The app I am currently developing (in Java, not the Ruby tutorial I’ve been talking about) relies on a timestamp to report only the most recent activity to it’s clients. So, why was it not properly reporting our test data? After some deliberation I ran the simple statement: select distinct trim(current_timestamp) from xxx.yyy Why the [...]
Entries from March 2006
March 31, 2006
One Highly Productive Hour
It's amazing how much easier life is when the configuration is out of the way… I only had an hour to work on things tonight but was able to add the shopping cart to the tutorial application. Granted I am following along from a canned example and having everything spoon fed, but still: it seems like [...]
March 29, 2006
More fun with config
Well, the plan to work on the plane on the way ended up… ok. I ran into some more config problems – this time with MySQL, that I thought would be much easier resolved with internet access though so I didn’t get too far. Now that I’m back home though: still haven’t found a great [...]
March 23, 2006
Getting Started
Well, I didn’t get off to a very good start as my copy of Agile Web Development with Rails immediately crashed on me. What’s that you say? That’s the risk you take ordering a pdf book instead of the “real thing”? Well, it wasn’t a pdf – the physical copy of the book crashed! I’m [...]
March 21, 2006
welcome
Welcome to the new blog. Let’s get some formalities out of the way: Name’s Jim. I’m 28 and based in Sun Prairie, WI (a Madison suburb). I’ve been working in and around Java since graduating in 2000 and am making the (hopefully) simple transition into Ruby, courtesy of my new employer. I’m really looking forward [...]
