Daryl's Blog

  • The One Thing They Should have Taught in School

    One of the reasons I got into computers is because computers are not people.  The other reason is that life was boring and computers are challenging.  Part of the reason I got through college is because I was around people that understood computers better than I and I could learn… Read ⇢

  • Huge News

    http://blog.hazelcast.com/developer-preview-client-protocol/?utm_campaign=open-binary-client&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=social Read ⇢

  • Beginner’s Guide to Hazelcast Part 7

    This is a continuation of a series explaining how to use Hazelcast.  If one has not read the other six posts, please go to the Table Of Contents and read the other posts. A Different Breed of Map Hazelcast’s MultiMap breaks the normal mold of using java.util.Collection interfaces that have… Read ⇢

  • There is a Mojo in My Dojo (How to write a Maven plugin)

    I have been up to my armpits involved using Maven at work.  For good number of developers I will hear, “So what.”  The difference is that I normally work in environments where I do not have access to the Internet directly.  So when I say I have been using Maven… Read ⇢

    There is a Mojo in My Dojo (How to write a Maven plugin)

  • Who is a senior developer anyway?

    Who is a senior developer anyway? Read ⇢

  • News Item: Moving Code Examples to GitHub

    Since the start of this blog I have been hosting my example code on Google Code.  That has suddenly needed to change.  I received an email from Google that stated: Hello, Earlier today, Google announced we will be turning down Google Code Project Hosting. The service started in 2006 with… Read ⇢

  • 10 Subtle Best Practices when Coding Java

    10 Subtle Best Practices when Coding Java Read ⇢

  • What makes a great Developer

    I liked the lazy section best What makes a great Developer Read ⇢

  • RE:Does It Get Boring To Be A Programmer?

    This is in response to the post written by Bozhidar Bozhanov, “Does It Get Boring To Be A Programmer?” hosted on Java Coding Geeks. It really reminds me of my career path and how I changed it. I really programming when I was in elementary school on a TRS-80. Let… Read ⇢

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