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Evgeny Goldin posted a blog entry Jul 31, 2011
The Pomodoro Technique Summary
I've decided to give Pomodoro technique a try. This is a fairly simple time-management system where one is supposed to work in chunks of 25 minutes without interruptions with 3-5 minutes breaks between each chunk. And there are longer 15-30 minutes breaks every 4 chunks. That's basically it but... more »
Evgeny Goldin posted a blog entry Jun 20, 2011
An importance of wrapping variables
Long time ago I developed a habit of wrapping every variable logged in [ .. ]:
Java: log.error( "Class [" + c + "] not found" )
Java: log.error( String.format( "Class [%s] not found", c ))
Groovy: log.error( "Class [$c] not found" )... more »
Evgeny Goldin posted a blog entry Jun 17, 2011
Groovy 1.8.0 – meet JsonBuilder!
Groovy 1.8.0 released in April brought a lot of new features to the language, one of them is native JSON support through JsonSlurper for reading JSON and JsonBuilder for writing JSON.
I recently used JsonBuilder in one of my projects and initially experienced some difficulties in understanding how... more »
Evgeny Goldin posted a blog entry Jun 5, 2011
Displaying Git branch in Linux command prompt
Even though I create "dev" branch for all my Git projects and perform all development work there, I need to make sure I'm still on the "dev" branch from time to time. "gs" is my alias to "git status" and I run it very frequently for that and all other purposes.
But this beautiful Git presentation... more »
Evgeny Goldin posted a blog entry May 28, 2011
Creativity Management
If you're an Israeli entrepreneur or just start working on your own "something", there are a number of places in Tel-Aviv where you can go to get a nice office, amazing supporting environment, free Internet and plenty of free coffee. One is The Hub TLV and another one is The Junction... more »
