I am installing the new Macintosh OS X Leopard as I write this. I am writing on my Dell laptop which I cannot wait to deprecate with my newly minted Windows machine (my MacBook Pro) which should I hope will be have a native Windows Vista x64 install before bedtime. After the Leopard install finishes I will partition the […]
Read MoreThe benefits of osmotic communication in a collaborative workspace are well known and documented. Building a collaborative common room work environment is a crucial component to building a truly hyper-performant team. Even thought this model of collaborative workspace is known to be effective, it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Some people fundamentally prefer a work environment wherein they cannot […]
Read MoreBoth Hibernate and JPA support named queries and I would typically recommend keeping them inside your DAOs. However, using a typesafe Generic DAO implementation, you can have one class support all of your CRUD operations, and use named queries to support finder methods. But this approach requires that your service/manager layer know your named queries […]
Read MoreAs I have mentioned before prior to my rebirth as an agile developer I used to spend a lot of time obsessing about tuning SQL queries. With a new perspective and greater experience I now consider a much of the time that I spent doing this as wasted. This is primarily because I now recognize […]
Read MoreWhy in the world would this topic be worthy of a blog post? Because the issue of mouse pointer icons in OS X is indicative to me of the whole Windows / OS X schism. So here’s the deal: You can’t change your mouse pointer icons in OS X. Seriously. While looking for how to […]
Read MoreOn Friday morning over breakfast we had the idea of expanding David Starr’s excellent Elegant Code brand into more of a community along the lines of Los Techies or Code Better (we are aiming high here). I had only one slightly negative thought – why didn’t we think of this before! I am really looking […]
Read MoreElegant Code has been a personal blog for several years. In that time, I have focused primarily on software development and Agile development practices although I have diverged into personal matters on occasion. It’s time to step it up a few notches. I am pleased to announce that effective immediately Elegant Code is now a […]
Read MoreSome of the most respected thought leaders in the softer skills side of the Agile movement have come together to produce a conference focusing on their areas of expertise. The likes of Esther Derby, Dave Smith, Johanna Rothman, and lighter side gurus are getting together in Phoenix from Nov. 4th-7th to present on issues of […]
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