VCS Survey
When I discussed VersionControlTools
I said that it
was an unscientific agglomeration of opinion. As I was doing it I
realized that I could add some spurious but mesmerizing numbers to
my analysis by doing a survey. Google's spreadsheet makes the
mechanics of conducting a survey really simple, so I couldn't
resist.References
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R.I.P. Felipe Gaúcho: DZone MVB & Tireless Java Advocate
R.I.P. Felipe Gaúcho: DZone MVB & Tireless Java Advocate
The DZone team was very sad to read the news
that Felipe Gaúcho had passed away this weekend. Felipe has been an
active member of JavaLobby for many years, as well as being a key JUG
leader.
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Q&A with Jason Gilmore: The Zend Framework
This week's DZone Refcard is about Getting Started with the Zend Framework. The card introduces you to the basics of the Zend Framework and sets you on the path to creating your first project. I met the author, Jason Gilmore, to find out more about the topic.
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Mylyn Expands
Today, the Eclipse Mylyn project is announcing a major restructuring with the creation of several different sub-projects for each key Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) category. DZone spoke with Mik Kersten, the founder of the Mylyn project and CEO of Tasktop Technologies, about the details, the causes, and the benefits of the project's reconfiguration. Kersten explains that the single...
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Daily Dose - JavaFX Eclipse Plugin Goes Open Source
JavaFX Eclipse Plugin Goes Open Source  Exadel, the organization that makes a JavaFX plugin for Eclipse, recently launched exadel.org and released a new version of the plugin. Version 1.2.2 includes a new JavaFX Script Wizard and an outline view with navigation. Exadel has been promising to make the plugin open source and they have now announced that the source code is available under the...
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Daily Dose - iPad Coming to the US on April 3rd
iPad Coming to the US on April 3rd Â
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Why I'm leaving Subversion for Git
I always believed in Subversion's
potential and that it would be a wide improvement over the nightmare
that was CVS,
but I found out that, as Linus says, There is no way to do CVS right.References
Reference:
Why I'm leaving Subversion for Git
Mitchell Pronsc...
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Daily Dose - Facebook Going Public, But Not For a While
Facebook Going Public, But Not For a While  The WSJ has been talking with Facebook and gaining some early access to their plans for the future. Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, confirmed that the company will eventually go public, but not anytime soon. Mark is worried that going public will make the company less flexible. Facebook also projects between $1.2 - $2 billion in...
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Practical PHP Patterns: Memento
The pattern of today is the Memento one, whose intent is storing
the state of an Originator object without breaking its
encapsulation, which typically consists in a set of private fields.References
Reference:
Practical Php Patterns: Memento
Mitchell Pronsc...
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Daily Dose - Verizon is Getting Nexus One and so is Europe
Verizon is Getting Nexus One and so is Europe Â
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Daily Dose - Apple Fires First Shots at Android
Apple Fires First Shots at Android Â
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Expression Web 3: what’s in it for ME?
When users evaluate a piece of software they often look at
the user interface, the capabilities, how efficiently the software runs on
their system, and a host of other criteria. Regardless of what the individual user’s points of interest
are, the end goal of the evaluation is to answer a simple question: What’s in it for me?
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Practical PHP Patterns: Mediator
The pattern of the day is the Mediator one. The intent of this
pattern is encapsulating the interactions of a set of objects,
preventing aggressive coupling from each of them towards the other ones.
A Mediator acts as a central point of convergence between the Colleague
objects.References
Reference:
Practical Php Patterns: Mediator
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Daily Dose - Chrome Usage Keeps Growing, IE Keeps Dwindling
Chrome Usage Keeps Growing, IE Keeps Dwindling Â
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Daily Dose - Geronimo Gets JPA 2.0
Geronimo Gets JPA 2.0  Apache Geronimo 2.1.3, 2.1.4, 2.1.5-SNAPSHOT, 2.2 and 2.2.1-SNAPSHOT servers are now able to get upgrades from JEE 5's JPA 1.0 to JEE 6's JPA 2.0. This can be done without upgrading to the full JEE 6 server. The JPA 2.0 is available through a set of plugins using the Apache OpenJPA 2.0.0 beta. Installation instructions can be found here.Microsoft Taking Office Apps...
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Daily Dose - Vote for the New Eclipse Logo!
Vote for the New Eclipse Logo!A poll
that includes 10 concepts for a new Eclipse logo has just opened and
votes will be accepted until March 3rd. The Eclipse Foundation says
that it wants an "update or modernization" for their logo, which is nine
years old. After March 3rd, the top three choices will have a second
round of voting to decide the next generation logo for...
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Daily Dose - US Lobbyists Blacklist Open Source Promoting Counties
US Lobbyists Blacklist Open Source Promoting Counties Â
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Daily Dose - Zend Server 5.0 GA Boasts Code Tracing
Zend Server 5.0 GA Boasts Code Tracing  The dominant PHP
company, Zend, just released the final version of Zend
Server 5.0Â The signature new feature is code tracing, which allows
developers to drill down into code and pinpoint the little
inefficiencies that make PHP applications slow. Better caching and job
queue capabilities will also help increase application performance. The
Zend...
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Can Learning Drupal Get You a Job?
By now, most web developers have heard of Drupal and its success stories (e.g. the White House's website adopted Drupal for content management). The question is… should you bother to learn it? Learning new skills is always helpful to your career prospects and Drupal is gaining more recognition, but an experienced developer with expertise in a specific area like Java or .NET probably doesn't...
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