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Core Java
Does Java 8 Still Need LINQ? Or is it Better than LINQ?
LINQ was one of the best things that happened to the .NET software engineering ecosystem in a long time. With…
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Software Development
Why Staying in Control of Your SQL is so Important
Lots of blog posts and research papers are written about the topics of scaling up and scaling out. This interesting…
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Core Java
Top 5 Useful Hidden Eclipse Features
Eclipse is a beast. A device whose mystery is only exceeded by its power. Some would call it a continuum…
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Core Java
Add Some Entropy to Your JVM
Being able to generate true random numbers depends on the entropy in your system. Some claim, that this can be…
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Software Development
SQL Trick: row_number() is to SELECT what dense_rank() is to SELECT DISTINCT
The SQL:2003 standard ranking functions are awesome companions and useful tools every now and then. The ones that are supported in…
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Core Java
Java Auto-Unboxing Gotcha. Beware!
What do you think that the following code snippet will print? …
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Software Development
The 10 Most Popular DB Engines (SQL and NoSQL)
How to objectively measure the popularity of a DB engine? Good question! And there’s an Austrian company (Solid IT) who…
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Software Development
The Premature Return to SQL
In online communities, the NoSQL topic (much like the ORM topic) is a guarantee to stir emotions. Many emotions are…
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Core Java
How to Speed Up Apache Xalan’s XPath Processor by Factor 10x
There has been a bit of an awkward bug in Apache Xalan for a while now, and that bug is…
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