First run Maven GAE Plugin

2010-01-30

Until now I used the Eclipse plugin to develop and test Google App Engine applications. Today I tried the Maven GAE Plugin, in order to become more flexible and independent from Eclipse. My first observations were: As I started with the Maven GAE Archetype, the package declaration of the generated code did not match the actual [...]

Bookmark (PDF): The Fastest and Shortest Algorithm for all well-defined Problems

2010-01-28

An algorithm M is described that solves any well-de¯ned problem p as quickly as the fastest algorithm computing a solution to p, save for a factor of 5 and low- order additive terms.

Bookmark: Mac OS X Netbook Compatibility Chart

2010-01-27

Most of the popular netbooks can run OS X, but there are plenty of caveats: non-functioning components which lack drivers, need to be replaced, or which simply can't be gotten working at all.

Bookmark: 10 Common CSS Browser Compatibility Issues/Bugs You Must Know

2010-01-26

In today's scenario browser bugs with CSS can be an incredible source of frustration for Web designers and developers. In this post I'm sharing some most common CSS browser compatibility Issues/Bugs. Here's the following list:

laugavegurinn

2010-01-13

(Bookmark) Diese Wanderung ist die bekannteste Wanderstrecke Islands. Sie ist sehr abwechslungsreich und führt durch verschiedene Landschaftsformen, deren Form und Farbgebung ändert. Grün bemoste Lavaberge, Gletscher, Wasserfälle, Flüsse und dampfende heiße Quellen begleiten einen während der Wanderung. Nur Bäume gibt es (bis auf den Krüppelbirkenwälder in Þórsmörk) keine. Meines Erachtens gehört diese Strecke zu den Top-Trails der Welt.

Multiple return values as class?

2010-01-10

Recently I struggled again with the issue, that Java does not support multiple return values of a function. Usually, this is not a problem, but sometimes it is just not very elegant. In this case, I was writing a method that computes the bounds of a crop rectangle (in percent of the original image size). Please [...]

Neue Foto Gallerie

2009-12-30

Ich habe meine Foto Gallerie mal wieder aktualisiert. Dieses Mal habe ich die Gallerie auf Basis der Google App Engine Platform implementiert. Mehr über meine Erfahrungen bei der Entwicklung der Gallerie kann man hier lesen.

First Google App Engine application

2009-12-30

As a coding exercise, I started writing a small application for the Google App Engine environment. It is a very simple web photo gallery, managing photos in albums. The main purpose of the application was to get my hands on some new frameworks, and also learn about deployment on the Google App Engine Environment. You can [...]

Mindmap: Cloud Computing Players

2009-12-30

Mindmap of cloud computing. /via http://twitter.com/mprove/status/7192361201

Another Version of the Truth: The Gift

2009-12-28

12 months, a core team of dozens (with a network of thousands) spanning 3 continents, 4 languages, 5 specialist teams, countless sleepless nights... It's finally here.