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A Plethora of Java Developments in February 2012
There are several sites (Java.net, JavaWorld, JavaLobby/DZone, Java reddit, and Java Code Geeks) that I like to browse for the latest Java news. These sites are great and bring the best from around the web from the wider Java community. A nice compleme… Continue reading
Posted in Java (General), Java SE 6, Java SE 7, Java SE 8, JavaFX, Syndicated
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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
Posted in Groovy, Java (General), Java SE 7, Java SE 8, JavaFX, Syndicated
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Revealing Project Naughtiness with Tattletale
Tattletale is a highly useful development tool that not only has a catchy name, but also has a clever slogan: “Betraying your project’s naughty little secrets.” Tattletale scours JAR files to find various naught little secrets about dependencies, multi… Continue reading
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Java Back in the OSCON 2012 Fold
By all accounts I have read and others have expressed, OSCON Java 2011 was a tremendous success. OSCON Java 2011 was O’Reilly’s Java-specific conference held in conjunction with OSCON 2011 and the post Why OSCON Java? explains some of the reasons for t… Continue reading
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Pair Class Coming to Java via JavaFX?
The pair class is familiar to those of us who have used C++ for any considerable length of time. Although there has been talk of adding it to Java as a standard part of the SDK, it is a somewhat controversial topic. Several folks have formally requeste… Continue reading
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Significant Software Development Developments of 2011
As I did in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, I summarize some of the software development events of 2011 that I find most significant. All of the normal caveats still apply: this list is definitely shaped by personal experience, interests, and biases.
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Estimating Java Object Sizes with Instrumentation
Most Java developers who come from a C/C++ background have probably at one time wished for a Java equivalent of sizeof(). Although Java lacks a true sizeof() equivalent, the Instrumentation interface introduced with J2SE5 can be used to get an estimate… Continue reading
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Effective Javadoc Documentation Illustrated in Familiar Projects
Three years ago, I wrote about practices that I believe lead to more effective Javadoc in my post More Effective Javadoc. In this post, I look at some familiar projects which provide good examples of effective Javadoc documentation practices. I, of cou… Continue reading
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Apache Harmony Retiring to the Attic
In a development that seemed destined to happen since IBM’s joining OpenJDK, Apache Harmony’s Project Management Committee (PMC) has voted 18-2 to move Apache Harmony to the Apache Attic. The Apache Attic page explains the purpose of the Apache Attic: … Continue reading
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Guava’s Bidirectional Maps
Google Guava has much to offer the Java developer working with J2SE 5, Java SE 6, or Java SE 7. The older the version of these being used, the more useful Guava can be. Although Java SE 7 brings select Guava-provided functionality to the Java programmi… Continue reading
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