What’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...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleJava8
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...
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