http://tech.fredcooke.com My thoughts on all things technology! Thu, 21 May 2009 13:28:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A few weeks ago I came across a piece of code inside a DAO class with logic to instantiate new model objects and return them with null contents (new object) instead of just null itself. This is wrong. It is particularly wrong because the entire rest of the DAO classes ... http://tech.fredcooke.com/2009/05/21/layer-separation-interface-madness-and-hidden-side-effects/ This really belongs on The Daily WTF, but it will just have to live here for now I guess. All real names (except mine) have been replaced! Preface : A few months back I setup a project using Maven2 from scratch (You'll hear more about this in an upcoming article). This project ... http://tech.fredcooke.com/2009/04/07/circumventing-maven/ What better way to start this blog than to thank those people that helped it come together! First of all, thanks to the crew at WordPress for creating this fine piece of software and sharing it with GPL! Thanks to Heidi for some theme hunting advice! Thanks to Barry for his simple ... http://tech.fredcooke.com/2009/03/31/first-up-thanks/