I have used JavaScript of and on for many years but in the last three years I have used it seriously for building a large client-side web application. During that time I have push many of the boundaries of JavaScript and uncovered some fundamental issues with the language. One of the most common complaints about… Continue reading JavaScript Ruminations
Author: Reflector
I am a Senior Engineer for VMware, a company that produces cloud and virtual machine software. When not working I enjoy board games and woodworking (producing furniture and other items for our house).
New Job
I guess that I’m now starting up this blog again I should state that I have a new job since the last time. Because of the volatility of the tech industry my prior company, RockYou let go about half of their staff and being one of the last ones hired I ended up being one… Continue reading New Job
Back Again
A while back my blog died. I had no idea what went wrong and I had no wish to spend what would most likely be days of time figuring it out. Instead, I just let it languish. Over the years I tried half-heartedly to fix it but to no avail. Things in my life have changed… Continue reading Back Again
PHP Reflections
In my (relatively) new job we use PHP for the backend. This is the first time that I’ve used PHP for doing any real work and now that I’m using it for real I have found it to be an interesting language. I am still on the fence about whether I actually like it or… Continue reading PHP Reflections
Time Waits for no One
Joda Time is a library that improves the functionality and usability of dates and times in the Java environment. The built-in Java classes are hard to use, missing common functionality, and do the wrong thing in many cases. Thus was born Joda Time. It has been so successful that it was made the basis of JSR-310,… Continue reading Time Waits for no One