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The Google Singleton Detector, or GSD, is a tool which analyzes Java bytecode and detects the use of Singletons.

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But wait, why would I want to remove my global state and/or singletons? In a nutshell, because they can make testing difficult and hide problems with your design. Again, it’s more complicated than that, so check out the FAQ for more info.

highorderbit:

About a year ago we released a wonderful iPhone app called Chirpy. Chirpy does one thing really well: it provides a way to quickly send and receive Twitter direct messages, without the other 2,000+ features of a full-fledged Twitter client getting in your way. It’s also great if you’re looking…

Done entirely in HTML5. No Flash. Amazing.

Great piece on why Ballmer should be shown the door at Microsoft. The company has been floundering for 10 years as the industry has moved first to the web and now to mobile devices, markets where Microsoft is irrelevant. How much longer will Microsoft’s board allow this to continue?

Why do people find working from coffee shops to be so effective?

mrgan:

Hey Dan, I was just reading an interesting piece in that new iPad magazine. I think you’d really dig it.

Isn’t it amazing how it’s 2011 and we can just share these things quickly? Remember when you first used email and you were like, whoa dude, did you just send a letter to a possibly hot…

Great read.

android-gripes:

When I use an iPhone and an Android phone at the same time, I often find that apps from the same company look a lot different on these two platforms – the ones on Android usually look much worse.

Here is a couple of examples.

This is what Meebo IM looks on Android, the contact list screen and…