More and more projects (especially startups) have been choosing to build their software in multiple languages. Rather than using SQL for the database, XML for the RPC and Java for the everything else, companies have learned that sometimes a different language can serve best in a specific area. Ola Bini provides some guidance with regards […]
One of the most surprising things I’ve ever read about Scala came in the form of a (mostly positive) review article. This article went to some lengths comparing Scala to Java, JRuby on Groovy, discussing many of its advantages and disadvantages relative to those languages. Everyone seems to be writing articles to this effect these […]
Yes, yes I know: Ruby is a dynamic language. The word “static” is literally opposed to everything the language stands for. With that said, I think that even Ruby development environments would benefit from some simple static analysis, just enough to catch the really idiotic errors.
Here’s the crux of the problem: people don’t test well. […]
As I have previously written, I have recently been spending some time experimenting with various aspects of Scala, including some of the frameworks which have become available. One of the frameworks I have had the privilege of using is the somewhat unassumingly-titled Specs, and implementation of the behavior-driven development methodology in Scala.
Specs takes full advantage […]
As some of you may know, I’ve been following the Buildr project with a fair degree of interest of late. Just last week, Assaf announced their first release as an Apache project: Buildr 1.3.0. Being of the inquisitive bend, I decided that this would be an excellent time to reevaluate its suitability for use in […]