Stricter checks on EDT violations in Substance

2008-07-17 01:16

Most of the newcomers eventually find out that Swing is not thread-safe, but this is most certainly not Swing’s “fault”. Other UI toolkits, such as SWT, Win32 API, Motif, Xlib and GTK are not thread-safe as well (and if you have time, Chet had an interesting overview entry on this topic a few years... [阅读全文]

New hybrid delivery security architecture

2008-07-17 01:12

Secure Computing’s Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. ... [阅读全文]

Cleanup your html with JQuery

2008-07-17 01:08

It seems like some design bureaus are just hellbent on making it difficult for developers to realise their designs via html/css. I am currently trying to convert some design images into usable html/css, and in one case I had to make a box with rounded corners, all borders had a shaded shadow, the i... [阅读全文]

New hybrid delivery security architecture

2008-07-17 01:07

Secure Computing’s Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. ... [阅读全文]

How to do AVG and SUM in Google App Engine Data Store

2008-07-17 00:52

People who are used to relational databases, which is pretty much every gosh-darned web developer out there, will run into pretty much the same obstacles with the app engine datastore - one of them is How the heck do I do SUM or AVG?. This a guide how to do it. ... [阅读全文]

Intel Likes Ecogeek’s Logo! So they Stole it?

2008-07-17 00:40

The above image is taken from a new Intel press release about their new wireless adapter for laptops. It’s a great little adapter, and uses less power, so we should be happy about it. ... [阅读全文]

Windows Now Open Source

2008-07-16 23:50

The news is here, today ‘LinuxTreat’ in association with other open-source developer had released some flavor of Windows for free (you may also download the source code).Surprised, Amazed or Shocked!…If you are shocked, here are some screen shots of this ‘Open Windows Flavor&... [阅读全文]

Refactoring HTML book promotion

2008-07-16 23:37

This week Addison-Wesley Professional is giving away four copies of “Refactoring HTML” and Elliotte Rusty Harold will be available on the JavaRanch to answer questions. ... [阅读全文]

Who’s Making Money on the Web?

2008-07-16 23:35

While failure for the high-tech entrepreneur is less likely to result in death, the parallels between the Gold Rush and the current Web-based economy are many. In both cases, participants must to adapt to a new way of life, with new rules. Or rather, no pre-existing, fixed rules. ... [阅读全文]

The Worst Thing to Ask During An Interview

2008-07-16 23:33

I have been involved in interviews for a number of years now and there is one recurring question that continuously irks me: “What does your company do?” This is a very broad and open-ended question that poses a couple problems during the interview: ... [阅读全文]

Why clients want software developed cheap

2008-07-16 23:31

Why do clients want software solutions to be a cheap affair. ... [阅读全文]

.NET-Fu: Zero Delay Signing Of An Unsigned Assembly

2008-07-16 23:21

The code-base that I am currently working with consists of a large set of binaries that are all signed. The savvy .NET devs out there will know that any assembly that’s used/referenced by a signed assembly must also be signed. ... [阅读全文]

Ubuntu Bug: apt-get moo doesn’t look like a cow

2008-07-16 23:00

This is by far the most important bug facing ubuntu developers right now. Without an accurate depiction of his super cow powers, we’re left with only regular cow powers. ... [阅读全文]

25 Great Photography Tutorials and Links From Around the Web

2008-07-16 22:26

I’ve included 17 from other sites - 5 from our archives (this time last year) and 3 great photoshop video tutorials. ... [阅读全文]

Your Unit Tests Should Mind Their Own Business

2008-07-16 21:57

As the unit testing debates continue on my project, I can’t help but noticing that people are spending all sorts of time pontificating over the right way to unit test, without stepping back to consider what they’re trying to achieve with unit testing. And because they don’t know w... [阅读全文]

Agile Web Development with Grails

2008-07-16 21:54

Agile Development is all about developing code and seeking feedback from your users to make sure you’re developing what’s relevant. When changes are suggested, they must be affordable and reliable. Grails, along with its facility to develop test driven, is a killer combination for rapidly developin... [阅读全文]

Which Do You PreferMany Subscribers, or Many Commenters?

2008-07-16 21:51

“Assuming that your subscriber counter is accurate and your commenters are posting valuable comments, which do you prefer to have many of on your blog, and why?” ... [阅读全文]

JDK Version: Poll Results

2008-07-16 21:47

Recently, I created a poll asking what versions of the JDK people were using in production. I think at this point I have a representative sample (over 300 responses) and can report the results. ... [阅读全文]

WordPress 2.6 Released: Upgrade Now!

2008-07-16 21:45

“Im happy to announce that version 2.6 of WordPress.org is now available, almost a month ahead of schedule.” ... [阅读全文]

Auto-NDISwrapper is out! No more hunting down for drivers

2008-07-16 21:40

The first version of Auto-NDISwrapper helps you out to setting up your wireless card in Linux in the case that there is no native or free driver available for it. Although not a pretty solution NDISwrapper has been helping out the poor people who’s wireless cards aren’t supported in Linu... [阅读全文]