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Recent Java-Related Posts Worthy of Special Notice

In this blog post, I reference and summarize recent Java-related posts that I have found to be particularly interesting and well worth the time spent reading them.

JDK 8 and Unsigned Integer Arithmetic

Joe Darcy’s post Unsigned Integer Arithmetic API… Continue reading

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Sneaking a Peek at Guava Release 11

The recent reddit/java thread If you still don’t know why Guava is awesome …. references the Guava Explained Wiki page. As I was looking at this, I noticed the page focused on Guava Math Explained. I have blogged several times regarding Guava feature… Continue reading

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Recent Software Development Posts of Interest – Early December 2011

I have run into several software development blog posts over recent weeks that I think are worth reading or keeping links to for future reference. I collect some of these in this post.

An apt Ending

In Java 8 news, Joseph D. Darcy’s post An apt endin… Continue reading

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Compressing JPG Images with Groovy

I recently had need to reduce the size of a large number of JPG images. I did not want to do this one at a time in a graphics manipulation tool, so scripting seemed like the obvious choice. These days, Groovy is my generally my preferred tool for scrip… Continue reading

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Between Two Points with Groovy

I needed to check a ninth grader’s math homework related to calculating three things about a line between two points. The assignment was to calculate the distance between two points, the slope of a line connecting the two points, and the midpoint on a … Continue reading

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JavaOne 2011: Rocking the Gradle

I’ve found myself using Groovy for all types of development issues and for different stages in the Java development lifecycle. In the area of builds, however, I’ve mostly stuck to using Groovy scripts within Ant build files or to using AntBuilder in Gr… Continue reading

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JavaOne 2011: JavaFX 2.0 with Alternative Languages

Stephen Chin and Dean Iverson presented “JavaFX 2.0 with Alternative Languages” to end the third of four technical JavaOne days. The presentation was held in Nikko Ballroom III and was another surprisingly lightly attended presentation. There were prob… Continue reading

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JavaOne 2011: What’s New in Groovy 1.8

Groovy in Action co-author Guillaume Laforge (Head of Groovy Development at SpringSource) presented “What’s New in Groovy 1.8″ (23940) in which he discussed “What’s new in Groovy 1.8″ and “What’s cooking for Groovy 1.9.” This presentation was held in P… Continue reading

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JavaOne 2011: What’s New in Groovy 1.8

Groovy in Action co-author Guillaume Laforge (Head of Groovy Development at SpringSource) presented “What’s New in Groovy 1.8″ (23940) in which he discussed “What’s new in Groovy 1.8″ and “What’s cooking for Groovy 1.9.” This presentation was held in P… Continue reading

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JavaOne 2011: Extending Java’s Reach with Groovy: Seven Scenarios

Dierk Koenig’s presentation “Extending Java’s Reach with Groovy: Seven Scenarios” was held in Market Street conference room in Parc 55 Hotel on late Monday morning and was a well-attended session. Koenig used IntelliJ IDEA for several of his demonstrat… Continue reading

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