Tag Archives: documentation

Building a Web-Based Java API Search

Posted on July 7, 2013 by

From time to time I play with web technologies to keep up with recent developments. While I know my network protocols pretty well, I’m not a frontend developer so I’m pretty useless when it comes to JavaScript or CSS. I … Continue reading →

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Keeping Wikis Useful

Posted on February 15, 2009 by

Most wiki-based documentation I have worked with has sooner or later turned into a tangled mess of outdated information. Some pages are maintained actively while others aren’t updated anymore and you never know how reliable the information still is. For … Continue reading →

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(No) Comment?!

Posted on August 20, 2007 by

Many software developers feel bad because they make little use of comments in their code. Often, using lengthy comments is considered good style. In the old days, with languages like C or assembler, things got messy pretty fast, so comments … Continue reading →

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