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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IntelliJ IDEA sources available
Go and grab the IntelliJ IDEA 9 sources! No kidding here! It's all official - check out the press release as well as the new... more »
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Google is Evil, Worse than PayPal: Don't use Google Checkout for your business
Wanting to offer an alternative to PayPal, we set up a Google Checkout account for people to buy our ebook. The last email we received... more »
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What has Maven ever done for us?
What has Maven ever done for us?!
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Maven 3.0 has landed!
Maven 3.0 has landed, but it’s really just the beginning. The work that Sonatype has done to bring Maven 3.0 to fruition is substantial.... more »
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Kill Your Database with Terracotta
The idea of network attached shared memory makes me want to re-think the whole scheme of data persistence. I'm tired of blindly using a... more »
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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 »
Grails 1.2 final released
SpringSource are pleased to announce the 1.2 release of the Grails web application development framework. Grails is a dynamic web... more »
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IntelliJ IDEA Open Sourced
Starting with the upcoming version 9.0, IntelliJ IDEA will be offered in two editions: Community Edition and Ultimate Edition. The... 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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Why I switched from Eclipse to NetBeans
Since 2004, I have been using Eclipse almost exclusively – when Eclipse 3.0 came out, I was sold on it, it was everything I ever wanted... more »
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IntelliJ IDEA 9 Released, First Time with a Free Version
Now also available in FREE and open-source Community edition, IntelliJ IDEA is much faster than before, with complete Java EE 6 support,... more »
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Google Becomes A Java Developer's Best Friend: Instantiations Developer Tools Relaunched For Free
Back in August when Google acquired Instantiations, the speculation was that Google would possibly provide Instantiations GWT Designer as... more »
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Eclipse 3.5 Hidden Treasures
Eclipse 3.5, aka Galileo, was released about a month ago. I'm following up on my article from last year, highlighting some of the less... more »
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Notepad++ Leaves SourceForge
Since January 2010, SourceForge has complied with US law to deny site access from 5 countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and... more »
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Gradle - a powerful build system
Nice introduction to powerful groovy-based build tool. Check this article on http://javaexpress.pl
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How to Fix Memory Leaks in Java
A very nice tutorial for fixing memory leaks in Java
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The Best Kept Secret in the JDK: VisualVM
It's amazing the things that are right in front of you that you don't realise. VisualVM is probably the best example of this in the Java... 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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Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex): Very Impressive!
Positive experiences with the latest Ubuntu release.
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VLC 1.0.0 is finally out
If VLC does not play it, then it is probably not video.
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Memory leaks are easy to find
Contrary to popular belief, memory leaks (in Java) are easy to find.
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Google Chrome, Google's Browser Project
Today there was a comic book in my mail, sent by Google and drawn by no less than Scott McCloud, creator of the classic Understanding... 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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NASA Adopts the NetBeans Platform
Tim Boudreau (pictured, right), Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems, recently spent some time with engineers at NASA, showing them... more »
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