Ten commandments for developers
In order that applications and operating system shall not drive users insane thou shall:
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IE8 & backward compatibility. What can I do?
In this blog entry Samiq writes about some of the new features of the just released IE8 Beta 2 and also explains how to deal with compatibility issues... more »
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Agile Development: why it rocks, who it helps, and why it's failing
What's up with people complaining about Agile? Do the not know it's awesome?
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Deadlocked!
You may have noticed that my posting frequency has declined over the last three weeks. That's because I've been busy building that Stack Overflow... more »
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Logging in unit tests?
Should we use logging in unit tests? I'm having a discussion about the use of log4j in junit tests. I am really against the idea. The way I see it, a... more »
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Was JavaScript a mistake?
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The more I hear about the ongoing efforts to revise the leading Web standards, the less convinced I am that we're approaching Web-based applications... more »
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OpenGL 3.0 - A Big Step in the Right Direction
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There has been much controversy over the direction the Khronos Group/OpenGL ARB has chosen for the next major version of OpenGL. After testing an... more »
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Questions for Sun over JavaFX
Sun has released a JavaFX preview. Having played around with it, here are my questions.
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A Deeply Skeptical Look at C++0x
Today I saw a link to an article entitled C++ Gets an Overhaul on Hacker News detailing C++0x, the proposed set of standards for the new generation of... more »
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ECMA achieves Harmony on the Web
The ECMAScript group, responsible for standardizing JavaScript, has had pretty intense discussions over the years about the future of the language.... more »
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How Coding Standards Can Impair Application Performance
One of the "real world" lessons rarely taught in the university setting is that in the "real world" you're going to have to follow coding standards.... more »
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30 Common String Operations in C# and VB.NET – Part I
This article compiles some common String operations that we encounter while working with the String class. In Part I, 15 common string operations have... more »
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What makes a good Test Engineer
This article describes what should do become a good software test engineer.
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REST vs WS-* :: A comparison of SOA stacks
The debate continues. Here's a stack comparison diagram I found on the SOA Wiki so that neutral parties can get a perspective.
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Database Best Practices
Every production application I have been involved with has made use of a database. As a programmer, you don’t have to be a DBA, but just as with... more »
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Why I Am No Longer Supporting IE6
In the recent relaunch of my site, I gave it some thought and made some decisions about supporting IE6. I'm not going to support it. Not on this site... more »
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Explaining REST to Damien Katz
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His post made the rounds on the expected social news sites like programming.reddit and Hacker News, where I was amused to note that my blog is now... more »
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W3C On The Relationship Between Usability And Accessibility
The W3C posted an update to the Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices (MWBP) and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), something which... more »
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OpenGL 3.1 promise follows gamer revolt
Graphics and games engineers angered by the delayed OpenGL spec and threatening to adopt Microsoft's DirectX have been asked to hold out a little... more »
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Dynamically Resizing Text with CSS and Javascript
As the number of screen size and screen resolution possibilities increase, gracefully resizing text becomes more and more important to the usability... more »
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Problem Solving 101
Problem solving is one of the most important skills a manager or developer can posses. Here is are a few points for fixing problems.
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Common Security Flaws In PHP Applications
No matter how long you’ve been programming or scripting, once in a while you’ll catch yourself making a serious (security) flaw that you thought you’d... more »
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OpenGL 3.0 Released, Developers Furious
After over a year of delays, the OpenGL ARB (part of the Khronos industry group) today released the long-awaited spec for OpenGL 3.0 as part of the... more »
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OpenGL 3.0 released - The good and the Bad
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The Khronos Group has released a new mile stone version of the OpenGL API: version 3.0, codename Long Peaks. While this is really good news, Khronos... more »
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The Java Memory Model in 500 Words
What is the Java Memory Model? The JMM explains why the original double-checked locking optimization is broken and how it can be fixed.
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