Tag Archives: java

Falando em Java 2009

Posted on 29 May 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Hi! This post is one more about Java related events! Two weeks ago, we had the OpenTDC 2009. And this last Sunday, we had the Falando em Java (Speaking Java) 2009. Those two were very busy weeks! As OpenTDC, Falando … Continue reading →

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OpenTDC 2009

Posted on 23 May 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

This last Sunday I went to the OpenTDC event, organized by Globalcode. It took place at the Universidade Anhembi Morumbi, down here in São Paulo, Brazil. Like the one that happened last year, it was very nice. The event started … Continue reading →

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OSGi and Modularization

Posted on 6 May 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

I just finished listening to the episode 245 of the Java Posse podcast, about OSGi. The Java Posse is one of my preferred podcasts out there. In this episode, they feature an interview with Peter Kriens and B.J. Hargrave, two … Continue reading →

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Infoq contributions

Posted on 12 Mar 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

A few months ago I started to contribute to the brazilian version of the InfoQ website. My contributions consist basically of translations of some of the articles published in the english version. If you are interested, I created a page … Continue reading →

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Store date attributes as primitive longs?

Posted on 10 Feb 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

I was reading the item 24 of this book and, in one of the last paragraphs, the author comments about storing date objects as a primitive long. The text is about making defensive copies of objects in your constructors and … Continue reading →

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Effective Java

Posted on 2 Feb 2009 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Ok, I know. Shame on me. I should have read this book a loooooong time ago. This book is a little bit dated now; it’s from 2002, and the 2nd edition is already out. Anyway, I finally came to it … Continue reading →

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The Onslaught of the Tools

Posted on 2 Dec 2008 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Before starting, please be warned: this is more like a philosophical post than anything else. I might say something in a sentence and then negate it in the next one. If you are ok with that, have fun reading on! … Continue reading →

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Java Café

Posted on 29 Oct 2008 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

A few weeks ago I went to Belgium, for an European Union project revision. While I was there, I saw this: This may not be new to European people, but certainly is to me! Nice, Java Café! And at lunch, … Continue reading →

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Podcasts!

Posted on 14 Oct 2008 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

Do you know what podcasts are? If not, shame on you! Podcasts are one of the best things invented in the last few years. And I really mean it. Podcasts are like radio shows, but you can download them, put … Continue reading →

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Sun Tech Days 2008

Posted on 2 Oct 2008 by Paulo "JCranky" Siqueira

This last Monday and Tuesday hold the Sun Tech Days 2008, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was a nice and interesting event, although the last edition was better. The event happened in a good but small venue, Amcham. I had … Continue reading →

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