Re: [The Java Posse] Android testing musings Part 2

2014-10-04 Thread Rakesh
in the talks and it would still apply. Anyone tried this approach on Android? Rakesh On 1 October 2014 22:56, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:13:25 +0200, Cédric Beust ♔ ced...@beust.com wrote: So we went with JUnit 3. I'm sorry. It was a very

[The Java Posse] Android testing musings Part 2

2014-10-01 Thread Rakesh
. But just maybe? Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse

Re: [The Java Posse] Android testing musings Part 2

2014-10-01 Thread Rakesh
at the time. That does not mean we stay with them forever! Rakesh On 1 October 2014 22:13, Cédric Beust ♔ ced...@beust.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 1, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: Crap, Google still only support Junit3. Sadly, I have to bear the blame

[The Java Posse] Android testing follow up

2014-05-16 Thread Rakesh
Hi, I managed to get agreement from my team to try developer testing on a feature. We saw a presentation on Espresso which looked really good and with Google behind it, we thought thats the way to go. Unfortunately, thats when we hit issues. Espresso uses the instrumentation framework which

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Android newbie but not Java newbie

2014-04-01 Thread rakesh mailgroups
Hi, another question - do you guys use MVP (or its variants)? Rakesh On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Cédric Beust ♔ ced...@beust.com wrote: It is out of date. Enums are fine these days and developers were already using Guice these past years, despite the heavy runtime penalty (a problem

[The Java Posse] Re: Android newbie but not Java newbie

2014-03-25 Thread rakesh mailgroups
seriously constrained by space, which is becoming rarer over time. Rakesh On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:07 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: guys, I posted the below to the android-developer google group but it still hasn't turned up. I would like to know what people here

[The Java Posse] Re: Android newbie but not Java newbie

2014-03-23 Thread rakesh mailgroups
say to call super.setUp() in the JUnit3 TestCase examples. I checked, super.setUp() does NOTHING!!! G! Regards On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 11:07 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: guys, I posted the below to the android-developer google group but it still hasn't

[The Java Posse] Android newbie but not Java newbie

2014-03-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
guys, I posted the below to the android-developer google group but it still hasn't turned up. I would like to know what people here have to say as I know a couple of the Java Posse are involved in Android (looking at you Tor and Chet). Re-reading I can see that feature branching isn't unique to

[The Java Posse] Unenforceable software licences

2014-03-18 Thread rakesh mailgroups
the point of stipulating restrictions of use when its unenforceable? Rakesh PS I am NOT using the product at the moment -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Java reporting tool - any tips?

2014-03-04 Thread Rakesh
! Rakesh PS Did anyone read what happened to Scott Hanselman? http://www.hanselman.com/blog/WhenIsItStealing.aspx On 4 March 2014 08:01, Jan Goyvaerts java.arti...@gmail.com wrote: JasperReports and iReports maybe ? I never had a case I couldn't solve with it. On 03/04/2014 06:07 AM, Sreeram

Re: [The Java Posse] Any Excitement about JDK 8?!?

2014-02-21 Thread Rakesh
Where yours Kevin is 1. Scala domination. 2. See 1 On 20 Feb 2014 15:15, Kevin Wright kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com wrote: That's an easy one :) a) The overthrow of inflexible management b) Groovy advocacy On 20 Feb 2014 14:11, Russel Winder rus...@winder.org.uk wrote: On Wed, 2014-02-19 at

[The Java Posse] TDD in 2014

2014-02-21 Thread Rakesh
out'. I'm curious, who is the 'jury'? As for myself, if i can join a team doing tdd or be in a position where i can, i'm happy. This group is stocked with experienced devs so i'm not looking to convert anyone, but surely by now, the nay sayers are in the decline? Thoughts? Rakesh Ps kevin

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: No more podcasts?

2014-02-21 Thread Rakesh
Ok, I'm going to come right out and say it. I've been chastised in the past for being ungrateful considering its a free podcast, yada yada. Hate me, i don't care. I say this because i care deeply. The reason i skip a lot of the roundup sessions is the quality of the audio. Rakesh On 20 Feb 2014

Re: [The Java Posse] TDD in 2014

2014-02-21 Thread Rakesh
to be around 2008) surely you must be surprised its still around with so many advocates? Rakesh On 21 Feb 2014 22:48, Cédric Beust ♔ ced...@beust.com wrote: Not a big fan for multiple reasons: - TDD introduces a lot of churn, especially in the early phases of your coding. If you're beginning

Re: [The Java Posse] Any Excitement about JDK 8?!?

