Nice blog post about how to debug ant classpath

Andrew Beacock's Blog: Pretty printing Java classpaths using Ant's pathconvert task:

My problem was my import statement but this helped me rule out a classpath problem.

cool

Documentation for Web API

ASP.NET Web API: Introducing IApiExplorer/ApiExplorer:

Might be able to use this to create documentation for our Web API.

Funny video about pair programming

Atlassian Spooning Video (spoof on pair programming):

This is really funny and a reminder not to take agile too seriously.

How to see the real error coming from Web API

link -> Custom errors and error detail policy in ASP.NET Web API | Jimmy Bogard's Blog:

Instead of relying on a lot of XML configuration, Web API uses a lot of programmatic configuration. This helps self hosting, but for changing policies like error detail, we have to change the code, re-compile and re-deploy. To set the error policy in our application, we need to modify our global Web API configuration

I was wondering the other day how to get the real error. I like the example he shows on how to read web.config and make it work like ASP.NET

Use ASP.NET Trace to figure out what went wrong

link -> How to: View ASP.NET Trace Information with the Trace Viewer:

I tried this on my local machine and it worked pretty well. Unfortunately I didn't have permissions to enable it on the machine that had the problem.

Web API is open source now

link -> ASP.NET MVC, Web API, Razor and Open Source - ScottGu's Blog:

I have run into some problems and couldn't figure out what to do. Hopefully having the ability to look at the code will help me be able to figure out what I am doing wrong.

Uncle Bob Explains How to do Given When Then In Fitnesse

link -> "BDD Style FitNesse Tests." - Videos - Viddler:

Would be nice if we put our Accceptance Tests in Fitnesse and get them to run.

I love Atlassian's REST API Design Guidelines

link ->Atlassian REST API Design Guidelines version 1 - REST APIs:

If we go with creating a public API we should totally steal this as our coding standard. I really love their expand idea. I have been wondering how we should handle cross aggregate references. I think what they did makes total sense.

Web API Extensions

link -> ChristianWeyer/Thinktecture.Web.Http:

Some useful extensions for Web API. Thanks for sending these Jerry.

Give it five minutes

link -> Give it five minutes - (37signals):

I think my friend Jerry may have shared this link for my benefit. I am going to give it a try.

Alternative to having to install ASP.net MVC 4 on every developer box and server

link -> Running an ASP.NET MVC 3 app on a web server that doesn’t have ASP.NET MVC 3 installed - ScottGu's Blog:

Installing ASP.net MVC 4 took over a day on my box. This post says you can just put the needed dlls in your bin folder and nobody else will need to do anything.

12 part series on how to use NHibernate's new mapping by code feature

link -> NOtherDev: NHibernate's mapping-by-code - the summary:

Wow this seems like a really good way on how to learn the new mapping by code feature in NHibernate. Even shows the Fluent equivalent.

Models and Forms still separate in ExtJS 4

link -> [B3] MVC RestProxy and Form validation:

We built store bound data controls because Ext doesn't let you do a two way data bind between a control and a Record. Even in ExtJS4 they still haven't fixed this. You have to manually call updateRecord on your form to update your Model with whatever the user has entered. Even worse if you are trying to use the RestProxy then there is no way to bind the errors you get back automatically to your form. The guy in this article figured out a way to do it manually.

Edit:
Some guy figured out how fix this by overriding the Ext core code.
https://github.com/devilry/devilry-django/issues/112

Possible Phone Solution For My Extreme Cheapness

link -> T-Mobile Prepaid and an Unlocked iPhone 3GS:

I can keep my pay as you go plan. Plus you can sign up for a day pass for data connection on the fly if I really need it. I guess I need to setup a watch on ebay to find a cheap 3GS.

Sencha released Touch 2 Beta

link -> Sencha Touch 2 Beta—Raising The Bar | Blog | Sencha:

Wow. This is really good timing.

weinre - Tool to help you debug webpages on a mobile device

-> weinre - Home:

Saw this link while reading the previous article I posted.

Article on Sencha Website about using PhoneGap to make web app look native

link -> A Sencha Touch MVC application with PhoneGap | Learn | Sencha:

PhoneGap allows you to host a web app in a native app and get access to some of the phone's native features like its contact book

How you know if you are doing REST right

JWTUMOIM: Act 3:

Here is page that is the opposite of you are doing it wrong. It explains the different levels of how you know if you are doing REST right and why each step is important.

Derrick Bailey's thoughts on struggling to learn how to do REST right

-> Rant: That’s Not Rest. | ThoughtStream.new :derick_bailey:

Your doing it wrong attitude seems very similar to agile religion debates.

Designing a Secure REST (Web) API without OAuth

link -> Designing a Secure REST (Web) API without OAuth:

This article makes the very complicated process of securing your REST web services very easy to understand.