see http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/
webOS by Example: Sorting Thoughts
My slides about my experience with webOS and the development of Sorting Thoughts for webOS:
XWiki Enterprise 2.0 & Beyond
My last test installation of XWiki was three years ago and after reading the current feature list of XWiki Enterprise I’m really impressed. I think I have a new entry for my task list: “Installing XWiki and test it”.
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Platform check in Eclipse 3.5
To check the running platform in an Eclipse 3.5 plugin or RCP app use this:
org.eclipse.jface/src/org/eclipse/jface/util/Util.java
...
/**
* Note: this may be made internal in 3.5
* @return true for windows platforms
* @since 3.5
*/
public static final boolean isWindows() {
final String ws = SWT.getPlatform();
return WS_WIN32.equals(ws) || WS_WPF.equals(ws);
}
/**
* Note: this may be made internal in 3.5
* @return true for mac platforms
* @since 3.5
*/
public static final boolean isMac() {
final String ws = SWT.getPlatform();
return WS_CARBON.equals(ws) || WS_COCOA.equals(ws);
}
...
Backlog Tool Overview
If you search for a backlog tool, take a look on http://www.userstories.com/products.
For example, a simple and good backlog tool is eXPlainPMT
Presentation about “Clean Code”
Here are my slides about Robert C. Martins great book “Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship“:
How-to: Eclipse Commands
If you searching for good eclipse commads instructions, see here…
Six good articles by Prakash G.R.:
- Commands Part 1: Actions Vs Commands
- Commands Part 2: Selection and Enablement of IHandlers
- Commands Part 3: Parameters for Commands
- Commands Part 4: Misc items …
- Commands Part 5: Authentication in RCP applications
- Commands Part 6: Toggle & Radio menu contributions.
Other articles:
- Using advanced features in Eclipse popup menus
- Advanced features in Eclipse popup menus – Take 2: The new API
- Commands in die Toolbar einfügen
and the standard set of references:
Pony Meeting
This refers to a story Lopp told earlier in the session, in which he described the process of a senior manager outlining what they wanted from any new application: “I want WYSIWYG… I want it to support major browsers… I want it to reflect the spirit of the company.” Or, as Lopp put it: “I want a pony!” He added: “Who doesn’t? A pony is gorgeous!” The problem, he said, is that these people are describing what they think they want. And even if they’re misguided, they, as the ones signing the checks, really cannot be ignored.
Lösungen für einen SWT Rich Text Editor
Wenn man, wie ich, vor der Aufgabe steht einen WYSIWYG Rich Text Editor in eine Eclipse RCP Anwendung zu integrieren, stellt man leider schnell fest, das es keine Standardlösung gibt. Vielmehr hat man folgende Optionen mit ganz speziellen Vor- und Nachteilen, für die man sich entscheiden muss:
“Privacy and the Future of the Cloud”
..interesting slides from Nat Torkington
via O’Reilly Radar
Aza Raskin – Humanes Interface-Design
Golem führte ein wirklich sehenswertes Interview mit Aza Raskin zum Thema Humanes Interface-Design und Firefox:

