I use IntelliJ IDEA as my Java IDE. I started using it back when it was demonstrably superior to every other Java IDE. Time has passed and it’s still superior but not nearly by the same margin. Thanks to the Eclipse plug-in system and the Sun push on NetBeans the other IDE’s have passed it [...]
Entries from September 22nd, 2008
Code Quality
September 22nd, 2008 · View Comments · Consulting
Tags:.Net·CheckStyle·Consulting·Eclipse·FxCop·IntelliJ·Java·PMD
SpringSource Charges for Bug Fixing
September 21st, 2008 · View Comments · Java
SpringSource, the newest LH partner, is the force behind the Spring framework. They’ve recently announced that they’re only making the first three months of bug fixes available for each new release. After that, they’re charging for bug fixes. This, of course, caused immediate outrage. But what does this mean?
The Spring framework is open source. It’s [...]
JavaScript App Server Anyone?
September 19th, 2008 · View Comments · JavaScript
Round #4374 of the JavaScript performance wars has just been completed and the winner this round is SquirrelFish Extreme. For those who aren’t “in the know”, here’s a quick recap.
Safari, Apple’s browser, is based on WebKit, the open source project headed by, yes, Apple. The WebKit team is rewriting their JavaScript engine and has created [...]
Ubuntu Sucks
September 18th, 2008 · View Comments · Linux
Well, at least Greg Kroah-Hartman thinks so. He gave the keynote speech at the Linux Kernel Hackers conference. Greg is a key hacker on the Linux kernel.
http://www.kroah.com/log/linux/lpc_2008_keynote.html
Greg ended up by stating (indirectly) that Ubuntu employees should quit and go to work for companies like RedHat and Novell.
Let’s take a quick look at his numbers. They [...]
