Convert A Pre-Existing Non-Project To A Maven/Eclipse Project

So, you have a directory with a java class in it, and you want to use your IDE on it.  What do you do?  You can’t just open it up as a project without a little bit of work.  IntelliJ can do it from the GUI, but with Eclipse and Maven you have to do […]

Case Sensitivity, Windows, Linux and Git

This is a strange one . . . Most of our development for a services project is done on Windows. Java, Spring, Hibernate, Drools, JAX-WS. I was integrating some more service calls and refactored the names of a few classes from (something like): CALLService.java CALLServiceImpl.java to CallService.java CallServiceImpl.java Sounds pretty simple, right? Checked it into […]

EC Tech Meetup October 29, 2014: Hoodie Framework and PITA Setups

I was hesitant about doing the Hoodie work session because plastered all over its site are statements like the above.  But I decided to go forward with it — it was only 1.5 hours to start.  That 1.5 hours turned into about 4 hours total. None of this is simple.  That’s what Hoodie reminded me. […]