No, this is not the next great book in O'Reilly's excellent Developer's Notebook series. Unfortunately for me. Nevertheless, public speaking is a topic that we geeks tend to avoid, given half a chance, even though it can at times be a significant part of our job function. Think about it: have you ever been asked to give a presentation at a team meeting? Ever had to lead a design/code review? Did...
Everything I need to know about EJB I learned from watching Bugs Bunny.
In keeping with recent developments in the Java article-writing space, here's my take on a folksy, hyper-extended, EJB-tweaking metaphor (thanks to Bruce Tate and his People of the Elephant for the inspiration; I hope the rumors of a major movie deal all turn out to be true).
When I was a kid, the local network affiliate...