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Roy Fielding has weighed in on the recent ''buzzwordiness'' (hey, if Colbert can make up ''truthiness'', then I can make up ''buzzwordiness'') of calling everything a ''REST API'', a tactic that has become more en vogue of late as vendors discover that the general programming population is finding the WSDL-based XML services stack too ...

The full list is here. It's a pretty prestigious group--and I'm totally floored that I'm there next to some pretty big names. In homage to Ms. Sally Fields, of so many years ago... ''You like me, you really like me''. Having somebody come up to me at a conference and tell me how much they like my blog is second on my list of ''fun ...

Another DZone newsletter crosses my Inbox, and again I feel compelled to comment. Not so much in the uber-aggressive style of my previous attempt, since I find myself more on the fence on this one, but because I think it's a worthwhile debate and worth calling out. The article in question is ''5 Reasons Why You Don't Want A ...

I've been asked to put together a list of the ''best'' Java resources that every up-and-coming Java developer should have, and I'd like this list to be as comprehensive as possible and, more importantly, reflect more than just my own opinion. So, either through comments or through email, let me know what you think the best Java resources are ...

Sometimes people ask me why I don't put more ''personal'' details in my blogs--those who know me know that I'm generally pretty outspoken on a number of topics ranging far beyond that of simple technology. While sometimes those opinions do manage to leak their way here, for the most part, I try to avoid the taboo topics ...

Apparently, I'm drawing enough of an audience through this blog that various folks have started to send me press releases and notifications and requests for... well, I dunno exactly, but I'm assuming some blogging love of some kind. I'm always a little leery about that particular subject, because it always has this dangerous potential to ...

A couple of people have asked me over the last few weeks, so it's probably worth saying out loud: No, I don't work for a large company, so yes, I'm available for consulting and research projects. If you've got one of those burning questions like, ''How would our company/project/department/whatever make use of JRuby-and-Rails, and what ...

Some quotes I've found to be thought-provoking over the last week or so: ''Some programming languages manage to absorb change, but withstand progress.'' ''In a 5 year period we get one superb programming language. Only we can't control when the 5 year period will begin.'' ''Every program has (at least) two purposes: the one ...

This is, without a doubt, the most accurate quote ever about the ''fun'' of writing a book: Writing a book is an adventure. To begin with, it is a toy and an amusement; then it becomes a mistress, and then it becomes a master, and then a tyrant. The last phase is that just as you are about to be reconciled to your servitude, you kill ...

Michael Nygard (author of the great book Release It!), writes that ''[his] definition of 'done' continues to expand''. Currently, his definition reads: A feature is not ''done'' until all of the following can be said about it: All unit tests are green. The code is as simple as it can be. It communicates clearly. It ...