Domain Acquisitions in December 2011
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: December 23, 2011
Too busy throughout 2011 to look at opportunities in the domain space. Thankfully I’ll be ending the year with a few decent domain acquisitions (Won at Auctions in November/December)
FurnitureDirectory.com
FastBridge.com
HyperPoint.com
PrivateCorner.com
vMoney.com
WebChimp.com
WhiteCurrant.com
SmartSaaS.com
TrendManager.com
BrainMirror.com
FireMonk.com
DoubleShock.com
BlueEmerald.com
FrozenEgg.com
NetSpear.com
RIP Steve Jobs
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: October 6, 2011
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What a Man… What a Life!
Definitely in the league of Thoman Edison & Henry Ford.
Thank You Steve. You will be missed!
Ron Paul … America’s only hope?
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: October 4, 2011
The US economy has been tanking for more than 3 years now and there seems to be no end in sight. Obama has failed; and as much as I like him… he just cannot walk the talk.
Personally, I think its time for some REAL change in America; peace, tolerance, innovation, equal opportunities, and some tough decisions to fix the economy. The only person who has the ability and resolve to do this seems to be Ron Paul. The other candidates promise more of the same.
I pray that its Ron Paul in 2012 … he’s America’s last hope.
Too bad that my support/vote doesn’t count … I’m NOT American!
Team Outing – 29-September-2011
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: September 30, 2011
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DoubleSpring Team outing on Thursday … FUN!
Amoeba Sports Bar (at the Leela Palace) followed by McDonalds
Team DS
Web applications using PLAY framework
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: September 29, 2011
Play is heavily inspired by Ruby on Rails and Django. A developer familiar with any of these frameworks will feel at home. Play leverages the power of Java to build web applications in an environment that is not Java Enterprise Edition-centric. By lifting away the Java EE constraints, Play provides developers with an easy-to-develop and elegant stack aimed at productivity.
Some notable projects using the Play framework:
Web application development with the PLAY framework
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: September 27, 2011
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We were recently introduced to the PLAY framework and I can tell you that it is the future of web application development in JAVA/SCALA
The Play framework makes it easier to build Web applications with Java and Scala. PLAY is a clean alternative to bloated Enterprise Java stacks. It focuses on developer productivity and targets RESTful architectures. Great for agile software development!
Although we are Django fanboys; I have to concede that PLAY has some incredible advantages in building scalable web apps.
My biggest grouse with Java platforms is repeated and tedious compile-package-deploy cycles. However, The PLAY framework compiles your Java sources directly and hot-reloads them into the JVM without the need to restart the server. You can then edit, reload and see your modifications instantly!
At DoubleSpring, we are in the market for web app development services in the PLAY framework. If you are interested in discussing your project or idea, get in touch with us.
Downtown Miami – New Avatar
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: September 20, 2011
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Established in 2001 by Silvia Morales, DowntownMiami.com was officially endorsed by The City of Miami as “an official site for the City of Miami”
The Downtown Miami Partnership (DMP) officially endorsed DowntownMiami.com as well in 2002 and has partnered with the portal on a variety of high profile events and efforts.
Silvia Morales has partnered with DoubleSpring to re-launch the portal in a new avatar:
Check it out: DowntownMiami.com
Researching Scala & Lift
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: September 6, 2011
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The DoubleSpring team is playing around with some exciting development tool/platforms and I chanced upon Scala & Lift.
Scala is a general purpose programming language designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way. It smoothly integrates features of object-oriented and functional languages, enabling Java and other programmers to be more productive. Code sizes are typically reduced by a factor of two to three when compared to an equivalent Java application.
Source: www.scala-lang.org
Lift is a free, open source web application development framework for building powerful, interactive, and dynamic applications using the Scala programming language. Scala is purely object-oriented, but, uniquely, it also has support for functional programming, giving you access to features such as anonymous functions, nested functions, curry functions, and higher-order functions. Scala runs in a JVM, making it compatible with Java applications and libraries. These traits mean that web applications powered by Lift can use both Scala and Java class libraries. In addition, Lift applications are packaged as Web Application Archive (WAR) files and can be deployed to any web application server that supports the Servlet 2.4 specification, including Apache Tomcat 5.5 and later.
Details: liftweb.net
We’ve worked on the Spring framework before but there is something very compelling about Lift … possibly because its lightweight and better suited to web development. The only downside with Lift is lack of documentation.
Some very good internet companies have recently moved to using Scala/Lift including the likes of FourSquare, Twitter, LinkedIN, Sony, etc.
Although Django is DoubleSpring’s preferred framework for web application development, we are open to using Scala in projects that are computation & database intensive.
I LOVE NYC – Do You?
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: August 18, 2011
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NYC Events, Classifieds, Deals, Photo Gallery, News & Reviews, Neighborhoods, Real Estate, Yellow Pages, Special Offers, Meetups, Video Gallery, Movie Listings, Jobs, People, Discussion Forum, City Buzz, Hotels, Bookmarks, Weather Forecast, and more …
Duniya Mein Yunhi Hota Hai …
Posted by: shuhaibshariff on: July 22, 2011
Jab jab dard ka baadal chaya
Jab ghum ka saya lehraya
Jab aansoo palkon tak aya
Jab yeh tanha dil ghabraya
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