Author Archives: Doug Porter

So one of the nice loopholes in the National Do Not Call Registry (see Exceptions here) is the exemption provided to political organizations. Now as my loyal readers know I took the plunge and went all cellular a few months … Continue reading →

OK, so better late than never. I’m finally getting around to writing up the rest of JavaOne 2005. I had really intended to write up the day’s events every night before going to bed, but things were just too busy. … Continue reading →

So you are like most fresh, young college graduates. You have your degree in hand, you have a head full of skills, and you are ready to solve all of the world’s problems using your ability to wrangle and line … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →