Tag Archives: java

JBPM

JBPM is a java based business process definition suite that allows people to define business processes. When I first heard about JBPM I was skeptical, but I can see how it could be used to document and improve processes in … Continue reading

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BBM For All – Offical Announcement

That’s right BBM fans — the iconic mobile social network will begin rolling out for Android and iPhone customers around the world from September 21. Soon, you’ll be able to easily connect with friends on different platforms. As you may … Continue reading

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Is fast evaluation really fast?

I have found over the years that readability of code has substantial value. I have also found that their are trade offs with respect to style and performance. This leads me to today’s topic that is something common to both … Continue reading

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Reactive Programming

I don’t know if I would go so far as to call Reactive Programming a design pattern, but there are people who do. Most of us have experienced it but we didn’t know it had a name. The most common … Continue reading

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Multiple layouts for the same Activity…

In the Apple world mobile apps have a one-to-one relationship between views and controllers. Apple uses the MVC or Model-View-Controller method of programming but there is only ever one view for any given controller. The Android world does not insist … Continue reading

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DIY Alarm System

Serial ports are very useful things. It’s too bad that they seem to be disappearing from the standard desktop PC. It’s a good thing that there are a number of vendors selling USB devices that provide an RS232 serial port … Continue reading

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