Monthly Archives: December 2008
JSPs in Maven
Every now & then I need to whip out a quick webapp. Normally, I would prefer to use something like freemarker or velocity. But JSP is standard, and it’s everywhere. Despite it’s inability to be secure, it is convenient. And … Continue reading
tclogview
I had a quick thought this morning: I’m always logging in to servers to nose around in their logs. So why not a quick webapp to view the logs? I’ve done this before, but not in Java. So, I wrote … Continue reading
Commit Messages
I’ve been using git for most of this year. It’s been a really excellent ride, and the things it enables are wonderful. But one of the things I’ve found most handy is a convention. The commit message is treated like … Continue reading
Exception Handling Whinge
I hate this. try { // … some xml parsing stuff … } catch (XmlException e) { logger.error("Can’t parse XML", e); } Why? Because it found a problem, and then carried on as if nothing happened. Which leads me to … Continue reading
google talk for google apps users
I was playing with building an XMPP bot at the weekend. The trouble was my google talk account, but it’s part of google apps for your domain. Why does this matter? Take a look at my ID: dom@gapps.mydomain.com/Work When you … Continue reading
maven in anger
I’ve ranted about Maven before. As it happens, I still stand by much of what I said. But, I’ve come to realise how superficial these criticisms are. Earlier this year, one of the libraries that I have a hand in … Continue reading
NetBeans Correction
I’ve just been reading Top Java Developers Offer Advice to Students and noticed something Tor said, which addressed one of my issues about NetBeans. Thanks, Tor! For example, in NetBeans, you don’t have to write the left-hand side in assignments … Continue reading