http://www.maximsc.com Software Development Consulting Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:31:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For any standard Grails app, the error log is called stacktrace.log by default. On some servers, it ends up in the config folder (rather than the logs folder) by default, so it's hard to find. Also, with a fixed name, all apps running on the same server would ... http://www.maximsc.com/configuring-a-grails-app-for-logging/ First choice: JetBrains IDEA 7.0 (with 8.0 coming shortly).  Possibly a good second choice: NetBeans 6.5 (new).  Last resort remains: Eclipse. http://www.maximsc.com/ides-for-groovygrails/ We've started contributing back to the Grails open source project.  First up: furthering the cause towards an initial release of a jQuery plugin (http://www.grails.org/jQuery+Plugin).  Also, the next release of the Jasper Reports plugin (http://www.grails.org/Jasper+Plugin) should make life easier. http://www.maximsc.com/doin-our-part-for-grails/ I am currently leading the charge for our clients with Java-based web applications to adopt Grails (i.e. Groovy on Rails). Grails (www.grails.org) has recently achieved its official 1.0 release, just behind the 1.5 release of Groovy. We're seeing a 10-fold increase in productivity by using GSP (Groovy Server ... http://www.maximsc.com/grails-ready-for-prime-time/ The other day, I was asked for the "elevator pitch" on XP, so I dug out this description from an old posting on another of my sites. It's taking best practices to the extreme... http://www.maximsc.com/what-is-extreme-programming-xp/ By popular request, Maxim Software Corp. now offers website hosting service to the public. The same servers that we use to host the properties of our ThotSpots Web Media division are now available to you at competitive prices. This service is being offered as a convenience to our ... http://www.maximsc.com/web-hosting-now-available-here/ If the three most important attributes in real estate are location, location, location, then the five most important attributes of good project management are communication, communication, communication, communication, communication. 1. Maintain a written glossary of domain terminology. It's amazing how often the developers and the customers think they're talking the ... http://www.maximsc.com/top-5-ways-to-keep-a-software-development-project-on-track/ This is just a quick post to indicate that this blog is now registered on Technorati. http://www.maximsc.com/this-blog-is-now-registered-on-technorati/ The Maxim Software staff runs codejacked.com, a blog with productivity tips for Windows and Linux users. The tips are mostly in "power user" territory, but sometimes we can't help but cover topics of more interest to programmers. So, for those of you who are programmers, be sure to ... http://www.maximsc.com/programming-tips-on-codejackedcom/ I'm a huge fan of code generators. I've seen them used successfully in many different ways. In the Java world, for example, the Xdoclet parser is commonly used to generate object code and ORM mappings based on database schema -- a huge timesaver. I've also seen creative ... http://www.maximsc.com/removing-code-generators-from-the-build-process/