Monthly Archives: July 2005

Joel Talks About Hitting The High Notes

Posted on July 26, 2005 by Doug Porter

Another great post from Joel Spolsky of www.joelonsoftware.com. This time he is trying to quantify the dramatic difference in productivity and creativity a truly exceptional programmer can have versus your run of the mill “I write code just to pay … Continue reading →

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Business Integration Engine gets Groovy

Posted on July 20, 2005 by Doug Porter

I have been working with BIE (Business Integration Engine) trying to set up a proof of concept at work. I had a file format that did not have a built in parser in BIE. I thought about writing a new … Continue reading →

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Lower Alabama Dot Net User Group Website Is Live

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Doug Porter

Well a site has finally been put up for the Lower Alabama Dot Net Users Group. Please go to this site and register if you would like to be included on mailings regarding this user group’s events. The site is … Continue reading →

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SCJA Beta Exam – Denied by Dennis

Posted on July 14, 2005 by Doug Porter

Well Friday was supposed to be my day to go take the Sun Certified Java Associate Beta Exam. I was looking forward to checking it out and also being able to provide constructive feedback to the test designers. Unfortunately Hurricane … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Dennis

Posted on July 7, 2005 by Doug Porter

Tomorrow (Friday July 8, 2005) I’m heading back to Mobile. Been out here in San Francisco for almost 2 weeks (JavaOne 2005 and then a week of vacation with the GF). And it looks like I’ll have a warm welcome … Continue reading →

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