Eric Armstrong's WeblogArtima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers.JavaOne 2008, Day Four: Wrap Up and Awards- (Found July 2, 2008 ) A collection of miscellaneous observations and my "Best Of" awards.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230383 The Future of Online Dialog- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Weblogs let individuals publish their thoughts. Wiki pages let people edit each others writing. But there is as yet nothing that really helps to carry on a far-reaching design discussion in cyberspace. We need such a tool for collaborative design and decision making.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=202756 JavaOne 2007, 1: Java Client Apps the Easy Way- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Creating client-side Java applications just got a whole lot easier.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=204977 JavaOne 2007, 2: Making Web Apps Easy- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Today, JavaOne 2007 showcased a complete open source technology stack that lets you develop and deploy web applications quickly and easily, including JRuby, Rails, NetBeans, and Glassfish.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205140 JavaOne 2007, 3: Mashup a Web App with Little or No Code- (Found July 2, 2008 ) When the information you need already exists, but it's scattered here and there around the web, you have an option. You can create a small, super-lightweight web app to put it together--a mashup. It's not quite as easy as falling off a log, but it's gotten to the point that end users can create their own applications.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205160 JavaOne 2007, 4: Wrapup- (Found July 2, 2008 ) A collection of interesting tidbits from the show.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205945 Using Java classes in JRuby- (Found July 2, 2008 ) I put several pieces of information together and experimented to fill in the missing bits. When I was done, I had a program that implemented Java interfaces and accessed external classes, as well as core classes.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=214719 Why I want a Ruby version of <Project-X>- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In this case, it's why I want a Ruby version of Drupal. There are some good reasons that apply in the general case...http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=220774 Ruby + DSLs = Power Tool "Ecosystem"- (Found July 2, 2008 ) In both Ruby and DITA, domain specific languages make elegance possible. More importantly, each is producing an ecosystem of domain specific languages (aka "power tools") that is making it more powerful as time goes on.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=223054 JavaOne 2008, Day Minus One: Non-Profit Networking &38; Horrible Hotel- (Found July 2, 2008 ) Sun provides a good opportunity for non-profits to network with prospective developers, and a hotel horror story.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230089 |