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A Plethora of Java Developments in February 2012

Posted on February 22, 2012 by News

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 →

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Generating XML Schema with schemagen and Groovy

Posted on February 5, 2011 by News

I have previously blogged on several utilitarian tools that are provided with the Java SE 6 HotSpot SDK such as jstack, javap, and so forth. I focus on another tool in the same $JAVA_HOME/bin (or %JAVA_HOME%\bin directory: schemagen. Although schemagen… Continue reading →

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Groovy, JMX, and the Attach API

Posted on January 31, 2011 by News

One of the exciting new features of the (then Sun) HotSpot Java SE 6 release was support for the Attach API. The Attach API is “a Sun Microsystems extension that provides a mechanism to attach to a Java virtual machine.” Tools such as JConsole and Visu… Continue reading →

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HotSpot JVM Options Displayed: -XX:+PrintFlagsInitial and -XX:+PrintFlagsFinal

Posted on January 10, 2011 by News

Inspecting HotSpot JVM Options is a great post for those wishing to understand better the options provided by Oracle’s (formerly Sun’s) HotSpot Java Virtual Machine. In this thorough post, Zahid Qureshi discusses how to use the option -XX:+PrintFlagsFi… Continue reading →

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Reproducing “too many constants” Problem in Java

Posted on January 19, 2010 by News

In my previous blog post, I blogged on the “code too large” problem and reproduced that error message. In this post, I look at the very similar “too many constants” error message (not the same thing as the question too many constants?) and demonstrate… Continue reading →

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Reproducing “code too large” Problem in Java

Posted on January 18, 2010 by News

Code conventions and standard software development wisdom dictate that methods should not be too long because they become difficult to fully comprehend, they lose readability when they get too long, they are difficult to appropriately unit test, and t… Continue reading →

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Firefox 3.6 Requires Java SE 6 Update 10

Posted on October 26, 2009 by News

Java SE 6 Update 10 was a significant release despite its version numbering indicating a minor release. Among other advancements, Java SE 6 Update 10 introduced the Next-Generation Java Plug-in for a better Java applet experience. It has now been ann… Continue reading →

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Java SourceVersion and Character

Posted on October 24, 2009 by News

The SourceVersion class provides information on Java source versions and can provide some interesting details, including demonstration of terminology covered in the Java Language Specification. In this blog posting, I look briefly at some of the more … Continue reading →

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Java Arrays: Copying, String Representations, and Collections

Posted on September 7, 2009 by News

Since the introduction of the Java Collections Framework with JDK 1.2, I have used Java arrays significantly less frequently than I used to. However, I still use arrays occasionally, often because a library or API I am using makes heavy use of arrays…. Continue reading →

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