http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/ en-us 2008-05-15T14:28:35-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/another_java_po.html After the success of the first Java Power Tools bootcamp, another bootcamp has been scheduled in Wellington for the 25th-28th of August. johnsmart 2008-05-15T14:28:35-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/a_short_primer.html In his JavaOne talk this year, Josh Bloch gave some very useful tips about using enums in Java. Here is my take on enums, and how to use them to represent simple value lists which would otherwise be stored in code tables. johnsmart 2008-05-14T18:23:22-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_th.html The latest version of NetBeans makes working with Javascript almost as easy as working with with Java johnsmart 2008-05-09T11:50:49-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_ge.html In his keynotes presentation, James Gosling showed an impressive range of Java-based tools, technologies and gadgets. JavaOne johnsmart 2008-05-09T11:36:21-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_so_1.html A few photos to give the general feel of this year's JavaOne. johnsmart 2008-05-09T03:41:52-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_fi.html There are a lot of static analysis tools out there, but Findbugs is unique. Where Checkstyle will raise 500 issues, and PMD 100, FindBugs will only raise 10 - but you damn well better look at them carefully! Community: Java Tools johnsmart 2008-05-08T17:23:09-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_to_1.html Enhanced user experience is a key theme coming out of this year's JavaOne. There are countless sessions on innovative technologies such as JavaFX, the Google Web Toolkit, Comet, and Android. All of these have in common that they are... johnsmart 2008-05-08T07:21:21-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_so.html Performance monitoring and profiling applications is one of my favorite pet topics. So I was keen to here today's talk on "Improving Application Performance with Monitoring and Profiling Tools". Community: Java Tools johnsmart 2008-05-07T21:24:27-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/javaone_2008_hu.html Hudson wins the 2008 Duke's Choice Award in the "Developer Solutions" category. johnsmart 2008-05-06T19:36:46-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/subversion_15_i.html The new version of Subversion, Subversion 1.5, is due out any day now, and it comes with some features that rock! Community: Java Tools johnsmart 2008-05-06T18:55:18-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/05/communityone_pr.html I gave a talk today at CommunityOne on "Open Source Tools for Optimizing Your Development Process". You can now get the slides for this presentation online. Community: Java Tools johnsmart 2008-05-06T18:16:20-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/04/an_ode_to_javao_1.html With JavaOne coming up next week, I thought this little tribute might be approriate. johnsmart 2008-04-30T03:16:15-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/04/vote_for_your_f_1.html Vote for your favorite New Zealand IT Rockstar - or if you don't know anyone else, vote for yours truly ;-). johnsmart 2008-04-29T01:41:30-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/04/java_power_tool_10.html Java Power Tools is now available! johnsmart 2008-04-25T04:42:48-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/johnsmart/archive/2008/04/slides_from_my.html Slides from my Software Quality NZ talk on " Java Software Quality - Tools and Techniques" are now online. johnsmart 2008-04-23T15:12:27-08:00