http://javapulse.net a finger on the pulse of the freelance Java™ market in the Netherlands Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:02:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Great analogy for leading organizations. http://javapulse.net/2009/10/24/itay-talgam-lead-like-the-great-conductors/ SunTone Architecture Methodology The Java EE 5 Tutorial Gang of Four Design Patterns Core J2EE Design Patterns Note: Design Patterns are workarounds for limitations of the languages and platform. As the platform evolved, some design patterns have become obsolete. e.g. Service Locator is no longer needed with Dependency Injection It is important to determine which ... http://javapulse.net/2009/06/23/useful-links-for-sun-certified-enterprise-architect-scea-exam/ On March 5, I attended a presentation by Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum, on Shock Therapy for Scrum. Scrum Butt Shock Therapy was introduced because most teams that think they are doing Scrum are actually only doing Scrum Butt - "We are doing Scrum, but we don't do all of Scrum for ... http://javapulse.net/2009/03/22/jeff-sutherland-talks-shock-therapy-for-scrum/ Out of clutter, find simplicity. From discord, find harmony. In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein http://javapulse.net/2009/01/21/quote-of-the-day/ Recap: Duchess BOF at Devoxx 2008 - Women in ITPosted using ShareThis http://javapulse.net/2009/01/12/recap-duchess-bof-at-devoxx-2008-women-in-it/ One of the most entertaining talks I went to was the Be smart! by Ivar Jacobson. Although the concepts that he presented were definitely not new, he found a very clear and entertaining way to present them. A RUP guy, he told it how it is - about what I ... http://javapulse.net/2008/12/24/smart-agile-by-ivar-jacobson/ At Devoxx 2008 I got to hear about new stuff and meet new people - everything I expected from the biggest independent Java conference in the world. From what I hear, it is a conference with more stuff and less fluff - even said by Sun employees in comparison with ... http://javapulse.net/2008/12/23/devoxx-2008-highlights/ The best explanation of Scrum and Prince2 that I've read is by Scotty Wakefield: Scrum and Prince2: working together? http://javapulse.net/2008/12/16/scrum-and-prince2/ Continuous integration is an important component of agile development. It allows teams to work together and catch integration bugs early by continuously integrating into the central code base. For more info on continuous integration, read it from Martin Fowler: Continuous Integration by Martin Fowler [poll=3] http://javapulse.net/2008/12/02/what-continuous-integration-software-do-you-use/ At my work now, there is a wave of agile revolution going on. Some people (including myself) are really excited about this. I've worked with XP and really enjoy the productivity that comes with teamwork, continuous integration, etc. I gave the following presentation at work and would like to share it ... http://javapulse.net/2008/10/08/introduction-to-scrum/