Open Source

Open source heroes are never hard to find. They begin projects, lead communities, and inspire others.  It takes a special kind of person to contribute to open source. Most projects never reach the status of Linux or Apache or Eclipse, but even the smallest and most obscure projects can make software development easier for other developers.  It is hard – no, impossible – to imagine our world without open source and the people who create and maintain it. We forget our heroes Yet, we do forget! As a society, we forget all the developers who come together and give some…

Reminder about CREST CREST is a library that allows you to write a command line interface program using a declarative API like JAX-RS for HTTP. Its key features are: 100% Annotation based Ability to use bean validation on method Fully Java integrated Supports complex parameter binding as parameter Often used as an example, for what it’s worth, here is a “Hello, World!” example using CREST: public class Hello { @Command public static String hello(@Option(“name”) String name) { return “Hello ” + name; } } One more step The latest release of CREST boosted its features, which gives you more power…