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Three Languages For Java Programmers

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
Dave Thomas, among others, has been saying for years that you can become a better Java programmer by getting out there and learning some other programming...

Five Truths About Code Optimization

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
In my professional life, I'm only afraid of a few things. John's keyboard, which is coated with that fine patina of brown gunk. A call in the middle of...

Five Truths About Code Optimization

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
In my professional life, I'm only afraid of a few things. John's keyboard, which is coated with that fine patina of brown gunk. A call in the middle of...

The Secrets of Software Project Estimation

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
As this is a holiday week for me, I think I will take a break from my latest work in progress, “Mastering Your New Cell Phone In 673 Steps“...

The Secrets of Software Project Estimation

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
As this is a holiday week for me, I think I will take a break from my latest work in progress, “Mastering Your New Cell Phone In 673 Steps“...

Ant in Ten Steps

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
The joke is that ant files are like fruitcakes: there is really only one, and we have been passing it around to each other for years. Hacked up ant scripts...

Ten Things Every Java Developer Should Know About Unix

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
One of the great things about Java is how multi-platform it really is. While cross platform glitches do occur, they are not really all that common. But...

Dynamic Proxies In Java

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
One of the problems with being a Java programmer is that if you blink you can miss something important. I don't know what I was doing when dynamic proxies...

Regular Expressions In Ten Steps: Part II

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
In my last article I introduced some of the basics of regular expressions. In this second part I'm hoping I can get you to the point where you have a real...

Regular Expressions In Ten Steps: Part I

~6 years ago by Russ Olsen on Technology As If People Mattered.
Knowing how to use regular expressions is a lot like knowing how to cook: even though it is an incredibly useful skill, many people avoid learning. I've...