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Core Java
MineCraft and off heap memory
Overview MineCraft is a really good example of when off heap memory can really help. The key requirements are: The…
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Core Java
Java Build Tools: Ant vs Maven vs Gradle
In the beginning there was Make as the only build tool available. Later on it was improved with GNU Make.…
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Android Core
NoSQL on Android
There are various NoSQL solutions for mobile platforms such as the iOS and Android. Here, we will look at Couchbase…
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Groovy
Java 8 Lambdas vs Groovy Closures Compactness: Grouping And Summing
Java 8 is featuring lambdas, which are similar to a construction Groovy has already for some time: closures. In Groovy…
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Career
SpringSource Certified Spring Professional
When I first heard about this certification I was really excited and wanted to find out what I can about…
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Software Development
An Alternative to the Twitter River – Index Tweets in Elasticsearch with Logstash
For some time now I’ve been using the Elasticsearch Twitter river for streaming conference tweets to Elasticsearch. The river runs…
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Software Development
Database primary key flavors
Types of primary keys All database tables must have one primary key column. The primary key uniquely identifies a row…
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Android Core
Interfacing Salesforce with Android
In this article we are going to explore building a simple native Android application that utilizes the Chatter REST API…
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DevOps
Fabric8 HTTP Gateway
I recently put together a quick Github project to show the Fabric8 HTTP gateway in action. It shows a sample…
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