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Write effective Load Tests using JUnit and Repeat annotation
EasyTest recently introduced a new set of annotations that would help its users write effective test cases. The two main…
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Too Many Parameters in Java Methods, Part 3: Builder Pattern
In my two immediately previous posts, I looked at reducing the number of parameters required for a constructor or method…
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Creating Vulnerability Assessment Artifacts Using Maven Assembly
This article will discuss using Maven Assembly to create artifacts that can be provided to third-party vulnerability assessment sites (e.g.,…
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Developing a personal mini Photo Gallery application using Struts2, Hibernate and MySQL BLOB – Part 1
Overview: In this workshop we’ll develop a web application which we can use to create a beautiful photo gallery. This…
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Getting started with Spring JDBC in a web application
I have shown you how to setup a basic Spring 3 MVC web application in my previous article. Reusing that…
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Too Many Parameters in Java Methods, Part 2: Parameters Object
In my previous post, I looked at some of the problems associated with long parameters lists for methods and constructors.…
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How to use Asynchronous Servlets to improve performance
This post is going to describe a performance optimization technique applicable to a common problem related to modern webapps. Applications…
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All Other Metrics Are Useless
When it comes to queues, whether they’re implemented as JMS, database tables (i.e. what Ruby’s Delayed::Job uses for a queue),…
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Creating an on-line recommender system with Apache Mahout
Recently we’ve been implementing a recommender system for Yap.TV: you can see it in action after installing the app and…
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