2014-02-19 Thread Rakesh
a*** and heavily fuelled by a nice Shiraz from Australia so I'm taking no responsibility if it doesn't stand up to close scrutiny. On 19 February 2014 08:07, Russel Winder rus...@winder.org.uk wrote: On Tue, 2014-02-18 at 22:39 +, Rakesh wrote: [...] By the same token,Java 6 is 'good enough

Re: [The Java Posse] Any Excitement about JDK 8?!?

2014-02-19 Thread Rakesh
. I really HATE virus checkers as they feel like a tax on my new hardware, preventing it from reaching its full potential. The alternative is good enough to let me do what i want to do without missing out on anything. Rakesh On 18 February 2014 23:20, Kevin Wright kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [The Java Posse] Any Excitement about JDK 8?!?

2014-02-18 Thread Rakesh
Hi Clay, I have this theory, its called 'The theory of good enough'. I use an Android phone and tablets because they are 'good enough' to ditch Apple and its closed ecosystem. I do not run a Windows PC because Ubuntu on my PC is 'good enough'. No more virus checkers crippling my hardware! I

[The Java Posse] Automatically starting a java process on startup

2014-02-10 Thread Rakesh
their own variant) and am stumped with getting the app to automatically start. Googling around has uncovered some very complicated solutions, including an apache project to achieve this. Any advice? Does it have to be so hard? Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you

Re: [The Java Posse] Automatically starting a java process on startup

2014-02-10 Thread Rakesh
Hi Kevin, I think the idea of an embedded container inside the stack a la Play is what Spring boot is trying to emulate. Its irrelevant whether it is jetty or tomcat. What I need is an easy way to do : java -jar myapp.jar Cheers Rakesh On 10 February 2014 10:13, Kevin Wright kev.lee.wri

Re: [The Java Posse] Automatically starting a java process on startup

2014-02-10 Thread Rakesh
HI Steven, I did see that but was off put by the complexity. If you suggest I try again, I will. Rakesh On 10 February 2014 10:15, Steven Siebert smsi...@gmail.com wrote: I've used Java Service Wrapper [1] quite successfully on Linux, Solaris, and Windows. It may seem complicated at first

Re: [The Java Posse] Restful interfaces

2014-02-05 Thread Rakesh
? Kevin, I believe your company has used device recognition in urls and parameter values - do you think thats a good approach or just legacy? Thanks Rakesh On 4 February 2014 22:13, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Tue, 04 Feb 2014 22:22:05 +0100, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark

Re: [The Java Posse] Restful interfaces

2014-02-05 Thread Rakesh
I don't understand this? If i need to serve dynamic content thenI need to serve dynamic content! Rakesh On 5 February 2014 14:30, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 15:21:03 +0100, Kevin Wright kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com wrote: If you're thinking

[The Java Posse] Restful interfaces

2014-01-31 Thread Rakesh
insights? Cheers Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse

[The Java Posse] Software versioning

2014-01-17 Thread Rakesh
a specific patched version. We could do it I guess at the cost of a little bureaucratic overhead, but it would be good to get some opinions so I'm armed at the next retro as to why we don't do it. Cheers Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java

Re: [The Java Posse] Book recommendations

2013-10-25 Thread Rakesh
Hi chris, Absolutely the right type of books but I've read them since they're quite old. Anything similar in the last couple of years? Rakesh On 25 Oct 2013 00:24, Chris Phelps cjph...@gmail.com wrote: If you haven't read it yet, I can't recommend Feathers' Working Effectively With Legacy

[The Java Posse] Book recommendations

2013-10-24 Thread Rakesh
Hi all, off for a week's holiday in a couple of days. Any suggestions for a good techy read? I won't be taking my laptop so no typing in programs. I was thinking about something like Effective Java, GOOS, Refactoring, etc, Something to put on my kindle and go!!! Cheers Rakesh -- You

[The Java Posse] Interesting problem - Apple Notification Service

2013-10-05 Thread Rakesh
control how long Apple will take). Opinions? Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group

[The Java Posse] Can (Gmail) email be read?

