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September 04, 2010

Articles

A listing of articles and thoughts related to Java web application development that I've written.

> Build System tips and tricks - A look at some tips and tricks with putting together an automated build system with numerous environments and server types.

> Tips on Enterprise Security - Some tips on security holes and issues discovered in the enterprise in different organizations.

> Working with Java Servers - Some issues and solutions I've had in the past in working with jboss, jrun, cfusion, tomcat, and apache web servers, and their web applications.

> A small bash scripting toolkit - A small compilation of commonly used bash commands that I've used in the past to write handy tools.

> Newbie Advice - Advice, both technical and soft skills are offered in this article to new grads from technical schools.


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• Context Matters When Discussing Frameworks
  As if web framework religious discussions weren?t annoying enough, one thing that I always think is missing from such debates is context regarding the type of application being developed. It?s like discussing the best mode of personal travel without taking the type and size of journey into account. There?s a reason why you walk to the mailbox and drive to the store. You can drive to the mailbox but it will incur costs greater than the benefits. Similarly, you can walk to the store as long as it isn?t too far, you have the time to do so and you aren?t buying much.
  
  
• Getting started with compojure
  Short tutorial on how to get started writing a web application using clojure and compojure.
  
  
• Personal Programming
  "Why not grab an open source program and modify it to fit your needs?" "You do realize that you decided to write an entirely new system from scratch, just because you didn't like a few things in existing programs; surely that's a serious net loss?"
  
  
• So What Are You Waiting For? GO BANANAS!
  Welcome to the seventh and final episode of The Agile Guerilla series. The focus of this series of articles is to to help you introduce change, specifically moving to agility, into your organization from the grassroots level. In this episode we're going to take a look back at the road that we've travelled and then close with a challenge.
  
  
• An Introduction to Service-Oriented Design with Ruby and Rails
  This chapter explores the basic goals of service-oriented design and design guidelines for splitting applications into separate services.