Category Archives: Java

Inferred typing

I know that .Net 4 is going to have some pretty cool features around dynamic typing and C++0x is also adding some auto typing features. I was thinking about all of this today and realized that what I really use … Continue reading

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Android review and iPhone comparison

Here’s a quick run-down and comparison between the G1 vs. iPhone and Andriod vs. OS X mobile. This is based on side-by-side evaluation with both phones. The phones Keyboard The winner: G1 The G1′s keyboard is awesome. I like it … Continue reading

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Visual Studio sucks, NetBeans is coming along, IJ is slipping

I’ve been working on a decent sized C++ project recently and since the application will be used on a Windows server, I wanted to stay close to that platform. I fired up the latest Visual Studio 2008 version hot off … Continue reading

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Savant command-line tool and plugins are almost ready

Been working this week on Savant 2.0. My first thought when I started writing Savant 2.0 was to write a complete replacement for both Maven and Ant that used Groovy and allowed for both a plugin model as well as … Continue reading

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Android, iPhone, Java, Objective-C… madness

Russ Teabeault and I were just talking about our recent experiences with Objective-C and developing applications for either the iPhone or OS X. In general, we both agree that Objective-C is necessary, but painful. The language is quasi-dynamic, not very … Continue reading

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