by Greg Turnquist | Nov 13, 2014 | java
Years ago, I discovered the Java Posse. It was a phenomenal podcast. Every episode was chockful of deep technical discussions, modern issues and revelations in the Java community, and just good old fashioned fun. I thirsted for every episode. These gentlemen were...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 7, 2014 | book, learning spring boot
The day is here! You can now pre-order your copy of Learning Spring Boot! At this very moment, I am working with the finishing editors to polish up this book and get it uploaded to the printers. It should be out SOON! I’m naturally eager to get the word out. But...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 3, 2014 | blog
I have seen a handful of posts and tweets recently that have summarized my own developing view of where we as people should stand in relation to social media. For starters, we need to recognize that social media is a product for which we are probably NOT the client:...
by Greg Turnquist | Nov 1, 2014 | anki, german
After reading numerous articles on Hacking Chinese, I decided to dive into Anki. Anki is space repetition software. It lets you create any set of flashcards that you want, and then helps you review your deck daily in a more efficient manner. Thanks to the iPhone app,...
by Greg Turnquist | Oct 29, 2014 | software
I recently read a compelling article, “Why github is not your CV”. I was shouting “yes yes yes” as I went through it. As you may or may not know, I recently closed my LinkedIn account. I was feeling some of the same things the first article...
