Java, Scala »

[ 4 Feb 2009 | One Comment ]
6 Scala resources for Java programmers

During my Basic Scala and Wicket talk at the London Wicket Event I showed some good Scala starting points for Java programmers. Here they are, clickable and all.


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Java »

[ 28 Jan 2009 | 17 Comments ]
Why many Java performance tests are wrong

A lot of ‘performance tests’ are posted online lately. Many times these performance tests are implemented and executed in a way that completely ignores the inner workings of the Java VM. In this post you can find some basic knowledge to improve your performance testing. Remember, I am not a professional performance tester, so put your tips in the comments!


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Scrum »

[ 18 Jan 2009 | No Comment ]
Distributed Scrum: lessons learnt

A presentation about the lessons learnt while doing distributed Scrum. As we have done distributed Scrum in my previous company, this really interests me. Distributed Scrum has some pitfalls, depending on how you organize your projects and teams.


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Video »

[ 6 Jan 2009 | No Comment ]
The new Macbook!

I love this new Apple Macbook! Just ordered the Macbook Pro which has a larger wheel for more accurate scrolling and selecting.
Click for a video!


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Java »

[ 30 Dec 2008 | 3 Comments ]
76 Events: statistics about Hibernate 3.2.2

Frameworks are growing with every release. Classes are changed, removed and added. In this series I zoom in on some well known projects and analyze their class names with completely meaningless statistics. This is the analysis of Hibernate 3.2.2.


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