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Desktop Matters Retrospective:
Posted by eitan on March 10, 2007 at 23:42 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

All sorts of matter..: I'm excited about the upcoming Desktop Matters conference, which takes place March 8-9 this week in San Jose, CA. This conference is a first of its kind, focusing on Swing and other desktop technologies.
Posted by eitan on March 06, 2007 at 10:57 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

That Open Source Feelin': A public thank you to Sun Microsystems for choosing to side with its community, to side with the open-source community on Java.
Posted by eitan on December 04, 2006 at 10:38 PST | Permalink | Discuss (9)  

Where Swing should Venture: An increasing number of frameworks are appearing that I find particularly interesting. They're web AJAX frameworks where the details of the HTTP communication and of all the HTML and JavaScript on the front-end are hidden behind a Swing-like API.
Posted by eitan on June 29, 2006 at 09:04 PST | Permalink | Discuss (15)  

I'll have Spam, Spam, Spam, sausage, eggs, and JMatter please..:
Posted by eitan on June 22, 2006 at 23:09 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

A Harness for Swing:
Posted by eitan on May 04, 2006 at 05:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Thought Catalysis:
Posted by eitan on May 03, 2006 at 07:42 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

MVC without leaks implies generic VC:
Posted by eitan on May 02, 2006 at 07:03 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Stoked: Not Just for Surfers Anymore:
Posted by eitan on May 01, 2006 at 13:18 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

A better way to build business software applications: Each time I look at the task of constructing a business software application, I see tremendous repetition.
Posted by eitan on April 20, 2006 at 16:33 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Proposed Annotations Enhancements:
Posted by eitan on February 15, 2006 at 15:27 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Skip the Compile:
Posted by eitan on January 17, 2006 at 14:19 PST | Permalink | Discuss (18)  

Ubuntu Review:
Posted by eitan on December 14, 2005 at 11:58 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

An Epiphany:
Posted by eitan on December 14, 2005 at 09:48 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Humane Interfaces: Setting the Record Straight:
Posted by eitan on December 14, 2005 at 08:20 PST | Permalink | Discuss (12)  

Still Thinking About Annotations..: Reflections on java 5 annotations, aspects, and more..
Posted by eitan on November 24, 2005 at 07:20 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

No docdoclet for xdoclet?: ..a rich variety of plugins exist for xdoclet such as ejbdoclet, webdoclet, hibernatedoclet, etc.. but the glaring omission to me is that there is no "docdoclet", that is an xdoclet plugin for generating javadocs.
Posted by eitan on September 23, 2005 at 21:38 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Evolving the Java language..: There are a few things in the language which I believe most of us will agree are particularly annoying. I can think of two at the moment..
Posted by eitan on September 23, 2005 at 21:38 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

My Dream JDesktopPane..: One area of Swing that does not appear to be getting much attention these days (or that may have fallen out of favor with developers) are the elements that make up the Multiple Document Interface: JDesktopPane and JInternalFrame.
Posted by eitan on September 23, 2005 at 21:37 PST | Permalink | Discuss (17)  

swing layout managers and the web..:
Posted by eitan on June 30, 2005 at 00:31 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

swing sessions at javaone..:
Posted by eitan on June 29, 2005 at 12:34 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

I believe I can fly ;-): The JUGs community has a new mascot: Juggy the Java Finch
Posted by eitan on June 23, 2005 at 08:54 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Getting to know each other: I'm proud to announce that the JUGs community's first JUG Profile interview is now published: a JUG Profile with JUG.RU (JUG.RU is based in St. Petersburg, Russia).
Posted by eitan on May 24, 2005 at 12:48 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

from "an nfjs weekend in denver" to "the hyperlinks of the mind":
Posted by eitan on May 14, 2005 at 21:26 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

"the rate of change" exemplified with gmail:
Posted by eitan on May 14, 2005 at 21:24 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

o/x mapping's the word:
Posted by eitan on May 14, 2005 at 21:19 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

there's nothing like a little pressure to help me learn something new..: i've been procrastinating learning IDEA for weeks now. the truth is i didn't really have any pressure to. and suddenly it came..
Posted by eitan on May 11, 2005 at 22:01 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

business applications development: piecing the puzzle:
Posted by eitan on May 10, 2005 at 07:35 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

tales from colorado jug visits..: in april, i had the pleasure of being invited to speak to the denver and boulder java users groups (colorado). being active in my local jug in austin (texas), the experience was a familiar one. to put it plainly: it was a blast.
Posted by eitan on May 09, 2005 at 07:51 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

reflections on hibernate..: i've been meaning to write about my impressions/experiences with hibernate for a while now. for some reason i've been putting it off..until now.
Posted by eitan on May 05, 2005 at 11:29 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

"Grazie Signore" Moments..: Do you have 'grazie signore' moments when you code?
Posted by eitan on May 04, 2005 at 11:03 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

a java programmer's first impressions of the macosx v10.4 upgrade..: ~ 12 hours ago i upgraded to macosx v10.4. here are my first impressions..
Posted by eitan on May 03, 2005 at 08:47 PST | Permalink | Discuss (10)  

community docs update..: in a java.net article i wrote on ashkelon a few months ago, i'd mentioned the idea of resurrecting a community docs web site based on ashkelon. the original site was at dbdoc.org, whose name always felt a little inadequate. so i checked on openjavadocs.org and lo and behold, it was available.
Posted by eitan on April 22, 2005 at 08:54 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

on languages and apis: somewhat incoherent, though perhaps interesting musings on languages and apis
Posted by eitan on April 22, 2005 at 08:53 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