2013-06-27 Thread rakesh mailgroups
be no, since the email content is sent encrypted over SSL and the end and start points are in Google data centres so off limits to this specific government. Am i wrong? Rakesh PS This particular government has a reputation for eaves dropping on phone calls. -- You received this message because

Re: [The Java Posse] Can (Gmail) email be read?

2013-06-27 Thread Rakesh
the question is not about trusting Google but can a government access email contents from Google easily? On 27 June 2013 10:26, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.itwrote: On Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:09:50 +0200, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: Am i wrong

Re: [The Java Posse] Managing photos and videos

2013-06-24 Thread rakesh mailgroups
I'm struggling just to get them off the devices into one place so haven't even got into editing them yet! On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 9:15 AM, ags andrzej.grze...@gmail.com wrote: Lightroom is great for photos, I don't do videos so can't help there. On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 8:51 PM, rakesh

[The Java Posse] Re: NPR money podcast discuss patents

2013-06-17 Thread rakesh mailgroups
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/496/when-patents-attack-part-two even more damning information about how bad the patent system has becomeit really came down to an apostrophe?!?!? Rakesh On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:45 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com

[The Java Posse] NPR money podcast discuss patents

2013-06-14 Thread rakesh mailgroups
crap like this!!! Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse

[The Java Posse] HTTPS not secure?

2013-05-09 Thread rakesh mailgroups
by just getting the client to go straight to port 443? At some point, I have to provide a url for the other organisation to use and I could say its https://mysecuresite.com/blah. A call to port 80 would return forbidden or something similar. Would that work? Thanks Rakesh -- You received

[The Java Posse] Making money from a software product

2013-03-25 Thread rakesh mailgroups
model. 2. Open source the code but offer support contracts. 3. Create a web site with a list of features and have people pay any amount to see the feature they want implemented next - highest amount wins. Nothing staggering unique there but would be good to get any advice. Thanks Rakesh -- You

Re: [The Java Posse] Useless topic: Hudson/Jenkins blue balls

2013-03-25 Thread rakesh mailgroups
Shall we move on to start talking about forking repos and big dongles? On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Shaine Ismail shain...@gmail.com wrote: This conversation is deteriorating first balls and now poles. Regards Shaine Ismail Sent from my mobile. On Mar 25, 2013 9:27 AM, Mark Fortner

[The Java Posse] OpenJDK 7

2013-03-21 Thread rakesh mailgroups
to manage my AWS instances if I can do simple yum installs of Java. Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com

Re: [The Java Posse] Who else uses Google Reader ?

2013-03-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
I've been using it recently too on my Android phone. If you see a suitable replacement, let me know! On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Jan Goyvaerts java.arti...@gmail.comwrote: I'm a bit surprised there are no discussion about GR being discontinued. :-) Or is Google right: am I really

[The Java Posse] vert.x and embedded jetty

2013-02-27 Thread rakesh mailgroups
thoughts? Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com

Re: [The Java Posse] No more remote work at Yahoo?

2013-02-27 Thread rakesh mailgroups
a smaller size, it will probably sell itself to some other company and make money for the senior management team. Rakesh On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark...@gmail.comwrote: Then that should be made clear up front, as the financial and family (kids changing schools

[The Java Posse] Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
Hi guys, remember a few years ago when Java was under the mistaken believe it was slow? Of course this wasn't a believe held within the community because we knew Sun had done a lot of work to improve the JVM. Frustrating wasn't it? Well I see a similar situation with Spring. Spring means XML

[The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
sorry, pressed send before I meant to. And Spring 3 introduced Java configuration. Thats right, you can have a Spring project with next to zero XML. Get your facts right people Rakesh On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:38 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: Hi guys

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
maximum performance and Spring won't be fast enough but I'm saying that most webapps, its good enough. Rakesh On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:44 AM, Joseph Ottinger j...@enigmastation.comwrote: Your wrong, spring still needs lodes of xml and its slow On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 4:40 AM, rakesh

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
19, 2013 at 7:17 AM, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:09:15 +0100, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: sounds like what you're saying is that if I don't know something directly, just go with hearsay, even if it is untrue

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
there. Rakesh On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:41 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: YES! On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark...@gmail.com wrote: Annotations are basically inline XML. I can't programatically set them, so they just make the XML

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
. As the ideas of easier to use and test APIs start shipping with the platform, its justification becomes a bit harder. I started this post because, yet again, I saw the statement Spring means XML hell. I wanted to challenge that myth rather than advocate Spring usage. I hope thats clear. Rakesh

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
. Its a solved problem. Rakesh On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 3:20 PM, phil swenson phil.swen...@gmail.comwrote: Ok, from my experience I don't see it used. When I suggest it I hear it's bad practice to mix code and config. Anyway, this is all anecdote. Maybe I'm hanging with the wrong people

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Why do seemingly intelligent people still hold incorrect assumptions?

