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Core Java
NetBeans Usability Tips
Java IDEs have come a long way since the days of JBuilder (though JBuilder seemed like a welcome advance at…
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Desktop Java
JavaFX-Based SimpleDateFormat Demonstrator
One of the things that can be a little tricky for developers new to Java or even for experienced Java…
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Core Java
NetBeans 7.1: Create a Custom Hint
I have talked about some of my favorite NetBeans hints in the posts Seven NetBeans Hints for Modernizing Java Code…
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Core Java
JUnit and Hamcrest: Improving On assertEquals
In my blog post Are Static Imports Becoming Increasingly Accepted in Java?, I discussed the increasing use of static imports…
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Core Java
Are Static Imports Becoming Increasingly Accepted in Java?
There was a time when the use of the word ain’t was widely considered unacceptable, at least in polite society.…
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Core Java
Java 7’s Support for Suppressed Exceptions
A new constructor and two new methods were added to the Throwable class (parent of Exception and Error classes) in…
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Core Java
Seven NetBeans Hints for Modernizing Java Code
In the post Seven Indispensable NetBeans Java Hints, I talked about using NetBeans hints in general and then focused on…
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Software Development
Unit Testing is a Means to an End
Most professional software developers these days understand the importance and value of writing and using unit tests. A nice summary…
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Core Java
ToString: Hexadecimal Representation of Identity Hash Codes
I have blogged before on the handy Apache Commons ToStringBuilder and I was recently asked what the seemingly cryptic text…
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