Comments for www.jillesvangurp.com http://www.jillesvangurp.com Yet another blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:12 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 Comment on log4j, maven, surefire, jetty and how to make it work by Marlin Johnson http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/13/log4j-maven-surefire-jetty-and-how-to-make-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-43268 Marlin Johnson Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:09:12 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=687#comment-43268 I cannot get this to work for the life of me. The logging is still working, but it will not use log4j. I must be missing something. If I explicitly use Log4J logging in my src code it will load the log4j.xml and work as expected. If I use the commons-logging api I cannot get anything but the default logging to work because it will not read my log4j.xml file. I cannot get this to work for the life of me. The logging is still working, but it will not use log4j. I must be missing something. If I explicitly use Log4J logging in my src code it will load the log4j.xml and work as expected. If I use the commons-logging api I cannot get anything but the default logging to work because it will not read my log4j.xml file.

]]> Comment on Wordpress review by proefabonnement Telegraaf http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2005/10/02/wordpress-review/comment-page-1/#comment-43265 proefabonnement Telegraaf Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:42:55 +0000 http://blog.jillesvangurp.com/?p=57#comment-43265 There was an other upgrade, i just love wordpress There was an other upgrade, i just love wordpress

]]> Comment on kamppi.nokia.mobi by Paul http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2009/04/16/kamppinokiamobi/comment-page-1/#comment-43244 Paul Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:59:28 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=586#comment-43244 Hi Jilles I think you are right as far as the value of such an app is to the mall. The mall sees value in having marketing on the app. However I believe that there is much more value in the map as far as the shoppers are concerned provided the app can achieve its intended purpose of making mall navigation EASY and FUN ! No more getting lost in the mall ! Believe me I do see the marketing potential of it but if the mall is only interested in what they can get from it then I am not interested in working with them. I want it to be of value to the shopper. I am still re-designing the app which came 10th in the competition. I have added full "block-diagram" maps of each level together with zoom and pan features. I have also added cartoon characters just to make it FUN. I realise that too many buttons to press will scare some people off so it has a very simple navigation mode plus a more advanced navigation mode for the more adventurous types. I recently spent 2 days walking the mall with pen and paper in hand to verify store names and coordinates because the information on the malls website was hopelessly inaccurate. The mall no longer prints maps since they installed digital touch screens with maps displayed. Unfortunately these touchscreen maps are also inacurate and not at all helpful to the user. So heres a clear example of the mall believing there is value in the map (because of the advertising it carries) meanwhile when you ask users of the touchscreen map they tell you the map doesnt help them at all so whats the value to the shoppers ?. NONE !! I hope to test my next prototype soon and then post it on a website and let the people decide if it is usefull or not. I am prepared to admit that I may have the formula all wrong. The proof will be in the eating so to speak. This mall is the biggest and most confusing in my country so if I can crack this mall then the others will be easy. regards Paul Hi Jilles

I think you are right as far as the value of such an app is to the mall. The mall sees value in having marketing on the app.

However I believe that there is much more value in the map as far as the shoppers are concerned provided the app can achieve its intended purpose of making mall navigation EASY and FUN ! No more getting lost in the mall !

Believe me I do see the marketing potential of it but if the mall is only interested in what they can get from it then I am not interested in working with them. I want it to be of value to the shopper.

I am still re-designing the app which came 10th in the competition. I have added full “block-diagram” maps of each level together with zoom and pan features. I have also added cartoon characters just to make it FUN.

I realise that too many buttons to press will scare some people off so it has a very simple navigation mode plus a more advanced navigation mode for the more adventurous types.

I recently spent 2 days walking the mall with pen and paper in hand to verify store names and coordinates because the information on the malls website was hopelessly inaccurate.

The mall no longer prints maps since they installed digital touch screens with maps displayed. Unfortunately these touchscreen maps are also inacurate and not at all helpful to the user. So heres a clear example of the mall believing there is value in the map (because of the advertising it carries) meanwhile when you ask users of the touchscreen map they tell you the map doesnt help them at all so whats the value to the shoppers ?. NONE !!

I hope to test my next prototype soon and then post it on a website and let the people decide if it is usefull or not.

I am prepared to admit that I may have the formula all wrong. The proof will be in the eating so to speak.

