http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/ en-us 2008-04-29T07:25:27-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2008/04/hello_world_cur.html So last year i started a "project" to create generally useful reusable cute-and-pasty code, listing the world's countries, currencies, capitals, timezones et al. This was inspired by another blogger who listed the world's countries in Java code, and i thought, darn that's potentially generally quite very frikkin useful! evanx 2008-04-29T07:25:27-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2008/04/first_class_jav_2.html What notation for first-class references to methods, fields, properties and what-not? evanx 2008-04-05T05:03:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2008/03/first_class_jav_1.html Actually the title of this entry should be "Call for Ideas." On What? "First Class Java." Wot dat?! An exercise in imagination of a better less bitter more creamy Java language. evanx 2008-03-25T04:24:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2008/01/the_ide_is_the_1.html Language changes seem to be a contentious topic these days. Personally i want the Java language, libraries et al, to evolve to keep pace with the competition, and not become a staid C or COBOL. Software should continously improve, forever. Generics, properties, closures et al, would have been great for Java 1.0, but failed to make the cut due to the usual business-droid reasons. These features are now being egged on by the competition and some java enthusiasts. A possible different tack for a similar albeit personal result, is for IDE's to "enhance" views of the language independently of the language itself. evanx 2008-01-07T07:53:24-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/11/java_droid_1.html I was recently travelling, dependent on internet cafes to find maps, hotels, trains and planes. But enough about my life and travels, lemme think out loud again about Android vs JavaFX Mobile. I say the game only gets really interesting when common handsets have converged with personal computers, so these platforms become indistinguishable to consumers and software developers. Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-11-21T02:50:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/11/what_is_android.html "Oh so you get Java on telephones now?!" Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-11-13T10:45:56-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/10/gooey_table_mod.html We present a generic table model with a list of "model beans" and simplistic "beans binding" facilitated by java.beans.PropertyDescriptor. Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-10-02T06:33:34-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/09/what_i_read_abo.html Today i noticed OpenProj, an opensource Java/Swing app to replace MsProject. This is a fairly big deal, isn't it? Maybe it's been mentioned on java.net already but i missed it cos i've been doing the equivalent of living under a rock for the past few weeks, in particular globe-trotting in an oft disconnected and somewhat disoriented state. Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-09-05T10:29:50-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/gooey_goals.html I gave a talk at Cape Town JUG last night, and in order to punt my upcoming pet project "Gooey" framework, i had to actually think and decide about what it is and what are it's goals and features because I had no idea ;) Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-07-26T05:26:53-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/gooey_bean_prox_1.html We expose a bean's properties eg. for a presentation model, using an interface, which we use to create a dynamic proxy, eg. with a backing Map of property objects (and property values), eg. for rapid GUI prototyping, or otherise a java.bean, eg. to reference properties without using string literal references. Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-07-23T06:39:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/half_baked_bean.html I decided how i'm gonna do properies for my own gooey purposes. I like! Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-07-20T03:37:30-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/my_usual_blah_b.html In response to a blog that "the desktop is becoming obsolete" and will become obsolete, because of Web2.0, i rehashed all my usual blah blah blah - which i'm getting tired of spouting like a broken record, but i just can't help it! Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-07-18T13:50:23-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/my_checklist_fo_1.html Things i must do, things i wanna write... Community: JavaDesktop evanx 2007-07-14T05:43:25-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/trip_and_tick_s.html Setting up and serving a subversion repository is easy. We create an svn user, configure svnserve in xinetd, and use svnadmin to create repositories. evanx 2007-07-09T11:27:54-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/evanx/archive/2007/07/a_short_note_ab.html Another reason why we need properties in the language.. evanx 2007-07-07T09:13:51-08:00