Java Fork/Join + Groovy
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This is an executable blog post. