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Java EE @ ConFoo 2016
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 28, 2016
ConFoo 2016 took place 24-26 February in Montreal, Canada. To my knowledge it is the largest developer conference north of the border. The conference has roots in PHP, but has been making an effort to better attract a Java audience hence it was important more »
The next VTS round is fast approaching!
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 26, 2016
Virtual Technology Summit is a set of free online events covering a wide variety of technical topics (Java, Middleware, Database, IoT, etc.). And there is something for everyone (see full agenda). more »
Java EE 7 Proves Effective for Mission-Critical E-Payment Systems
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 22, 2016
One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. We have been doing just that for a long time through our adoption stories blog, this humble blog as well as Ja more »
Evolving from J2EE to Java EE 6 and Java EE 7 at Gam Electronics
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 19, 2016
One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. We have been doing just that for a long time through our adoption stories blog, this humble blog as well as Ja more »
Java EE @ DevNexus 2016
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 18, 2016
DevNexus 2016 was held in historic Atlanta on February 15-17. For those of you not familiar with it, DevNexus is the most significant Java centric (but not Java focused) conference in the South Eastern US and now perhaps even at a national level. It was s more »
Stuck in the Middle with Your Agile Transformation? Part 1
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 16, 2016
Here’s something I see in many organizations: Management wants to “control and manage” the projects/efforts/work (whatever they call it) in the same way they did before the organization started agile. They want Gantt charts. They want co more »
Stuck in the Middle with Your Agile Transformation? Part 2
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 16, 2016
In Stuck in the Middle, Part 1, I discussed possible management problems with agile. Those aren’t the only stuck problems I see. Sometimes, I see team problems. more »
Stuck in the Middle with Your Agile Transformation? Part 3
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 16, 2016
In part 1, I addressed some management challenges with an agile transition. In part 2, I addressed some team issues. In this part, I’ll discuss why agile is a culture change and ways to consider a system change to agile. more »
Java EE in Practice for Secure Online Voting at Scytl
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 10, 2016
One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. We have been doing just that for a long time through our adoption stories blog, this humble blog as well as Ja more »
Cargo Tracker Java EE 7 Blue Prints Now Running on WebLogic
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 9, 2016
For those unaware the Cargo Tracker project exists to serve as a blue print for developing decently designed Java EE 7 applications, principally utilizing Domain-Driven Design (DDD). The project has long run on GlassFish 4 and Java SE 7. The project was r more »
Thinking About Servant Leadership and Agile Project Management
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 9, 2016
For many people, agile means an end to all project management. I disagree. I find value in servant leadership in project management. more »
Revamping the Security API in Java EE 8
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 8, 2016
JAAS, JASPIC, JACC. If those acronyms do not sound familiar, you are in good company. I have been developing with Java EE for almost two decades and I was not terribly familiar with them until I seriously started thinking about revamping Java EE security more »
Some Interesting Real World CDI Usage Statistics
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 5, 2016
The good folks over at Genuitec developing MyEclipse recently asked the Twittersphere about real world CDI usage. They ran a week-long Twitter survey asking the simple question - "Do you use CDI in your Java EE applications?". more »
What Does Agile Mean to You?
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 5, 2016
Over on Techwell, my monthly column is Agile Does Not Equal Scrum: Know the Difference. I wrote the article because I am tired of people saying “Agile/Scrum” as if Scrum was the only way to do agile. I use iterations, kanban, and the XP techni more »
Migrating from Java EE 5 to Java EE 7 at Segurnet Portugal
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 3, 2016
One of the most important things to do at this stage of the life-cycle of Java EE is highlight successful adoption stories at a regular cadence. We have been doing just that for a long time through our adoption stories blog, this humble blog as well as Ja more »
Value of Burndown and Burnup Charts
Posted by: Johanna Rothman on February 2, 2016
I met a team recently who was concerned about their velocity. They were always “too late” according to their manager. I asked them what they measured and how. more »
HTTP/2 and Servlet 4 in Java EE 8
Posted by: Reza Rahman on February 1, 2016
HTTP is very easily the most important standard in server-side Java. The much awaited HTTP/2 standard is now complete, was fifteen years in the making and promises to radically speed up the entire web through a series of fundamental protocol optimizations more »
Running TestFX tests in headless mode
Posted by: Andres Almiray on February 1, 2016
For the past few months I've been working on a JavaFX based product that has lots of bells and whistles. Last week we succeeded in setting up functional tests using TestFX. While everything was working fine on a developer's machine (see this for more info more »
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