I just wanted to share a reminder not to treat Object.hashCode() as a key. This seems very basic, but I have seen experienced developers get tripped up over this method. A number of people seem to think that hashCode can be relied on to return unique integers for each object value, especially for strings. Oops.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
My latest BlackBerry app: TempoBeat
My latest BlackBerry app is out. Presenting: TempoBeat, an electronic metronome app. I paid quite a bit of attention to the user interface with this app, since I wanted something that works well with both a keyboard and a touchscreen. The controls can be manipulated by touch, but I also included a number of keyboard shortcuts for non-touch BlackBerry model. It has a bunch of features or characteristics typical of metronomes: tempo, beats per measure, volume control etc. This being a BlackBerry app, I added one more feature that truly belongs on a BlackBerry: you can use the iconic BlackBerry LED to blink the beats, in colors of your choice.
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