This year I’ve been demonstrating how easy it is to create modern web apps using AngularJS, Java and MongoDB. I also use Groovy during this demo to do the sorts of things Groovy is really good at – writing descriptive tests, and creating scripts. Due to the time pressures in the demo, I never really … Read more
At GOTO Chicago, I was given the chance to chat a bit about the presentation I was giving, which happens to be the same one I’m giving at a number of conferences this year (although of course I’m evolving it as I go along). The presentation leaves very little time for anything other than coding, … Read more
Wow. My 4th QCon London. That’s not bad. And every time, it’s a different experience (if you must, see my blogs for 2013, 2012, and even 2007 (part 1 & part 2 – how cute was I? "agile seems like a jolly good idea; automated testing appears to be important")). I can’t even tell you … Read more
Web development has changed a lot. I was aware that there have been many changes in the last few years, and I’ve seen maturity come to web platforms in the form of standardisation and common reusable libraries and frameworks – and I don’t mean reusable in the way we used to “reuse” stuff by nicking … Read more