Interface21 now SpringSource
I guess this happened late last year, but it escaped my notice: Interface21, the company behind the Spring Framework, has changed its name to SpringSource and has a spiffy new website to go with it.
The Spring Framework has come to be synonymous with enterprise Java. It’s a great example of the cream rising to the [...]
A Weekend at No Fluff Just Stuff
I just wrapped up a weekend attending No Fluff Just Stuff. To put it in a nutshell, it was the best technical conference I’ve ever attended, from the standpoint of the value it pays back for your time and money. Its salient features are:
it is a traveling show, so you don’t fly to it, it [...]
Long Live Safari Books Online
My Safari Books Online subscription just came up for renewal, and I thought it was worth a quick mention here. There are only a few products and/or services that are so good they make me happy to part with my money, but Safari is one of those. I am a technical books junkie. I used [...]
Facebook Platform
I just saw Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s keynote address from the Facebook developer conference. They have just announced a radical new platform for deploying social network applications, and I believe they are poised to take over the world.
I have been fascinated by the implications of online social networks since Friendster hit the scene. Friendster suffered [...]
Waltzing with Bears
Lately, I’ve been re-reading Waltzing with Bears. Remember that old jingle, “I’d like to buy the world a Coke™?” Well I’d like to buy the world an heirloom box set of “Waltzing with Bears” and Lister and DeMarco’s other masterpiece, Peopleware.
These slender volumes both put the torch to all the familiar idiocies taking place every [...]
In the Black
I just deposited my first check made payable to Aeroplane Software LLC. Guess what? We’re cashflow positive! I would be super proud, except it was stupid easy.
Here’s how much I spent to bootstrap this little runt:
LLC filing fee: $308.10 Hays County Professional name certificate: $16.00 Domain name registration: $18.40 Credit [...]
Say No to Sheepwalking
Seth Godin has just produced an eloquent summary of why I wanted to go into business for myself. Say no to sheepwalking!
I was at a Google conference last month, and I spent some time in a room filled with (pretty newly minuted) Google salesreps. I talked to a few of them for a [...]
Week Zero
I’m finishing up my zeroth week among the self-employed.
Things are good. I have a client, so I don’t have to worry (yet) whether I can continue to put food on the table. On the other hand, all of the basic things you have to take care of to run a business are pretty overwhelming. I’m [...]
Marketing: Dirty Word?
Among programmers, marketing is a dirty word. Often, you will find us apologizing for even uttering it. I used to feel this way, too. I have changed my mind, having figured out that reality is subtler than I imagined.
In the programmer’s world view, marketing is synonymous with lying. Those of us in the software trade [...]
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I’m in the process of setting up the latest and greatest version of WordPress to manage all the content on this site. It really is an amazing piece of software. I’m going to need to customize my template quite a bit.