links for 2008-03-17

• Analyst: Even the best SOAs are ’stalling’
  Many companies have implemented stunningly beautiful SOA infrastructures. And yet these SOA initiatives invariably stall out. They have yet to demonstrate any business value.
  (tags: soa architecture)
• Busy vs. Productive
  Slow down and remember this: Most things make no difference. Being busy is a form of mental laziness—lazy thinking and indiscriminate action.
  (tags: productivity lifehacks gtd)
• InfoQ: Rapid web development with J2EE Spider
  Key features of J2EE Spider include:
  * Visual interface for generating code
  * Integration with Eclipse
  * Round-trip engineering
  * Code generation using templates
  (tags: eclipse java ide)