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Core Java
Writing 2 Characters into a Single Java char
Here’s another nice trick we used when creating the ultra low latency Chronicle FIX-Engine. When it comes to reading data…
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Software Development
The Lord of the Things: Spark or Hadoop?
Are people in your data analytics organization contemplating the impending data avalanche from the internet of things and thus asking…
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Software Development
Testing: Appetite Comes With Eating
I’ve written a lot about testing. Some tips on integration tests, some how-tos, some general opinions about tests. But I…
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Software Development
Query JSON using SQL with Couchbase Query Workbench
You’d like to query JSON document database using SQL-like syntax? Couchbase has N1QL for you. N1QL is a declarative query…
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Agile
Should you mind your own business?
In a recent Lean Coffee retrospective, each member of our team was asked to raise one question or concern about…
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Core Java
If Java Were Designed Today: The Synchronizable Interface
Java has come a long way. A very long way. And it carries with it all the “junk” from early…
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DevOps
DevOps: The Importance of Monitoring Containers
AppDynamics provides visibility into applications and business transactions made out of multiple smaller decoupled (micro) services deployed in a Docker…
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Core Java
Reading/Writing to/from Files using FileChannel and ByteBuffer in Java
In the past, I have talked about RandomAccessFile and how it can be used for doing faster IO in Java,…
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Android Core
How to write NFC tag in Android
This post describes how to use NFC in Android to write smart tags. Android smartphones are capable not only to…
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