Artima WeblogsArtima Weblogs is a community of bloggers posting on a wide range of topics of interest to software developers.Jython Approaches 2.5- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The Jython team has been working furiously on this; we may see a 2.5 alpha available for experimentation in mid-July.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=233562 Got whine- (Found June 24, 2008 ) It's good for everyone.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230743 Is bad software really my fault- (Found June 24, 2008 ) "... when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth..."http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=231225 Amazing Newsreader Written in ActionScript- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Microsoft has created a really impressive newsreader.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=231388 What's Cool About PHP- (Found June 24, 2008 ) You can just use it a little bit.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=231524 What I want to store in my code comments- (Found June 24, 2008 ) The old school approach to comments was to toss them out during the tokenization phase of compiling. Modern IDEs are making comments increasingly relevant to the software development process. So what happens if we push the idea even furtherhttp://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=231684 Go see "Speed Racer" -- what a blast!- (Found June 24, 2008 ) A couple weeks ago I saw Speed Racer with my wife and kids. Lots of fun was had by all in this action-packed anim brought to hyper-real life.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=231723 Testing without setup and tearDown- (Found June 24, 2008 ) In the most recent release of ScalaTest, I've placed some guidelines in the documentation for how to avoid the use of vars in testing code. In this post I include those guidelines and ask for feedback.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=232028 ActionScript Collections and Functional Programming- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Not only are basic collections (arrays and associative arrays) tightly integrated into the core language, but arrays provide some sophisticated functional programming support. This article also introduces the creation and use of shared libraries and the basics of prototypes.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=230610 Why it's better to be lazy- (Found June 24, 2008 ) Our parents were wrong when they told us not to be lazy. Laziness is a vital characteristic for success, and something we should strive for.http://www.artima.com/weblogs/viewpost.jsp?thread=232401 |