Working on Apaches Lucene.Net
I was requested to compose a blog post about how what Ive been working within the Lucene.Net project as a committer. Who in there right mind would ask me…
beCamp 2010 is April 30 & May 1st
\n beCamp 2010 is almost here! April 30th and May 1st are just four weeks away!\n \n\n \n If youre a geek in or around the Charlottesville metroplex or…
The state of open source on the Microsoft stack.
This is like the state of the union address, except in mid march, and the only thing Im president of is my current residence. If you have ever studied…
Will FOSS Damages Finding Spook Government Agencies?
Last week, the U.S. Federal District Court of Northern California found a software developer liable for unattributed use of a Java Model Railroad Interface. The lack of attribution,…
James Bach, the bad boy of Testing?
So, is James Bach (@jamesmarcusbach) the bad boy of testing? I flew up to Boston on Monday to lead some workshops on Continuous Integration. I checked into my room…
Good Will, Coffee, Help Desks and Software.
There is a true story behind this odd ensemble of a title. I remember it like it was yesterday. In fact, it was yesterday… The Story I was packing up…
Solr 1.4 Enterprise Search Server Book is Released!
I am very proud to announce the first book on Solr has been published by Packt. This has been a labor of love for myself and my co-author David…
FutureRuby: Characters Welcomed
To celebrate my one year in the “real world”, I went to Toronto to attend the FutureRuby conference. The format of the conference is consistent with all other conferences…
Examples of Charlottesville businesses using Social Media
On March 25th I moderated a panel on the use of social media by businesses, and it was a lot of fun. Many thanks go to all of the…
Arin Sime to moderate CBIC panel on Social Media
This coming Wednesday March 25th, I have the honor of moderating a luncheon panel on the uses of social media in business. The panel is hosted by the Charlottesville…
Innovation Awards nominations open – please submit a nomination!
The Charlottesville Business Innovation Council has announced that nominations are open for this years Innovation Awards. I chair the research committee that does the leg work necessary for the…
A new deployment tool for the Rails world?
I think there is an opportunity for an alternative to Capistrano for managing deployments in the Rails world…. Jamis Buck recently blogged that that he was exhausted and done…