<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Java Code Geeks &#187; Rob Thomas</title> <atom:link href="http://www.javacodegeeks.com/author/Rob-Thomas/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.javacodegeeks.com</link> <description>Java 2 Java Developers Resource Center</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:18 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>A Framework for Enterprise Software</title><link>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/a-framework-for-enterprise-software.html</link> <comments>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/a-framework-for-enterprise-software.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2012 17:53:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Thomas</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.javacodegeeks.com/?p=2680</guid> <description><![CDATA[For decades, the companies in this industry have produced sophisticated and complex products. 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A simple example from baseball: As it became obvious that steroids enhanced performance, many players turned to the &#8216;juice&#8217;, to drive their short term performance. However, they quickly learned that it was not sustainable. Once you stop or overuse it, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/big-data-all-aboard-information-bus.html/feed</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Myth of Start Up Costs</title><link>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/the-myth-of-start-up-costs.html</link> <comments>http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/the-myth-of-start-up-costs.html#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rob Thomas</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Software Development]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2012/10/the-myth-of-start-up-costs.html</guid> <description><![CDATA[Conventional wisdom in the start-up community these days is that it has never been cheaper to start and build a company. 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