Another Irish tech blogger

Peter Flynn joins the ranks of the blog enabled.

Are dynamic languages going to replace static languages?

An interesting article on the static versus dynamic typing chestnut.

The fine art of blame allocation

We live in a world in which the comprehensive swing away from client-side programs (thick clients) in favour of server-side progams (thin clients) has reached a critical juncture. Will the trend continue or will the powers that be and/or users, decide that the time is right for thicker, client-side applications? Locally installed web-apps that are not in the browser, web service based UIs? Before leaping into any thickening of the client I think we need to ask if the benefits merit the increased flakiness of the client-side that will go with it. The fine art of blame allocation is an ITWorld article on this topic.

Python writing make file components - Bruce Eckel

A delicious just-it-time generation of a chunk of a makefile, by itself - sort of.

XML Conference and Exhibition, 2003, Philly

I will be at this years XML Conference & Exposition next month in Philly. I have skipped XML conferences for a couple of years now so its time I took in another one. The IdeaAlliance conference is always a good one. I typically get so pumped after one of these it takes me a week to decompress. Sad eh?

Sun should loosen up on the 'one language' thing

I'm with James Strachan on on this. I firmly believe that the long term viability of Java the platform depends on a more grown up and less condescending attitude to the benefits of interpreted languages on the JVM.
Anyone who thinks you need a compiler to be a real programmer needs to wake up and smell the roses :-) Anyone who thinks compile-time type checking is a sina-qua-non to robust software needs to ... no skip it ... I cannot be bothered...Just go here and do some reading.

Jython taglib for Tomcat

[Via the ever informative Daily Python-URL]. A generic jython taglib for tomcat. Nice.