Tools & Methods

Top Open Source ESB Projects

In today's software markets, open source technologies are giving commercial products some stiff competition.  Enterprise Service Busses are no exception. ...

10 replies - 6249 views - 10/29/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Maven Repository Nexus Pro Upgrades to 1.4

The newly announced 1.4 version of Nexus Professional, a Maven repository manager, introduces a full plugin model with improved capabilities.  "Plugin...

1 replies - 1530 views - 10/29/09 by Mitch Pronschinske in News

Øredev Developers Conference Coming to Sweden, Nov 2-6

Considered by many to be the best developers conference in Europe, Øredev is running for its fifth consecutive year. This years' theme "Efficiency"...

0 replies - 1381 views - 10/16/09 by Nitin Bharti in Announcements

Coding: Rules of Thumb

I recently came across a post by Ayende where he talks about the need for tests to justify themselves and describes his approach to testing which doesn't...

0 replies - 1227 views - 10/05/09 by markhneedham in News

Tech Chat - Mike Neale on JBoss BRMS

JBoss Enterprise BRMS (Business Rules Management System) provides an open source business rules management system that enables easy business policy and rules...

0 replies - 3930 views - 08/07/09 by Nitin Bharti in Videos

We Don't Have Requirements Yet, But How Long Will This Take You?

I function as an EA and project manager, but not both roles at the same time because it's way too insane to try to do both simultaneously. All PMs I work with...

0 replies - 5282 views - 02/05/09 by rmcilree in News

Domain-Driven Design and Deployment Challenges

 In this session, recorded by Skills Matter Gojko Adzic talks about strategies, challenges and common pitfalls of using Domain-Driven Design for...

0 replies - 3698 views - 02/04/09 by Nitin Bharti in Videos

Implementing Application Factories in Java

Today, every developer has access to a proliferation of powerful open-source frameworks to build rich applications. These frameworks each offer incredible...

3 replies - 9295 views - 01/27/09 by Nitin Bharti in Videos

2009 Predictions, 2008 Predictions Revisited

It's once again that time of year, and in keeping with my tradition, I'll revisit the 2008 predictions to see how close I came before I start waxing prophetic...

7 replies - 9158 views - 01/02/09 by Ted Neward in Articles

The Three Pillars of Continuous Integration

Continuous Integration commonly known as CI is a process that consists of continuously compiling, testing, inspecting, and deploying source code. In any...

34 replies - 6526 views - 12/15/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

Single Source OSGi Enterprise Architecture Pattern

The following article documents an architectural solution to a problem which I’ve encountered in many enterprise computing environments. Problem:

4 replies - 5222 views - 12/08/08 by ggalang in Articles

Coverity Architecture Analyzer Improves 'Software DNA'

Coverity, Inc., a provider of static source code analysis tools, today unveiled Coverity Architecture Analyzer, providing development teams with the ability to...

0 replies - 2070 views - 11/17/08 by Nitin Bharti in Articles

Is Code Coverage Important?

How much code coverage is enough? Do you consider having 100% code coverage an uphill task? Based on whom you talk to, the reply you get varies considerably. I...

20 replies - 5546 views - 10/20/08 by Meera Subbarao in Articles

My Number 1 Java to Python Gotcha

Fredrik Lundh is almost certainly a benevolent alien in disguise, sent to Earth to help the pitiful human race drag itself up out of the muck.In a recent post,...

4 replies - 3208 views - 08/18/08 by olivstor in News

The Undercover Adventure (Part 3): Sometimes it’s like trying to appreciate the “squareness” of a peg with round thinking.

When I initially started at the mine around 3 months ago I never anticipated that this industry would have as many acronyms as the IT industry. I was wrong. My...

2 replies - 2385 views - 07/29/08 by AnneBotha in Articles