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Microsoft is finally releasing their version of a NetBeans & Eclipse environment.
I skipped the last day of JavaOne to make it back for the first ever Alice Film Festival.
On the eve of WWDC, more of Microsofts problems become apparent. It is more than just another delay in an operating system.
I don not read my emails, or use an alarm clock.
The only thing more expensive than writing software is writing bad software. - Alan Cooper. This blog discusses the truth in Alans statement.
HTML is a simple technology that seems to have escaped a few developers. Invalid HTML, bad names, no descriptions, and missing favorite icons are some the problems facing the basic website.
One of the first comments I heard when Java arrived was "why are we still dealing with 3GLs?" Third generation languages (3GL) have been around a long time. 10 years later, there are still rumblings on why Java, and what is the next generation of languages.
Dvorak - I'm not going to say it's transforming but I'm going to say it's popular."
There is more to FireFox then a cool look and nifty features.
InfoWorlds article describes the most common IT problems as spoken from the CTO themselves.
It's difficult picking the correct tool for the job
Another perspective of C# vs. Java
Some managers rely on instant messaging and BlackBerry in lieu of planning.
When doing UI development, information architecture is a technique to keep in mind.
Informal naming convention for module variables.
People use the terms engineer or architect to describe their role or level of competence.
NetBeans 4.0 is much improved over 3.6, but still does not meet native look & feel
Sun's tools group needs a reality check.
Over the last 30 years, weve seen many of the ideas reiterated. Maybe someday as a community, we will figure it out.
A cool little tool that maps the entire Java technology in a single diagram.



