monsonhaefel's blog
My new role in the Java industry
Posted by monsonhaefel on July 19, 2004 at 10:52 AM EDT
This is probably the last blog entry I will be making here on Java.net. I plan to move my blog to my own Web site and maintain a lower profile in the industry. In fact, this blog entry is to announce a change in my relationship with the Java community.
OpenEJB: The BEST way to test EJBs
Posted by monsonhaefel on June 11, 2004 at 12:10 PM EDT
The server side has published an article by N.
My adventure in Self-Publishing
Posted by monsonhaefel on June 2, 2004 at 1:57 PM EDT
A couple of years ago, I tried starting a micro-book publishing company, Titan Books Inc. I get questions about self-publishing all the time, because understandably authors want more control and they want to make more money on their books. The following is a description of my experiences in self-publishing. For me it didn't work out, but there others who have made it work (e.g.
How Tomcat Works, the book.
Posted by monsonhaefel on May 31, 2004 at 11:11 PM EDT
A couple years ago I tried my hand at self publishing books. Specifically, I created my own publishing company, Titan-Books Inc., and published three companion workbooks to my O'Reilly EJB book. The authors and editor did a wonderful job and the books turned out great.
My Apology to Bruce Tate
Posted by monsonhaefel on May 23, 2004 at 1:51 AM EDT
I've been fortunate to be a speaker at several No Fluff, Just Stuff (NFJS) symposiums this year. In my opinion, they are exceptional events. The speakers are excellent and real nice guys (sorry haven't seen any female presenters yet this year).
A new deck of cards: I found a Job!
Posted by monsonhaefel on May 18, 2004 at 6:08 PM EDT
Last week I posted the blog titled 9 of Clubs Seeks a new Deck of Cards which basically talked about me not being able to find work very easily and kicking off a job hunt.
Well the good news is that I have accepted a job as a Sr.
9 of Clubs Seeks a new Deck of Cards
Posted by monsonhaefel on May 6, 2004 at 5:31 PM EDT
Recently I had the honor of being named one of the 53 most influential people in the Java industry by The Middleware Company. My card was the 9 of Clubs – I have no idea how to interpret that distinction.
JSR-241: Groovy – A New Standard Programming Language for the Java Platform
Posted by monsonhaefel on March 16, 2004 at 8:23 AM EST
JSR-241: The Groovy Programming Language proposes the standardization of a new programming language for the Java Platform – one that is on equal footing with the Java programming language.
The New York Times on Amazon.com Fraud
Posted by monsonhaefel on February 15, 2004 at 11:22 PM EST
The New York Times recently published a story about authors anonymously posting bogus five star reviews on their own books.
13 improvements for EJB
Posted by monsonhaefel on February 9, 2004 at 6:31 AM EST
My last blog entry, "You can make EJB better" generated a lot of feedback from developers on Java.net and TheServerSide.com.
