Java8
Java8 isn’t scheduled for for release until March 2014, but early release versions have been available for a while. Some of the most interesting new features are: Streams Functional interfaces Default...
View ArticleJava7 – A look back
I started writing a blog post on what’s new in the upcoming Java8 release, and thought I would start by doing a quick look back at what Java7 brought to us. Java7 was released back in July 2011, and...
View ArticleUsing Java8 with Maven in IntelliJ (invalid target release: 1.8)
I recently started trying out the early access version of Java8. When I tried using it with maven in IntelliJ however, I got the following error when I ran the maven install command: [ERROR] Failed to...
View ArticleHelloWorld: JSP -> Servlet
A while ago, I posted a simple HelloWorld Html->Servlet->JSP setup. Even though the html part is unnecessary (a JSP can obviously handle that alone), I deliberately included it as a template for...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Code Camp Notes
I am at the Silicon Valley Code Camp at the moment. I will try to post some notes on the various talks I attend below… Day 1: Session 1: JavaScript Session 2: Easing into Agile Session 3: Building...
View ArticleWorkflow Management: JBoss’s JBPM
The project I’m currently working on had a requirement for a workflow engine to manage the various process flow options for an order management system. For example, an order can be created, modified,...
View ArticleSilicon Valley Code Camp
I have signed up for this code camp next weekend… http://www.siliconvalley-codecamp.com/ There are some interesting sessions on, amongst other things, Groovy, Grails, Java, Web Services, Testing, Agile...
View ArticlePOJOs in Action
My latest reading material is POJOs in Action – a good book about developing Enterprise Applications using Lightweight Frameworks such as Spring, Hibernate and JDO. It basically advocates an...
View ArticleJEE
So what exactly is Java Enterprise Edition? Although I am a Sun Certified Enterprise Architect, and have worked with much of the J2EE family, I thought that with all the recent changes introduced in...
View ArticleEffective Java
Just finished reading Effective Java by Joshua Bloch. It is a great book that contains many nuggets of info, best practices and gotchas. Definitely the best Java book I have read in a while. Next up, I...
View ArticleWhat’s new in Java 6?
Although it’s been around for a while, I’m still trying to get acquainted with version 6 of Java SE. It has many neat new features, such as integrated scripting, enhanced JDBC features and better Web...
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