Akber A Choudhry

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Repeatability of the Build

Repeatability of the Build

Apache Ant was a task-oriented build tool which was widely used in Java application builds. for those who remember it. Task-oriented. What Maven brought was an opinionated approach to the build. No more tasks; goals. Yes, there are options, but they all focus on the goal at hand. The process

7 Reasons to Migrate from SVN to Git now

7 Reasons to Migrate from SVN to Git now

1. Latest versions of Eclipse and other IDEs have a Git interface built in while SVN plugins are a clumsy add-on. Even IBM and Microsoft, with their own SCM offerings, have Git baked into their IDE products. 2. Git is a ‘distributed’ source control system and does not require a

Personal Technology and Human Memory?

Personal Technology and Human Memory?

Technology is part of our day to day lives, and we may have started to depend on it in more ways than we may be aware. There are a number of scientific studies done on this subject and they fall on both sides of the argument. We probably do not

Is Ceylon Enterprise Ready?

Ceylon is an up-and-coming JVM language with some very interesting features. I took it for a spin and experiences are posted at http://java.dzone.com/articles/ceylon-enterprise-ready

Fluent HttpClient for APIs

The new HttpClient provides a fluent interface that is quite intuitive. However, any non-trivial implementation soon starts to miss the flexibility of configuring the connection manager. As a pre-configured HttpClient can be passed into the fluent Executor, it is not necessary to configure it each time. posted at http://java.

Bloatware Destroying Android Experience

Bloatware Destroying Android Experience

Samsung makes beautiful handsets. Can Samsung please stick to doing what they do best? If you were that good at software, would you be latching on to the open-source Android in the first place? And this goes for vendors other than Samsung as well. [http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/

Software Testing

... overview and challenges Algorithmic Complexity and the Theoretical Limits of Testing: According to the undecidability theorem, most software quality properties are not provable. Therefore, what kind of testing techniques do we use to achieve software quality? While it is theoretically impossible to deterministically test a system for flawless quality, it

Overview of ITIL-based Application Backup and Recovery

Derived from a subset of IT Service Continuity Management (ITIL v3 ITSCM): ITIL v3 ITSCM considers application backup and recovery as one of the risk mitigating factors in assuring service continuity. This is a brief discussion of commonly understood IT application backup and recovery methods within the ITIL v3 ITSCM

Program Management

... things learnt while managing a large infrastructure program Program Management, a discipline that has been around for a long time (as in 'social programs'), is gaining wider acceptance as IT projects become more complex, inter-related and closer to the actual business processes that they help to run. In

Ubuntu as a First-Choice Desktop OS

Working with Linux desktops for about 15 years now, I am always preparing for workarounds and compromises when using Linux for day-to-day desktop work. Our new Canon MP-series printer/scanner/copier was to be used for scanning and colour printing. We would plug it into the Ubuntu desktop for printing

Google Apps and Blackberry-style Device Wipes

Google Apps and Blackberry-style Device Wipes

[%7B%7Bsite.url%7D%7D/assets/2012/remote-wipe.jpg] Google is changing and maturing as a corporation, and has recently missed an earnings target. Rumours abound that Google may be turning 'evil'. However, I stumbled on to some features that Google has added to its 'Apps'

Setting up the RDS Database Instance

... experimenting with Amazon AWS EC2 Update: Amazon AWS RDS can now be configured from the AWS Web console Although the RDS is a service and we are not supposed to think of it as a machine, it is just like an EC2 instance. We have to use the command-line tools,

The App is King

Networks, storage, and all other information technology infrastructure are fairly complicated things and it takes substantial planning and flawless execution to get it right. Project managers and analysts do great work to ensure that what runs on these infrastructure systems is properly specified and delivered on time. And with all

IBM Finally Gets It with WebSphere 8.5 'Liberty'

Finally! Some long-needed innovation in WebSphere application servers from IBM, and some fresh thinking that may boost the long-term viability of IBM leadership in middleware software. Whether it is the pressure from Oracle or open-source innovation, or a long-overdue grounds-up overhaul of the WebSphere application server architecture that has been

ITIL, PRINCE2 and Agile

... back-of-envelope thoughts Enterprise systems required service management to ensure that newly deployed projects run in a predictable and manageable manner. The discipline and project managment that enabled project delivery should continue in some form. The project has now become a service and service management picks up from project management, preferably

OOO - Happy 10th Birthday

Happy birthday to OpenOffice, also known as OpenOffice.Org and their contribution to the standardisation of the ODF standards and providing a viable alternative to an entrenched market leader. Reminds us of the browser wars of the early 2000s. http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/A_Brief_History_Of_OpenOffice.

Linking Dialog and Web Activities in WebSphere Commerce Marketing

... out-of-the-box marketing features IBM WebSphere Commerce 7.0 comes with a substantial set of marketing activities, namely web activities, e-mail activities and dialog activities. These are all part of a feature known as 'Precision Marketing' which works roughly as follows: An active customer action or a background processing

O2 Wireless Internet FAIL

> After I wrote the post, I remembered that O2 continues to sell dongle-based wireless Internet, to be used with computers, at the marginal rate of £5 per GB. Its CEO's blog post makes even less sense now > PS 2013 Three yeas later, and mobile data is

Google Calendar Link shows Google's Strong URL architecture

Quick Post: Just tried this today and it worked: Travel and meeting sites can give you a link that can add an entry to your Google Calendar, among ICAL and other links thare are also provided. This is very handy, as it takes care of time zones etc. and works

Third Generation eCommerce

If the first generation of eCommerce was the shopping cart, and the second wave was enabling all sales channels in addition to on-line sales, then we are now beginning a new trend: the creation of an ecosystem around offered products and services. [http://files.dgwave.com/wp/2010/02/3g.