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Core Java
Is using Unsafe really about speed or functionality?
Overview Around 6 years ago, I started using a class which up to that point was just a curiosity sun.misc.Unsafe.…
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Core Java
Java Numeric Formatting: DecimalFormat
In the post Java Numeric Formatting, I described and demonstrated some of the useful instances provided by NumberFormat static methods…
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Software Development
Extending PostgreSQL: Complex Number Data Type
A few years ago I discussed creating user-defined types using PL/java. (Introduction to PostgreSQL PL/Java, part 4: User Defined Types)…
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Software Development
5 Reasons You Should Stop Hosting Your ELK Stack Locally
The hosted ELK stack: Centralizing and managing your logs for fun and profit You don’t look a gift-horse in the…
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DevOps
Scaling and Load Balancing WildFly on OpenShift v3 With Fabric8
Did you enjoy the first ride with Fabric8 and OpenShift v3? There’s more a lot more to come. After we…
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Enterprise Java
ActiveMQ as a Message Broker for Logstash
When scaling Logstash it is common to add a message broker that is used to temporarily buffer incoming messages before…
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Core Java
Using Java 8 CompletableFuture and Rx-Java Observable
I wanted to explore a simple scatter-gather scenario using Java 8 CompletableFuture and using Rx-Java Observable. The scenario is simple…
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Agile
7 Tips for Valuing Features in a Backlog
Many product owners have a tough problem. They need so many of the potential features in the roadmap, that they…
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