I am working on updating an old batch job that is written in Java at work. It was written in such a way as to make me think that it was written by a COBOL programmer. The code makes my stomach turn, with its obvious disregard for modern Java best practices. I don’t know why […]
Java 1.2.2
March 27th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: java · technology · wtf
Giving Glassfish a Go
January 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment
I must say I’ve been fairly anti Sun over the last few years. That’s Sun Micro, not sun (as in the big ball of fire hovering in our daytime sky). After getting burned badly on early versions of NetBeans and Sun Application Server, I shied away from most of the stuff coming out […]
Tags: java · software · technology
Sun Buys MySQL, Late New Year’s Prediction
January 16th, 2008 · No Comments
I know its a little New Year’s predictions, but Damnit, this blog didn’t even exist on New Year’s. Sun Bought MySQL Today, so here’s my prediction:
Sun Abandons Solaris, and fully embraces Linux. If that wasn’t enough, fueled by their new acquisition, they drop their commitment to Java, leaving it in the lap of Open JDK […]
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