Software Development

Eclipse crashes on Leopard? Add one JVM flag. Problem solved.

Getting Quartz scheduling to work with Seam proved tricky - here's what I learned navigating sparse docs and setup gotchas.

The essential pattern for safely updating ATG orders: lock management, transactions, and synchronization explained by an ATG architect.

Adding CAPTCHA protection to Seam forms takes three minutes - here's exactly how, including the build and config changes needed.

ATG's installer remains broken on OS X, but a single config.xml fix bypasses the platform limitations plaguing developers.

Emacs can edit files inside .war and .ear archives using archive-mode - add three lines to your config and edit deployments directly.

ATG's product explosion (Ticketing, Search, Merchandising, etc.) sells licenses but ignores the core platform issues.

XSS and SQL injection are the web's deadliest threats - ATG Dynamo helps but doesn't solve the problem completely.

Editing nested RepositoryItems in ATG requires programmatic tricks with RepositoryFormHandler subclassing - this approach works.

ATG Dynamo's StringUtils class quietly handles validation with isEmpty() and isBlank() methods.

JBoss Tools' properties editor looks great but strips equals signs - a quick fix prevents data loss.

Seam-gen now generates ant targets that run seam tasks directly from your IDE - no command line needed.

Enhancing seam-gen to support multiple projects.

Java constants use final and static modifiers for efficiency, memory safety, and compile-time inlining.

ATG RSS generator droplet transforms repository data into valid RSS feeds with customizable channel fields.

ItemToXMLDroplet converts repository items to XML for client-side JavaScript or Flash consumption.

Java One 2007 delivered overwhelming scale with thousands attending - but surprisingly, Apple laptops ruled sessions and hallways alike.

Expose Seam components through web services using the JBoss component model - no magic, just clean architecture and lifecycle management.

Third-party JavaScript on your site hands browser control to strangers - the security risks range from theft to phishing attacks.

SMTP remains unchanged since 1982, but modern email demands more - SMTPS finally brings security to this ancient protocol.