It's not like I am new to this logging API. I am familiar with Appenders, Loggers, Layouts. I have used in a basic manner so when there is a need to dynamically ( on-the-fly) change logging settings.
The logging level is the easiest property to change. I am messing around with how to change the retention period ( maxBackupIndex ) and the MaxFileSize. I don't think it should be that hard - get an instance of the Appender using the logger. OR change the DOM tree - ewow, I don't wanna do that. If I had an external file, I could use ConfigureAndWatch, but I really want this to happen via a GUI Button.
Ideas, anyone?
Friday, September 28, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Lotus Notes
One of my concerns at work is that I have to use Windoze on my development laptop. Of course, since my corporate laptop has MS stuff pre-installed and I don't have admin rights, dual booting into Linux is hardly an option. My thoughts of getting away from the MS environment was to bring in my personal laptop from home ( runs SuSe ). Since I work with Java, Eclipse, SQL and these are all readily available for Linux, it would solve my irritation. The only reason I would hang onto the corporate laptop is coz it runs Lotus Notes ( useful for emails, meeting notifications, calendar, travel request, etc.....) which was very legacy, closed source and only available for Windows.
But check this out: Free Lotus Notes !!! . Hopefully I can play around with my personal laptop and get Notes installed on it. I am excited! I have been waiting to develop on my *nix environment.
But check this out: Free Lotus Notes !!! . Hopefully I can play around with my personal laptop and get Notes installed on it. I am excited! I have been waiting to develop on my *nix environment.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
SITA it is
After a few weeks of interviewing, I chose to join SITA . I started last Wednesday and been busy getting introduced to lots of people. My team is really cool and I work with very smart people. I know I am gonna learn a ton from this group of engineers.
So the interview process started out with me being pretty nervous. This was the first time that I was officially interviewing with employers. I mean I know my stuff, but I don't really know how to sell my skills and sounding smart all the time :) But man, this was such fun. I didn't dread it one bit ( except for the driving ) after I started meeting the people, and seeing how exciting it is to talk about different technologies in different settings solving different problems. I got in touch with lots of cool companies, cool smart dudes who gave me a chance to present myself even though my "number of years of work experience" was less than theirs. I am glad that I gave myself plenty of time to look for a job that suits me.
At SITA, 4-5 people interviewed, all the way from my team members to the resident Java Guru to the Director of Software Products. I really like how in a megacorp, I am a somebody. Coming from Choices where I had the power of God to do anything, I wanted a job which gave me good amount of responsibility but also protected me from all the political BS. I also wanted to be in a place where I meant something, and where my views/opinions/thoughts matter. At SITA, I really feel that even the higher ups ( HCE : Highly Compensated Employee ) care about the developers and we aren't just code monkeys. I like that about SITA which is a mega corp but not really!
I am excited about working here ( other than traveling to the office ) and I hope this place keeps me motivated.
So the interview process started out with me being pretty nervous. This was the first time that I was officially interviewing with employers. I mean I know my stuff, but I don't really know how to sell my skills and sounding smart all the time :) But man, this was such fun. I didn't dread it one bit ( except for the driving ) after I started meeting the people, and seeing how exciting it is to talk about different technologies in different settings solving different problems. I got in touch with lots of cool companies, cool smart dudes who gave me a chance to present myself even though my "number of years of work experience" was less than theirs. I am glad that I gave myself plenty of time to look for a job that suits me.
At SITA, 4-5 people interviewed, all the way from my team members to the resident Java Guru to the Director of Software Products. I really like how in a megacorp, I am a somebody. Coming from Choices where I had the power of God to do anything, I wanted a job which gave me good amount of responsibility but also protected me from all the political BS. I also wanted to be in a place where I meant something, and where my views/opinions/thoughts matter. At SITA, I really feel that even the higher ups ( HCE : Highly Compensated Employee ) care about the developers and we aren't just code monkeys. I like that about SITA which is a mega corp but not really!
I am excited about working here ( other than traveling to the office ) and I hope this place keeps me motivated.
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time to move on
So I am looking for a new job. I have been in my current job (Choices Quilts) for around 3 years now, and I think I just need to move on to something else now. My feelings are along the lines of "I wanna do computer science full time" and not just as a hobby.
Don't get me wrong, my time here has been pretty great. I got to travel and represent my company at trade shows, interact with our customers and deal with our Indian business partner. At a small family business, one gets to wear many hats. My responsibilities have ranged from CTO ( hey I get to call myself what I want! ) to Marketing & Sales Manager to Quilt Designer! I definitely have learnt how a small business operates, the problems it faces, and that exponential success is sometimes a bad thing.
