No, I’m not proposing my brand new Java logo replace the latest one from Sun. As a matter of fact it’s hardly a good logo, and seems more like a book cover, but for some reason a very similar logo (the one mine is based on) was selected as the official one for Ruby.
People [...]
Filed under: Java, Ruby, Software Development on October 30th, 2007 | 9 Comments »
I like Apple, it’s a highly innovative company with great products. I passion for programming was developed as a kid when I had an Apple //c. I own a couple of iPods and wouldn’t mind having one of those cool MacBooks. A few years ago, and at this year’s JavaOne, I noticed lots of [...]
Filed under: Java, Software Development on October 28th, 2007 | 8 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, I finally bought my first RC airplane. I always wanted to fly one of these things when I was a kid, but never got to it. When a new hobby shop opened near work, I decided to take a peek to see if I should get an RC boat. [...]
Filed under: RC airplanes on October 23rd, 2007 | 6 Comments »
This one is fairly easy to catch, but it was a self inflicted code blooper that had me thinking for a bit.
public class Key implements java.io.Serializable
{
String key;
public Key(String key)
{
this.key = key;
}
@Override
public String toString()
{
return [...]
Filed under: Code Bloopers on October 17th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was on the way back from a trip, and at the JFK airport I decided to buy a couple of things for my girls. I picked an origami book and a plush “emperor” penguin doll. The lady at the counter just rings up the penguin and it comes up as totaling a billion dollars [...]
Filed under: Life, Travel on October 13th, 2007 | No Comments »
