As any users have probably noticed, little is happening on this at present bar bug-fixes. This is primarily as I am no longer using it at work and therefore have little inclination to work on it, other than the guilt of support.
Therefore, if you are interested in it and would like a try at either [...]
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CheckStyle-IDEA: Adopt a project!
CheckStyle IDEA 3.0 Release
After a long long wait, I’ve finally bit the bullet and released CheckStyle-IDEA 3.0.
What is it? Integrated real-time and static CheckStyle scanning for IntelliJ IDEA 7 and 8.
What’s new in 3.0?
CheckStyle 5.0 support (thanks to jicken)
Per-module configuration support
Severity filtering on result list.
Please note that you will need to reconfigure the plugin, due to changes in [...]
Linux love for TeamCity
For far too long we’ve been running our TeamCity build agents on Windows 2003 Server. This was, originally, driven by necessity. We were using Selenium, and out client cared only for a single browser: Internet Explorer. As time progressed we decided Selenium was costing us more than we received from it, so we dropped it. [...]
Building Java 7 on Mac OS X
Update 26/5/9: Updated for last night’s source with the JIBX libraries, and note on the version of XCode.
So, I’ve just got my laptop back after a brief separation. What does one do?
Compile the JDK, of course!
For those unfamiliar with the situation, Apple hate Java developers. Well, one suspects they do. Apple being Apple, one never [...]
Keyboard Woes
Like many programmers, I’m very picky about my input devices. Particularly about keyboards – both at home and work I use a Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000. Despite the overly lengthy name, it’s a superb piece of kit and I wouldn’t work without it.
Apple, however, don’t believe in locales outside the US. And so the [...]
Checking the EDT with aspects
I am unreasonably fond of Swing. While it has plenty of foibles, and brings a new horror to UIs with Metal, it’s nevertheless quite a nice framework to use – once you’re familiar with it.
The problem is that getting familiar is a path strewn with brambles and holes full on punji sticks. One of the [...]
The Curse of Open Source
One must only browse the vast repositories of half-finished software at SourceForge to see that many promising (or just plain useful) projects seem to just vanish, left incomplete and at the mercy of bit-rot.
The main reasons for this are threefold:
A lot of open-source software is written to scratch an itch. That itch may not be [...]
Building a Successful Agile Team – Slides
John and I received a most encouraging reception to our presentation at XPDay on Thursday, Building a Successful Agile Team.
Gojko Adzic was kind enough to do a write-up for those who missed it.
For those interested, you can find the slides here:
Building a Successful Agile Team
XPDay 2008
I was lucky enough last week to skip our release days and instead spend the time listening and learning at XPDay in London (and, on Thursday evening, drinking myself somewhat silly).
They chose an interesting format this year – only a few presentations were pre-approved, and most of the presentation space was opened to proposals during [...]
