OK, so it’s not quite the same as Quake Done Quick, but Chris has put together a few demo videos that show just how easy it is to set up Pulse and get building. In less than 5 minutes a server is setup with a first project and build. Another 5 minutes and [...]

I see it time and time again in comparisons of software products where one or more of the options is open source. Someone chimes in with a comment along the lines of: Why pay for product X when I can get open source Y for free? My response to this is simple: X != Y. [...]

I see it time and time again in comparisons of software products where one or more of the options is open source. Someone chimes in with a comment along the lines of: Why pay for product X when I can get open source Y for free? My response to this is simple: X != Y. [...]

Yes, I’m whining, but I can’t be the only person to notice that job ads are taking over the internet. More specifically, every tech news site seems to have its own job ads, including: Slashdot and related sites like Freshmeat, NewsForge etc Joel On Software DZone and related sites like Javalobby, EclipseZone etc Worse Than Failure...

Yes, I’m whining, but I can’t be the only person to notice that job ads are taking over the internet. More specifically, every tech news site seems to have its own job ads, including: Slashdot and related sites like Freshmeat, NewsForge etc Joel On Software DZone and related sites like Javalobby, EclipseZone etc Worse Than Failure...

Server applications can often benefit from exposing a remote API. Such an API enables users to both automate tasks and integrate with other systems. In the case of Pulse, we expose an XML-RPC remote API that allows remote control and monitoring of the Pulse server. Apart from being a great feature, a remote API [...]

Server applications can often benefit from exposing a remote API. Such an API enables users to both automate tasks and integrate with other systems. In the case of Pulse, we expose an XML-RPC remote API that allows remote control and monitoring of the Pulse server. Apart from being a great feature, a remote API [...]

I recently ran across this post advocating Python. This made me think about why I prefer Python over the rest of the scripting crowd. And I realised that there is just one key reason: Python is easier to read That’s it. For all the joys of programming in dynamically-typed languages, I think there is [...]

I recently ran across this post advocating Python. This made me think about why I prefer Python over the rest of the scripting crowd. And I realised that there is just one key reason: Python is easier to read That’s it. For all the joys of programming in dynamically-typed languages, I think there is [...]

Today I ran across this post which quotes a testing-related analogy: Checking code into source-control without unit-tests is like betting on a poker hand without looking at the cards. — Anon. A nice theme, which brought to mind another gambling analogy: Developing software without unit tests is like playing the pokies1. How so? In a few...

Today I ran across this post which quotes a testing-related analogy: Checking code into source-control without unit-tests is like betting on a poker hand without looking at the cards. — Anon. A nice theme, which brought to mind another gambling analogy: Developing software without unit tests is like playing the pokies1. How so? In a few...

Various times during the recent CITCON, the discussion turned to build tools. With lots of Java developers present, Maven turned up in most of these discussions. Like every build tool, there are things that people love and hate about Maven. The interesting trend in every Maven discussion is: The people who love Maven [...]

Various times during the recent CITCON, the discussion turned to build tools. With lots of Java developers present, Maven turned up in most of these discussions. Like every build tool, there are things that people love and hate about Maven. The interesting trend in every Maven discussion is: The people who love Maven [...]

Well, CITCON Asia/Pacific 2007 is done. On the whole, the event was a great success. There was a great turnout, lots of interesting discussion, and all the organisation went smoothly. Thanks goes to both organisers, Jeffrey Fredrick and Paul Julius, for pulling it off. Looking back on the conference, both Daniel and myself [...]

Well, CITCON Asia/Pacific 2007 is done. On the whole, the event was a great success. There was a great turnout, lots of interesting discussion, and all the organisation went smoothly. Thanks goes to both organisers, Jeffrey Fredrick and Paul Julius, for pulling it off. Looking back on the conference, both Daniel and myself [...]