Coming Up for Air

Monthly archives: June, 2006

The Tyranny of Choice

As I’ve mentioned before, my company is trying to decide if we really need to keep using Spring now that we’re in a “full” JEE environment. As I’ve pondered this over the past few days, I’ve realized (as I figured we would) that the choice is not so simple. Our desire in this evaluation is [...]

The Front Porch Test

Everyone knows that one of the most important things a software project is a good name, but coming up with a good name is not easy. To help with the process, we apply what my boss, Mitch, refers to as the front porch test, which is actually a rule of thumb from the pet world. [...]