Ideas Aren’t Worthless
It’s common knowledge that “ideas are worthless”. An idea will bring you nowhere – you need implementation, focus, a good team, the right environment, luck, etc. And I won’t argueContinue reading
Digital Signatures With Javascript
Important update: if you want to get things working, see this post. Several years ago I used to work on a project that required the use of smart cards andContinue reading
I Don’t Like Scala
Yes, it is my opinion, and yes, it might seem like a hate-post. But I’ll try to address the issues I have with Scala and its surroundings. I have usedContinue reading
Why The Web Isn’t Semantic Yet
The semantic web. You’ve heard about it. What is it? Chances are, you don’t have a completely clear idea. But why isn’t the web “semantic” yet? First, it’s complex toContinue reading
WebSocket and Java
WebSocket is a cool new(ish) technology that allows real-time, two-way communication between the browser and the server, with almost no overhead. What I want to do here, is to provideContinue reading
I Use the main() Method
My development machine has Windows. I have used Ubuntu at some point, but it was a disaster, so I switched back. And there are always people asking me how IContinue reading
Save-and-Refresh With Java Web Projects
How do you configure your machine in order to have save-and-refresh for Java web projects? When you ask this question to developers, the answer starts with “oh, well…”, and continuesContinue reading
Embedding Maven
It is a very rare usecase, but sometimes you need it. How to embed Maven in your application, so that you can programatically run goals? Short answer is: it’s tricky.Continue reading
UTF-8 By Default
This is going to be a short post. It may look like stating the obvious, but I was again reminded the other day that there are still frameworks and toolsContinue reading
The Lazy Expert
Until two years ago I was reading tech articles every day, I was regularly watching presentations, I was contributing significantly to stackoverflow. Then I gradually reduced my “efforts” of thisContinue reading