The Code Style site has evolved by gradual refinement and accumulation of features and content. This review is part of a fully backdated site log and archive that sheds light on when, why and how particular features were implemented.
This log is sometimes updated several times per week, sometimes with a long overdue backlog of items. Many log entries refer to the Code Style Java package, which delivers the servlet services and utilities used to manage this site.
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Java answers expand, 29th October 2005
The Java language, servlets and servlet containers FAQ sections are expanding quite rapidly and may soon need new sub-divisions. Initially broke the question links down into more readable chunks. A few fundamental Web design questions still arise.
HTML & XHTML
Java API
Java interface design
Java language
- What's the difference between abstraction and encapsulation?
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Does the order of the operands in
==matter?
Java servlet "how to"
Java servlets
Java threads
Site design
Tomcat configuration
- Can Tomcat call a servlet automatically using the <run-at> tag?
- I get a "Page cannot be displayed" error!
RSS user agent update, 16th October 2005
Updated the RSS user agent listing with many more identifiers extracted from server logs. Notable additions include the Google Desktop and Google FeedFetcher clients.
Switch to Google AdSense for search, 13th October 2005
Changed the server side includes for the site search form to use Google AdSense, rather than Atomz search. Removed all references to advanced search and the search help from the FAQ and site log pages, and the "At a glance" boxout, and removed search references from the site vocabulary. Removed a permanent redirect to the site search FAQ from .htaccess.
Added an un-linked "hidden" path and linked bad bot path to robots.txt to monitor activity.
Previously on Code Style
These backdated pages record detailed changes to the Code Style Web site since July 2000, when development first got underway. Some pages may refer to documents or features that have since changed or are no longer part of the site, but the archive is checked to ensure there are no dead links.
Site log, origins to present
For a summary overview, see the annotated site log contents.
