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Install Sun/Oracle JDK 6 on Ubuntu 12.04

On March 6, 2013 · 1 Comment · In Development, How To

Ubuntu 12.04 is my primary OS, however, there doesn’t appear to be many guides on installing the Sun/Oracle JDK on Ubuntu.

In case someone else finds it useful, here’s what I did on my 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 install:

1. Download the Java SE Development Kit 6 Update 38 for Linux x64 from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk6u38-downloads-1877406.html (The [...]

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The absolute minimum every developer should know about git

On March 25, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Development, How To

Some of the developers I have worked with on smaller projects have never used Git (shocking, I know), and I always end up having to give them a very basic tutorial just to help them get up to speed.

Since I’ve already done it more than a couple of times, I thought I [...]

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guifont = Monaco 11

VIM Tip: Spaces in arguments

On March 19, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Development, How To

I’ve been trying to switch to Vim from TextMate as my default text editor, and I’m constantly stumbling and learning in the process.

One quirk I dealt with recently was spaces. Well, yeah, spaces.

I liked using Monaco as my default font on TextMate and Xcode when I’m working on Python scripts or on iOS [...]

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Young Programmer

Programming in academia vs industry

On November 12, 2011 · 14 Comments · In Development

I’ve programmed both in the academic setting and in industry. In college, I’ve been in research projects, directed readings with professors, developed apps and an autograder, and had a great experience doing so. I’ve also done programming in industry, actually worked on products that have shipped to users. Most of my work in industry has [...]

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How to set up Maven/Tomcat to build & run & debug through IntelliJ

On November 5, 2011 · 9 Comments · In Development, How To

I work from home for a company where we write enterprise Java web applications using Spring, Hibernate for Tomcat and use Maven. A couple of months ago, when I started working from home, my manager agreed to buy me a copy of IntelliJ IDEA so I could be more productive [...]

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WritingBuddy Typing Screen

WritingBuddy Screenshots

On October 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Development

Here are some screenshots of WritingBuddy, available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).

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Paigow Four Player Gameplay

Paigow Screenshots

On October 22, 2011 · 35 Comments · In Development

Here are some screenshots of Paigow (full version), available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).

The graphics for this game were created with the help of Ayushman Das, my 13 year old brother!

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Paigow Lite in Game Hints

Paigow Lite Screenshots

On October 22, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In Development

Here are some screenshots of Paigow Lite, available for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod, iPad).

 

The graphics for this game were created with the help of Ayushman Das, my 13 year old brother!

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