Friday Fun
Those who know me, know I play harmonica and guitar (more harmonica since it travels a bit easier). My niece forwarded this to me, and I am in awe. Enjoy. ©2016 Strongback Consulting
Kenny Smith
Why don’t smaller companies version their software?
This befuddles me. Over the past couple of years I have run across so many companies that do custom development but have zero version control in place. In particular are companies that do a lot of RPG or Cobol development work, and are just getting into doing Java. Usually they keep their source code in … Read more
Quick tip for WPF SQL Call builder
When using the SQL call builder in WebSphere Portlet Factory, you can either enter the SQL directly into the SQL field, or select an existing script. I recommend that you do your SQL in separate text files, and then import them. That way can more easily test the SQL using the Data perspective in RAD. … Read more
Notes Domino 8.01 announcement
Looks like tomorrow (Feb 20th) is going to be a busy day for Passport Advantage and Partnerworld download sites. http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/index.wss?DocURL=http://www-01.ibm.com/common/ssi/rep_ca/4/897/ENUS208-024/index.html&InfoType=AN&InfoSubType%C3%8A&InfoDesc=Announcement+Letters&panelurl=index.wss%3F&paneltext=Announcement%20letter%20search ©2016 Strongback Consulting
Huge Ubuntu News from IBM Lotus
IBM Announced in the opening session of Lotusphere today that they will begin supporting Lotus Notes on Ubuntu Linux. The official press release from CNN Money. From the article: “IBM’s plans to deliver the IBM Open Collaboration Client Solution with Lotus Notes on the Ubuntu platform is a win for customers everywhere,” said Mark Murphy, … Read more
Top HATS tricks you can’t live without (pun intended)
For those who have just discovered HATS and are getting started with it, I thought I’d share some tips. These are my top 10 rules of thumb with HATS, and in no way is this all the tips I have. Be a lazy developer. Don’t try to transform every screen. Rather, use global rules and … Read more
Faking out a field exit (redux)
This is a post I had made on the HATS newsgroups a couple of years ago. I’ve had to go back and search for it a couple of time recently, so I though I’d put it where I can most easily find it… on my own blog. HATS 7 does the field exit for you … Read more
IBM Lets us all hear the Jazz!
Great news from IBM. They are opening up the Jazz.net site to all, whereas it was only available to IBMers and key partners. I’ve seen this at the JavaOne conference the past two years, and both times I saw it, I was awed. Jazz is a project invented by IBM Rational that is similar to … Read more
Remember the Milk ROCKS!
I’ve just set up an account with Remember The Milk. This is a free web site that helps you organize your to-do list, share with friends and family, and integrate with other services. RTM publishes your to-do list in an iCalendar format, which means you can integrate with Google Calendar, Outlook, and yes Lotus Notes. … Read more
HATS 7.0.0.2 Announced
And you just updated to 7.0.0.1. Yep, another fixpack. No new features, but a long list of bug fixes, most of which appear to be related to i18n or integration objects, or RCP. ©2016 Strongback Consulting