Top 10 reasons for moving away from dzone
I used to be a big fan of dzone.com both as a reader and active contributor posting a number of articles, but unfortunately over last few... more »
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The Great Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for Developers!
Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that... more »
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53 CSS-Techniques You Couldn’t Live Without
A massive list of 53 great css tutorials covering menus and navigation bars, rounded corners and curves, css bar graphs, css diagrams and more...
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Write English the Way You Write Code
For a profession full of sharp people, software engineering produces some hideous prose. How many times have you tried to read a... more »
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New language features in Java 7
Nice recap of the JDK 7 language changes with examples
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Using Eclipse Efficiently
Eclipse is a powerful tool with a lot of features. I’m always looking for tips on working more efficiently. ... I’ve tried to put... more »
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I recently discovered a memory leak in one of my Java applications.
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Creating Shazam in Java
What does it take to write a music matching application like Shazam in Java? This writeup explains how can we listen to the microphone,... more »
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How to recognize a good programmer
Essay talking about some ways for a non-developer to recognize a good programmer. He describes this article as "a number of very strong... more »
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UML Diagrams within Javadocs
This article shows how easy and simple it is to include UML diagrams within your Javadoc and also keep them updated with every change in... more »
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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.
5 Reasons to use Google Collections in Java
Did you ever felt that working with the Java Collections Framework could be more elegant or efficient? Then you really should consider to... more »
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All the programming algorithms you might ever need
This is a pure gold link for CS pros, techs and hobbyists.
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10 Ways to get an Article on DZone
I like DZone. I have been reading stories posted there for a least a year now. It is a great place to go if you want to stay on top of... more »
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How to Become an Expert Programmer. The Effective Way.
If you want to become an expert, it is not enough to follow your work assignments or occasionally play with interesting stuff at home.... more »
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Solve Runtime problems easily with Byteman
You can easily use Byteman to see (and alter) the runtime behavior of your Java application. It doesn't even require you to change the... more »
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Hibernate query cache considered harmful?
Over the last few months we’ve had a whole bunch of people doing a whole bunch of Hibernate performance tuning. I’m going to do a few... more »
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Why the password "this is fun" is 10 times more secure than "J4fS!2"
Security companies and IT people constantly tells us that we should use complex and difficult passwords. This is bad advice, because you... more »
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LinkedIn Architecture: 40M Pages per Day on Tomcat
This post summarizes the key parts of the LinkedIn architecture. It’s based on the presentations above, and on additional comments made... more »
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What every programmer should know about time
Emil Mikulic notes about time ...
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How to Keep Crappy Programmers
Focus on Punctuality and Butt-In-Seat Time: Never mind that a good programmer can produce more valuable work in a 30-hour workweek from... more »
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Extend Firefox: Your Guide to Writing Firefox Extensions
Unfortunately, many of the tutorials currently online provide enough information to get users writing simple "Hello, World" extensions,... more »
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Git Master Reference
As I was reading Git books, manuals and tutorials I was putting all links, code examples, diagrams and explanations to one Wiki page.... more »
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20 very useful Java code snippets for Java Developers
20 very useful Java code snippets for Java Developers. Java Code Snippets. parse xml in java, string to date, generate json, current... more »
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Video Tutorial: Getting Started with Kii Cloud mobile backend
Kii Cloud is a mobile backend as a service (MBAAS) which takes commonly-used functionality on the server side and makes it easily... more »
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