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Software Development
MapReduce Questions and Answers Part 1
With all the hype and buzz surrounding NoSQL, I decided to have a look at it. I quickly found that…
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Core Java
Secure Password Storage – Don’ts, dos and a Java example
The importance of storing passwords securely As software developers, one of our most important responsibilities is the protection of our…
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Enterprise Java
Birt Made Report Easy
Here is the complete guide to build report in Eclipse using Birt plugin. Birt or Business Intelligence and Reporting tool…
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Enterprise Java
JSON for polymorphic Java object serialization
For a long time now JSON is a de facto standard for all kinds of data serialization between client and…
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Core Java
Java High CPU troubleshooting guide – part 1
This article is part 1 of a series that will provide you with a comprehensive guide on how you can…
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Core Java
The depths of Java: API leak exposed through covariance
Java can be very tricky some times, especially in API design. Let’s have a look at a very interesting showcase.…
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Software Development
5′ on IT-Architecture: three laws of good software architecture
The issue with architectural decisions is that they effect the whole system and/or you often need to make them early…
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Agile
Programs and Technical Debt
Once you have a program (a collection of interrelated projects focused on one business goal) and you have technical debt,…
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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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