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Tom Klaasen's external memory about Java, XML, software engineering, and the world in general.

Moved - (Found June 24, 2008 )

After a few nice years on blogs.cocoondev.org, I'm moving to a new installation. My Java feed moves here.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004552.html

Kolb - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Een leuk testje via de koebus. Zo ken ik mezelf: denken en dromen zoveel je wilt. Maar doén en beslissen, ho maar. Update: Véél interessanter met de grafiek er ook echt bij.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/003647.html

Turn around and run! - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Charles: This sort of language trivia is unlikely to be useful to anyone not just about to go into a certification exam, or entirely the wrong kind of programmer interview.... If you find yourself in a situation where have to know the answer to any of these questions, turn around and run. Right on!
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/003660.html

Bush in a MUD - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Geweldig. Via Frank.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004540.html

Why I'm not on Java 5 yet - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Norman Richards asks why people aren't moving to Java 5. One word: WebSphere. Most corporate environments (the ones I know andor work with, at least) have not moved beyond 5.1 yet. I'm not even sure that there already exists a JDK 5.0-based WebSphere version.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004541.html

Hoed af - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Je moet het maar doen: jarenlang blijven geloven in je eigen ding, en in de manier waarop je je ding doet. Dan mag je met recht content zijn als beiden hun vruchten afwerpen. Chapeau.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004543.html

Switch from Eclipse to Netbeans - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Shay demands not to switch from Eclipse to Netbeans. I'm bedazzled. Why would I switch Just use them side-by-side: Eclipse for the serious work, and Netbeans to play with Matisse!
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004549.html

JavaPolis Audio - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Romain reports that the JavaPolis 2005 reports are being put on-line. Nice stuff - although I still miss the "get audio only as an mp3 file" feature. I've been listening to JavaPosse during my commute the last few days, and I like it. Too bad this isn't (yet) possible with the JavaPolis talks.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004550.html

Verhuisd - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Nu zelfs Steven verhuisd is, en ik eigenlijk al een jaar of zestig niks meer over Cocoon heb verteld, ga ik bij deze ook mijn biezen pakken. Zie ik u aan de andere kant terug Mijn niieuwe feed bevindt zich hier.
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/004551.html

Null check - (Found June 24, 2008 )

Java developers are trained time and again to assert that objects are not null. This can result in weird Pavlov-like reflexes. Witness this snippet from a high-profile OSS project: if (defaultValue != null) return defaultValue; else return null;
http://blogs.cocoondev.org/tomk/archives/003643.html