I have never been a fan of JavaServer Pages (JSP) but I have used them on a few projects. When JSP Documents (JSPs with XML…
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Part one in this series mainly focused on the data model of the StringTemplate language. In this post I’ll talk about programming-in-the-large with StringTemplate.
3 CommentsThe NY Times article Converters Signal a New Era for TVs reminds us all that in less than two years analog television signals are scheduled…
3 CommentsI have been working with StringTemplate for a few months now. I know that isn’t too long and others have been using it for much longer. But in that time I have thought a lot about it and formed some opinions. (I hope it is clear from what I have already written that I’m a big fan.) In this and the next few articles I’ll try to organize my thoughts, hopefully stir up some discussion and possibly impact future versions of the language.
1 CommentThe treadmill workstation is in the news again. Over at CNN there is a story about the weight loss benefits of walking while working. The…
Comments closedI have been thinking lately about the learnability (the ease with which something can be learned) of StringTemplate. I like StringTemplate and would like to…
6 CommentsI recently started learning Python and to my surprise find it to be a very nice language. I had heard good things about it years…
1 CommentIf you have ever watched a toddler play with an empty box you know how simple and satisfying a box can be. Put something in…
8 CommentsI don’t know what it is about this one but I like it. It sits on my desk and every now and then I turn…
3 CommentsSometimes things seem so obvious once you learn them the hard way that you wonder why there aren’t big signs everywhere making it clear from…
12 CommentsI just finished reading “Subtext: Uncovering the Simplicity of Programming”. As I read, my mind kept going back and forth between this makes a lot of sense and this is crazy. This is common with radical new ideas.
Comments closedLast night at dinner I learned from my kids that eating cauliflower brings bad luck. They also believe that the more you say it the…
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