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Decompiling Java code may not be something you do in daily development but it can help turn the tide when debugging critical problems.

September 6, 2016

by Freyja Spaven

· 12,741 Views · 5 Likes

How ConcurrentHashMap Works Internally in Java

Understanding how ConcurrentHashMap works with a list of concrete examples.

September 6, 2016

by Arun Pandey

CORE

· 460,299 Views · 66 Likes

Python vs. C/C++ in Embedded Systems

Python might be at its strongest when used as a communication middleman between the user and the embedded system they're working with.

September 5, 2016

by Tom Radcliffe

· 23,404 Views · 23 Likes

8 Ways to Fine-Tune Your SQL Queries (for Production Databases)

This handy guide will teach you how to get the most out your SQL queries. See how you can keep your queries low-cost and efficient.

September 2, 2016

by Adi Azaria

· 11,474 Views · 9 Likes

Vertical vs. Horizontal Decomposition of Responsibility

Objects with too many responsibilities are often prime candidates for refactoring. We take a look at the Decomposition of Responsibility pattern for performing these refactorings. Read on to find out more about the pattern and how to use (and not use) it.

September 2, 2016

by Yegor Bugayenko

· 11,102 Views · 13 Likes

JAX-WS With MTOM Using Mule

Want your XML to stay lightweight? See how to keep it that way to avoid bloated messages.

September 2, 2016

by Anil Kumar V

· 6,065 Views · 11 Likes

Different Types of References in Java

An explanation of the four main types of references in Java and how they are affected during Garbage Collection.

September 1, 2016

by Shamik Mitra

· 41,643 Views · 34 Likes

A Brief Overview of Popular JS Frameworks: React, Angular, Bootstrap, and Polymer

There are multiple front-end development frameworks out there... so, what are some of the basic differences between them? Author Tim Wenger briefly dips into four of the most popular ones currently out there to provide us with a basic understanding of each.

Updated August 30, 2016

by Tim Wenger

· 84,070 Views · 19 Likes

Enabling and Analyzing the Garbage Collection Log

An in-depth look at the garbage collection logs produced by JVMs, how to enable this feature and fine tune it. Useful for anyone coding on the JVM (Java, Scala, JRuby, Clojure, etc...)

August 30, 2016

by Siva Prasad Rao Janapati

· 84,525 Views · 15 Likes

S3-Compatible Storage With Cassandra

See how one company got storage working between Amazon S3 and Cassandra, how they factored in eventual consistency, and even see the source code.

August 29, 2016

by Matthew Revell

· 11,499 Views · 3 Likes

Best Practices for Code Documentation in Java

How to use JavaDoc effectively to communicate to your teammates what your code is supposed to do.

August 29, 2016

by Damian Wolf

· 106,212 Views · 24 Likes

Spring Data, MongoDB, and Java 8

Utilizing the latest Spring frameworks to convert Java 8 dates inside of MongoDB, simplifying a once difficult conversion task. Great concise NoSQL and Java tutorial.

August 29, 2016

by Yong Mook Kim

· 32,181 Views · 15 Likes

Memory Leaks and Java Code

When you aren't using objects, but they aren't touched by GC, a memory leak happens. Here are six ways memory leaks happen to look for and avoid.

August 29, 2016

by Shamik Mitra

· 68,406 Views · 43 Likes

Optional Parameters Handling Strategy in Java

A detailed comparison of six different ways of handling optional parameters in Java.

August 28, 2016

by Shamik Mitra

· 29,205 Views · 20 Likes

Understand Java Callable and Future

A tutorial to help you understand how to use Callable and Future in Java.

August 28, 2016

by Shamik Mitra

· 229,109 Views · 22 Likes

Groovy Gotcha With the Every() Collection Method

Author Brian Swartzfager outlines for us a gotcha when using Groovy's every() method in collections. Read on for details.

August 27, 2016

by Brian Swartzfager

· 6,292 Views · 2 Likes

Authenticating API Clients With JWT and NGINX Plus

This is the first in a six‑part series of blog posts that explore the new features in NGINX Plus R10 in depth. Let's start with authentication and JSON Web Tokens.

August 27, 2016

by Liam Crilly

· 10,738 Views · 4 Likes