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Redefining Software in Cloud Age

Steve Jin — Wed, 30 May 2012 05:01:26 +0000

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, [...]

Redefining Software in Cloud Age originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

What Is Missing in Current Software?

Steve Jin — Mon, 28 May 2012 20:57:26 +0000

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. It may be [...]

What Is Missing in Current Software? originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Effective Strategies to Simplify

Steve Jin — Tue, 22 May 2012 05:31:06 +0000

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 [...]

Effective Strategies to Simplify originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Open Source VI Java API 5.0.1 Released

Steve Jin — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:30:38 +0000

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 [...]

Open Source VI Java API 5.0.1 Released originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Recent Interview with BizTech Magazine

Steve Jin — Mon, 14 May 2012 03:54:14 +0000

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 [...]

Recent Interview with BizTech Magazine originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

More Development Jobs

Steve Jin — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:47:51 +0000

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 [...]

More Development Jobs originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

View Driven Development

Steve Jin — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:46:25 +0000

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. This [...]

View Driven Development originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Rethink About Test Driven Development and Unit Testing

Steve Jin — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:41:31 +0000

If you are familiar with agile processes, it’s most likely you also know of, or even practice, test driven development (TDD). Several years ago I read the book Test-Driven Development by Kent Beck, and found the idea pretty interesting. After that, I rarely found myself using or even thinking about this methodology. I am not [...]

Rethink About Test Driven Development and Unit Testing originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Common Pitfalls When Developing Virtual Appliances

Steve Jin — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 04:53:30 +0000

A virtual appliance is a virtual machine preinstalled with operating system, middleware, and applications. It’s ready to run after a few configurations after powering up. The benefit of delivering a virtual appliance is obvious – it offers better out of box experience due to simplified installation/configuration and complete isolation from other applications. The disadvantage is [...]

Common Pitfalls When Developing Virtual Appliances originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.

Cisco Nexus 1000V in VMware vSphere API

Steve Jin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:39:02 +0000

While working at VMware, I always wondered what Cisco Nexus 1000V looked like from VMware vSphere API. Because I didn’t have access to such a system, I had no way to investigate further. This remained a myth to me until I joined VCE where I found many Vblock systems with Cisco Nexus 1000V as part of [...]

Cisco Nexus 1000V in VMware vSphere API originally appeared on DoubleCloud by Steve Jin, author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall) and creator of VMware vSphere Java API. Follow Steve on Twitter and receive future articles via RSS or Email.