A Perl Positive…
Feeling guilty about posting nothing but negatives on Perl I felt I better post a positive. I like Perl's "no unnecessary limits" philosophy. And with that I like the variable-length…
Another Perl Issue…
I have another issue to note about Perl. Before I note it I'd like to say that I'm really digging Perl. I'm seeing that Perl will replace a number of…
Still Reading “Learning Perl”…
It's a good book. I wish I could have more time to dedicate to reading and working the exercises. I'll be out-of-town this weekend and won't make much progress. I've…
JUnit: The Definitive Guide…
I am very excited about an email I got this past Sunday. Derek Lane, a fellow member of the Java users group I am active with is finishing up "JUnit:…
First Perl question/confusion…
Working through "Learning Perl" I've got a problem with strings. Specifically the difference b/t single-quoted and double-quoted strings and the use of the backslash character. In the Single-quoted strings section…
JavaMUG Recap – Marc Fleury Presentation…
In one word the presentation was great. I had never seen Marc speak before and he was impressive. He's very "high energy". I wasn't sure how knowledgeable he would be…
Testing Blockquote…
I am writing an entry and want to have code show-up in a seperate block. You know, like all the cool people do. Lets see if it works. System.out.println("I hope…
It has been Decided…
I am going with the "Learning Perl" book. I was sold by one of the comments in my previous post on the subject. Check back for questions I come up…
Big Speaker Coming Tonight…
Our speaker for this month's JavaMUG meeting is Marc Fleury, founder and president of JBoss. I'm very excited. The normal presenters are local authors/ developers. Not bad speakers, but nobody…
Vacation Recap, The Long Story…
Below you can read my very long, detailed, probably boring recap of a truly great vacation. Katie and I flew with Noah to Indiana and then rented a car for…