Spring is a deep framework providing numerous approaches and techniques for Java developers. This post by Solomon Duskis covers the topic of Java config and prototypes in the framework. Also see: Infrequent blogging Also see: Note to self: Blog about using Service Broker Also see: The 2 Technology Magazines You Should Read http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techtarget/tsscom/blogs/~3/248013264/thread.tss
March 25, 2008
Turning bitboards from potential moves into legal moves, pawn moves, and conditional rules.
Also see: UI design The BitBoards so far have been astoundingly accurate at producing moves. But even after the moves have been produced they have to be fully validated. Take for instance, a bishop in the middle of the board. The number of potential moves for the bishop is 13 or so, but the number [...]
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We Live in an “Open Book” World, the Lie of Information Overload
Also see: Introducing Microsoft Tagspace In school, there were two kinds of tests. The regular kind where you learned and memorized all you could and then did your best on the test. The 2nd kind was the Open Book Test. Where you could use your notes and text books to figure out the answer to [...]
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From C# to Java: Part 3
Also see: Note to self: Blog about using Service Broker Until about 2002 I had a broad disdain for most IDEs. I just felt they were too pushy. They were always trying to take control over my build system or the layout of my source tree. If I’m going to give those things up, I [...]
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Finally, the Killer App
Also see: YouTube Tries to Get Legal Also see: Brad Abrams’ pixel8 Interview Podcast posted Also see: This Guy Proves Anyone with a Keyboard can be Stupid If you’ve yet to be sold on the Internet, grab a seat and your favorite pointing device. My good man Ryan sent me a link to what is [...]
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Win friends and influence your team
Do you know where your data is? If you’ve been involved with software at any point in the past two decades, chances are it’s in a database. It would seem silly to put data, especially frequently changing data, into code. How about those business rules? Business rule engines haven’t been around as long as databases, [...]
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VPC 2007 Dual Monitor support
Also see: Chicago geek dinner 11/22 I have been trying to find a way to allow you to run Virtual PC 2007 with multiple monitors. Natively VPC 2007 doesnt support more than 1 monitor, however you can “trick” it by using various techniques that expand the desktop area into a larger virtual desktop. I tried using the [...]
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Quick attempt at a validating roman numeral parser… Lots of gotchas.
Also see: New Assembly, Old .NET (and Vice-Versa) Also see: Debugging an InvalidCastException Also see: Spring Web Flow features and feedback request Got asked about a roman numeral parser during an interview. I have to say that I don’t mind when the process of obtaining employment plays into my strengths. The process was quite similar [...]
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Great new Silverlight Control Skins
Also see: The obligatory Halo 2 partial review and thumbs up. Also see: Note to self: Blog about using Service Broker One of the great things about Silverlight is that the controls are very skinable.. that is you can make them look just the way you want to! Corrina is the lead designer on the [...]
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Java Concurrency, another series on its issues
Previously in the blog section at TSS we presented a series on the issues related to Java concurrency, continuing with what is definitely a topic of interest given the emerging processor architectures in the industry, we present this post covering yet another series on the issues of Java concurrency. Also see: Infrequent blogging http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/techtarget/tsscom/blogs/~3/248003447/thread.tss
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