Archive for December, 2008
TumblrJ progress
Dec 31st
The project infrastructure is all in place and most Tumblr post types can be read out using a couple lines of code.
The test cases include examples on how to use the api directly and others that use it through Spring.
The code has no dependencies on Spring so it’s up to you.
Quick reminder that the code is here. There is no downloadable version yet, but there is a JAR in the source code which can be used directly.
Obvious future plans include:
- Add write possibilities
- Finish the authentication part
- Proper logging
- Proper error handling
SE Radio
Dec 29th
Anyone who doesn’t know about this show, should! The technical level the host gets into with interviewees is just great.
A couple of good episodes to get started with:
- Ebay architecture
- REST principles with Stefan Tilkov
Ruby callbacks
Dec 29th
Arrays, what’s their point. Dito.
Dec 26th
When I first saw the post on Reddit, I found the reaction harsh (I still think the original poster meant “why use arrays instead of lists”).
As with Erlang, in Java arrays get in the way of readability. I understand arrays and the different usages, but I still prefer a List which is inifinitely more usable.
New project – TumblrJ
Dec 19th
Didn’t find much in the Java space for Tumblr, and I’m looking for a project, so I just got started. First check-in was done tonight:
http://code.google.com/p/tumblrj/
Not much to look at right now, but it will come for sure.
(New development is a bit slow because I just switched to Mac and the key mappings don’t match with the windows world, so I’m having to relearn a bit)
Learn to learn
Dec 11th
Hit the nail on the head.
So lets drop this obsession with learning to say “hello world” (or some more complicated version of essentially the same) in every programming language one can name.
(On a seperate note, this comment explains why I always question the value of blog comments … Granted, the guy is either a) mentally retarded or b) flamebaiting.)