Aptana RadRails 1.0
I have recently become frustrated with the Eclipse IDE. I use 3.2 to do my java development, Flex Builder to do Flex development and Aptana RadRails for Ruby and Rails stuff. This last week I almost...
View ArticleJRuby, Ruby gem command conflict
I would have to assume that there are plenty of developers out there that want to install JRuby and Ruby on the same machine. There is a tragic flaw with this, the gem command is the same for both. If...
View ArticleWhat makes a great developer?
Passion. I have come to the conclusion that, that simple word is what separates an average developer from a great developer. IQ, education, degree, books, none of that matters, these are all symptoms...
View ArticleEasyMock Exception when calling createMock
I admit this is probably an obscure error, but I didn’t find anyone else talking about it. So, in an effort to help some other poor sap like me out… If you receive this error in EasyMock 2.3...
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Program to an interface not an Interface
For the longest time I have thought I was crazy, because I just didn’t see the benefit of programming to an Interface. I agreed it was good from a design perspective, but as an implementation I saw no...
View ArticleWhy Defensive Programming is Rubbish
There are many ways to classify a programming style. One of the classifications I hear a lot at my current place of employment is Defensive Programming. Before I worked here I had noticed the style but...
View ArticleConfluence Bundle for Textmate (sortof)
On and off I looked for a Textmate Bundle for Confluence with no luck. I was looking for something with basic syntax highlighting and maybe a preview view. It would be nice to have integration so I...
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Obsessed with REST
Early in my career I discovered my first love in programming, the build processes. I have identified it as various things over the years; build tools, unit testing, continuous integration and now...
View ArticleWindows 7 via Bootcamp on 27″ iMac (Late 2012)
I recently endeavored to install windows on my families relatively new 27″ iMac. I have gone through that process on various MacBooks in the past, so I thought nothing much of it. Finally tonight 3...
View ArticleTutorial: Review OS X Account Access Logs
Last semester I attended a bible study at my church that had two goals. The first was to make connections between the book of Jeremiah and parenting, which it did quite well. The second was to...
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