Why Programming Is Less Rewarding Than Designing
Why does programming feel so much less rewarding than designing? Why can't people see the hard work we have to do, and look beyond the shiny colorful... more »
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Creating DSLs in Java, Part 3: Internal and external DSLs
Thierry.Lefort 
via javaworld.com
You understand the basics of domain-specific languages and now you're ready to begin creating and refining them for your projects. In this third... more »
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An Automated, Browser-based JavaScript Profiling Tool
A cross-browser Ajax profiling tool called "Razor Profiler" is available for public review now at razorspeed.com. This online tool uses lexical... more »
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Adventures of adding YahooUI (YUI) to a MVC Site
bloid via devlicio.us
I decided that I wanted to give the YahooUI (YUI) framework/library a go recently. My first task was to get a few of my data listing pages on... more »
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Spring 3.0 and REST
bloid via jroller.com
I've heard a bit here and a bit there. I'm pretty interested in the RESTful changes that the Spring @MVC framework and even the cessation of Support... more »
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Interesting GridGain Demo at Denver JUG
However, during Denver JUG something interesting happened. During the coding demo, one of the people in the audience downloaded GridGain and started a... more »
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Cloud-Oriented Architecture (COA)
With all the hype this year about cloud computing and things like Amazon EC2/S3 as well as Google App Engine and Bigtable, you can feel it coming.... more »
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Dependency Injection is Broken
bloid via floatingpoint.tinou.com
Earlier today I was reading a blog about the worthlessness of constructors. Frankly, I didn't really get the point of the post, but the title was... more »
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Visual Studio Tip: Split Views
kpanghmc via kevinwilliampang.com
There are a couple of ways to get a split view in Visual Studio. Both are incredible time savers that I use daily. The first is one that most... more »
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How to create a horizontal navigation website using JQuery.
Horizontal based navigation websites are the ones in which the user has to scroll horizontally rather than scrolling vertically to see the contents.... more »
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OpenXava 3.0.3: JPA Application Engine
bloid via java.dzone.com
OpenXava is a JPA Application Engine. You put in your JPA classes and, in exchange, you obtain a full-featured application ready for production, and... more »
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MySQL 6.0.6 Alpha Released Introduces Maria
MySQL 6.0.6-alpha, a new version of the MySQL database system has been released and intoduces two new storage engines most interesting Maria.
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An example of bad test, part 1
mswatcher via ayende.com
Let us take a look at this test. When I saw it, the test cried out in pain to me: "Help me, I am so overworked."
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Play an MP3 Using Java Media Framework
The following code shows you how to develop a simple Java application that can play MP3 files. This application is based on JMF (Java Media... more »
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JavaScript Arguments
The arguments object in JavaScript is a local variable in any function that provides some nice features we can use in our code. Here is the list of... more »
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NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta The Solution For PHP Developers?
The recently released NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta introduced support for PHP development. This post asks PHP developers whether you've tried NetBeans yet,... more »
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CSS 3 Rounded Corners
Find out how to make cool rounded corners without any images
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An Introduction To Open Sim: the "Apache of Virtual Worlds"
You've probably read a bit about Open Sim, the BSD-licensed virtual world server, and recent news that IBM and Linden Lab are working to make Second... more »
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Easier C++: An Introduction to Concepts
C++0x concepts bring the full power of the Generic Programming paradigm to C++, making templates more expressive, easier to write, and easier to use.... more »
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Stripes 1.5 Final Release
Stripes Framework, the best Java MVC action based framework, 1.5 version available, thanks and congratulations for all the Stripes community
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Build An Incredible Login Form With jQuery
This tutorial will teach you how to build a beautiful login form with jQuery.
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25 Painless Ways to Free Up an Hour a Day for Your Goals
What would you do if you had an extra hour a day? This is a common barrier I run into when I write about making positive life changes: people don’t... more »
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The Ruby Programming Language - Part1
sneha_sistla via prashantjalasutram.blogspot.com
tries to highlight imp points from the book.
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Obie Fernandez "Do The Hustle" - how programmers can sell, negotiate, and deal with clients without headaches
Obie Fernandez shares his experience successfully selling consulting services for both Thoughtworks and Hashrocket to help you with the following... more »
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Actionscript Filters Assist
bloid via filters-assist.webklan.com
Filters Assist is an online tool to compose Actionscript filters in an artist friendly way, and then obtain the sample code to use the achieved visual... more »
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