2013-02-19 Thread rakesh mailgroups
stuff i finded a whole lot of stuff on sites like TheServerSide.com and InfoQ. Apparently spring is pretty popular after all. On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:36 AM, rakesh mailgroups rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: its not a bad practice to parameterise a configuration file. How else would you

[The Java Posse] Tabs and spaces - I don't get it

2013-01-25 Thread Rakesh
. Or perhaps this is a Netbeans issue? I've often felt that Netbeans was only one step up from a text editor so maybe the issue is more prevalent there. Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Tabs and spaces - I don't get it

2013-01-25 Thread Rakesh
, one from the JDK, one from the findbugs source code, where I encountered mixed indentation. ) -- Tor On Friday, January 25, 2013 7:28:40 AM UTC-8, rakesh mailgroups wrote: Hi all, something I've always wanted to ask - I've heard Tor complain about this issue about using spaces or tabs many

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Tabs and spaces - I don't get it

2013-01-25 Thread Rakesh
to this. Rakesh On 25 January 2013 16:51, Brian Smith bmjsm...@gmail.com wrote: Tabs are nice because users can pick their own display width. Spaces are nice because non leading space can be formatted more accurately. There's very little difference in readability though. The only thing

Re: [The Java Posse] Episode 404...

2013-01-22 Thread Rakesh
even then he said he spends tens of dollars on heating when its 30 belowhow? On 22 January 2013 09:27, Casper Bang casper.b...@gmail.com wrote: I spend almost £130 a month on combined electricity plus gas. Remember, in north America energy prices are roughly 3-6 times lower than those

Re: [The Java Posse] Episode 404...

2013-01-22 Thread Rakesh
God damn Dick!! You've gone native! On 22 January 2013 14:15, Casper Bang casper.b...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 11:33:50 AM UTC+1, rakesh mailgroups wrote: even then he said he spends tens of dollars on heating when its 30 belowhow? In the US they're still stuck

Re: [The Java Posse] Episode 404...

2013-01-21 Thread Rakesh
would also be great to know how Dick is able to spend soo little on heating - over here in the UK fuel prices are crippling and on an upward trajectory! I spend almost £130 a month on combined electricity plus gas. Rakesh On 20 January 2013 23:44, Henning Hoefer hoef...@gmail.com wrote

Re: [The Java Posse] Is retaining failed credentials legal?

2013-01-17 Thread Rakesh
. In both cases your database is no longer in your hands, and your password policy is on display. The very least you should do is store password hashes, which provide at least some minimal security both for your users and CYA. On Wednesday, 16 January 2013 16:19:34 UTC+1, rakesh mailgroups

Re: [The Java Posse] Is retaining failed credentials legal?

2013-01-17 Thread Rakesh
but certainly there is no law that saya password must be stored this way or that and if you don't you go to JAIL! On 17 January 2013 09:39, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: And who exactly is going to do the prosecuting and which law was broken? The closest thing I know is UK

Re: [The Java Posse] Acer C7 Chromebook

2013-01-16 Thread Rakesh
Not used on myself but I did read a favourable article about the new Samsung range: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/laptops/378565/samsung-chromebook On 15 January 2013 16:05, Kirk Pepperdine kirk.pepperd...@gmail.com wrote: What is the deal on the Chromebooks. Are they picking up traction?

Re: [The Java Posse] Acer C7 Chromebook

2013-01-16 Thread Rakesh
Guys, I think you're missing the point - Chromebooks are meant to be a 'gateway' to the cloud. Running Java apps locally defeats the point of the device. On 16 January 2013 12:49, Casper Bang casper.b...@gmail.com wrote: Doesn't this mean that they are almost useless for a Java developer?

Re: [The Java Posse] Acer C7 Chromebook

2013-01-16 Thread Rakesh
, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: Guys, I think you're missing the point - Chromebooks are meant to be a 'gateway' to the cloud. Running Java apps locally defeats the point of the device. Absolutely right. But I think that Kirk's question was about misusing :-) the device, I

Re: [The Java Posse] Is retaining failed credentials legal?

