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Core Java
JUnit: testing exception with Java 8 and Lambda Expressions
In JUnit there are many ways of testing exceptions in test code, including try-catch idiom, JUnit @Rule, with catch-exception library.…
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Core Java
6 Reasons Not to Switch to Java 8 Just Yet
Java 8 is awesome. Period. But… after we had the chance to have fun and play around with it, the time…
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Enterprise Java
RxJava + Java8 + Java EE 7 + Arquillian = Bliss
Microservices are an architectural style where each service is implemented as an independent system. They can use their own persistence…
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DevOps
Configuring Chef part 1
Below are the first steps in getting started with using chef. The three main components of chef are : …
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Software Development
Why You Need a Strategic Data Service
It’s no longer even a question that data is a strategic advantage. Every business is a data business now, and…
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Software Development
Seriously. The Devil Made me do It!
Just as eternal as the cosmic struggle between good and evil is the challenge between our two natures. Religion aside, we…
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Enterprise Java
Custom Cassandra Data Types
In the blog post Connecting to Cassandra from Java, I mentioned that one advantage for Java developers of Cassandra being…
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Enterprise Java
Auditing infrastructure for your app using Spring AOP, Custom annotations and Reflection
The next post will demonstrate how to write simple auditing using Spring AOP and annotations. The auditing mechanism will be…
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Software Development
PostgreSQL’s Table-Valued Functions
Table-valued functions are an awesome thing. Many databases support them in one way or another and so does PostgreSQL. In…
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