[The Java Posse] Re: Urgent Requirement for 8 Jr. Java Developer Positions.(LOCALS PREFERRED)

2015-04-07 Thread Mike Wolfson
Are there moderators for this group? Seems like it has become a forum to Big John to send daily recruiting messages, and not much else. Doesn't matter I guess for me (will just leave). -Mike On Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 12:09:25 AM UTC+2, John Smith wrote: *Hi* *Hope you are doing well.*

[The Java Posse] Re: Immediate Requirement for Ui Developer

2015-04-02 Thread Mike Wolfson
You are spamming this list with too many job posts, maybe you could create a single post that lists all your requirements (or better yet, find a different place to post these in the first place). Bottom line, too spammy, please stop. -Mike On Wednesday, April 1, 2015 at 10:12:06 PM UTC+3,

[The Java Posse] Re: Book recommendations

2013-10-25 Thread Mike Wolfson
Not exactly a 'Tech Book', but a great read for anyone working in the technology field... Team Geek - http://www.amazon.com/Team-Geek-Software-Developers-ebook/dp/B008EKF87S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8qid=1382705798sr=8-1keywords=team+geek I just re-read it, and found it an enjoyable, and information

[The Java Posse] Re: Android, from Eclipse to IDEA?

2013-05-19 Thread Mike Wolfson
I spoke directly with Xavier Durouchet (sic), and asked if this means they are moving to Eclipse (first question in 'What's new in the Android SDK talk from IO13). It is clear, that they are NOT moving away from Eclipse, but find the JetBrains architecture easier to customize in the ways

[The Java Posse] Re: How I changed my job and hated it immediately (a sequel to is a digital marketing...)

2012-07-22 Thread Mike Wolfson
I just wanted to let you know your experience is not unique. I have worked on a variety of projects at companies of various sizes. Every project I have ever been on was encumbered by technical debt due to poor processes, or flawed technical decisions. It is an extremely important skill (more

[The Java Posse] Re: Podcast software on Android

2012-03-13 Thread Mike Wolfson
I have used them all (Listen, Doggcatcher, BeyondPod, etc). I just got a new phone, and tried a different one, which is by far my favorite. It is named: Pocket Casts. It is really wonderful, and provides a unique UI and is very full featured. I also installed the Presto plugin for variable

Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Wanted opinion on Android app release strategy

2011-09-04 Thread Mike Wolfson
I am not sure about the size of your codebase, which makes a different alternative more\less viable. I would produce a single APK, that contains both branches of your code. There are plenty of simple ways to determine this Android OS programatically (one is:

[The Java Posse] Re: Running Android apps on non-Android phones

2011-02-12 Thread Mike Wolfson
It is official - Nokia is going with Windows Phone 7. (The announcement was this morning). While I love seeing Android constantly growing market share - I also like seeing some other viable platforms emerging. Competition is good. It should be noted, there are substantial rumors that the

[The Java Posse] Re: Google I/O sold out in 60 minutes...

2011-02-08 Thread Mike Wolfson
I bet spots will open. I would try a few times today, as it appeared like the system was issuing tokens of some sort on the initial screen, and keeping track of those (as opposed to the actual numbers of actual people registered). I bet these will timeout today, and some spots will become

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Gingerbread and the new Google Nexus S

2010-12-15 Thread Mike Wolfson
Having a vanilla phone is very important to me. I just bought the G2 (US branded HTC phone) specifically because it has the pure Android experience. That was an important reason I bought the Nexus One (and would have been a good reason to buy the Nexus S if it wasn't missing some features that

[The Java Posse] Re: Android Gingerbread and the new Google Nexus S

2010-12-07 Thread Mike Wolfson
Its only an advantage until your phone stops working. The vendors must spend a lot of time making sure their overlays work. On Dec 7, 3:03 pm, Moandji Ezana mwa...@gmail.com wrote: I guess, but I'd have guessed that they'd do it continuously, every time Google made a new drop available to

[The Java Posse] Re: Oracle and Apple Announce OpenJDK Project for OSX

2010-11-13 Thread Mike Wolfson
This is good news. Lets hope Oracle continues to do the right thing. On Nov 12, 6:54 am, Chris Adamson invalidn...@gmail.com wrote: Dalibor just tweeted a link to this: http://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/2010/11/oracle_and_apple_announce_open... -- You received this message because you are

[The Java Posse] Re: looking for: android podcast client

2010-11-04 Thread Mike Wolfson
+1 for BeyondPod. I have tried most of them (including ACast, and Listen) - I am really impressed with its features, configurability, and stability. DoggCatcher is also supposed to be good, but I didn't try it, because it is a paid app, without a trial period (BeyondPod has a free 1 week trial).

[The Java Posse] Re: Are there invites for App Inventor?

2010-08-18 Thread Mike Wolfson
I don't think invites are going out to the general public. I specifically got an invite, because I promised to present the tool at an Android Users Group, and a Google Technology Group (of which I am an organizer). While I may be one of the lucky ones picked by google - I make my own luck by

[The Java Posse] Re: Thoughts on google app inventor.

2010-08-17 Thread Mike Wolfson
Alan, thanks for the interesting post. I have had a chance to play with App Inventor, and I wasn't impressed. Like a lot of Google's early products, it felt very incomplete (the fact that my phone had to be plugged into the computer, to even use the app for instance). Also, insuring the various

[The Java Posse] Re: Apple forbids for the iPhone even tools that auto-generate ObjC

2010-04-12 Thread Mike Wolfson
I think the reason Apple is doing this, is to lock Application developers into the iPhone app store. Apple restricting the ability of a developer to write once, and deploy on multiple platforms, ensures most of them will write only for the iPhone (since it has the biggest market share, and thus

[The Java Posse] Re: The iPhone, Open Systems, and Leaving Sun

2010-02-05 Thread Mike Wolfson
Godspeed Josh, I just hope it isn't too late for Palm. Their product (in particular I am talking about WebOS, maybe not their hardware right now), is terrific. The barrier to developing apps for that platform is low (as opposed to iPhone, which requires purchasing a very expensive computer, and

[The Java Posse] Re: Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) Released

2009-06-25 Thread Mike Wolfson
Here is the link from the online docs. Haven't reviewed the changes myself yet. http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/whatsNew/platform_isv_whatsnew.html and for JDT: http://help.eclipse.org/galileo/topic/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.user/whatsNew/jdt_whatsnew.html On Jun

[The Java Posse] Re: HTC Magic/Android G2 phone experiences?

2009-06-04 Thread Mike Wolfson
I have had the G1 for a bit, and really love it. I appreciate the openness of the platform, and find developing apps, extremely easy (especially for the Java set). I was at Google IO, so I am one of the lucky ones to get the Magic (or Ion, is another name they are calling it). It seems to be

[The Java Posse] Re: T-Mobile G1 Google phone

2008-09-24 Thread Mike Wolfson
I don't think flash will run on Android, but I am not absolutely sure of this. Just like on the iPhone, there is a special version of YouTube that runs without flash. T-Mobile has talked the talk that they aren't going to lock the phone down (ie. you will be able to tether it, and use it as a