NetBeans 7.0 is finally released !! You can find it at www.netbeans.org. This is really nice Java development tool. I advocate NetBeans for (at least) last five, six, years whenever I am involved into Java development, but recently I decided to take part in NetCAT 7.0 program. It was devoted to getting NetBeans better and […]
It turned out that people responsible for O’Reilly’s community support decided to make me a Featured Blogger within recent Blogger Newsletter release. It’s really nice to be appreciated such way. Thanks guys!
It turned out that people responsible for O’Reilly’s community support decided to make me a Featured Blogger within recent Blogger Newsletter release. It’s really nice to be appreciated such way. Thanks guys!
After moving from Java into Objective-C world you will notice that some things are not that straight as you could expect. One of these is a implementation of Singleton pattern. In Java and C++ you can easily restrict object creation via private constructor. In Objective-C, you have to deal with it slightly different. // Singleton […]
Summary: iOS 4/XCode 4 explained Programming iOS 4 is one of the publications available on market that are devoted to iOS related programming. And I was quite impressed when I was reading it. First of all, it is based not only on iOS 4 but on XCode 4 as well. This is huge advantage because […]
Summary: Simple, yet powerful Simply put, one of the best R starters around. What you get here are recipes for most common problems you will face while working with R. This book is an extended version of 25 Recipes for Getting Started with R. However, the coverage of material is different. While 25 Recipes focus […]
Summary: Binding data sources in R Have you ever wondered whether R can utilize regular expressions? Have you been forced to download data from particular source before you start using it within R? Or maybe you were not quite sure how to deal with XML within R scripts. Well, thats what Data Mashups are all […]
Summary: Lots, lots, of material for data lovers I don’t like focusing on money when it comes to reviews, but this time I have to admit – yes, this is what you can call an expensive package. Is it worth money? It depends. If you focus on data at your day to day work, you […]
Summary: Good introduction to Instruments So, you have already incorporated Unit Testing into your application. Now, it’s time to test the UI. Manual testing doesn’t scale here. If you have came up with complex application, you can find yourself in a position where testing most of the functionality and their variations is simply impossible. Another […]
Summary: have fun while creating great things If you want to came up with something you usually have two options. Either you go with some kind of process (this way is usually good one if you want to have your back covered) or you go with unconventional methods (if you have enough money to cover […]
Summary: make yourself comfortable with unit tests Unit testing is quite important when it comes to writing good, fault proof applications. Nobody likes to write Unit tests unless they got used to it. If you start using them, you will probably feel uncomfortable when tests are missing. Unit testing is basically a way of making […]
By default, you won’t find JDK sources within Mac OS X – 1.6 (at least, I couldn’t find them). However, you can install src.jar by installing JDK manually. First, you have to go here (note that you have to be ADC – membership is free of charge): http://connect.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/MemberSite.woa/wa/downloads Download most recent JDK release and install […]
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Summary: find solutions for typical iOS 4 related issues iOS 4 Programming Cookbook was the first of cookbook series I have ever read. The idea of this series is to present recipes that will allow you to “prepare” piece of code that does “something”. Recipes are presented very consistent way through the description of the […]
Summary: start working with R – gently way Simple, straight to the point, and nicely composed introduction to R. This is the first impression after you go briefly through all the chapters. I am not regular R user – I use R periodically when I have to perform server log analysis. However I remember my […]
Summary: get these ribbons working fine ;) Microsoft Office 2011 is a big leap in Mac world. It is faster, more stable and filled with lots of new features. It has a new look and feel as well. If you are like me, you’d rather stay with old good interface you have gotten used to. […]
Disk Utility creates DVD images using CDR format. You can convert them into ISO using following command: hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o dvd_image.iso dvd_image.cdr
Summary: become familiar with Excel built in functions Microsoft Excel 2010 is typical FAQ/lecture like book. What you get is a list of issues that you probably encounter, sooner or later, during Excel programming. Each chapter is organized the same way. At first, you get the list of questions that are related to topics covered […]
Summaryt: Find the best solution for particular UI related issues Patterns are present within IT industry for quite some time. Typically, books related to patterns application refer to particular language and present patterns either using either the language they refer to or using UML. Jenifer takes a different approach. Instead of providing reader with technology […]