http://www.oliverh.com/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 04:15:28 +0200 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt DokuWiki http://www.oliverh.com/lib/images/favicon.ico http://www.oliverh.com/ http://www.oliverh.com/blog/arrogancy-of-java-developers?rev=1161613324 Look at this discussion at The Server Side: <http://www.theserverside.com/news/thread.tss?thread_id=32777#162943> Introspection is part of the java.beans package. The java.lang.Class class provides reflection. (Introspection is a higher-level concept that is largely built on reflection.) If a junior-level Java engineer did not know the difference between these two in an interview, it would weigh heavily against their hiring. For a supposed expert who writes books about technology, this ability … Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:22:04 +0200 http://www.oliverh.com/blog/bogus-python-comparison?rev=1161002572 “ [O]bjects of different types always compare unequal, and are ordered consistently but arbitrarily.” And later on: “ [T]he choice whether one object is considered smaller or larger than another one is made arbitrarily but consistently within one execution of a program.” Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:42:52 +0200 http://www.oliverh.com/blog/canvas-text?rev=1160667985 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:46:25 +0200 http://www.oliverh.com/blog/portableapps?rev=1160685223 Recently I gave some portable apps a try. A portable applications is a computer program that does not require an installation. Just unzip and execute. According the portableapps.com Why I like Portable Apps? First, That was one thing I always liked about Eclipse. “Download, unzip and run.” Thu, 12 Oct 2006 22:33:43 +0200 http://www.oliverh.com/blog/welcome?rev=1160608149 I’ve just relaunched this website... So, welcome to the new version of my homepage. The site runs now on DokuWiki which seems to be a pretty nice wiki. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 01:09:09 +0200