Sorting Algorithms Demo
We all know that Quicksort is one of the fastest algorithms for sorting. It's not often, however, that we get a chance to see exactly how fast... more »
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Encryption of strings in Cold Fusion
Simple tutorian on CFM encryption
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More desktop integration: the system tray
One more nice touch in the Java 6 offensive to the desktop is giving Java applications the ability to add icons to the system tray in a pretty... more »
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Desktop integration with Java 6
Java 6 tries hard to make Java applications easier to integrate in the desktop environment of various platforms. One of such welcome attempts is the... more »
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What methods does my Groovy/Grails class have?
If you’ve ever wondered what methods a groovy class has available for you to call, all you need to do is ask the metaClass...
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Agile Project Management is not enough!
Agile project management, using methods such as Scrum and eXtreme Programming, alone is not enough...
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Bad concurrency advice: interned Strings
I just read Thread Signaling from Jacob Jenkov. But it has one fatal flaw: it uses a literal java.lang.String for coordinating between threads. Why is... more »
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CSS Generated Content Part 1
One of the things that had me bothered for a while were visual separators. Whenever I got a design, there were always some silly pipes or signs that... more »
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How to fix Uncaught Exception: Permission denied to call method to Location.toString
This annoying error started occurring recently in conjunction with a Flash 9 security update that changed the policy file behavior; this is how to fix... more »
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How to Break a MySQL Left Join
Care must be taken when placing conditions on the results of the right-hand table of a LEFT JOIN because it could easily become a normal JOIN since... more »
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Session-Scoped Beans in Spring
This article explains how to create beans that are scoped to HTTP sessions. It also includes a brief discussion as to why you might want to do that... more »
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OSGi for Beginners
This article is the first of a series of articles aimed at teaching developers how to create OSGi bundles, including dependencies included with the... more »
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Epics and Themes
User Stories are a not mandatory, but very recommended part of Scrum and eXtreme Programming methods. Most of people acquainted with agile software... more »
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Java Concurrency - Thread Signaling
This text is no. 10 in a series on Java concurrency. This text describes how threads can send signals to each other, and wait for each other's... more »
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Using Terracotta for Configuration Management
This article by JR Boyens details using Terracotta to propagate configuration management on the fly across a network, such that a client can pull up... more »
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8 Ways Freelancers Disrespect Their Own Time
Many freelancers struggle with seeing the true value of their own time and respecting it for what it is worth. In order to have a truly successful... more »
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Measuring Programmer Job Satisfaction
Are you satisfied with your job? How can hackers become more satisfied with what they do? The article breaks down the main indicators of job... more »
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53 Killer Photoshop Illustrator Effects and Tutorials
An incredible amount of amazing colorful artwork and tutorials to inspire any designer.
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Java theory and practice: Going wild with generics
One of the most complicated aspects of generics in the Java™ language is wildcards, and in particular, the treatment and confusing error messages... more »
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Locating resources in Java
A resource is a file situated somewhere in the class path. It can be a file in a package folder, in the classes folder or in a jar file. Resources are... more »
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Getting Started with Pulse
You've heard about Pulse, but maybe thought you didn't have time to pull it down and take a peek. This screenshot-laden blog entry should help you... more »
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Writing a compiler in Ruby bottom up - step 6
Sixth in my series on writing a compiler in Ruby: "How about some deferred evaluation and anonymous functions? Lambdas, or anonymous functions, can... more »
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Java Exception Handling: Checked or Unchecked Exceptions?
This text discusses the differences between checked and unchecked exceptions in Java, and argues that unchecked exceptions are often a cleaner... more »
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Mac Style Flash Menu in AS3 with source
Nice Mac Style flash menu built using ActionScript 3 with source code provided and several implementation tips in the comments.
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Tutorial: Build a Shopping Cart with Spring Web Flow 2.0
This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to build a shopping cart using the new Spring Web Flow 2.0 framework and Spring 2.5.4. It includes three... more »
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