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Android Core
Android Custom Loader to Load Data Directly from SQLite Database
Today we’ll discuss about custom loaders in Android. Loaders have been introduced from Android 3.0 but we can also use…
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Software Development
An argument against defaulting to auto-increment primary keys
The de-facto “easy” primary key for ages has been the auto-incrementing integer. Upon insertion of a new record, the database…
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Groovy
SOA and REST with Grails
I discussed on my previous article about REST and how to leverage RESTful web services on Grails platform. We will…
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Software Development
10 Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQL
Java developers mix object-oriented thinking with imperative thinking, depending on their levels of: Skill (anyone can code imperatively) Dogma (some…
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Enterprise Java
Jersey Client: Testing external calls
Jim and I have been doing a bit of work over the last week which involved calling neo4j’s HA…
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Enterprise Java
Why REST is so important
This post is dedicated to REST, an architectural style of shaping webservices and the most misunderstood concept in the history…
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Core Java
Securing HTTP-based APIs With Signatures
I work at EMC on a platform on top of which SaaS solutions can be built. This platform has a…
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Enterprise Java
Getting Started with Google GSON
In Java world, JSON is becoming de facto standard for data exchange format over XML because of its ease of…
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Core Java
Erlang for Java Developers
You probably haven’t noticed, but it’s a couple of weeks since I last posted a blog. There is reason for…
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