This mall is the biggest and most confusing in my country so if I can crack this mall then the others will be easy.

regards

Paul

]]> Comment on macbook pro, cons and pros by inquileSmerie http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2008/10/16/macbook-pro-cons-and-pros/comment-page-1/#comment-43219 inquileSmerie Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:39:21 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=493#comment-43219 My old one is no good any more, has anyone ever bought one of these: http://www.break.com/usercontent/2010/1/petite-star-zia-–-nurseryvalue-com-1613432 My old one is no good any more, has anyone ever bought one of these:

http://www.break.com/usercontent/2010/1/petite-star-zia-–-nurseryvalue-com-1613432

]]> Comment on X-Plane 9 review by Curro Ocana http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2008/06/08/x-plane-9-review/comment-page-1/#comment-42954 Curro Ocana Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:46:34 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=417#comment-42954 It does have it, but it takes a LOT of frames per second. Go to "Environment", and "Planes and situations". You can choose up to 6 other planes to fly about. I strongly advise to fly online if you want traffics around. The built-in AI traffic kills the framerate dramatically It does have it, but it takes a LOT of frames per second. Go to “Environment”, and “Planes and situations”. You can choose up to 6 other planes to fly about.
I strongly advise to fly online if you want traffics around. The built-in AI traffic kills the framerate dramatically

]]> Comment on Git and agile by Jilles Van Gurp http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/03/07/git-and-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-43183 Jilles Van Gurp Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:31:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=708#comment-43183 Yes, the only case where it wouldn't handle it would be when the changes are so massive that it is no longer possible that the before and after version were the same. A class rename doesn't do that. Basically git compares files that are deleted with files that are added, if they are very similar it simply (diff is only a few lines) it concludes the file was renamed. So you get implicit renames. Especially if you commit often, it won't be an issue. That way, you'll be able to roll back renames as well and still keep the changes after the rename.I don't use an eclipse plugin for git, just command line. I toyed with egit for a moment but it is just a bit limited right now. Not needed in my view. But nice to have for diff viewing of course.As I said, I've done some pretty big changes last week and git detected the renames correctly. The dcommit to svn trunk did renames as well. On paper it may go wrong at some point but probably only if the differences between the files are too big for git to conclude the files were the same. A simple rename or package rename in eclipse is not enough for this. Yes, the only case where it wouldn't handle it would be when the changes are so massive that it is no longer possible that the before and after version were the same. A class rename doesn't do that. Basically git compares files that are deleted with files that are added, if they are very similar it simply (diff is only a few lines) it concludes the file was renamed. So you get implicit renames. Especially if you commit often, it won't be an issue. That way, you'll be able to roll back renames as well and still keep the changes after the rename.I don't use an eclipse plugin for git, just command line. I toyed with egit for a moment but it is just a bit limited right now. Not needed in my view. But nice to have for diff viewing of course.As I said, I've done some pretty big changes last week and git detected the renames correctly. The dcommit to svn trunk did renames as well. On paper it may go wrong at some point but probably only if the differences between the files are too big for git to conclude the files were the same. A simple rename or package rename in eclipse is not enough for this.

]]> Comment on Git and agile by Jukka Laurila http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/03/07/git-and-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-43182 Jukka Laurila Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:09:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=708#comment-43182 So the refactoring in Eclipse handles this correctly? How? Do you need a separate git plugin for this? Your text suggests that you don't, but I don't understand how that is possible. So the refactoring in Eclipse handles this correctly? How? Do you need a separate git plugin for this? Your text suggests that you don't, but I don't understand how that is possible.

]]> Comment on Git and agile by Jilles Van Gurp http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/03/07/git-and-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-43181 Jilles Van Gurp Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:05:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=708#comment-43181 Git handles this fine as far as I can see. I renamed a top level directory and several Java classes inside without issues. Committing often is a good idea with Git since you can. Git handles this fine as far as I can see. I renamed a top level directory and several Java classes inside without issues. Committing often is a good idea with Git since you can.

