Archive for January, 2008

Practical JRuby on Rails Web 2.0 Projects

Are Java’s days numbered as a web development technology? With buzzwords like Ruby, Rails, and Web 2.0 zipping around the web development community, one may begin to wonder. Could Java’s lifespan be extended by finding synergy between Java and Ruby? On the scene comes JRuby, the definitive implementation of Ruby for the JVM. In his [...]

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Mid-Year Review: My Professional Development Goals for 2007-2008

Back in July I posted my professional development goals for the year (My performance review is annually in July, so it’s a good time to set goals.), and it seemed like a good idea to take a look at my progress while doing the “New Year’s Resolution” thing. Learn Groovy and Grails Andy and Dave [...]

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