08 Mar 05
OSCON 2005
Mike Clark is scheduled to give an automation with Ruby talk at the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) in August.more...
07 Mar 05
Ant 1.6 Goody: <macrodef>
If you’re using Ant but have yet to upgrade to Ant 1.6, then you’re missing out. Here’s a quick example of the new <macrodef> task.more...
24 Feb 05
Ant 1.6 Goody: <import>
If you’re using Ant but have yet to upgrade to Ant 1.6, then you’re missing out. Here’s a quick example of the new <import> task.more...
21 Feb 05
Cobertura Announced
SAS has forked jcoverage to create Cobertura: a free code coverage tool for Java projects.more...
15 Feb 05
The Return of Bobzilla
Inspired by Bobzilla, Fred McCann has started the open source BugReport Appender project.more...
11 Feb 05
Two-Way Feedback
Jon Udell draws an insightful analogy between automating software and teaching a kid to ride a bike.more...
04 Feb 05
Subversion: It's What's For Dinner
Mike Mason’s book Pragmatic Version Control with Subversion is now on sale.more...
04 Feb 05
Need an Ant Map?
Many are the build explorers who have hacked their way through the tangled undergrowth of Ant build files in search of target dependencies. The Ant Script Visualizer draws a map of target dependencies so you don’t disappear into the Ant 1.6 jungle.more...
01 Feb 05
CruiseControl 2.2.1 Released
The latest release of the CruiseControl includes several new and notable features, and fixes galore.more...
30 Jan 05
Off the Treadmill, Onto the Rails
David Heinemeier Hansson, creator of Ruby on Rails, talks with Mike Clark about the automation aspects of Rails.more...
22 Jan 05
CruiseControl Action Movie
Every time I have an opportunity to talk to a group about continuous integration, I just fire up CruiseControl and act out a project episode. Here’s a 2-minute screen video of that demo.more...
18 Jan 05
Making RSS Feeds Out of CruiseControl Log Files
Where’s the XSLT stylesheet mentioned in the book? Well, it’s available on the book’s web site, but slightly hidden. Here’s where to find it, and what to do with it when you do.more...
14 Jan 05
Mini Build Server
I can’t help but think that the new Mac mini would be an ideal dedicated build server for some projects. It has everything you don’t need and everything you want in a build server, including a price tag that won’t dent your budget.more...
13 Jan 05
Visualizing Your Network Status
Got better things to do than refresh your network status pages? Write a simple screen scraper that visually alerts you to network outages. Here’s how.more...
11 Jan 05
A Sneak Peek at Automator
The goal of ubiquitous automation is one of the reasons I’m excited about Automator: a feature in the soon-to-be-released Mac OS X Tiger. Working with Automator, the latest article in the Tiger Developer Overview Series, gives you a quick overview of Automator, and then shows you how you can build your own Actions and share them with other users.more...
