Monthly Archives: June 2009

Why does my backgrounded script/app die after I close my terminal window?

Posted on June 18, 2009 by phil

Short answer: because you’re a freaking idiot. Long answer: My shell script is on a Linux server. I access via ssh using Putty. I run it from the command line, from Window #1,  like this: $ bin/myapp.sh & when I … Continue reading →

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Re: conversion to dalvik format failed with error 1

Posted on June 13, 2009 by phil

Yeah, a few quiet hours on the weekend and time to code. I’m a little behind, but I’ve been thinking about mobile alot lately. So it was time to upgrade my Android SDK to 1.5. First thing I do is … Continue reading →

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good to be a Java programmer

Posted on June 8, 2009 by phil

It’s an exciting time to be a Java programmer. That’s a big change of opinion for me. I started my career with interpreted languages (Usertalk, Python, Perl) and Java seemed really verbose and unproductive.  And it’s still verbose. But a … Continue reading →

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