Search
The Way of the Software Engineer

Archive for April, 2007

Stupid mistakes

Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2007

There is a specific level of concentration required to write good code. Some programmers call this “the zone” or give it other such terms, but all of them – or at least the good ones – know how to put themselves in this state and just let the code flow. In order for the binary [...]

jBluez

Posted by admin on April 19th, 2007

About 6 months ago I wanted to pull some data from a bluetooth adapter into a little java app. I did the usual google searching and found (among others) jBluez. Being free and working on Linux, this seemed like the right solution for me. But there are problems with jBluez. It has a few bugs [...]

Stealing net?

Posted by admin on April 18th, 2007

CNN is reporting on people in London being arrested for using an open wireless network. I’m not sure about London, but in every major city in the US it’s hard not to be in range of at least 2 wireless networks at any given time. Can this really be considered a crime? These people are [...]

CodeBudo

Posted by admin on April 16th, 2007

Budo – Literally ” the way of the combat “, this term was adopted in the 20th Century to applied to Martial Arts in general, emphasizing its pacific aspects. In addition to the physical discipline and the different techniques, it implies an attitude of mind, spirit and of certain ethics. Budo emphasizes not only the [...]