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Agile
Where I Think “Agile” is Headed, Part 2: Where Does Management Fit?
In Part 1, I wrote about how “Agile” is not a silver bullet and is not right for every team…
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Software Development
Golang – Optional Arguments for APIs
I was recently directed towards Dave Cheney’s article Functional options for friendly APIs where he shares his thoughts on designs…
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Enterprise Java
Minimize turnaround times with Open Liberty’s dev mode
I’ve uploaded a video in which I show how to reduce the turnaround times while writing Enterprise Java applications that…
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Software Development
5 Questions Everyone’s Asking About Microservices (Question 2)
When discussing the development impact on existing applications while transitioning to microservices, there are five questions that keep popping up…
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Core Java
Checking What’s Thrown in Java Tests
Someone came up with the idea of using try and catch blocks in unit tests in Java: 1 2 3…
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Core Java
The Chameleon Function
In Doctor Who the character Kamelion was a robot which could take any form. The physical prop they used was…
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Core Java
The Final Word on “final”
In Java, overuse of final feels like SHOUTING. It’s outdated and inappropriate much of the time. Java and JavaScript This…
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Enterprise Java
5 Questions Everyone’s Asking About Microservices (Question 1)
One of the joys of my role is that I’m often talking to customers (or potential customers) about their concerns,…
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Core Java
JVM with no garbage collection
JVM community keeps on adding new GC and recently new one was added and it is called Epsilon and is very…
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