Archive for August 9th, 2009

10 Eclipse Navigation Shortcuts Every Java Programmer Should Know « The Curious Schemer

August 9th, 2009

A very handy guide to Eclipse keyboard shortcuts: 10 Eclipse Navigation Shortcuts Every Java Programmer Should Know « The Curious Schemer.

It always amazes me how dependent everyone is on the mouse, even old school Un*x programmers. For better or worse, I love the keyboard and keyboard shortcuts — it is easier to do something in the IDE if I can keep my fingers close to the keys, you know, how the code is typed in. This article, from The Curious Schemer, is a great list of keyboard shortcuts. The comments have even more. Do yourself a favor and invest a few minutes learning these — they’ll save you a lot of time in the long run.

Missing Scale: Lack of Critical Information Is Misleading

August 9th, 2009

How important is knowing the scale when looking at data? Hopefully, you’ll agree, “very”, but I was amazed to see how much is missed (and misunderstood) without knowing the scale of my latest run performance.

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