppWeblogs by N. Alex Rupp from Java.netMark Proctor added Drools DRL schema to CVS today!- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Mark Proctor, the Drools project's most energetic developer, has uploaded the long-awaited XSD files for the many flavors of DRL syntax. This will allow new developers to validate their DRL files and further reduce the overall headache of learning DRL. A hundred thousand thanks to Mark Proctor!http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/1852 Dear Alex, tell me the future- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Recently, a fellow Minneapolitan wrote me and asked about the future of the American programmer. I'm a far cry from the Delphic Oracle, but I gave it a shot anyhow.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/970 Writing software is like driving a bus.- (Found July 2, 2008 ) First thing's first. If you want to do it, you have to keep your ass in the seat.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/960 I finally get IoC-3- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Or "dependency injection", if you want to call it that. I've been working with some testing code for the last several days and I had to do a bunch of funky constructor calls, then it struck me what the whole IoC-3 thing was all about.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/959 Open Source UI framework comparable to Lazlo- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Lazlo is a 100% Java rich client development framework that uses Macromedia Flash on the front-end. For a long time I've considered ways the Open Source development community could build development suite for Java that could take advantage of the incredible flexibility and power of Flash on the front end. Here are some of my thoughts on why and how this could be accomplished.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/797 Why I won't move my projects to Apache- (Found July 2, 2008 ) There's an ongoing discussion at the Geronimo developer list about how to successfully grow the committer base. I host a handful of projects on the periphery of Geronimo--software intended for contribution to the Geronimo project, but developed and managed independently at SourceForge. Here is a copy of my email to one of the members of the project PMC defining my motivations.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/693 Government (as it would be expressed in Java)- (Found July 2, 2008 ) If I were to write a high level object to represent government in Java, what would it look likehttp://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/635 Author Praises the Die-Hard Spirit of Silicon Valley Culture in Radio Broadcast- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In an online radio broadcast this afternoon, the well known author and journalist William Greider gives a glowing appraisal of the software engineering culture of Silicon Valley, highlighting the strength and spirit of our community and how it might contain the keys to turn around our flagging society.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/601 The Death of a Titan- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I worked once for a gargantuan international IT corporation, and I remember the day it all came crashing to the ground and took my dreams with it. Here are some thoughts about what happened and how I've managed to put the pieces back together.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/600 On Branding and Copyright--Open Source For Entrepreneurs- (Found July 2, 2008 ) If you look into the Open Source business realm you'll see patterns emerging between and within certain companies relating to their brands and their licenses. Here are some licensing and branding tips for Open Source Entrepeneurs entering the market.http://weblogs.java.net/pub/wlg/586 |