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Following up my previous article which speculated on the update to Apple's forthcoming Xcode 4 (and my excitement for it) here is the official page now being previewed at developer.apple.com. What's New in Xcode - Developer Tools Technology Overview - Apple Developer I'm really interested in giving it a spin, particularly the new interface itself, integrated Interface Builder, the new llvm compilers and debugger, and native git scm. If you want more news regarding Xcode 4, be sure to check out all the related videos on iTunes from the WWDC 2010 conference. I believe they are in the iTunes U section under the WWDC category. Of particular note are " Session 300 - Developer Tools State of the Union " where Xcode 4 is announced around the 10 minute mark of this roughly hour long session. Additionally, check out Session 307 and 308 which deal specifically with Xcode 4.

The Passionate Programmer , Creating a Remarkable Career in Software Development by Chad Fowler A couple of months ago, I had a crisis of attitude (for lack of a more scientific diagnosis) regarding my career and how it has progressed over the last decade. For some reason, once I got married to my wonderful wife and had two amazing kids, career development took a back seat to the norms of every day life. I had lost the 'fire' of learning and strengthening my skills in software in favor of parenting, cooking and cleaning. I found had to salvage those few precious hours left in the day for pure 'downtime'. What I didn't notice, is that my attitude about work and technology had changed in this same time period. The less I invested in technology, the less I enjoyed my work life which would then later reflect in my overall mental health - being less happy at work was impacting my home life in a negative way. When my product line at work was discontinued and the com...

Canon Digital Learning Center - EOS 5D Mark II Shoots House M.D. Season Finale My knowledge of cameras and lenses are in an infantile state, which made this video particularly interesting. If you have any interest in DSLR and video, this conversation will be fascinating. Too bad most of us can't afford a 5D Mark II, which would be overkill for my family videos... but fun. I thought listening to the director of photography speak about his work was riveting and an unusual perspective on the movie and TV industry. Often, the public only hears the actors, directors, writers and producers speak about a specific project or their work. In this case, hearing the details of technology being utilized in unconventional ways is very inspiring, no matter the specifics of your profession. The coining of the phrase "NinjaCam" was awesome and I can understand how that might be a creative movie maker's dream. If you haven't watched House, M.D. as a show, you really ...

The Perfect Pour: Christian Ross – Purveyor of Awesome I love coffee, this is a great infographic about many of the common cups of joe. Personally, I'm just a Basic Black, with the occasional Cafe Mocha. My love affair with infographics rages on.

Good insight into Oracle's Java stewardship, which is obviously very important to me. James Gosling's opinions are well know despite there being no evening news sound bites coming from him. Oracle's importance to Java's future overstated | Languages and standards - InfoWorld Ultimately, Oracle could make a huge difference in moving the platform forward but isn't likely to leverage this ability. In the long run, Java's community process and all of the development and tools that exist outside of Oracle will guarantee the language's relevance in the future. It just doen't have a really great champion anymore. RIP Sun.

Just a quick post about the outing I took to the local mall today, I toured all the major phone resellers including Best Buy , Best Buy Mobile, Radio Shack and the carrier stores: Sprint , Verizon , AT&T and T-Mobile . Ok, and here were my thoughts: First thought: There were no less than seven places to buy T-Mobile phones... in one mall! The Verizon HTC Incredible didn't feel as cheap as I remember it feeling the first time I picked one up. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G was no where near as heavy as I remember the first time I held one. This may have been due to the "anti-theft-strap" you see on most smart phone displays. The EVO isn't  too big. The AT&T HTC Aria was entirely too small to be used as anything but a phone. Web browsing, email, or anything requiring screen space would be too tiny for normal man hands. If you are somewhat iPhone 4 agnostic, don't pick one up. That screen will sell you instantly. Holding my iPhone 3G next to it made me ...