About Dave Malone / d.avidmalone.com

  d.avidmalone.com is a blog about enterprise Java development, as well as my daily life and the problems I encounter in my daily battles. Anyone with a development background or geeks looking for random content to fill their day will benefit from the content here.

  I’m Dave Malone and I’m the person responsible for all the content on this site.  You’re probably here because you’d like a little background on me, this site, why you should subscribe and some of my qualifications for keeping this blog.

  The purpose of this blog is to share my observations, insight and advice about Java development, bugs I encounter in different environments, and related topics with you. My goals here are to help you learn about Java development, particularly with Spring and Hibernate, and help you become successful in applying these technologies in your projects without having to look too far to find answers when you have problems.

  I consider myself a purist and have been exposed to the concepts of usability as well as standards and patterns in enterprise development, by developers much more senior than myself.  I think my point of view is unique because most Java developers are not interested in developing user interfaces (at least the 'older' developers), and I openly embrace new thoughts and technologies.

  I do not expect myself to be considered an expert in all realms of the Java development world (as it is broader and wider than most might realize).  I am passionate about developing excellent code, with excellent standards in mind while geeking out about thinks like video games, movies, music, all things technical, shiny, and that make any other kinds of noises. 

  What credibility do I have to back me on what I write about?  I have been developing Java applications since 2004, and have worked for some major Fortune 500 companies.  I have encountered plenty of poor developers and application code out there, and I like to believe that I'm cleaning up more messes than I'm making.  I'll openly admit where I'm wrong, and I'm always open to suggestions and learning new things.