What's New in Spring Security 2?
bloid 
via blog.interface21.com
I was cruising the blogosphere today and encountered one of the shortest blogs I've ever read. To quote nearly the entire entry, "Every time you use... more »
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Design to Unit Test
This article, by Akshay Sharma, walks through a set of requirements to help developers design for unit testing, including some tips for the design... more »
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The Joys and Perils of Contracting
There are two dominant modes of employment for software developers - permanent and contract. The woefully misnamed "permanent" staff member has a... more »
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The Two Types of Programmers
Contrary to myth, there aren't fourteen types of programmers. There are really only two, as Ben Collins-Sussman reminds us.
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Success (cartoon)
As a project wears on, standards of success slip lower and lower
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Use the real database when testing
alarmnummer via pveentjer.wordpress.com
While unit/integration testing the repositories (dao’s in yesterdays lingo), try to use the same type of database, instead of some lightweight... more »
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The Effective Software Developer's Reading List
What books should all developers read? At least, the ones who want to become better and truly understand their craft. Here is a list, broken into... more »
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Signs You're a Crappy Programmer (and don't know it)
You know, they think they're pretty good, they spout off the same catch phrase rhetoric they've heard some guru say and they know lots of rules about... more »
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What happened to Pair Programming?
A few years ago, when Extreme Programming hit the scene, a lot of programming shops were picking and choosing practices they liked and trying them... more »
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Ten Common Misconceptions about Grails
As is usually the case with anything "new" there’s a lot of FUD and confusion out there with people who have not used Grails yet, that may be stopping... more »
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On the road to Grails 1.0: An incredible amount of Grails stuff going on
Apologies to frequent readers of this blog that I've been a bit quite, but we're plowing away trying get get Grails 1.0 out in time for Christmas. In... more »
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Why Override Annotation is Cool
bloid via techpolesen.blogspot.com
Since Java5 which brought us annotations, Java has had the @Override annotation. But I don't see it used very often, so here I will try and explain... more »
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QCon - Trends in Agile Development by Kent Beck
Kent Beck from Agitar did a keynote presentation on the latest trends in Agile Software Development. This blog is summary of the keynote presentation.
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It's okay to return null
This blog post called Returning None is evil caught my attention. In this article, the author (Marty Alchin) tries to explain why you should never... more »
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Controlling Classloading with Spring
Many times when dealing with a framework or a web application, it becomes important to track down JAR files and class files at runtime, and load them,... more »
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Should coders be allowed to wear headphones? Discuss.
The arguments for and against headphones in the programming work place.
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8 Ways For A Programmer To Stay Sane
With all of the rewards that come from being a programmer, the job can still be overwhelming. Dealing with the stress that our job creates is an... more »
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PMD 4.1 released!
bloid via tomcopeland.blogs.com
Xavier Le Vourch has released PMD 4.1! PMD is a Java static code analysis utility - it finds unused code, design issues, duplicated code, and much... more »
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Do you have the right personality for running your own business?
bloid via sitepoint.com
I’m always meeting people who have jumped into freelance or small business life without really understanding their own skills matrix. As rewarding as... more »
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Interface21 Refactored to SpringSource
bloid via javalobby.org
In his blog, yesterday, Interface21 founder Rod Johnson announces the company's new name: SpringSource. "We’ve evolved naturally to SpringSource. We... more »
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No more J2EE webapps
No more J2EE webapps
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My Own Java 7 Suggestion
bloid via stuffthathappens.com
Admittedly, it would be difficult to change this particular class due to backwards compatibility concerns. But I know I’ve written very similar... more »
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JUnit 4 vs. TestNG: Extensibility
Kirill Grouchnikov via jroller.com
I have spent the whole day trying to extend JUnit 4. I must say it has been one of the most frustrating experiences in my life (I know...I'm being... more »
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Tips For Improving Your Programming Skills
If there is one thing that a programmer is constantly doing throughout their entire careers, it is improving their programming skills. The IT industry... more »
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