Jump start
So ok, finally it started.After delaying it for (unknown?) reasons, I'll start to b-log my thoughts and experience in the web technologies, focusing in Java, Software Architecture, Web 2.0 and Ajax...
View ArticleWireless connection dropping Windows Vista + WRT300N
Since I'm doing lots of work from home and my old router wasn't doing the job well enough anymore (Uniden, got it in 2004), I just got a WRT300N (Linksys).Well, my Linux, XP and Mac machines were just...
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Gadget
I'm a classic rock guy and in Montréal there is a nice radio station (CHOM Rocks) which I'm always listening to.They stream their broadcast through the web and I took my time to "hack" into their code...
View ArticleREST intefaces + Java
One of the technologies under heavy use in web development world is the REST interface, which is, in a high level description, a way to expose the information in a URL style.A very good article posted...
View ArticleConsolidating AJAX and ordering the chaos?
AJAX, by definition isn't a new magic technology brought from space by a more evoluted race of web developers.In fact, it is a mess, far from being beautiful, but it is useful for making RIA after...
View ArticleCVS server on UBUNTU
This is only a placeholder and a clone of instructions originally posted on Ripple's blog.Install CVS files:sudo apt-get install cvsInstall the CVS server:sudo apt-get install cvsdWhen prompted in the...
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A trap for Java and Open Source?
On recent conversations with some high level managers and directors from different companies (customers, colleagues, etc.) I have been hearing the same sad story way too often. "Java is a great...
View ArticleWhere is the glue for real human-driven software development?
In the beginning of the software development based on models we had Booch, Rumbaugh and Jacobson - each one with their own distinct ways of modeling. This evolved to UML and more recently the...
View ArticleAgile and Product development
Developing sofware using the agile approach is leaving the "new" area and is moving towards the "commodity".Not every institution embraces it. some because the approach doesn't fit their world...
View ArticleDistributed agile
In my recent experience I'm dealing with a very big client that passed through an also big change on their corporate culture.Without getting into names, a Company B was acquired by A and all the B's...
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Continuous Integration and Delivery
The Continuous Integration (CI), one of the core practices within the Agile development process, has matured and became a fundamental tool for organizations aiming software development with quality,...
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Installing Mingle on Ubuntu
This tutorial will guide you through the Mingle installation on Ubuntu. Also, I will assume that you have some familiarity with Ubuntu (Linux…); Java must be installed on Ubuntu prior to begin this...
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Implementing Agile Projects: What's my ROI?
Last Tuesday (Jun 26th, 2011), Jim Highsmith, one of the Agile Manifesto authors and colleague at ThoughtWorks came to Dallas (DFW area) to talk at DFW Scrum.It was a great evening (I guess around 100...
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