Archive for November, 2006
Apache Harmony and Eclipse
For kicks last night, I decided to see how well Apache Harmony could run Eclipse. The answer is “pretty well”.
The Eclipse platform itself runs very well. I edited a bunch of files, manipulated a bunch of resources, dabbled a bit with some properties and preferences, and just generally kicked things about. It all seemed to [...]
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You must try Mylar
There’s no point in being subtle. You must try Mylar. Do it now. Today.
I have to admit that I’ve been meaning to look at Mylar for a long time, but haven’t gotten much further than the demos. I finally took the time to load it in and start getting really familiar.
You have got to look [...]
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But it looks like Eclipse…
A recent poster eclipse.newcomer asked about customizing the look and feel of an Eclipse application. This is something that I’ve been meaning to try out for a long time, so I’ve started my journey down the path of customizing the look and feel of some of my sample applications.
Eclipse provides a mechanism for changing the [...]
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OpenJDK in Eclipse
I decided to take a look at the OpenJDK today.
I directed my attention to the OpenJDK load instructions. There’s an omission in the instructions. They specify that the user name required to access the code is “$USER”. After several unsuccessful guesses at what this meant, I turned to the mailing lists and discovered that a [...]
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Eclipse SWAG?
The topic of Eclipse SWAG (Souvenirs, Wearables, Accessories and Gifts) up every once in a while. There are a bunch of Eclipse shirts and hats out there already, but is there enough? Do you need Eclipse SWAG? What would you like to see: hats, shirts, monogramed undies? Are you willing to pay for it?
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Certification is useful?
I’ll be honest. I’ve never had much time for certification. Personally, I am blissfully uncertified with an exception: by virtue of authoring an IBM Smalltalk certification test, am considered certified (actually, there were two tests). Well, that’s not totally true: I am also an “IBM Senior Certified I/T Specialist”. Though this certification is a lot [...]
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RCP Code Walkthrough Webinar
I’m a pretty interactive guy, so these webinars are pretty hard for me. I thrive on feedback from the audience. Not just questions, but the looks on faces. This sort of information can tell you if you’re reaching them or not. In the webinar format, you just have to hope you’re reaching them and not [...]
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