As a software professional using Java since its very beginning, I have been following the case regarding Google’s using Java APIs in its Android OS. I don’t want to repeat what has happened so far because you can find these updates by searching the Internet. All I want to say is that the case is pretty educational not only on the technology itself but also on the legal side like patents, copyright. Read more... (385 words, estimated 1:32 mins reading time)
As software professionals, we may still use the same programming languages and tools as 10 years ago. But there has been a fundamental shift in how we think of software, and make and consume software.
Static blueprints
Traditionally software really means blueprints, which are used to construct running software instances. The blueprints include binary code, installer, and related documentations guiding the installation and configuration of the software. Software vendors make the software packages and sell them to customers who then deploy and run them. Read more... (595 words, estimated 2:23 mins reading time)
If we look closely at the software today, we will find some important pieces missing. For example, the software code defines logical behaviors of a system, but not the performance and scalability aspects. In other words, the operational aspects of the software are not clear even if you have a software product. Read more... (407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)
Having read my articles on vSphere APIs and software designs, you may feel a bit bored. Today I will write something different and generic: how to simplify things.
By nature, the world is complicated as it should be, and will remain so or even more forever. Simplification does not change that fact, but your perception about the world. Unless you are writing research papers, you want to simplify things you work on. Read more... (436 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)
While preparing this annoucement, I realize that on the same day last year we had a very successful community event with several techtalks to celebrate the 3 year of vijava open source project. Today it’s the 4th year of this project!
Since VI Java API 5.0 GAed last October, there have been some changes, one of which is that I left VMware and joined VCE the same month. On the project side, there are several new bugs opened with the forum. These bugs do not affect most developers. But still I fixed them quickly in the code repository so that anyone who was affected could get the fixes from there. Read more... (321 words, estimated 1:17 mins reading time)
I just did an interview with Ricky Ribeiro, who is online content manager of BizTech Magazine. It was published last week as part of the Q&A series of Must Read IT blogs. In response to Ricky’s great questions, I shared thoughts on a broad range of topics, including blogging, cloud computing, and technical innovation in general.
The following is part of the article. For full coverage, please check out here, where you can also find links to interviews with other top IT bloggers. Read more... (1107 words, estimated 4:26 mins reading time)
Last November I posted several jobs from our software team, they were all filled. As VCE grows rapidly at a runrate of $800M at the end of last year, we are now having more jobs. In my group, I have two development jobs opened. Should you be interested or know of someone who may be interested, please let me know. My VCE email account is like <firstname>.<lastname>@vce.com, and my twitter is here. Besides these two, there are many other jobs at VCE covering almost all technical aspects. I can help refer you to our recruiters directly as well. Read more... (665 words, estimated 2:40 mins reading time)
In the world of VMware, “view” is an overloaded term which is used in desktop, vSphere APIs, and PowerCLI. Outside VMware, you can also find it in MVC architecture, which basically divides a software system into model, view, and controller. This separation has become a basic programming paradigm in modern software design and development. Read more... (374 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)
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