Category Archives: design

go-restful api design

Posted on November 11, 2012 by ernest

I have been using JAX-RS for many REST-based service implementations in Java. As part of my journey into the Google Go programming language, I am exploring designs for such REST support using the standard net/http package in Go. JAX-RS provides … Continue reading →

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Using renderSnake to build the presentation layer in Spring-MVC

Posted on February 13, 2011 by ernest

renderSnake is a open-source library for creating components that produce HTML using only Java. By defining Java classes for HTML components and pages you can exploit all the language features (e.g. inheritance, composition, type-checking) and IDE tooling (e.g. refactoring, unit-testing, … Continue reading →

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Tiny, single-purpose class: ResultToFunctionAdaptor

Posted on March 14, 2009 by ernest

Every now and then I need a small piece of functionality that perfectly fits into a single, minimal-behavior thus single-purpose class. Continue reading →

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Helper classes considered bad OO

Posted on March 12, 2006 by ernest

Too often developers put logic in so-called Helper classes. This practice of SPOD (Single Point of Definition) results in a higher level of reusability, so it seems. But in fact introducing these procedural structured behavioral methods impose a rigid structure. … Continue reading →

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Application Diagnoses Itself

Posted on September 22, 2005 by ernest

How can I provide programs with self diagnostic behavior? How can I implement this in a way that has low impact on the way I write programs (or Java classes to be more specific). If programs could run such a … Continue reading →

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Don’ts

Posted on July 19, 2005 by ernest

Another example of how negative publicity can have a big learning effect (if understood). From a new entry @ slashdot about Multi-links, I surfed to WebsitesThatSuck. The authors are committed to show the worst designs that live on the web. … Continue reading →

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