When a developer is working in Java there are a few failure cases you always want to know about even if you were trying to debug something else. Here is a list of the persistent breakpoints that should be enabled in every IDE. (IMHO of course) Yes in theory you should be able to just get this from a good logging implementation; but often these problems are deep down in somebody else's...

You know how I keep banging on about attracting different types of people into programming?  You know how we say we need to get them young? Preview Text:  You know how I keep banging on about attracting different types of people into programming? You know how we say we need to get them young? Legacy Sponsored:  ...

There are many good ideas and practices in Agile development, ideas and practices that definitely work: breaking projects into Small Releases to manage risk and accelerate feedback; time-boxing to limit WIP and keep everyone focused; relying only on working software as the measure of progress; simple estimating and using velocity to forecast team performance; working closely and constantly with...

A/B testing gets a lot of attention on Hacker News, inbound.org, and other forums, and appeals to me as a data analysis exercise. As a software engineer with a practical bent, I like the concept of data analysis techniques which produce useful results while treating a system as a black box. Preview Text:  A/B testing gets a lot of attention on...

Originally authored by Theo Priestley Preview Text:  The iPaaS rush is on and every cloud has a golden lining, but without clearly including a Cloud-based ESB in that strategy you might just be panning for iron pyrites. Legacy Sponsored:  unsponsored

It's important to address language or platform incompatibility as consequences of technology modernization. The reason why we have to do manual conversions of software is because of the language incompatibility issue. We must convert manually when no tool can do the conversion.There are several layers to this. Preview Text:  It's important to...

As a mobile developer, you know you need to consider multiple devices when developing your app. But do you know just how many devices you need to support in order to reach a majority of consumers? Preview Text:  As a mobile developer, you know you need to consider multiple devices when developing your app. But do you know just how many devices you...

Quite often I have long procedures running and want to do this over night. However, my computer would still be running all night after the script has finished. This is easily circumvented by the following lines that I put at the end of such a script: Preview Text:  Quite often I have long procedures running and want to do this over night. However,...

I’ve already blogged about Deploying on Azure Web Site with Database Project in the past, but in that article I showed how to accomplish it with customization of the Build Template. Preview Text:  I’ve already blogged about Deploying on Azure Web Site with Database Project in the past, but in that article I showed how to accomplish it...

The people who are organizing Your Team Needs Women have a good idea–diversity in teams. I have a problem with how they are doing it. I have tried to contribute to the agile community, chairing the Agile 2009 conference, speaking at user groups, writing for a number of outlets, working with my clients. I do those things because I love my work. I don’t do them because I’m female. I provide...

Originally authored by Nicolas DomeniconiThink you know DataMapper? Think again! Let me share seven little tricks and tools that will help develop faster with DataMapper. 1. Using Flows as Lookup Tables Preview Text:  Let’s say you need to map and transform a message payload from one structure and format to another. Of course, DataMapper is the...

The Product Canvas is a simple, yet powerful tool that helps you create a product with a great user experience and the right features. This post explains how you can create your initial canvas using a collaborative workshop. Note that many of the recommendations below also apply to other agile and lean product definition tools including a traditional product backlog. Preview...

This week the final GA of JBoss EAP 6.1.0 was released. Previously I had updated the Customer Evaluation Demo and the Rewards Demo to run on JBoss EAP 6.1.0.Beta, so this is a small step forward. Preview Text:  This week the final GA of JBoss EAP 6.1.0 was released. Previously I had updated the Customer Evaluation Demo and the Rewards Demo to run...

 Originally authored by Vanessa Ramos Buildings account for almost 40% of the total energy use in the US; the Panoptix solution is all about increasing options for delivering better building efficiency.  The Panoptix platform is open and we offer APIs so our...

But to my mind, though I am native here And to the manner born, it is a custom More honor'd in the breach than the observance   - Hamlet Act 1, scene 4, 7–16 Preview Text:  Do you know what a Sprint Review is for, and how it differs from a Retrospective? In this article we look at what a Sprint Review is meant to be, why it is important,...

Coursera run an excellent Scala course which I just had the opportunity of participating in. The course duration is seven weeks. Each week consists of about 1.5 hours of lectures and then an assignment which can take anything between an hour to about 5 hours.  The course syllabus is outlined here.  So personal opinion time... Preview Text:  ...

This is the second part of the article in which I’m sharing a list of simple tips that, in my opinion, can help programmers succeed at their current workplace. You can read the first part here: How to Stand Out at Work: 10 Tips for Programmers (Part 1). We’ve already reviewed 5 items, so let’s continue with the number 6: 6) Try to give realistic estimates Giving too optimistic estimates...

Looking at Memcached 10 Years Later This week was the 10 year anniversary since the creation of Memcached.  First created for the blog-building site, LiveJournal, Memcached has remained a staple persistence technology. Preview Text:  Today: Memcached 10 years later, JS struggles, why can't testers and developers get along?; Neil...

Every week, we feature a new developer/blogger from the DZone community here and in our newsletter, catching up to find out what they're working on now and what's coming next. This week we're talking to Mahdi Yusuf, developer at Source Metrics, active member of the Python community, and creator of Neckbeard Republic. Preview Text:  ...

Intro I was aware of thread local but never had the occasion to really use it until recently. So I started digging a little bit on the subject because I needed an easy way of  propagating some user information via the different layers of my web application without changing the signature of each method called. Preview Text:  I was aware of...