Monthly Archives: September 2007

YUI Compressor Version 2.2.1 Now Available

I implemented a few enhancement requests and fixed a bug in this new version of the YUI Compressor. Let me know if you encounter any issue with it. Update (9/27/07): YUI Compressor version 2.2.2 is now available. It fixes a … Continue reading

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Trimming comments in HTML documents using Apache Ant

This short article, explaining how to trim unnecessary code (comments, empty lines) from HTML documents, is a follow-up to an article published a couple of weeks ago on this blog: Building Web Applications With Apache Ant. Basically, the idea is … Continue reading

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YUI Compressor Version 2.2 Now Available

This new version of the YUI Compressor supports stdin and stdout. This means that you can now call the YUI Compressor using the following command line: java -jar yuicompressor-2.2.jar –type js < input.js > output.js You can still use the … Continue reading

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Building Web Applications With Apache Ant

The importance of having a solid build process Modern web applications are large and complicated pieces of engineering, using many different technologies, sometimes deployed on hundreds (or even thousands) of servers throughout the world, and used by people from dozens … Continue reading

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The Rich Web Experience 2007

I am currently attending the Rich Web Experience conference in San Jose. Lots of great topics are being covered by immensely talented speakers who are passionate about sharing their knowledge. Here are a few pictures I took with my iPhone … Continue reading

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Introducing Simplix, an Operating System Anybody Can Understand

Back in university, I took a few classes dealing with operating system design. These classes were extremely theoretical and, in some ways, helped me throughout my curriculum and my career, serving as a solid base I could then build upon … Continue reading

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The Planets Of The Solar System

A few years ago, I was very active in the field of amateur astronomy. I used to take pictures of the planets and the moon using a MEADE ETX 105 telescope and a Philips TouCam Pro webcam. I have not … Continue reading

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