2013-01-16 Thread Rakesh
. When Sony was hacked, no government prosecuted them (I believe). Rakesh On 16 January 2013 12:06, Ryan Schipper psychodr...@gmail.com wrote: Definitely the more purist approach. Less value for investigations. In reality, Most organisations choose to take the chance on this in order

[The Java Posse] Amazon and Netflix

2012-12-28 Thread rakesh mailgroups
Here we go again. http://news.sky.com/story/1030555/netflix-blames-amazon-for-xmas-eve-outage Anyone know what happened in detail? Interesting that Amazons own service did not have an issue! Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Keeping Track of Multiple Passwords

2012-12-18 Thread rakesh mailgroups
on. Rakesh On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Tue, 18 Dec 2012 11:27:20 +0100, Casper Bang casper.b...@gmail.com wrote: However, taking the tin-foil hat off for a moment, it's probably safe enough for most people to go with the big players

[The Java Posse] Choosing a software development philosophy

2012-11-16 Thread rakesh mailgroups
. Uncle Bob - clean code, TDD, OO, software by components 2. Growing Object Orientated Software Guided by Tests 3. DDD/CQRS 4. 3 tier architecture exemplified by Sun (web,service, dao) And of course mix and match! What do you guys do? Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Don't be evil(?)

2012-11-13 Thread rakesh mailgroups
We're not accusing you of being illegal, we're accusing you of being immoral. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20288077 On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:38 PM, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.it wrote: On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 23:10:56 +0100, Cédric Beust ♔ ced...@beust.com wrote:

[The Java Posse] Don't be evil(?)

2012-11-12 Thread rakesh mailgroups
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/378085/is-tax-avoiding-google-telling-the-truth-about-uk-engineers -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send

[The Java Posse] Domain Driven Design

2012-10-31 Thread rakesh mailgroups
of people who loved the book were developers and used it as a blueprint for writing classes. The reason I ask is that I have been involved in debates about application partitioning of my app and DDD was mentioned. I just can't remember what the latest status was. Rakesh -- You received this message

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Coordinating jobs

2012-10-28 Thread Rakesh
thanks guys for the recommendation to use Quartz Jdbc thingy. Unfortunately, I am not using a relational db!! I'm using MongoDB. Rakesh On 27 October 2012 16:59, Wesley Hartford wes...@cutterslade.ca wrote: I've been using quartz for years and love it. The JDBC job store can be a little

[The Java Posse] Coordinating jobs

2012-10-24 Thread rakesh mailgroups
on the job name) and if so, run the job. However, there seem to be issues with overlapping jobs (I think, hard to diagnose after the fact and they are intermittent). I was wondering if there was an easier solution out there I could easily use? Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you

Re: [The Java Posse] OutOfMemory Errors

2012-09-28 Thread Rakesh
/1.5.0/docs/guide/management/agent.html The Sampler profiler seems to be lightweight. And you're only interested in seeing it crash once. :-) On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:29 AM, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: considering the target server is in Amazon and my local machine

[The Java Posse] OutOfMemory Errors

2012-09-26 Thread Rakesh
Hi, I'd like to profile the app and see if I can find out what the problem is but my target server is running non-GUI Linux. Any advice on tools? Never done profiling before so any experience would be helpful. Thanks R -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google

Re: [The Java Posse] OutOfMemory Errors

2012-09-26 Thread Rakesh
need to enable remote JMX on your server. Once this is done you'll be able to connect with the server in visualvm using the Sampler tab. NOT the profiler tab. On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.comwrote: Hi, I'd like to profile the app and see if I can find out

Re: [The Java Posse] OutOfMemory Errors

2012-09-26 Thread Rakesh
I'll try running the app locally first and see if there is anything obvious. If not, I'll spin up another environment like prod and try and get it to do a dump for analysis locally... Thanks guys On 26 September 2012 11:15, Fabrizio Giudici fabrizio.giud...@tidalwave.itwrote: On Wed, 26 Sep

Re: [The Java Posse] JavaDoc and Comments

2012-08-20 Thread Rakesh
this comes together best when combined with the other practices such as tdd, bdd, pair programming, etc. Rakesh On 17 August 2012 10:18, Carl Jokl carl.j...@gmail.com wrote: I had a discussion very recently within my company regarding the source code produced and that it has almost no comments

