For some reason, I did not catch the wonderful Monty Python Flying Circus episodes in my youth. Recently in the USA on public TV they've started airing re-runs.

So it was not until maybe a few months ago that I got a great big laugh watching the classic Monty Python Spam episode, wherein everything on the menu has Spam in it.

Earlier this week I proudly announced that I'd finally open sourced JMatter, a framework that I've been developing for a good while, for developing rich client applications at very high productivity levels.

I never really blogged about it, feeling it was not appropriate to promote code that was proprietary. For some reason, even now I have a little difficulty with this. So I thought why not try to do it with a little humour? That usually makes the SPAM go down a little easier. :-)

On a more serious note, I've been delighted at the response to my announcement. We already have a thriving mailing list, terrific discussions, and I've had the good fortune that a few fellow developers have blogged most favourably on JMatter.

If you have a little time, I invite you to check it out!