From time to time it is good to see what are the latest versions of the libraries you use (because maybe you would like to upgrade). You can use the Versions Maven Plugin like this: mvn versions:display-dependency-updates versions:display-plugin-updates but the output is too verbose. And for multi-module project you will get flooded with same information…
KDE vs. Gnome vs. Unity vs. Windows 3.1
Recently during the lunch at work, we have discussed the operating systems. You know, the usual Windows vs. Linux vs. Mac stuff. The discussion wasn’t very interesting, because no one opted for Windows. 🙂 So, lacking an opponent, we moved to some Linux related issues. [from: http://guide.notizie.it/come-evitare-una-flame-war/] During the discussion I realized how I do…
4 Cool Online Tools
It amazes me how many great tools you can find on the web! In this post I describe 4 of them. I hope you find them useful. Decode and Encode Base64 I know it is only a line of two of coding, but this comes quite handy when you need to decode/encode base64 stuff: http://decodebase64.com/….
Ishikawa Diagram
Today I have learned about Ishikawa diagram (AKA fishbone diagrams, herringbone diagrams, cause-and-effect diagrams, or Fishikawa). And I started to wonder whether it makes sense to use it to diagnose the issues related to the production of software. (I will not explain Ishikawa diagram in this post, so please have a look at Wikipedia description…
Code Reviews Mindmap
Code reviews. Very helpful if done right, completely useless if done recklessly. Below you will find a mindmap of “code review” (using Xmind). I simply sat down and tried to gather everything related to code reviews. Hopefully you will find some food for thought here. Some comments: I knew one team lead (hello Marcin! 🙂…
Taking Over a Project
So I’m taking over a new project as a technical team lead. This team has been working for some time (for a long time). Now my task is to lead its further development. I’m excited and worried at the same time. I spent some time wondering about what should I know about this new project…
I tell you, it can’t be done!
The progress of computers and software has taught us, that there are not many things that can not be done. Linux, Google, Facebook, cloud computing, open source etc. has shocked us with solutions we hadn’t even dreamed about. Still, I often hear (and use myself) this phrase: “it can’t be done”. This post is about…
Projects Names That Tell A Story
Sometimes if you look closer at projects names you will notice some interesting stuff. This short post is exactly about this – names of projects that are more than mere identifiers. Let us start with an obvious example of C++. The name indicates that C++ is a successor (a better version perhaps) of C (++…
How to Make Your Geeky Presentation Worse
So you are a geek? And you want to present a technical topic on JUG or maybe some conference? Ok, here comes some anti-patterns that will help you to ruin your talk. 🙂 The anti-patterns presented here were gathered during many JUGs and conferences that I attended over a span of a few years.Because I…
What is “Done”?
When can you say that a task is done? This is an old topic but still important and still being discussed over and over by almost any team. Lately my team decided to come with a definition of done. This post presents our view on “what is ‘done’?”. Introduction We tried to address every aspect…