A State of the Java Union
First, Oracle took over Sun. Now, a new version of Java is in the wild and another is being developed. The language has gone Open Source with OpenJDK. Oracle has a lawsuit against Google pending, and...
View ArticleWe’ve Tried Nothing And We’re All Out of Ideas
Do you consider yourself to be resourceful? Do you thrive in a climate of uncertainty, fear and doubt? Do you know when and how to take calculated risks? Are you an information source or an information...
View ArticlePolyglot Programming
Nikon vs. Canon. Cubs vs. White Sox. Java vs. .NET. These debates have polarized camera buffs, Chicago baseball fans, and software developers so fiercely that they have been called “Holy Wars,” a...
View ArticleGet Reworked
In its dust jacket, it claims to show you a better, easier way to succeed in business. Rework (http://www.amazon.ca/Rework-Jason-Fried/dp/0307463745/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336313211&sr=8-1), a...
View ArticleRiches to Men of Understanding
I recently had the opportunity to hear Malcolm Gladwell deliver the keynote at the Centrallia business conference in Winnipeg. I was really looking forward to the event, knowing that Gladwell would...
View ArticleBrace Yourselves – Java 8 is Coming! (Part 1 of 3)
In the fictional lands of Westeros, the inhabitants recoil at Eddard Stark’s warning of a long, many year winter as told by George R. R. Martin in A Game of Thrones. In the real world, Java 8 is coming...
View ArticleBrace Yourselves – Java 8 is Coming! (Part 2 of 3)
Java 8 is expected in September 2013. It will include a number of deferred features that were originally planned for Java 7 and also some new ones. Will this be the new release that developers have...
View ArticleBrace Yourselves – Java 8 is Coming! (Part 3 of 3)
Java 8 is expected in September 2013. It will include a number of deferred features that were originally planned for Java 7 and also some new ones. Will this be the new release that developers have...
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