Author Archives: Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Quick introduction to functions in Scala

Posted on 29 Oct 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

So, as you might already know, Scala is a functional language. This means that it is heavily based on functions (Scala actually mixes Object Orientation and Functional Programming). Lets take a look on how to use functions in Scala. It … Continue reading →

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Base Scala classes

Posted on 11 Oct 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

And I’m back! Last month was really busy. Among other things, I had to travel, both for business and a small vacation. But now I’m back. Uhu! Thank you all for reading! Now, back on topic. This time, I’ll cover … Continue reading →

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Implementing Java Serializable is not as simple as it seems

Posted on 14 Sep 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Sometimes we have to send objects “over the wire” to remote machines. Or we have to write them on disk. Or for any other unknown reason, you have to make your entity class Serializable. Maybe you are using an API … Continue reading →

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Globalcode’s Casual Class: JAVAEE 6

Posted on 6 Sep 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

This is a little late, but anyway… Two weeks ago I attend one more of the Globalcode‘s Casual Class‘es. This one was about JAVAEE 6 and the main technologies that will be part of it when it comes out – … Continue reading →

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Why not use java clone method

Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

The Java Language is very nice. It has a lot of useful features and APIs. But it isn’t perfect. There are a lot of bad design decisions that, due to the decision of maintaining full backwards compatibility, stays as they … Continue reading →

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Import statements in Scala

Posted on 18 Aug 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

One more baby step into Scala, in this second of a series of posts. Import statements. Scala’s import statements are very similar to Java’s, but with some small differences that allow you to write more concise code. Take a look … Continue reading →

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Scala First Impressions

Posted on 4 Aug 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Somewhere in the last few months,  I decided to learn Scala. And master it. There are several reasons to do this, but a couple of them is enough for me: The desire to learn something new, different. Java is nice, … Continue reading →

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Globalcode’s Casual Class: Robotics

Posted on 25 Jul 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Yesterday held the seventh edition of the Globalcode‘s Casual Class, this time featuring Robotics. Like before, this is a meeting that includes technology, pizza and beer! Can’t get much better than that =) This time, the event was mainly presented … Continue reading →

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SE-Radio

Posted on 23 Jul 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Quick post this time. Again, on the topic of podcasts, I’ll talk about one I listen to regularly. Created by a german guy, SE-Radio is a great show targeted at software developers of any skill level and background. Also, they … Continue reading →

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The Snitcher

Posted on 10 Jul 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

The Snitcher is a new Open Source project we just made available at Kenai. It comes to help us solving a problem that occurs a lot occurs a lot to us: allowing users to easily submit bug reports. It is … Continue reading →

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