I’ve been a user of the excellent IntelliJ Java IDE for 4 years on Windows. Even though the official Linux support by JetBrains is only for RedHat, you can also install IntelliJ fairly easily on Ubuntu. I’ve tested this with Xubunto 7.10 (Gutsy), Java 6, and IntelliJ 7. Here’s how to do it in four [...]

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Joel Spolsky’s article on Inc.com is a must read. Here are five easy steps to kill your technology project: Mistake No. 1: Start with a mediocre team of developers. Mistake No. 2: Set weekly milestones. Mistake No. 3: Negotiate the deadline. Mistake No. 4: Divide tasks equitably. Mistake No. 5: Work till midnight. Read an [...]

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Marshall Kirkpatrick posted some good advice about how to keep up with all of the RSS feeds in your reader. Boiled down to the essence: 1) You need an efficient reading mechanism (I use and recommend Google Reader.) 2) You need to keep your feeds organized so they make sense to you 3) You need [...]

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