<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>











<rss version="2.0" xmlns:jf="http://www.jivesoftware.com/xmlns/jiveforums/rss">



<channel>
    <title>Support Forums: Message List - Dr. Java on Becoming a Solid Developer</title>
    <link>http://www.theserverside.com</link>
    <description>Most recent forum messages</description>
    <language>en</language>
    
        <generator>Jive Forums Silver 5.5.30 (www.jivesoftware.com)</generator>
    
    <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 01:43:19 -0400</pubDate>


    <item>

        <title>The Dr. himself proves the point</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Dr. Java's "colorful" response to all the discussion proves many of the points that have been stated here about him, and once again it seems clear that this person is, at best, unprofessional and certainly unworthy of being a spokesman for or to any...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 17:05:21 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 17:05:21 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 17:05:21 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 30, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Barry Whitaker</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Bravo!</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Bravo, Dr. Java. I read your blog - and contrary to other people's comments about style/grammar/language, I agree with you. I am far from a solid developer but I do know this - everytime I have seen a piece of code where I have marveled at the author, it...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 14:55:06 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 14:55:06 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 14:55:06 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 22, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>archanaa panchal</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>1</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Ignorance is bliss, until you get an STD.</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[It would be nice if you people would good judgment when interpreting these rules. By no means are they hard fast rules, especially the 10 lines of executable code. Before this forum gets out of hand, let me clarify something real fast. ...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 12:04:25 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 12:04:25 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 12:04:25 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 18, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Dr. Java</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>2</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Re: I cannot get past the grammar</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[I have to agree. This person certainly is not a solid writer.

So many errors and typos. Too bad spellcheckers (if one was even used) can't be as powerful at detecting such mistakes as compilers are for syntax errors.]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 14:48:10 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 14:48:10 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Mon, 15 May 2006 14:48:10 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 15, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Freddy Daoud</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>3</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>I cannot get past the grammar</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[I'm not normally a real sticker for grammatical errors, but this article is horrible.  From the very first sentence the errors distract the reader from the point.<br><br>Sorry.  I. Just. Can't. Read. It.]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:37 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:37 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 17:05:37 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 11, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Charles McGuire</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>4</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>blind allegiance to the method length rule</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[For me, the example is a bit contrived, but not because it didn't implement a framework to &quot;expose JDBC&quot;, which is an already small and easy to use API.  It's contrived because the moment you start thinking about implementing a framework for...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 11:12:49 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 11:12:49 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 11:12:49 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 11, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Kyle Burke</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>blind allegiance to the method length rule</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[No need to get aggrevated folks. Everyone who categorically posts something like that (&quot;use 10 lines&quot;, or 15, or 500, etc.) for all to see, automatically sets himself/herself up for criticism. You all are missing the point. It's not about the...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 17:07:54 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 17:07:54 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 17:07:54 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 10, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>C0nst@ntine V</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>1</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Dr. Java is pathetic</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[I agree wholeheartedly with Neil Pitman's comments. We in the developer community don't need a vulgar, two-bit, self-absorbed hack whose grasp on English grammar is so tenuous it makes his (or her) writing, if not completely unintelligible, certainly...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 13:48:30 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 13:48:30 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 13:48:30 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 10, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Barry Whitaker</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>blind allegiance to the method length rule</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[You can't possibly believe that this is the golden rule.  Look at your average persistence method.  How many times have we all done this?  Are we all &quot;Flaccid Java Developers&quot; or just the ones who don't use code generation to arrive at the same...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 10:14:25 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 10:14:25 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 10:14:25 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 10, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Kyle Burke</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>2</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>This is pathetic</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[<blockquote>Regarding content, these principles are misguided and inadequate.  For those that are correct in an abstract sense, the article does not guide on how to achieve or even measure them.For example, &quot;Watch your use of Exceptions&quot; is...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 08:04:42 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 08:04:42 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 08:04:42 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 10, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Steve Zara</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Strong Developer requires more ............</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[for programming languages like Java, we have IDE tools like Rational Application Developer which help us do code review and refactoring. I would recommend the developer to be skilled in using these IDE tools and of course basics of programming language...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:43:30 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:43:30 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:43:30 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 9, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>sandip prashar</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>This is pathetic</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Regarding content, these principles are misguided and inadequate.  For those that are correct in an abstract sense, the article does not guide on how to achieve or even measure them.<br><br>For example, &quot;Watch your use of Exceptions&quot; is fine...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:16:23 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:16:23 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 22:16:23 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 9, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Neil Pitman</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>2</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Dr. Java on Becoming a Solid Developer</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[I agree, I think specifying a number of lines for each method is crazy, as far as I can see, a method should be no bigger than it needs to be, some could be 5, others 50.]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 21:13:46 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 21:13:46 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 21:13:46 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 9, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Andrew Kelly</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>Good points but...</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[The author makes good points but <br>1. The first two are really design guidelines [subject to interpretation of the word developer] I don't see how they make one become a solid developer<br>2. It takes a lot more than the 6 tips to become a solid...]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 15:49:20 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 15:49:20 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 15:49:20 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 9, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Chintan Rajyaguru</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>


    <item>

        <title>What about unit tests?</title>
        <link>http://www.theserverside.com/discussions/thread.tss?thread_id=40308</link>

        

        
            <description><![CDATA[Perhaps real (solid) developers don't need to write JUnit tests. ;-)]]></description>
        

        <pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 14:47:58 -0400</pubDate>

        

        <jf:creationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 14:47:58 -0400</jf:creationDate>
        <jf:modificationDate>Tue, 09 May 2006 14:47:58 -0400</jf:modificationDate>
        <jf:date>May 9, 2006</jf:date>
        <jf:author>Will Tan</jf:author>
        <jf:replyCount>0</jf:replyCount>
    </item>



</channel>
</rss>

