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Testing new feed…

Please excuse this test.  I’m “messing” with my feeds.

Is there a Spring dependency on Commons Collections?

I know there isn’t a true, requirement, that projects using Spring use Commons Collections. However, when looking at various examples I’ve found some interesting output in my logfiles. Very early in my logfiles I’m seeing a ClassNotFoundException on org.apache.commons.collections.map.LinkedMap. The message is at the DEBUG level; so I guess the code is [...]

Spring Dallas User Group (SDUG) meets tonight…

Just a reminder that the Spring Dallas User Group (SDUG) is meeting tonight. The key to this reminder is that we are meeting in our NEW LOCATION tonight. So as of today’s meeting the SDUG is now meeting at the offices of Improving Enterprises. More info on how to find Improving is [...]

Writing code for the kids…

This evening I was having fun with Noah, my 5 yr old. He was rapid firing math questions at me. Stuff like daddy what is 10+10, 20+20, 40+40, etc. This went on for 5 minutes, and just when my head was starting to hurt Noah threw me a curveball. He asked [...]

Rich Web Experience… Starts

I made it to San Jose last night for the Rich Web Experience, my bag didn’t, and had a good time at the speaker pre-party. No I’m not speaking, but I got invited and was glad to attend. Lots of fun, smart guys drinking beer and talking about all kinds of interesting stuff.
This [...]

Going to Rich Web Experience next week…

I got the clearance from my boss to attend the Rich Web Experience next week. The RWE is run by the people that produce the No Fluff Just Stuff shows so I know it will be a top-notch conference. I’m looking forward to seeing some of my favorites from the NFJS tour (Venkat [...]

Spring In Action 2 Release Party…

The Spring Dallas User Group is hosting a Spring In Action 2 book release party tomorrow night. So if you are in or around Dallas, TX on Wednesday, 8/15/07 please plan on attending the meeting.
Why should you attend the Spring In Action 2 Book Release Party…

Manning is buying everyone free pizza
Craig Walls will sign [...]

Gettin’ Groovy…

Yeah, I know my post title is lame, “Gettin’ Groovy.” That it took no real imagination at all to come up with. That it’s an overused. Blah, Blah, Blah… My response is that you don’t name a programming language, Groovy, if you don’t want to see these corny uses of its [...]

Eclipse Europa Breaks my Project…

Argh… I have an xml file that Eclipse Europa is flagging with a couple “cvc-complex-type” errors. Why??? Eclipse 3.2 had no problem with the exact same xml file.
Here are the error messages:

cvc-complex-type.2.4.c: The matching wildcard is strict, but no declaration can be found for element ‘ehcache:annotations’.
cvc-complex-type.2.4.c: The matching wildcard is strict, but [...]

I like XML config files…

Yup, I do. I LIKE XML CONFIG FILES. I especially like them when working with the Spring Framework. That’s why I have no interest in Guice. I’m almost disappointed to see all buzz by the Interface21 guys on the other options for doing bean definitions. Guys, if you’re listening, spend [...]