http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/ Articles and news from Homestead Developer Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:19:16 +0000 en-us 60 TeamsAndProjects TechCool http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY4V0M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY4V0M Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Interesting read - a talk presented by the leader of the Google Maps and Wave teams. TechPolitics http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYqUYM http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYqUYM Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 The emergence of online (cloud) computing and services is bringing change to Corporate IT, and those groups who embrace it will allow their companies to benefit from the rising tide. GotCode http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYwj4M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYwj4M Fri, 8 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Hilarious, if not factual. TechCool http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYwT4M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYwT4M Thu, 7 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Google's Android smartphone platform (finally) comes to Canada. GotCode http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY2TYM http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY2TYM Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Videos from the March 2009 Java Posse Roundup are available on YouTube. The lightning talks are quite interesting, and not just Java-centric. GotCode http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY8S4M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY8S4M Wed, 8 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 I jumped into Python thanks to Google App Engine. I couldn't help feel that I wasn't 'getting it', coming from a strongly-typed universe. Bruce Eckel's presentation helped me to really start to 'get' Python. GotCode http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYiScM http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYiScM Tue, 7 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0000 It's sad to see Swing fade away, but technology marches on and sometimes it's better to ditch 'legacy' tech in favor of new approaches. We still need a truly cross-platform UI toolkit, but what would that be today? GotCode TechCool http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYuhcM http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYuhcM Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Google App Engine is a great way to host a small site. I moved my wife's site over to it (as a hosting service) and got to learn Python along the way. I've also built a Python-based webapp / publishing framework for App Engine - version 3 just uploaded. GotCode http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYoR8M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUYoR8M Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Domain driven design is a great approach for building reasonably complex systems. The learning curve is steep, but the payoff is that you'll become a better software developer. Homestead http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY0g8M http://www.homesteaddeveloper.com/article?key=ahJob21lc3RlYWRkZXZlbG9wZXJyDgsSB0FydGljbGUY0g8M Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000 With spring just around the corner thoughts turn to a long list of homestead 'improvements' planned for this year.