Monthly Archives: March 2006
What Time(stamp) is it?
The app I am currently developing (in Java, not the Ruby tutorial I’ve been talking about) relies on a timestamp to report only the most recent activity to it’s clients. So, why was it not properly reporting our test data? … Continue reading
Filed under deployment, SQL
One Highly Productive Hour
It's amazing how much easier life is when the configuration is out of the way… I only had an hour to work on things tonight but was able to add the shopping cart to the tutorial application. Granted I am … Continue reading
Filed under Agile Software Dev, rails, Ruby
More fun with config
Well, the plan to work on the plane on the way ended up… ok. I ran into some more config problems – this time with MySQL, that I thought would be much easier resolved with internet access though so I … Continue reading
Filed under Agile Software Dev, rails, Ruby
Getting Started
Well, I didn’t get off to a very good start as my copy of Agile Web Development with Rails immediately crashed on me. What’s that you say? That’s the risk you take ordering a pdf book instead of the “real … Continue reading
Filed under Agile Software Dev, rails, Ruby
welcome
Welcome to the new blog. Let’s get some formalities out of the way: Name’s Jim. I’m 28 and based in Sun Prairie, WI (a Madison suburb). I’ve been working in and around Java since graduating in 2000 and am making … Continue reading
