The Latest and Popular SDLC Topics

How the engineering team at SignalFX came to use CircleCI when listing their DevOps requirements.

February 5, 2016

by AneelLakhani

· 14,889 Views · 3 Likes

Exceptions in Java: You're (Probably) Doing It Wrong

You've probably used exceptions in Java, but have you used them properly? Generally, exceptions are for exceptional cases. See whether or not you should use checked exceptions, and when and how to use Java exceptions.

February 4, 2016

by Sam Atkinson

· 53,149 Views · 41 Likes

Creating a New JVM Language, Part 1: The Lexer

First step: generate an abstract syntax tree. First part of the first step: the lexer.

February 4, 2016

by Federico Tomassetti

· 14,015 Views · 9 Likes

Java 8 CompletableFutures Part I

Java 8's debut included a neat concurrency too, the CompletableFuture class. Here's an awesome look at CompletableFutures, with a glance at combining and composing tasks.

February 2, 2016

by Bill Bejeck

· 29,546 Views · 8 Likes

LogPacker: A New Log Management Platform

Interested in log management? Check out LogPacker, a new log management platform! Neat features include scanning, aggregation, clustering, and more!

January 30, 2016

by Vladislav Chernov

· 5,115 Views · 4 Likes

Using Parameter Converters in JAX-RS

Here's how to use parameter converters in JAX-RS, with injection made simple, rules, and exceptional scenarios.

January 29, 2016

by Abhishek Gupta

CORE

· 23,890 Views · 6 Likes

Using Traits in Java 8

In programming, traits have been around in Scala and PHP a while, but are relatively new through default methods in Java. Here's a quick example on how to use traits in Java 8!

January 29, 2016

by Emil Forslund

· 31,906 Views · 10 Likes

A New JavaFX App Framework for Kotlin — TornadoFX

How to use the TornadoFX MVC framework with JetBrains' Kotlin JVM language.

January 28, 2016

by Edvin Syse

· 30,413 Views · 9 Likes

Realm by Example: CRUD on Android in 200 Lines of (Very Readable) Java

Introduction to Realm, a mobile database with an OO-optimized persistence engine.

January 28, 2016

by Roman Kukhar

· 82,017 Views · 15 Likes

Be Lazy With Java 8

One thing almost universal to programmers? We're lazy. Rather we're resourceful, and don't want to do the same thing twice. Here's how to implement the Lazy class.

January 26, 2016

by Per-Åke Minborg

· 56,265 Views · 18 Likes

Cross-Domain Data Sharing in JavaScript

In this post, we will see how we can send data to another domain from our application using the postMessage method. Read on to learn more.

January 25, 2016

by Sibeesh Venu

· 21,099 Views · 13 Likes

Spring Cloud With Turbine

Here's how to use Spring Cloud with Turbine, and a look at Netflix Hystrix, which sends real-time metrics, not movies.

January 22, 2016

by Biju Kunjummen

· 40,527 Views · 8 Likes

What Big Data Tools Do Java Developers Use?

A recap from a recent Java survey to determine what kinds of big data tools are popular amongst Java developers.

January 21, 2016

by David Kiss

· 42,549 Views · 24 Likes

The Java Security Manager: Why and How?

You've got questions, we've got answers: Learn more about Java security manager, including how code compiles, if it runs, and what it displays. Then we'll probe the why and how.

January 20, 2016

by Nicolas Fränkel

CORE

· 26,096 Views · 11 Likes

Using PanelOverlay Windows

The UX component allows you to display PanelOverlays that "float" on top of a Panel. By showing and hiding the PanelOverlay you can make the PanelOverlay behave much like a "window". Check out the video to see how it's done.

January 20, 2016

by Amy Groden-Morrison

· 2,743 Views · 2 Likes

Pointers in Java

Learn the basics of differentiating references and pointers.

January 19, 2016

by Peter Verhas

CORE

· 24,994 Views · 9 Likes

Grails Goodness: Using Spring Cloud Config Server

Learn more about the Spring Cloud Config server, where you can centrally manage external properties for applications with support for different environments.

January 18, 2016

by Hubert Klein Ikkink

· 5,606 Views · 2 Likes