• My new open source Java OAuth library

    I've just pushed out a new open source java OAuth library because I couldn't find one that did what I needed. My key requirement was simplicity. I didn't like the idea of using the library for HTTP stuff and there is no reason I should. Once I've obtained the Access...


  • Announcing Announce.ly

    [[posterous-content:ByqskufswwnprelCChrJ]] I Released Announce.ly last night, it's a side project I put together with some of the code that I built for Sproozi. What's it good for? Announce.ly makes it easy to make announcements through twitter. People have lots of questions about how to use twitter for their business. Should...


  • Some progress on continuous deployment

    As I posted a couple of weeks ago I'm working on working a continuous deployment setup so that I can push changes live quicker and easier for the projects I'm working on. I've installed and configured Hudson, which was a good first step. It's shown me that my builds are...


  • GeekUp Hebden Bridge tonight

    When: Wednesday February 24th @ 7:00pm Where: Hole in’t Wall, Hebden Bridge (map) Read more about Geek Ups in general at Geek Up. Questions, comments etc direct them at me here, on twitter @andrewmccall or email.


  • Continuous Deployment

    I've been working lately trying to implement some of the things Eric Ries talks about. Primarily the idea of continuous deployments for lean startups and getting away from the fear of release. On the surface and looking back on some of the disastrous releases I've seen (deployed) it's a frightening...