Archive Posts for: August 29, 2010

This looks like it may be the best Java API for working with Cassandra.

Hector – a Java Cassandra client | PrettyPrint.me This looks like it may be the best Java API for working with Cassandra. (tags: api code database java programming)

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Challenging “Challenging Dogma”

Challenging Dogma, originally uploaded by andrewrosspoetry. I somehow got sucked into a rather exhausting debate on evolution with creationist Andrew Ross in the comment section of one of his photographs on Flickr.

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A very good overview and cheat-sheet of the Scrum agile process for software development.

Scrum Basics A very good overview and cheat-sheet of the Scrum agile process for software development. (tags: agile guide tutorial)

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First impressions of Gremlin, a Graph-Based Programming Language

Gremlin: A Graph-Based Programming Language This is a Java-embeddable language that can perform queries on generalized graphs using a clear and concise XPath-based query language. In addition it adds typical scripting constructs that make it a complete language. However these additions seem weak, and I think a pure query language (like SQL) would have been [...]

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My first musical composition

I never tried this before, but here is my first attempt at creating music. The words are from a poem by W.B. Yeats; the music and the performance are by me. Come Gather Round Me, Parnellites

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Nice easy-to-use command-line argument parser with a lot of functionality.

JCommander Nice easy-to-use command-line argument parser with a lot of functionality. (tags: library programming java)

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Some quite impressive examples of what you can do in HTML5 — easy to copy and adapt. (via @susiewee)

HTML5 Studio Some quite impressive examples of what you can do in HTML5 — easy to copy and adapt. (via @susiewee) (tags: html5 web tutorial)

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The panel schedule for the last SXSW Interactive gives some sense of the breath of this event.

SCHED* Unofficial Guide to SXSW 2010: Schedule for Panel Events @ Austin, TX The panel schedule for the last SXSW Interactive gives some sense of the breath of this event.

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