Eric Armstrong's Weblog http://www.artima.com/weblogs/index.jsp?blogger=cooltools Artima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers. Artima.com http://www.artima.com/images/artima88x33.gif http://www.artima.com/ JavaOne 2008, Day Four: Wrap Up and Awards http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230383 A collection of miscellaneous observations and my "Best Of" awards. JavaOne 2008, Day Three: Riding the Rails http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230361 Yesterday's post was about "why". Today's is about "how". JavaOne 2008, Day Two: JRuby, Rails, and NetBeans http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230311 Why you want Rails for your web app, why you want JRuby on Rails for deployment, and why you want NetBeans for Rails development. JavaOne 2008, Day One: Conference 2.0 and JRuby Notes http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230227 The need for a "Conference 2.0" format and a collection of JRuby notes. JavaOne 2008, Day Zero: Community Day, Development Tools http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230163 A better hotel, collaboration tools, and development tools. JavaOne 2008, Day Minus One: Non-Profit Networking & Horrible Hotel http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230089 Sun provides a good opportunity for non-profits to network with prospective developers, and a hotel horror story. Ruby + DSLs = Power Tool "Ecosystem" http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=223054 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. Why I want a Ruby version of <Project-X> http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=220774 In this case, it's why I want a Ruby version of Drupal. There are some good reasons that apply in the general case... Using Java classes in JRuby http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=214719 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. JavaOne 2007, #4: Wrapup http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205945 A collection of interesting tidbits from the show. JavaOne 2007, #3: Mashup a Web App with Little or No Code http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205160 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. JavaOne 2007, #2: Making Web Apps Easy http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=205140 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. JavaOne 2007, #1: Java Client Apps the Easy Way http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=204977 Creating client-side Java applications just got a whole lot easier. The Future of Online Dialog http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=202756 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. Ruby Makes My Head Explode http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=162885 My head was stuffed with things Ruby, and it exploded... All over the web. Bits everywhere. I just couldn't stop writing until I got it all out of my system.