Bryan Hughes

Bryan Hughes

Jul
14
Application Logging through RabbitMQ and Graylog

Application Logging through RabbitMQ and Graylog

Centralizing your Grails application logging allows for more robust log management and easier issue resolution.
3 min read
Mar
31
Amazon Web Services SQS in Grails with Spring JMS

Amazon Web Services SQS in Grails with Spring JMS

I recently needed a quick and simple queue implementation for a Grails project but didn't want the hassle
1 min read
Jun
28
Use Grails Services from PHP with PHP/Java Bridge

Use Grails Services from PHP with PHP/Java Bridge

I was investigating the alternatives to exposing Grails services to PHP. Of course, we could just expose the services at web services, but where's the fun in that? I was interested in the PHP's Java connectivity, specifically through the PHP/Java
2 min read
Feb
18
Ant Groovy target to create Hudson compatible PHPUnit XML report

Ant Groovy target to create Hudson compatible PHPUnit XML report

While setting up a Hudson CI and deployment solution for some PHP projects I ran into a problem getting the
1 min read
Sep
29
Consolidating Cache Management in Zend Framework

Consolidating Cache Management in Zend Framework

Easily manage your Zend Framework cache configurations with the CacheManager application resource.
2 min read
Feb
09
Grails Mobile Browser Detection with WURFL

Grails Mobile Browser Detection with WURFL

Here's a quick and cheap solution for detecting and redirecting clients on mobile browsers to mobile versions of your Grails application using WU
2 min read
Feb
03
Frontline Explores How Digital Technology Shapes Our Lives and Thinking

Frontline Explores How Digital Technology Shapes Our Lives and Thinking

Last night PBS's Frontline aired a great piece on technology and the internet and how it's starting to shape our minds; how we learn, process and regurgitate info
1 min read
Feb
01
Perpetually Trapped in Design Hell

Perpetually Trapped in Design Hell

I came across this humorous but oh-so-true post on <a href="http://theoatmeal.com" target="_blank">TheOatmeal.com</a> about working with client
Jan
27
Zend Routes Page Cache Configured with Application.ini

Zend Routes Page Cache Configured with Application.ini

Easily configure your Zend routes and page caching through the application.ini of your Zend application.
1 min read
Jan
27
Adding GWT Geolocation support to Vaadin

Adding GWT Geolocation support to Vaadin

If you're looking to add geolocation support to your Vaadin applications, I've whipped up a quick
1 min read