Design Patterns Quick Reference
So every time I am designing something new I find myself either searching Google or opening up a gang of four (GoF) book to aid me. I... more »
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Scala Johanson in Java Forever: Hilarious movie trailer!
The very funny story of a young Java developer growing up in a .NET family.
Brilliant: Java 4-Ever Movie Trailer
Java fans (and .Net haters) behold: This will leave you rolling on the floor laughing.
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How to redirect a web page, the smart way
A useful guide to redirecting web pages and keeping it seo-friendly.
Wikipedia guy deletes programming articles!
I am very upset about this. It seems one guy decides what is worthy or not and no one else. Shame on wikipedia
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You've caught an exception. Now what?
An effective strategy for handling exceptions is to catch them at the boundary of a coarsely-grained "unit of work". Once you've caught... more »
Complete list of DZone MVBs (Most Valued Bloggers)
DZone's MVB program brings together a group of highly talented bloggers, authors, and technologists actively writing about topics of... more »
Do we need to know basic math as programmers?
How much math does a programmer need to know to do his job? These days with all the frameworks that exists you don't need to know how to... more »
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Clean Code and Clean TDD Cheat Sheets
I have compiled two cheat sheets about clean code. The first covers clean code – code that is easy readable and keeps changeable. The... more »
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java vs .net: the community
Since the beginning of July, I've been working on a java project. The language is very close to C#, although it has some minor irritating... more »
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Would You Consider Moving from .Net to Java?
The glory of Apache Maven. Would you consider leaving all the conveniences of .Net Framework and move to the world of constant innovation... more »
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Java 8 closures will adopt the C# and Scala arrow syntax
After considering a number of alternatives, we decided to essentially adopt the C# syntax. We may still deliberate further on the fine... more »
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5 reasons for using an ORM tool. Great information about ORM in general.
5 genuine reasons why anyone should consider using an ORM tool. This is a must read for any modern day .NET programmer.
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Signs of a GOOD Manager / Team Lead
I’ll be frank. I’ve worked for some real dumb assholes (in the past) as have many I’m sure. And several of these managers or leads... more »
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Why Java is more open than .Net
Why Java is more open than .Net
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How not to name a boolean variable
A simple pitfall to avoid while naming a boolean variable
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Microsoft .NET vs JAVA – movie trailer
This is a very funny movie trailer for Microsoft .NET vs Java – Parody of other movie trailers. For IT geeks to watch:
Collection of Free Programming and Technology Related Books
This post contains the list of sites offering Programming, Information Technology and Computer books which are provided by Publishers and... more »
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Why the Database as a Service is a Bad Idea
Why exposing the database through a web-service (RESTful or otherwise) is wrong.
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The Top 10 Attributes of a Great Programmer
What makes a programmer really a "good" programmer?
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Developers Still the Most In-Demand IT Workers
In the last week I've seen two surveys of the IT industry posted that indicate two things: 1. Java ain't dead. 2. Developers continue... more »
Java and C# Comparison
This is a quick reference guide to highlight some key syntactical differences between Java and C#. This is not a complete overview of... more »
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Stop Catching Exceptions!
Too many programmers catch exceptions too often, causing both mainline and error handling logic to be complex and error-prone. ... more »
Web 2.0 Design Guides
A great list of Web 2.0 Design Guides.
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Java development outpaces C# development on all platforms
According to the “Normalized Comparison” and “Normalized Discussion Site Results” on LangPop, the Internet’s largest programming language... more »
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