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Enterprise Java Developer / Team Leader
A java enterprise developer specializing in open source technologies, and large scale security and identity management integration.
View my resume for an overview.
When it comes to getting things done, we need fewer architects and more bricklayers.
Technologies I've been interested in recently are all about maximum bang for your programming buck. JQuery, OSGi, Groovy, etc.
Like hooking up Maven release numbers to connect directly to bugzilla project versions.
Making jQuery and thickbox work for visually impared users on screen readers. It's all about focus.
Life is "trying things to see if they work." —Ray Bradbury
Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual. —ARTHUR KOESTLER
By user home: du -k /home/ | sort -n | tail -10All. This generally takes forever: cd / du -k | sort -n | tail -10 ..more
The issue comes up in every new project - how to create a custom build or customized configuration for each environment. There will be different configurations for JDBC connections, SOAP endpoints, etc. loaded as ResourceBundles, Spring properties, and so on.Stack overflow has a discussion on configuration patterns where most of the potential solutions are represented. Many externalize the files ..more
Struts2 bundled (built-in) validator regex type could really have some better examples! Here's a basic phone number regex sample for a standard North American telephone number e.g. 123-456-7890Key point is to use start/end pattern indicators ^ and $ - otherwise 123-456-78901234 etc. will also match!
Proving again and old-school c is still fast and relevant, he talks about a "data structure" storage server (that which is not a database, but still a means to store data). Any programmer can see why this would be a valuable hook for the debugging process (think HSQL, MockDB, etc).The fascinating tidbit at the end of the article is what got me interested however:hurl.it"Hurl makes HTTP requests. ..more
Background - What is a TAI?To correlate between external authentication (e.g. SSO with Oracle AM WebGate, IBM TAM, etc.) and the WebSphere Application Server (WAS) User Registry identity, use a Trust Association Interceptor within the WebSphere security layer. Lightweight Third Party Authentication (LTPA) is the mechanism by which WAS supports SSO. With LTPA a token is created with the user data ..more
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