David Geary's Weblog<p>I'll scratch a hole in my life<br/>So everyone can see<p>Rails Drops Jaws- August 23, 2005 Lately I've been doing some long-distance JSF consulting work for the LDS church in Salt Lake City, and Ben Galbraith tells me that he's required to wear a suit and tie to work (ouch!). So when I boarded the plane for the Salt Lake City NFJS symposium, I half expected to see a plane full of elegantly dressed folks all clutching the Book of Mormon. Instead, I sat next to a guy in a Black Sabbath t-shirt and black shorts wearing a pentagram necklace and ring. As soon as I saw my seat-mate, I knew.http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/rails_drops_jaws Top Ten Reasons to Prefer JSF over Struts- August 11, 2005 I've got a client who's trying to decide whether to use Struts or JSF. As you might expect, I'm often asked, especially at NFJS symposiums, what the differences are between the two frameworks. And, of course, my client's not alone; quite a few folks are trying to decide which framework to select. In general, my advice is to prefer JSF for new projects. There are sometimes compelling business reasons to stay on the Struts path for existing projects and those situations usually call for some...http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/top_ten_reasons_to_prefer Good Cheer- August 11, 2005 From Tuesday's New York Times: MICHIGAN: CHEERLEADERS HAVE DRIVER'S NUMBER A man who left an accident scene was found with the help of some cheerleaders who witnessed the crash and turned his license plate number into a cheer, the police said... "I was going to not remember it because there was too much going on", the coach, Patricia Clark, said Monday... "So, when I ran down the street and got the plate number, I yelled to the girls: 'Remember this!'". I would've loved to have been there...http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/good_cheer Ruby on Rails Koolaid, Redux- August 7, 2005 Excuse me for a moment while I eat crow with some humble pie for dessert... In February, after reading Curt Hibbs' Rolling with Ruby on Rails, I posted a blog entry titled Ruby on Rails Koolaid. That blog entry was based solely on Curt's article: I took issue with his assertion that development with Rails was at least 10 times faster than with any Java framework. I took a fair bit of abuse for that post and it seems that even 6 months later, some folks are still upset with me. I must say...http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/ruby_on_rails_koolaid_redux These are the Days- August 5, 2005 This week, for the first time in my consulting business, I had to reluctantly turn down some JSF training and consulting work. I'm booked solid until mid-October with more work than I can handle. This client needs to get rolling yesterday, so I had to recommend my good buddy Kito Mann. Kito and I have an agreement wink. btw, have you read Kito's book I highly recommend it as your 2nd JSF book. The very next day, a good friend of mine called me at home. He had a JSF question and when we got...http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/these_are_the_days NFJS Phoenix: Recap- August 2, 2005 NFJS in Phoenix was a blast. This show was reminiscient of my early days on the tour: I'd been away long enough that I felt like a rookie again. I had a great time, especially at meals, talking to folks about all sorts of things ranging from my experience with RSI to JSF vs. Rails. I also got to meet one of our newest Struts committers&8212Wendy Smoak&8212and we talked over lunch about our motivations for working on open-source and how 90 degrees in the evening in Phoenix can be considered...http://www.jroller.com/dgeary/entry/nfjs_phoenix_recap |