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Core Java
Multiple versions of Java on OS X Mountain Lion
Before Mountain Lion, Java was bundled inside OS X. It seems that during the upgrade, the Java 6 version I…
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Software Development
Resign Patterns: Eliminate them with Agile practices and Quality Metrics
This blog post is inspired by the article titled Resign Patterns by Michael Duell. I’ve included all the original text…
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Software Development
An unambiguous software version scheme
When people talk about software versioning schemes they often refer to the commonly used X.Y.Z numerical scheme for versioning. This…
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Android Core
Android: Level Two Image Cache
In the mobile world, it’s very common to have scrollable lists of items that contain information and an image or…
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Enterprise Java
Running RichFaces on WebLogic 12c
I initially thought I could write this post months back already. But I ended up being overwhelmed by different things.…
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Career
How To Disrupt Technical Recruiting – Hire an Agent
A recent anti-recruiter rant posted to a news group and a subsequent commentary on HackerNews got me thinking about the…
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Enterprise Java
Advanced ZK: Asynchronous UI updates and background processing – part 1
Asynchronous UI updates are very useful, because they typically improve the responsiveness, usability and the general feel of user interfaces.…
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Software Development
Provocateurs Gather the Best Requirements
Ask someone what they want, and they’ll tell you they want a faster horse. Provoke them, and they’ll tell you…
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Career
TALK! It’s An Interview, Not An Interrogation
Several times a year I will get a call or email from a hiring manager telling me that an interview…
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