db4o: Object-Identity and High-Level-Caching
In the last two posts (#1, #2) we never ever used anything like an id for any object. So how the hell does db4o identify objects? How does it ensure…
Read moreC vs Java, Doctor Who and Slow Club
Normally C- vs. Java-performance comparisons are wonderful and entertaining flame-wars. However this blog-post is very reasonable and each argument justified. I’ve stumbled by accident on a hand-cam-quality teaser of Doctor…
Read moredb4o: Activation- & Update-Depth
Activation is a very basic concept in db4o. In this post I’ll illustrate what it is, why it’s there and how you handle it. (All posts of this series: the…
Read moredb4o, The Basics
With this post I start a little series about db4o, an object database. Why? Because I think object databases are a quite unknown technology. Normally when developers talk about databases…
Read moreYouTrack Beta
Jetbrains has released the first beta of their new bug-tracker, YouTrack (previously code-named Charisma). I’ve used the EAP before and I liked it. YouTrack doesn’t focus on having thousands of…
Read moreTalks: User-Interface, Multi-Core etc
Again some talks on the net I can recommend. Aza Raskin talks about how make user interface (and websites) better by reducing unnecessary interaction: Don’t Make Me Click. Amdahl’s Law…
Read moreArg…apache.org down, Java on 1000 Cores
I just wanted to download some libs and tools from apache.org this morning. However the site is down, due a compromised SSH Key. =( Meanwhile you could watch this geeky-talk…
Read moreBrian Beckman and Erik Meijer: Reactive Framework
This wonderful talk with Erik Meijer and Brian Beckman about reactive programming was published recently on channel 9. It starts of with simple and familiar things, the IEnumerable-Interface (or Iterable…
Read moreHiro, the World’s Fastest IOC Container
The creator of the LinFu-library is working on the ‘world’s fastest IOC container’, called Hiro. Basically Hiro reads once the configuration and then it compiles everything to a fixed, immutable…
Read moreProject Natal
Project Natal is the vision to interact with video-games without a controller. Cameras are used to captures movement, recognize people etc. Basically an EyeToy version 2.0. This is a very…
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