]]> Comment on Git and agile by Jukka Laurila http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/03/07/git-and-agile/comment-page-1/#comment-43180 Jukka Laurila Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:50:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=708#comment-43180 If you perform the "Rename Class" refactoring in Eclipse, can git preserve the version history for the renamed class, or will it consider the new class a completely separate entity? According my understanding for git to be able to track renames you'd need to commit an intermediate version with _only_ the renames done and the class file content the same as before, i.e. this intermediate version would be invalid Java code.Am I mistaken? Can git handle this case gracefully? If you perform the "Rename Class" refactoring in Eclipse, can git preserve the version history for the renamed class, or will it consider the new class a completely separate entity? According my understanding for git to be able to track renames you'd need to commit an intermediate version with _only_ the renames done and the class file content the same as before, i.e. this intermediate version would be invalid Java code.Am I mistaken? Can git handle this case gracefully?

]]> Comment on X-Plane 9 review by John http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2008/06/08/x-plane-9-review/comment-page-1/#comment-42234 John Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:27:40 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=417#comment-42234 Does anyone know why x-plane has no traffic? Unless I did n't install it right I'm flying by myself. Does anyone know why x-plane has no traffic? Unless I did n’t install it right I’m flying by myself.

]]> Comment on Missing the point by Google Buzz doesn’t KISS by @ScepticGeek http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/10/missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-42119 Google Buzz doesn’t KISS by @ScepticGeek Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:23:15 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=684#comment-42119 [...] another interesting blog post, Jillesvangurp extrapolated this idea to see how it can impact Facebook: Open APIs, unrestricted [...] [...] another interesting blog post, Jillesvangurp extrapolated this idea to see how it can impact Facebook: Open APIs, unrestricted [...]

]]> Comment on log4j, maven, surefire, jetty and how to make it work by Ceki Gulcu http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/13/log4j-maven-surefire-jetty-and-how-to-make-it-work/comment-page-1/#comment-42106 Ceki Gulcu Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:13:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=687#comment-42106 The SLF4J FAQ covers the question of commons-logging exclusion: http://slf4j.org/faq.html#excludingJCL By the way, if you are using SLF4J, you should consider a native implementation such as logback, instead of log4j. See http://logback.qos.ch for details. The SLF4J FAQ covers the question of commons-logging exclusion: http://slf4j.org/faq.html#excludingJCL

By the way, if you are using SLF4J, you should consider a native implementation such as logback, instead of log4j. See http://logback.qos.ch for details.

]]> Comment on Missing the point by Jaroslaw Ilski http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/10/missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-42410 Jaroslaw Ilski Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:54:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=684#comment-42410 informative, thanks informative, thanks

]]> Comment on Missing the point by Jilles Van Gurp http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/10/missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-42409 Jilles Van Gurp Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:23:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=684#comment-42409 Well the short answer, I canceled my TV subscription. I simply wasn't watching anymore.Facebook is absolutely at its peek now and it will probably adapt one way or another. However, there are simply too many SN companies beside Facebook and for them the only way to compete is by collaborating through open APIs. Sooner or later FB will be grudgingly hooking up to those as well. Although they seem to resist openness at a general level, preferring iron clad terms of use + FB specific proprietary APIs instead. If anything is going to kill them long term, it would be this attitude. At least this seems to be the bet Google is making. Google seems to have adopted a strategy of being more open than Facebook on every front where they choose to compete, email, identity, social APIs, real time, VOIP, etc. Well the short answer, I canceled my TV subscription. I simply wasn't watching anymore.Facebook is absolutely at its peek now and it will probably adapt one way or another. However, there are simply too many SN companies beside Facebook and for them the only way to compete is by collaborating through open APIs. Sooner or later FB will be grudgingly hooking up to those as well. Although they seem to resist openness at a general level, preferring iron clad terms of use + FB specific proprietary APIs instead. If anything is going to kill them long term, it would be this attitude. At least this seems to be the bet Google is making. Google seems to have adopted a strategy of being more open than Facebook on every front where they choose to compete, email, identity, social APIs, real time, VOIP, etc.

]]> Comment on Missing the point by Janne Kari http://www.jillesvangurp.com/2010/02/10/missing-the-point/comment-page-1/#comment-42408 Janne Kari Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:21:00 +0000 http://www.jillesvangurp.com/?p=684#comment-42408 Excellent article. But, to make the most simple of comparisons: will FB remain your "television with most channels" and the small social network "the camcorder"? Or, will centralised television disappear? Excellent article. But, to make the most simple of comparisons: will FB remain your "television with most channels" and the small social network "the camcorder"? Or, will centralised television disappear?

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