Friday, July 26, 2002

Common? Maybe.. I've discovered Jakarta Commons today. I mean, I always knew it was there - but it's actually a repository of some really useful stuff. Latka - a web site testing tool, much like maxQ except with XML test files. Looks very useful. HTTP Client - you use this instead of java.net already don't you? Collections - just what I was looking for. Especially the ComparatorChain - very useful. Lang - duplicates a lot of the OSCore TextUtils stuff, but there's some other useful methods here. Lots of fun stuff to play with basically. [rebelutionary] 10:50:13 PM

Bacteria defies last-resort antibiotic [Nature Science Update] this was inevitable.  bad. 8:08:25 PM

Unit tests are good, mmm k?. Charles' Six Rules of Unit Testing are very useful. I like this guy more and more! People who unit test are good. I'll take an average developer who writes good tests over a 'gun' who feels he doesn't need to write tests. [The Desktop Fishbowl] [rebelutionary] 8:07:30 PM

Eric Lafortune's ProGuard 1.1 is a GPL'd class file shrinker and obfuscator. Matthew Pekar's Pounder 0.91 is a GUI testing tool for Java. Developers can record scriptsthat are then run in JUnit. Java 1.4 is required. Pounder is released under the LGPL. [Cafe Au Lait] [rebelutionary] 7:56:57 PM

Enterprise Instant Messaging? Trillian Pro Coming. Leaked versions of Trillian Pro 1.0 hint that the popular cross-network IM client will launch as a premium product for the enterprise market. [australia.internet.com] [rebelutionary] 7:50:10 PM

Islander Bahama Find this page about Islander Bahamas.  Interesting for me because I've just joined a co-op where we share a Bahama (and the associated costs). 4:13:11 PM