You're a Bad Manager. Embrace It.

You're a Bad Manager. Embrace It.: "You manager developers and you'd like to think you're a good manager... but look at the evidence. Most, if not all, of your projects are late. Your team often delivers products riddled with bugs. Quite a few never ship at all. How can you be a good manager if you constantly fail? Isn't getting the job done a big part of being a good manager? Let's look at this situation.Let's look at a few of..."

Java 7 : The New try-with-resources Statement

Java 7 : The New try-with-resources Statement: "From build 105, the compiler and runtime of the Java 7 Releases have
support for the new form of try : try-with-resources, also called ARM
(Automatic Resource Management) blocks.This new statement makes
working with streams and all kind of closeable resources easier. For
example, in Java, you can have this kind of code :


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Effective Teamworking With Eclipse: Change Sets

Effective Teamworking With Eclipse: Change Sets: "The last two days I have been looking at various ways that Eclipse assists developers when working with version control systems. First, we talked about highlighting local changes, then we discussed how to automatically synchronize with the version control system. Todays tip deals with Change Sets, which is the most useful feature in Eclipse for seeing real context behind changes in version..."

Experience: JasperServer Enterprise Edition

Experience: JasperServer Enterprise Edition: "I have been given a one-year commercial license by the Jaspersoft to test their JasperServer Enterprise Edition version 3.7.0.1. This software is very valuable for use in a company that might need to handle large amounts of data. From the data one can create customized reports, which prove to be valuable for supervisors and, of course, the boss."