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Enterprise Java
Timeout policies for EJBs : how do they help?
EJB 3.1 introduced timeout related annotations as a part of its API. @AccessTimeout @StatefulTimeout Let’s quickly look at what they…
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Desktop Java
Creating a DSL for AWT’s Robot
The Java SDK ships with the class java.awt.Robot that allows the automation of keyboard and mouse input as well as…
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Enterprise Java
Caching of web content with Spring’s cache manager
I this post, I would like to show basics how to cache and manage the caching of web content with…
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Software Development
High-Performance Computing Clusters (HPCC) and Cassandra on OS X
Our new parent company, LexisNexis, has one of the world’s largest public records database: “…our comprehensive collection of more than…
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Software Development
5 simple rules for securely storing passwords
Far too frequently, systems are hacked and their user databases are compromised. And there are far too many cases where…
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Core Java
How to Use Java 8 Streams to Swiftly Replace Elements in a List
Imagine you have a list of items: List<String> books = Arrays.asList( "The Holy Cow: The Bovine Testament", "True Hip Hop",…
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DevOps
Get into Docker
Have you ever heard about Docker before? Most likely. If not, don’t worry, I’ll try to summarize it for you.…
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Core Java
Java Performance Tuning: Getting the Most Out of Your Garbage Collector
What’s going on under the hood of the JVM and how Garbage Collection affects Java performance? The performance tuning world…
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Enterprise Java
SELECT statements batch fetching with JDBC and Hibernate
Introduction Now that I covered Hibernate batch support for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE statements, it’s time to analyze SELECT statements…
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