Tag Archives: java

Scala at the guardian uk

Posted on 9 Apr 2011 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Hi! In the news this last week, there was some information regarding the usage of Scala by The Guardian, a UK newspaper, and one of the biggest on the planet. I was aware that they were using Scala internally, but … Continue reading →

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sbt and maven

Posted on 8 Mar 2011 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

A few months ago I talked about my first impressions about sbt (simple build tool) here. My conclusion at the time was that NetBeans + Maven combination would suit me better. This changed a little bit, so I’m revisiting this … Continue reading →

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Why I gave up Google App Engine for now

Posted on 25 Oct 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Google App Engine is nice. Cloud Computing is nice. But I’m giving up GAE for now, and bellow is why. I (re)started to play around with Google App Engine about one or two weeks ago. Of course I read a … Continue reading →

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Simple Build Tool for Scala

Posted on 6 Oct 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Recently I started looking at some alternatives for increasing productivity when writing code and building systems in Scala. One option that is getting some attention is SBT – Simple Build Tool. In some ways, it is similar to Spring Roo. … Continue reading →

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N900 Trial

Posted on 5 Sep 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Hello! After a big pause, I’m back =) For this comeback I’ll be talking about something off topic, yet interesting: a high end mobile phone. Out of the blue, I got a chance to try out the Nokia N900. In … Continue reading →

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Profissao Java 2010

Posted on 27 Jun 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Hi! Talking again about events: Profissao Java 2010 (something like Java Profession 2010 in english). This event happened yesterday, Saturday, June 26th, 2010 (obviously :P). Was an one-day event, right to the point filled with information regarding a lot of … Continue reading →

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KeyStore Explorer and Digital Certificates

Posted on 22 Jun 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Ok, one more post aimed at my memory, but that can end up helping others as well 😉 I’ve been playing around with digital certificates in Java, because I’ll have to implement some stuff here that requires secure calls to … Continue reading →

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DSL in Scala for Date Calculation

Posted on 1 Jun 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

I’ve been attending a course about Java Architecture in Caelum these last weeks. In one of those Saturdays, the instructor mentioned a little bit about DSLs. Better yet, he gave us an example using Scala =) Now, the example was … Continue reading →

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TDD Talk at UMC

Posted on 14 May 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Yesterday I gave a speech, with two friends, about Test Driven Development at UMC, here in Mogi das Cruzes – SP – Brazil. The talk was nice, and this post is just to thank Claudinho and Fabio, the two friends … Continue reading →

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Scala Pattern Matching: the reason to fall in love with Scala

Posted on 29 Apr 2010 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Scala has a lot of interesting features and, among them, one of the most interesting ones is Pattern Matching. If you still need a reason to try Scala this is the one. Actually, I might be exaggerating a little bit, … Continue reading →

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