Building a CSV Report CLI Tool in BoxLang

Remember some time ago (yesterday) when I wrote about CSV parsing in BoxLang using the opencsv Java library and Maven? As I said then, my initial impetus for that post was to recreate my ColdFusion Hackathon project, but once I got it working, it turned out to be really useful for something completely different. The Data If you’re on a desktop machine and look down to your right, you’ll notice I’ve got an ad from from EthicalAds. I’ve been using them as an ad network for a bit over a year now. I’m not going to get rich anytime soon with the money I’ve earned, but it’s the first ad network in a while that felt low key and less "in your face".... more →
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Building a Jira Search Tool in BoxLang

Developers seem to have a love/hate (or perhaps hate/despise) relationship with Jira. I’ve never minded it, but the biggest issue for me is that if I haven’t used it in a while, it can be overwhelming. Yesterday I was thinking about this and wondering if perhaps I could build my own tooling to interact with Jira via an API, if it even had one. Turns out, of course they have an API and it’s not terribly difficult to use. With that in mind, I whipped up a quick tool to search Jira via the command line with BoxLang. Jira API Basics The docs for Jira’s API are pretty good and cover the huge set of operations you can perform with it. Your root API url will be based on your... more →
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Turn Your Smartphone into an Eclipse Tool Kit with Essential Apps – Space.com

Space.com Turn Your Smartphone into an Eclipse Tool Kit with Essential AppsSpace.comGoogle users can add custom layers to their Android mapping app. Here's how to add two especially useful layers — the path of totality and the live traffic inside the path. (Note that there is some uncertainty along the edges of the path, so you'll …FREE eBook:Sky & TelescopeA new app is designed to help blind people enjoy the solar eclipseMashableThe best apps for watching the total solar eclipseCNETSILive.com –Albany Times Union –The Week Magazine –NASA/JPL Edu Newsall 4,978 news articles » map app – Google News… more →
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Map app: Police launch tool to show crime across Vancouver – CTV News

CTV News Map app: Police launch tool to show crime across VancouverCTV NewsEver wonder which Vancouver neighbourhoods have the most – or the least – crime? A new tool launched recently by police might be just the thing you're looking for. Police have created the interactive crime mapping tool GeoDash for smartphones, tablets, …and more » map app – Google News… more →
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