Archive for June, 2003
Monday, June 30th, 2003
The Greatest Anthem on the Planet
Without question, South African anthem surpasses all others in its sheer beauty,
power and significance.
In its current format it’s a combination of incredibly melodic “Nkosi Sikelel’
iAfrika” (previously sung in defiance of the apartheid regime) and “Die Stem”
(South Africa’s anthem since 1957).
A symbol of unity, a reminder of just how much the country’s progressed, and
an incredible […]
No Comments » - Posted in Sports by dkaz
Monday, June 30th, 2003
The Haka
There is nothing else like it in the sports world…
First time I saw it, I knew I was a rugby fan for life.
Traditionally, tribal reputations within the Maoris rose and fell on their ability
to perform the haka (Hamana Mahuika). These days, the All Blacks spread
the legend with fire, intensity and precision.
I CAN’T WAIT FOR […]
Comments Off - Posted in Sports by dkaz
Thursday, June 19th, 2003
JSP Display Taglib
I ran into an excellent taglib project yesterday (or at least a very promising one).
Check it out -> project page, demo page
No Comments » - Posted in Java by dkaz
Saturday, June 14th, 2003
Semantic model for Java
James Gosling’s Jackpot seems like a great idea and I hope the end result will be open-sourced some day.
Would be interesting to see if IntelliJ IDEA would change their refactoring engine to use it.
You know that Eclipse would, probably causing it’s refactoring capabilities to leapfrog IDEA eventually.
Here’s an older Artima story that was written at […]
No Comments » - Posted in Java by dkaz
Tuesday, June 10th, 2003
java.net running Perl?
Creating a central place for Java collaboration could be a worthwhile initiative.
Asking your favorite Java gurus to put down some of their thoughts in a weblog seems like a nice enough idea.
But you do have to question using a Perl-based TWiki for to build your Java-pedia.
Why not start with an open-source package like SnipSnap?
I don’t […]
