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Manage Eclipse projects with the JRequire plug-in
I used to do my requirements processing using Rational RequisitePro (see Improved application development: Part 1, Collating requirements for an application), but as an Eclipse user I’ve found an alternative in the form of the JRequire plug-in. To…
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Develop with Java and PHP technology on AIX Version 5.3, Part 1: Setting up the Java environment
I’ve got a new series of articles and tutorials on how to develop an application using Java with a web interface using PHP. The eventual goal is to use the PHP/Java Bridge, but along the way we look at building the main application, redeploying it…
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Moving is not conducive to blogging
Just in case you wonder why it’s been so quiet, I’ve just moved house, which means I’ve got a bunch of things to catch up on… Despite the fact that I went on holiday and moved house over the period of four weeks the articles and pieces just kept…
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Setting a remote key through ssh
One of the steps I find myself doing a lot is distributing round an ssh key so that I can login and use different machines automatically. To help in that process I created a small function in my bash profile script (acutally for me it’s in .bash_a…
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IBM developerWorks Podcast Interview
I’ve been interviewed for IBM’s developerWorks podcast, this time answering questions about my Designing a Scalable Grid series. Hear the podcast: IBM developerWorks : Blogs : developerWorks podcasts blog Read about Designing a Scalable Grid part …
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Designing a Scalable Grid, part 2
The second part of the two part series on designing a scalable grid system is now available at developerWorks. This tutorial looks at the hardware of the individual nodes and then at operating system and application considerations. For example, I …
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Google adds new transport method to Google Maps [Humour]
OK, a quick little humourous item that can get to with Google maps: Go to maps.google.com Enter ‘New York’ Next to ‘Get Directions’ click ‘From here’ and type ‘London’ as your destination. Check out step 23 Alternatively, try this link. Or view th…
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Understanding MySQL Internals
Sash Pachev has written a new guide on Understanding MySQL Internals for O’Reilly. I was one of the technical reviewers on this book and can tell you that it makes a good read if you want to understand more of what is going on under the hood in My…
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Design a scalable grid, Part 1: Network architecture
When you build a new grid one of the elements that will make your grid a success is to build one that scales, because if your grid scales well then it should be able to cope with a wide range of load types and situations. In this first part of a t…
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Bad database design at Oracle
I was clearing out my email this morning and closing down some of the mailing lists and other elements that I don’t use, and removing others. I’ve been an Oracle OTN member for years, but no longer get as much out of it as I used to. I almost thou…