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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How NOT to lead geeks: Top 10 Mistakes
IT has become so central to almost all corporations, that any disruption may cost a lot of time and money, which again means that keeping... more »
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After creating Shazam in Java, patent infringement claim
Just when I was about to open source the code for my Java Shazam clone (which I created earlier this year) an email from Landmark Digital... more »
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Dear Oracle, can we have our nice javadoc URLs back?
A bad thing happened a few days ago. Not a bad bad bad thing, just a tiny annoying change in the cool URLs that Sun used to publish the... more »
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Top 10 Reasons Why Employees Leave in IT
1) Code & Run Shop ... 3) Lack of regular communication 4) Micro Managers ...
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Spring to Java EE – A Migration Experience
Spring to Java EE – A Migration Experience
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New language features in Java 7
Nice recap of the JDK 7 language changes with examples
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Dear Oracle, Get a Clue
I hate to tell you but you need some help with the Java community. The basic problem is that people don’t trust you and you aren’t very... more »
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Closures after all?
Mark Reinhold announces adding closures to JDK 7 at Devoxx?
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Creator of WebSphere says it was the biggest technology mistake he ever made
When I was at IBM, I started a product called Websphere [which helps companies to operate and integrate business applications across... more »
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Apache Backs Up Its Threat: Leaves the JCP EC
DZone has just learned that the Apache Software Foundation issued a formal letter annoucning their resignation from their seat on the... 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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What every programmer should know about time
Emil Mikulic notes about time ...
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Java 7 Prediction Update
Updated predictions for what will (and won't) be included in Java SE 7
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Understanding JVM Internals
Every developer who uses Java knows that Java bytecode runs in a JRE. The most important element of the JRE is Java Virtual Machine... more »
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20 Database Design Best Practices
A compilation of database design best practices.
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Is Internet Explorer dying...? [Statistics]
About three months ago I was given a task from a customer of us to analyze the Market Shares of Internet Explorer in the hopes of getting... more »
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Open letter to Google: free VP8, and use it on YouTube - Free Software Foundation
With its purchase of the On2 video compression technology company having been completed on Wednesday February 16, 2010, Google now has... more »
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Why Doug Lea left the JCP
Here is the promised explanation for why I am not seeking another term on the JCP Executive Committee: I believe that the JCP is no... more »
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13 reasons for UML’s descent into darkness
UML lost the programmers. This happened because UML was pushed in a direction that most code writers don’t like: it started to look a lot... more »
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javax.cache: The new Java Caching Standard
This post covers the details of the just released 0.4 version of JSR107 which was extensively covered at last week's JavaOne.
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Java 7 Update
It’s been a long while since I posted any kind of Java 7 update so I thought maybe it was time in case you haven’t been paying attention.
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Floating DIVs multiple columns layout - the PERFECT solution
Floating DIV layout is HARD. Here is the best solution for doing it I have seen in my entire life. Hope you enjoy it :)
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What every web developer must know about URL encoding
This article describes common misconceptions about Uniform Resource Locator (URL) encoding, then attempts to clarify URL encoding for... more »
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So Oracle is buying Sun…
I woke up this morning to the news of Oracle’s agreement to buy Sun and I naturally have to wonder about what this means for Java and... more »
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