The project I currently work on involves a lot of Java/JavaScript (V8 JavaScript engine) interoperability. Fortunately, Java provides JNI and V8 has a nice C++ API which make the integration process very smooth. Most of the Java-JNI-V8 type marshaling is quite straightforward but there is one exception. The JNI uses modified UTF-8 strings to represent …
Monthly Archives: May 2014
On Agile Practices
I have recently read the article What Agile Teams Think of Agile Principles from Laurie Williams and it got me thinking. The study conclusion is as follows: The authors of the Agile Manifesto and the original 12 principles spelled out the essence of the agile trend that has transformed the software industry over more than …