My Extended Java Family:
Posted by eitan on March 16, 2005 at 06:35 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

Eitan's Big Rant of the Year:
Posted by eitan on March 16, 2005 at 06:11 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

"On the road again": Surprisingly, it looks like Willie Nelson's song "On the road again" applies to me quite fittingly this year (with a minor edit, that is).
Posted by eitan on February 15, 2005 at 21:40 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

Thoughts on Gosling's "Sharpen the Axe: the Dark Side":
Posted by eitan on January 17, 2005 at 10:56 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

I want my Subversion!:
Posted by eitan on December 15, 2004 at 12:51 PST | Permalink | Discuss (7)  

Key Binding Annoyances..:
Posted by eitan on December 15, 2004 at 12:42 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

JDNC: "The Gap" .. between Swing and Business Application GUIs: ..or: Our Love/Hate Relationship with Swing
Posted by eitan on December 03, 2004 at 08:20 PST | Permalink | Discuss (6)  

Java Development on MacOSX Pretty "Swell" to Me: There have been a number of threads and discussions on Java development on macosx. I'd like to relate my personal experiences in case it's of interest to anyone.
Posted by eitan on November 15, 2004 at 10:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (9)  

A change of heart on the issue of open sourcing Java: In the weeks after Eric Raymond's famous open letter to Sun MicroSystems on the topic of open sourcing Java, I took the position of being a strong advocate of this request. Several months have now passed and I've had a change of heart.
Posted by eitan on October 07, 2004 at 08:09 PST | Permalink | Discuss (13)  

Experiences with Swing:

I've had the pleasure to work on a Swing application these recent months, and I'd like to share with you one of the main conclusions I've arrive at.

Structure of J2SE: Modularity: An UberPackage Proposal..
Posted by eitan on July 06, 2004 at 12:19 PST | Permalink | Discuss (6)  

Cascading Style Sheets Have Taken Root: It's funny how one often realizes that something's happened long after it actually has (sort of like realizing that the end of an economic recession has come).
Posted by eitan on May 21, 2004 at 12:01 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Excited about javadocs.org:
Posted by eitan on May 20, 2004 at 23:43 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

Code Rot: Mental Exercise to Better Understand Code Rot: My brain has been slowly digesting the concept of code rot, triggered by skimming random articles or blogs that have recently mentioned the term. Code Rot. It's a good word. We've all experienced it. But it's another thing to understand it. What is code rot??
Posted by eitan on April 20, 2004 at 14:02 PST | Permalink | Discuss (8)  

The Value of an Open Java: On the value of open-sourceing J2SE
Posted by eitan on March 25, 2004 at 21:04 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Perspectives on Software Applications and their User Interfaces: A discussion on the Merits of user interfaces reflecting their underlying object model, and more..
Posted by eitan on October 30, 2003 at 07:49 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

To swing or to web, appears to be a big question: When starting a new project, the User Interface decision is always a big one. Should we use Swing? Or should we develop a web-based solution?
Posted by eitan on October 21, 2003 at 08:01 PST | Permalink | Discuss (6)  

Reporting from Texas - Our July JUG Meeting: The Austin JUG held its July meeting two days ago. The topic was "JavaOne 2003 Recap." We had a great turnout and the level of interest was high..
Posted by eitan on July 31, 2003 at 08:28 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

Impressions of "Mac OS X for Java Geeks": I recently read Will Iverson's "Mac OS X for Java Geeks" and thought I'd contribute my impressions of this recently published book.
Posted by eitan on July 10, 2003 at 14:30 PST | Permalink | Discuss (1)  

Excited about new O'Reilly book on Tomcat:
Posted by eitan on July 01, 2003 at 15:21 PST | Permalink | Discuss (4)  

For Mac fans: Welcome improvements to Eclipse on MacOSX: I recently downloaded the M1 release of Eclipse for Mac OS X and I'm really pleased with the improvements over the previous release.
Posted by eitan on July 01, 2003 at 15:15 PST | Permalink | Discuss (5)  

.. on TS-1521: Doing serious Java technology development on Mac OS X:
Posted by eitan on June 12, 2003 at 18:42 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

TS-2312: Model 2X: The best of both worlds!: on web application development..xslt and jsp don't have to be alternatives of one another..
Posted by eitan on June 12, 2003 at 16:05 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

Patterns independent of scale: the pull model:
Posted by eitan on June 12, 2003 at 12:03 PST | Permalink | Discuss (3)  

it's good to be here..:
Posted by eitan on June 11, 2003 at 17:10 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

The Top 25 JUG Contest: i'm really excited about the austinjug's membership numbers as listed on the sun site which currently is 110.
Posted by eitan on June 11, 2003 at 16:41 PST | Permalink | Discuss (2)  

The JavaOne Experience: attending sessions, meeting friends, and more.: javaone to me has become more than attending a marathon of sessions from dusk to dawn. it's a forum for meeting with one's peer face to face, for discussions and exchange of information.
Posted by eitan on June 11, 2003 at 16:36 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

JSF Session Full..: ..although sun has developed the java community process as a basis for the java community to collaborate on the development of new standards in the java world, there exist other channels and processes by which terrific and popular frameworks come about.
Posted by eitan on June 11, 2003 at 16:31 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)  

A late start: Eitan's spiel on java.net: java.net reflects the words of tim o'reilly in this morning's keynote speech: it is an effort to bring in the voices and opinions of folks outside of sun.
Posted by eitan on June 11, 2003 at 16:21 PST | Permalink | Discuss (0)