GS1 DataMatrix codes in Java
TLDR; GS1 Datamatrix codes can be tricky. Use OkapiBarcode for easy handling. Anyone who has had to deal with GS1 barcodes has most likely made an acquaintance with this document, or perhaps…
Ubuntu full-disk encrypted, alongside MacOSX
If you, like me, prefer to use Ubuntu on any hardware you use, and want it completely encrypted, this is for you. These are instructions on how to install Ubuntu…
Atom – A hackable text editor for the 21st Century
Suppose we have two extremes when it comes to code editors. In one corner are the old school trusted veterans like Emacs and Vim, and in one corner are the…
Berlin Buzzwords 2013
Berlin Buzzwords feels more like a festival than a normal conference. You get these wristbands that you should wear for a few days and being held at a brewery there…
Sharing AngularJS modules with component.js
Component.js has emerged as a very sensible way to package and share web components. It knows about scripts, css, images and html. That makes it a good fit for AngularJS modules. But there's more! :)
Auto-install Node.js and npm from Makefile
This is how you can detect existing Node.js and npm, or automatically install a temporary Node.js if none is already installed. About the only things needed are make, bash, curl…
Robotium 4.0 – Web Support!
Robotium is a UI test framework for Android applications. With Robotium, test case developers can in easy fashion write function and system tests for Android applications. Robotium has until now only…
Multi-threaded traces with Deja vu
This post is part of a series about the framework Deja vu. As previously argued bug fixing can be hard when left only with a stack trace. If you feel…
Graphite with .Net and Ubuntu 11.10
This is a quick write-up on how to get started with graphite as a .Net developer. We're going to start using graphite with a virtual machine in VirtualBox, although you…
Facebook Test Java API release 1.1.5
The Facebook Test Java API framework has been updated. There are two additions to the API and one bugfix: Bugfix for NPE when calling facebookStore.createTestUser(false,"..."). Added possibility of using a…
Invoke any Method on any Thread
I previously wrote a blog post titled Performing any Selector on the Main Thread detailing a convenience category on NSInvoication for easily creating invocation objects that could be invoked on…
The state of iOS Open Source – and what to do about it!
There is a vibrant community of open source projects for iOS. You need a calendar UI components or a JSON parser? No problem, the projects are out there. Most code…
Java API for testing Facebook application integration
Since november 2010 you may create test user accounts on Facebook for your application, so that you may test your application without creating dummy accounts and possibly break the Facebook…
Awaitility – Java DSL for easy testing of asynchronous systems
Introduction Testing asynchronous systems is hard. Not only does it require handling threads, timeouts and concurrency issues, but the intent of the test code can be obscured by all these…
Performing any Selector on the Main Thread
Many UI frameworks, including AppKit for Mac OS X and UIKit for iPhone OS, require that all methods to UI components are sent on the main UI thread. Cocoa and…