Re: [The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-08-01 Thread Rakesh
Hi, I think its very easy to dismiss a language or technology *from afar*, without actually ever trying it. I know I have. My point about Groovy was, give it a go, the initial ramp up is way lower than say Scala as it integrates so well with Java. Would I have chosen to stray from Java on my

Re: [The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-07-30 Thread Rakesh
. As for unit testing, I actually use them to design my code: now I need my code to do this, so I am going to pass these arguments in and expect this back rather than if i pass this, then I expect that Subtle but important point. Its not about exhaustive input testing. Rakesh On 30 July 2012

Re: [The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-07-30 Thread Rakesh
when to type or not. http://groovy.codehaus.org/Groovy+style+and+language+feature+guidelines+for+Java+developers Rakesh On 30 July 2012 11:24, Kevin Wright kev.lee.wri...@gmail.com wrote: I definitely see a lot of frustration from people over Java's type system. Can't say I blame 'em

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: More on build tools!

2012-07-30 Thread Rakesh
using Gradle and loving it. Rakesh On 30 July 2012 14:17, Carl of the Posse carl.qu...@gmail.com wrote: To respond to the original question: I think we didn't get into talking about Maven because I (and I think) Tor don't have much experience with it. Dick does, I know, but I guess he didn't

Re: [The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-07-29 Thread Rakesh
to bring the 'fun' back into programming. I know see what they mean. I actually do get that buzz from writing something elegant that required me to have mastered some previously unknown area. Rakesh On 23 July 2012 19:57, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark...@gmail.com wrote: That can't happen with shared

Re: [The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-07-29 Thread Rakesh
it? Of course not, and its bitten every time with bugs!!! I'm getting better though. Rakesh On 29 July 2012 17:46, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the ad hominem, this list was short of that. The example is simply a reduction of what real cases often boil down

Fwd: [The Java Posse] How I changed my job and hated it immediately (a sequel to is a digital marketing...)

2012-07-22 Thread Rakesh
-- Forwarded message -- From: *Rakesh Patel* Date: Sunday, July 22, 2012 Subject: [The Java Posse] How I changed my job and hated it immediately (a sequel to is a digital marketing...) To: javaposse@googlegroups.com javaposse@googlegroups.com It's next to impossible to find

[The Java Posse] Groovy love

2012-07-22 Thread Rakesh
not see eye to eye and initially made me dislike Groovy. Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr

[The Java Posse] Amazon outage and ramifications

2012-07-02 Thread Rakesh
incompetent to just use one zone. Anyone able to shed light on this? Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse

Re: [The Java Posse] Ep 385: don't forget groovy++

2012-06-03 Thread Rakesh
if it will perform at runtime but I guess I'll have to test that. Rakesh Overall, its nicer than Java on a day to day level. On 2 June 2012 22:25, phil swenson phil.swen...@gmail.com wrote: I think groovy is a good name myself. Why does software have to be dry? Anyway, Groovy 2.0 will kill Groovy

[The Java Posse] Latest update on the Java on Mac situation?

2012-05-28 Thread Rakesh
of the world) but with the recent Java exploit targeting Mac users I am wondering if using a Mac is viable. If I start a new project tomorrow and I want to use JDK7, am I disadvantaged by using a Mac? I know OpenJDK exists, but rightly or wrongly, I have always preferred the Sun/Oracle one. Rakesh

Re: [The Java Posse] Anyone notice a lack of Java developers in the past few months?

2012-05-20 Thread Rakesh
I'm not sure but haven't the US been saying something about changing the visas so it's harder to get resources from abroad and bring them over? Rakesh On Sunday, May 20, 2012, mgkimsal wrote: This is far more a shortage of quality developers in all camps. I'm sure some geographic areas have

[The Java Posse] Wiki hosting

2012-04-09 Thread Rakesh
Hi guys, anyone have experience of creating a public-facing Wiki at minimal cost? An organisation I am involved with is finding searching for information across posts and storing documents in Yahoo groups too limiting. Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed

[The Java Posse] How to start mobile phone development

2012-04-09 Thread Rakesh
to both OS's. Is it practical to do both as a newbie to mobile development? Should I just concentrate on Android (since I know Java)? Any advice appreciated!! Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group

Re: [The Java Posse] How to start mobile phone development

2012-04-09 Thread Rakesh
It definitely is not about padding my CV!!! From the answers, I can see its not easy to choose a path. Keep the suggestions coming though. Rakesh On 9 April 2012 22:07, Robert Casto casto.rob...@gmail.com wrote: There are more considerations than a resume builder or making sure

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Free Beer, Tomorrow.

