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Core Java
Functional Java collections
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Enterprise Java
Getting started with Quartz Scheduler on MySQL database
Here are some simple steps to get you fully started with Quartz Scheduler on MySQL database using Groovy. The script…
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Core Java
Why can’t I turn off the Garbage Collector?
Let’s start with a quick rewind to the early days of my career as a Java developer. I wanted to…
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Software Development
What Is Challenging For Developers?
In a previous post of mine I asked the question: do programmers get bored? And yes, sometimes they do, especially…
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Software Development
Making the right decisions when optimizing code
You have an optimization task at hand. Which is great – you finally have the possibility to do something interesting…
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Enterprise Java
Tips for Writing Maven Plugins
I’ve spent a lot of time recently writing or working on plugins for Maven recently. They’re simple, rewarding and fun…
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Groovy
Groovy JDK (GDK): Date and Calendar
I have looked at some highly useful methods available in Groovy GDK‘s extensions to the Java JDK in blog posts…
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Core Java
Should you trust the default settings in JVM?
JVMs are considered smart nowadays. Not much configuration is expected – just set the maximum heap to use in the…
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Enterprise Java
Yammer Metrics, A new way to monitor your application
When you are running long term applications like web applications, it is good to know some statistics about them, like…
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