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Mocking the Unmockable: The Mockito2 Way

Mockito2 has made improvements over its predecessor, including the ability to mock final classes. Its new opt-in feature lets you take mockery to a new level.

February 3, 2017

by Saral Khare

· 22,113 Views · 1 Like

Java EE Guardians Survey Results: HTTP 2/Servlet 4

Exactly how important is HTTP 2 support (and by extension, Servlet 4 support to make it happen) for Java EE? Our survey says devs think it's pretty important.

February 3, 2017

by Reza Rahman

CORE

· 10,165 Views · 7 Likes

JavaFX Charts Look Pretty Good!

With some tweaking, you can get JavaFX to compile nice-looking charts with a few animations baked in. Configuring them takes a bit of work, but it's worth it.

Updated February 1, 2017

by Dan Newton

· 32,538 Views · 16 Likes

Spring Data Support for Cassandra 3

Using Spring Data with Cassandra 3 extends Spring's power into more NoSQL. This detailed tutorial includes setting up Apache Cassandra and some basic interactions.

February 1, 2017

by Biju Kunjummen

· 12,799 Views · 4 Likes

Automatic Type Binding in Java

Using the PropertyEditor interface, and its various support classes and methods, you can set up automatic type binding for your work.

January 31, 2017

by Shamik Mitra

· 11,530 Views · 5 Likes

Java Garbage Collector and Reference Objects

We take a look at garbage collector concepts in Java and that various reference object types that can be handled by it, demystifying the Java GC!

January 30, 2017

by Bengi Egima

· 56,815 Views · 61 Likes

Using SonarQube (and SonarGraph) to Detect Cyclic Dependencies

SonarQube (and the SonarGraph plugin) can automatically scan your code base for cyclic dependencies. Their combined power replaces some lost functionality.

January 28, 2017

by Alexander Von Zitzewitz

· 23,598 Views · 5 Likes

Functional Programming in Java 8 (Part 1): Functions as Objects

If functional programming has your attention, let's start with the basics: functions. You can store functions as objects, take them as arguments, return them, and more.

January 26, 2017

by Niklas Wuensche

· 83,615 Views · 47 Likes

The Legacy Developer's Guide to Java 9

This guide will make sure your existing Java 7 and 8 legacy code will run on Java 9, with detailed examples and a focus on Java 9's impending modularity.

January 26, 2017

by Wayne Citrin

· 32,026 Views · 41 Likes

Implementing “Remember Me” in Plain Java With Vaadin 8

Vaadin, together with Java, provide the means for your users to skip logging in, giving you an alternative path for authentication.

January 25, 2017

by Alejandro Duarte

CORE

· 16,057 Views · 10 Likes

Java Automodules Considered Bad for Your Health

Naming and automodule concerns have been sent to the Jigsaw working group. Without care, they could have significant impacts on the Java ecosystem.

January 24, 2017

by Brian Fox

· 10,008 Views · 15 Likes

Functional Programming in Java 8 (Part 0): Motivation

As we begin a series on functional programming, see why you should consider making the move and how you can incorporate it using some familiar Java.

January 24, 2017

by Niklas Wuensche

· 32,371 Views · 79 Likes

Testing Spring Data Couchbase Apps With TestContainers

Docker doesn't always play nicely with your apps, but learning how to configure your work for testing can help ease the pain.

January 23, 2017

by Laurent Doguin

· 5,984 Views · 1 Like

Java GC Causes Distilled

This comprehensive cheatsheet will help you figure out when garbage collection in Java is triggered and what it should affect.

January 22, 2017

by Artem Dmitriev

· 30,149 Views · 38 Likes

A First Look Into Java's New Serialization Filtering

Serialization Filtering is the minimum that Oracle could provide in order to stop being blamed for not doing anything about the critical Deserialization attacks. It is a first step in the right direction but it does not completely solve the problem and is not suitable for enterprise production environments.

January 20, 2017

by Apostolos Giannakidis

CORE

· 13,621 Views · 4 Likes

Java Performance Monitoring: 5 Open Source Tools You Should Know

Stagemonitor, Pinpoint, MoSKito, Glowroot, and Kamon are all promising open source Java monitoring tools. See where they can be best put to use.

January 19, 2017

by Henn Idan

· 91,273 Views · 39 Likes

A Functional Programming Approach to Dynamic SQL With jOOQ

When it comes to dynamic SQL, all jOOQ statements are dynamic. You can also look to functional programming-optimized tricks like the Strategy Pattern to help.

January 19, 2017

by Lukas Eder

· 15,815 Views · 8 Likes