My First Java Project
It’s been a while since I decided to use Java as my new programming language of choice. Since my last post I have been honing my Java skills, with my first java project. I had a project I needed to do that is about analyzing academic papers, comparing them in various ways, sorting them, writing […]
Videos on the basics of Java
Videos on the basics of Java Whilst looking through youtube (see my previous posts – here and here – for why I am doing this), I have come across some very nice youtube videos on the basics of Java. A very nice series of videos by Jose Vidal starts from the the basics of Java: […]
Blackjack in Java
Whilst looking through youtube (see my previous posts – here and here – for why I am doing this), I came across a very nice resource that showed how to implement Blackjack in Java. I am sure the video’s presenter will be the first to admit that the project is far from complete (for example, […]
Learning Java, the first steps
In this post, I describe my first steps in learning Java. Not that I am a newbie to programming. I have been doing it for years, but mostly in C++, or various mainframe languages and editors. But I recently made the decisio to change to Java. Learning Java I thought it was about time to […]
Swing or SWT when using WindowBuilder
In my last post I was trying to decide whether to use Swing or SWT when using WindowBuilder. I am using the Eclipse IDE. Learning to use Swing or SWT The problem is, there does not seem to be any clear cut view as to which is best. This post on stackexchange is typical. Researching […]
What Java GUI development tool shoud I use?
In my previous post, I outlined the reasons why I was switching to Java as the programming language of choice for a football prediction system that I am developing. In this post, I try to decide what Java GUI development tool I should use? Should I use Swing or SWT as my Java GUI builder? […]
Time to switch to Java for a football prediction project
I have decided that it was time to switch to Java for a football prediction project that I have been planning for some time. I want to do the project justice so I thought I would start from the most basic decision. What programming language should I use? The Problem with C++ For the past […]
Football fixture forecasting. Are you any good?
Football fixture forecasting is something I have expressed an interest in recently. Actually, this blog contains a forecasting category, that you might be interested in. In my last post, I mentioned a crowdfunding project that I am trying to get off the ground. This prroject aims to investigate football fixture forecasting, utilising methodologies such as Artificial […]
Using ELO ratings for match result prediction in association football
I occasionally comment on a scientific paper that is of interest to me. This time, it was: Lars Magnus Hvattuma and Halvard Arntzenb (20010) Using ELO ratings for match result prediction in association football, International Journal of Forecasting, 26(3), 460-470 (doi). This paper falls into the broader categories of Football, Forecasting and Sport, which I have […]
Odds-setters as forecasters: The case of English Football
I sometimes comment on a scientific paper that has caught my eye. This time, it was (comments on other papers are also available): David Forrest, John Goddard and Robert Simmons (2005) Odds-setters as forecasters: The case of English football, International Journal of Forecasting, 21(3), 551-564 (doi). This paper falls into the broader categories of Football, […]