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Enterprise Java
Play! Framework: Why Did I Fall in Love with it
Some time ago, I was the tech lead for a few very large deployments on the Real Estate market for…
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Enterprise Java
Java EE6 CDI, Named Components and Qualifiers
One of the biggest promises java EE6 made, was to ease the use of dependency injection. They did, using CDI.…
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Core Java
Testing an Object’s Internal State with PowerMock
Most unit testing focuses on testing an object’s behaviour in order to prove that it works. This is achieved by…
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Core Java
Top 10 Java Books you don’t want to miss
We learn by reading books and experimenting on it. So, it is imperative that you choose the best available options.…
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Enterprise Java
Parametrizing custom validator in JSF 2
Writing a custom validator in JSF 2 is not a complicated task. You implement Validator interface, add @FacesValidator annotation and…
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Enterprise Java
Vaadin add-ons and Maven
Introduction One (of the many) thing I like about Vaadin, is its community of ‘add-ons’ to the Vaadin framework –…
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Agile
You can’t be Agile in Maintenance? (Part 2)
This article continues from You can’t be Agile in Maintenance? (Part 1) Coding Guidelines – follow the rules Getting the…
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Agile
You can’t be Agile in Maintenance? (Part 1)
I’ve been going over a couple of posts by Steve Kilner that question whether Agile methods can be used effectively…
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Core Java
Concurrency optimization – Reduce lock granularity
Performance is very important in high load multi-threaded applications. Developers must be aware of concurrency issues in order to achieve…
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