A useful code idiom for conditionally doing the opposite of what you normally do (but an idiom that is sometimes confusing to look at).
Archive for March, 2003
Why does javax.ejb.EnterpriseBean extends java.io.Serializable?
# 2003-03-26 14:48:29 -0500 | Java | 9 CommentsSo, I was asked wtf javax.ejb.EnterpriseBean extends java.io.Serializable today. I have no idea! EnterpriseBean is the super-interface of EntityBean, MessageDrivenBean and SessionBean, so your bean-implementation classes are always serializable. Why is that necessary?
“It’s not a damn RIGHT-SHIFT, it’s two GT’s”: my fight with parsing Generic Java
# 2003-03-19 21:52:05 -0500 | Java | No CommentsSo, JDK1.5 is going to have parameterised types (I’ve spoken about this before). Yippee! But writing a parser for the new syntax almost broke me.
Skipping and Seeking; strange Java API discrepancy of the day
# 2003-03-18 16:57:40 -0500 | Java | 2 CommentsLarge files and light hearted nit-picking…
The first program I ever wrote myself
# 2003-03-12 21:01:12 -0500 | Java | 1 CommentReminiscing on the first program I ever wrote, pair programming, and modern IDEs.
Clovering Clover
# 2003-03-11 13:22:48 -0500 | Java | 5 CommentsSometimes coding isn’t just about lines of code; it’s about bending your mind and bending it back again.
Must have Java book: is Google
# 2003-03-07 10:48:15 -0500 | Java | 2 CommentsI had this chat with OJB the other day:
Todays googling and slashing
# 2003-03-03 17:16:58 -0500 | General | No CommentsA closer googlewhack… Ivan was right, of course; my previous googlewhack was not a proper whack at all. And neither is this one; but it is a little closer (this was from the same day). Someone at MS paid money for this… Search for “java”, and get a Sponsored Link to MS VS .NET. (Sourced by BPH.) Does a computer think you are dead? This is [...]
