@nzkoz And in reality, the show case for 2PC transactions is always done in batch processes running at night :-)
RT @obie: Just published an epic blog post on 10 Reasons Pair Programming Is Not For the Masses http://bit.ly/oFOPS
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RT @nicksieger: Eagerly awaiting JRuby 1.4? Posted on what to expect, and how you can help: http://bit.ly/6i9HY (via @engineyard)
@nicksieger: "Here’s a more realistic example of implementing a JAX-RS/Jersey resource using Ruby": http://github.com/nicksieger/ruby-jersey
Finding out that for an ex-Emacs addict and long-time OS X user like me, Aquamacs' keybindings work perfectly
"I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated."
@dnene My guess is Python/Django and Ruby/Rails are roughly equivalent in terms of productivity, as is probably true for Groovy/Grails, too.
Amazed that WS-Enumeration is still alive (see http://www.w3.org/TR/ws-enumeration/ (WD dated 06/2009); now wondering about implementations
@uncommented, "sadly not all projects are web projects...": True, even though there are fewer and fewer good reasons for that fact
Given free choice, I would start most projects in Ruby, possibly JRuby; still convinced nothing beats Ruby & Rails productivity for Web apps
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@codemonkeyism: "Would I start a project in Java? I would have in 2008. Would I in 2009? Probably not, I’d use Scala." http://bit.ly/17pLgN
RT @olabini:Olas law #24: The complexity of a typical Java project is generally only overshadowed by the complexity of its Maven build file.
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@dret True. Doesn't necessarily make it less interesting, though. And the author is pretty clear that CREST != REST
@sallamar @codeblogger At least until page 100, this seems quite interesting (maybe it's just the final presentation that's underwhelming)
Computational REST by @jerenkrantz at http://www.erenkrantz.com/CREST/ (via @codeblogger) – Not sure yet if this is insightful or stupid
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@TCole1066: "In Berlin gibt's das beste Bier der Welt. Keine Ahnung, welche Marke. Aber nach 42 km ist JEDES Bier das beste!" – Glückwunsch!