What I am looking for now is to be part of a team where I get to use cool new technology, and by helping the company grow, I get to step up the corporate ladder! What I really miss here is the team aspect I think, where by interacting and hanging out with geeky colleagues, you get to learn so much. Hrm, this is sounding like a cover letter now! " I would love to be part of your company, because what I will bring is going to be so unique!!"
I wonder how different it will be working in the big bad world. I joined Choices right after school, so this has been my only work experience. Here, we work real hard, we work harder if there is stuff to be done, we try and please our customers all the time, and of course, all of us share the profits. The incentive and motivation to work hard at your own business is different. Or is it? People have often told me that you work harder when you know the money is directly going into your pockets. Hence, family businesses get a lot of work done by their employees i.e. the family members. But how is this really different from working "outside": you work hard - you get rewarded, you put in more hours - you see a bonus, you deliver on schedule - you get a raise. Sure the profits might be different in terms of $$, but hard work pays everywhere and if you are smart, then people (should) recognize that.
Wish me luck!
Don't get me wrong, my time here has been pretty great. I got to travel and represent my company at trade shows, interact with our customers and deal with our Indian business partner. At a small family business, one gets to wear many hats. My responsibilities have ranged from CTO ( hey I get to call myself what I want! ) to Marketing & Sales Manager to Quilt Designer! I definitely have learnt how a small business operates, the problems it faces, and that exponential success is sometimes a bad thing.
What I am looking for now is to be part of a team where I get to use cool new technology, and by helping the company grow, I get to step up the corporate ladder! What I really miss here is the team aspect I think, where by interacting and hanging out with geeky colleagues, you get to learn so much. Hrm, this is sounding like a cover letter now! " I would love to be part of your company, because what I will bring is going to be so unique!!"
I wonder how different it will be working in the big bad world. I joined Choices right after school, so this has been my only work experience. Here, we work real hard, we work harder if there is stuff to be done, we try and please our customers all the time, and of course, all of us share the profits. The incentive and motivation to work hard at your own business is different. Or is it? People have often told me that you work harder when you know the money is directly going into your pockets. Hence, family businesses get a lot of work done by their employees i.e. the family members. But how is this really different from working "outside": you work hard - you get rewarded, you put in more hours - you see a bonus, you deliver on schedule - you get a raise. Sure the profits might be different in terms of $$, but hard work pays everywhere and if you are smart, then people (should) recognize that.
Wish me luck!
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Wordpress
Life got a little busy, hence, I wasn't really blogging. But here I am, still alive and kicking. I just finished upgrading my husband's Wordpress blog to 2.1.2. The older version 2.1.1 is pretty insecure, so hey, if there's anyone out there who hasn't upgraded yet, hurry up! The instructions sounded way too complicated, since basically you are supposed to remember every change you made to the wordpress files because you are going to be over-writing the directory with the new upgraded files. It's not too bad, since wp-config.php and the plugins and themes directory are really the only files/dirs that you would have modified. It's just a matter of backing that up, and replacing *all* other files with the upgraded version.
Nowadays, my project is to play around and customize Wordpress for our site. Codex has been my best friend in understanding how Wordpress does its magic. Sort of like Ruby on Rails, Wordpress presents you with a neat directory structure, organizing files the way they see fit! It comes with some default themes, and of course the Hello Dolly plugin! But just like ROR, Wordpress is very customizable, and you can find thousands of plugins to take care of your needs. I've also taken a shot at writing in php, and it's kinda fun!
My current quest is to find a plugin (or write one? ) that helps me put a thumbnail of an image (in a post) that replaces the "more" tag, so that when you click on it, you are taken to your post. There were a couple plugins out there that I tried out, but they aren't exactly what I want. Maybe I didn't look hard enough.
Nowadays, my project is to play around and customize Wordpress for our site. Codex has been my best friend in understanding how Wordpress does its magic. Sort of like Ruby on Rails, Wordpress presents you with a neat directory structure, organizing files the way they see fit! It comes with some default themes, and of course the Hello Dolly plugin! But just like ROR, Wordpress is very customizable, and you can find thousands of plugins to take care of your needs. I've also taken a shot at writing in php, and it's kinda fun!
My current quest is to find a plugin (or write one? ) that helps me put a thumbnail of an image (in a post) that replaces the "more" tag, so that when you click on it, you are taken to your post. There were a couple plugins out there that I tried out, but they aren't exactly what I want. Maybe I didn't look hard enough.
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