For as much as I like Apple, sometimes they just do really stupid things.  For instance, I installed Snow Leopard the other day and then come to find out it automatically removed Java 1.5 and 1.4 from my machine, never mind the fact that I use them on a regular basis to develop software.  It [...]

Java on Mac OS X Leopard
Nice directions on how to enable 64-bit mode in Java 1.5 on Leopard.

Apple – Support – Downloads – Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 1
Better late than never, I guess.  As much fun as people make of Ballmer for “Developers, Developers, Developers“, he has it right.  Your computer and Operating System is only going to be as good as the software that 3rd party vendors (i.e. [...]

BackwardsCompatibility – Lucene-java Wiki
Hmmm, so I have been pondering this for a while and don’t quite know a good solution…  So help would be appreciated.
As an active developer of Lucene, we have pretty strict rules about Backwards Compatibility, as evidenced by the link given above.  For the most part, what this translates to, is the [...]

Welcome to the Triangle Java Users Group
I will be speaking November 19, 2007 at the Triangle Java Users Group on Lucene and Solr.   The talk will be an introduction to the features and capabilities of both Lucene and Solr, as well as some basic compare and contrast information.

Well, after 3+ years at CNLP (Center for Natural Language Processing), I am leaving to join a startup. I must say it has been a lot of fun working with so many good people on so many interesting projects and I wish them all the best of luck in the future.
I will post more [...]