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Greg Vaughn

Greg Vaughn is a self-titled software craftsman, author and speaker in
Dallas, Texas. His background in physics and prototype-based OO lend a
different framework for understanding software development issues. He's
been immersed in Java since 1997, fondly remembering those early days with
jdk 1.2 and swing betas. His interests include refactoring, unit testing,
user interface design, and concurrency. He's been known to evangelize
agile methods to his co-workers whenever possible.

 

Weblogs

Naked Objects Exposed

I think I now have a handle on what makes Naked Objects interesting. I had previously perused the site and came to the preliminary conclusion that it's...

JMX and Jini

About a month ago, I wrote about using JMX to manage JavaSpaces and Jini services. Now I've found an article by Frank Jennings doing it inside...

Mission Impossible: Requirements

Mr. Big Shot at AverageCorp has just given a four sentence vision statement of a new software project. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to understand what in the world he's talking...

Fundamental Problem with Extreme Programming
Matt Stephens gives some strong arguments against Extreme Programming. It's a long article, but worth a read if there's...
JavaSpaces Still Alive

I've long watched the JavaSpaces and Jini community because it is such a great technology, but sadly from a work experience standpoint, I haven't had a chance to really get my hands dirty. That's...

How to Become a Java Guru

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but hear me out just in case. I'm not speaking from the position of having already achieved guru status, but I think I've got a handle on the path to get...