2012-03-29 Thread Rakesh
Reiner, you didn't get what I was saying. I AM referring to the latest episode where Mike Daisy's claims were challenged. Towards the end of that episode, there is an interview with a journalist who wrote an article about the 'iEconomy'. Apple knows about violations. Try again, Rakesh On 29

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Free Beer, Tomorrow.

2012-03-28 Thread Rakesh
strongly urge you to listen to the podcast episode of This American Life (460) where they interview a journalist about the 'iEconomy'. Rakesh I would point you to the recent podcast by This American Life where they had to apologise about the On 28 March 2012 16:25, Reinier Zwitserloot reini...@gmail.com

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Choosing a better software stack

2012-03-20 Thread Rakesh
ok, I admit it. I have no proof that Grails is the cause of the performance issues. I was hoping someone had been in the same situation as me. Back to the drawing board... Rakesh On 20 March 2012 13:46, Ricky Clarkson ricky.clark...@gmail.com wrote: When you talked about Grails' startup time I

[The Java Posse] Choosing a better software stack

2012-03-16 Thread Rakesh
a fantastic job of abstracting away). Any other ideas? Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups The Java Posse group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Podcast software on Android

2012-03-16 Thread Rakesh
HI Mike, thanks for the recommendation. I've bought and installed Pocket Casts plus Presto and I'm a happy bunny! Some crashes from time to time but otherwise very happy. Cheers Rakesh On 13 March 2012 13:51, Mike Wolfson mwolf...@gmail.com wrote: I have used them all (Listen, Doggcatcher

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Choosing a better software stack

2012-03-16 Thread rakesh mailgroups
into Java objects, transform and out into MongoDB. Like I said, Grails allows this (quite nicely) but just with a heavy weight infrastructure that I'm wondering is really necessary. Rakesh On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:39 AM, vjosullivan vjosulli...@hotmail.comwrote: It might be worth taking

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Podcast software on Android

2012-03-11 Thread Rakesh
thanks for the info guys. I've gone back to my iPhone (minus SIM so I guess iPod?). I installed InstaCast as someone recommended it. It does indeed download podcasts over wifi without iTunes and supports 2x play. Only thing I have not worked out yet is how to get it to play through the list of

[The Java Posse] Podcast software on Android

2012-03-07 Thread Rakesh
before newer ones) and control over playback speed. Doggcatcher seems to be the market leader but its not cheap and you have to purchase an additional programme to control playback speed. Anyone recommend anything else? Thanks Rakesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed

Re: [The Java Posse] Podcast software on Android

2012-03-07 Thread Rakesh
, I was giving PocketCasts a go which is also excellent.  Both have speed control but via the same external application you mention. Both are pay, but were not excessively expensive... -- Mark Derricutt Sent with Sparrow On Wednesday, 7 March 2012 at 10:31 PM, Rakesh wrote: Hi all, I

Re: [The Java Posse] Podcast software on Android

2012-03-07 Thread Rakesh
of a latte... On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 4:31 AM, Rakesh rakesh.mailgro...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, I recently moved to Android from iOS after being frustrated with the podcast functionality and the constant Mac-tethering of iTunes. Thinking the grass would be greener on Android I have been

Re: [The Java Posse] The name of the library that automatically rots code to test unit test coverage.

2012-02-22 Thread Rakesh
http://www.crap4j.org/ ? On 22 February 2012 16:47, Carl Jokl carl.j...@gmail.com wrote: I remember hearing of a library or tool that would automatically make small changes to source code to see if the change was picked up by the unit tests. I cannot remember what that tool is called. Does

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Is it time to change the technology?

2012-02-12 Thread Rakesh
as impressed as I am with Grails, I should point out that it really makes a difference if you are building a typical web app - 3 tier architecture with DAOs, Service Layer and pretty much CRUD. If you don't want that, then Grails is not for you. As much as I see its value, I have to point out

Re: [The Java Posse] Is it time to change the technology?

2012-02-10 Thread Rakesh
definitely consider Grails. Its the next step up without it being completely different. The Groovy language is very nice but not too intimidating, with the proviso you can drop into plain Java if you need to. The Grails framework essentially gives you a convention-over-configuration application

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