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A major goal of the Stringtree software project has always been to be as compatible as possible with all the software people are using for their Java development. Naturally that also includes whatever Java version is being used. For a long time I interpreted this goal as implying that all Stringtree code should run on all Java versions from Java 1.2 onwards. Java 1.4, however, introduced some compelling new features including built-in regular-expression handling. For a few years I still tried... more

A few years go I wrote a series of articles for The Java Ranch Journal entitled “Small and Simple Web Applications - the Friki Way”. The series showed an example of developing a very simple wiki (collaborative editable web site) in Java using Test-Driven Development (TDD) and a form of agile project management. From time to time I refer someone to these articles but it has been tedious to find and gather all the individual article links. This post contains those ... more

It must be that end-to-end software production process is on my mind. I keep spotting interesting articles about the topic. Here’s one from Digital Dim Sum which delves into the way that requirements find their way into development, contrasting a “push” of requirements with a “pull” of information.. Don’t push requirements - pull information | Digital Dim Sum Where I work I think we are using a more “pull”-centred process than many I have seen... more

A somewhat extreme rant from Steve Yegge about the inherent uselessness of “gathering business requirements” as a part of a product development process. There are some pretty obvious flaws (and many are pointed out by commenters) but it’s still an enjoying and generally on-target diatribe. Stevey’s Blog Rants: Business Requirements are Bullshit ... more