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“…but I’m sure Java + XML is the answer.”

Nice system list tool. Exhaustive (better than some ‘fat’ programs).

Just thought it’s been a while since I jotted down ‘the list’ – what I routinely install when I get a new desktop/laptop. Here goes (in no particular order): Control Panel, Accessibility Options     Use Toggle Keys = Yes Control Panel, Display     Themes         [W2K3] Theme = Windows XP     Screen Saver         MatrixCode, 10minutes, password protect     Appearance, Effects [...]

Hmmm.

Sounds like Jasper is good for some, but not as complete as Crystal. No surprise – Crystal’s been around how long, compared to Jasper?

Nice definition. A framework … “… dictates the architecture of your application. It will define the overall structure, its partitioning into classes and objects, the key responsibilities thereof, how the classes and objects collaborate, and the thread of control. A framework predefines these design parameters so that you, the application designer/implementer, can concentrate on your [...]

A fan of Hibernate but one response hits all to oclose to home. In particular And the code that uses hibernate is pretty neat, it cuts down dev time significantly I have to disagree with that one I’m afraid. You just move mapping code into hibernate configs instead, and end up having to debug both. [...]

If you find the poster’s remarks disturbing you should ask yourself why: Complete and Utter Bullshit First of all, this article neither proves or even really implies anything in either direction about the general notion of “globalization” – which is really just a codeword for Laissez Faire capitalism. Pretending it does is utterly and prima [...]

Almost 3 and a half years of my life, but it’s finally published! The official description leaves something to be desired Reader Protocol is an interface standard that specifies the interactions between a device capable of reading/writing tags and application software. I find the original charter clearer, summarized as: Reading, Writing and Killing tags, and [...]

Nifty stdout enhancement for Python.

Building a great product involves a lot of hard work, much of which has nothing to do with coding: * What should the product do? * Who are the customers? What do they care about? * Of our two (three?, n?) conflicting goals, which should I work on today? * How do we architect the [...]

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