Core Java
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Make Your Factories Beautiful
Every java programmer worth the name knows about the Factory Pattern. It is a convenient and standardized way to reduce…
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NetBeans Java EE Tip #1 – Entity Classes From Database
The NetBeans IDE is an excellent choice for developing applications of all kind. Specifically, I use it on a daily…
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Getting started with JavaParser: analyzing Java Code programmatically
One of the things I like the most is to parse code and to perform automatic operations on it. For…
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Definition of the Trait Pattern in Java
In this article I will present the concept of traits and give you a concrete example of how they can…
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The practice of reflection in action
In a previous article, I explained how the most essential agile practice is reflection. In this article, I outline examples…
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Simplicity and Value of HotSpot’s -XshowSettings Flag
A handy HotSpot JVM flag (option for the Java launcher java) is the -XshowSettings option. This option is described in…
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C code always runs way faster than Java, right? Wrong!
So we all know the prejudice that Java being interpreted is slow and that C being compiled and optimized runs…
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Improved Documentation of HotSpot Options in Java 8
One of the small but welcome features introduced with Oracle’s HotSpot implementation of Java 8 is the addition of many…
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Creating proxy object using djcproxy
During the last weeks I have shown how to create a proxy object using Java reflection API and cglib. In…
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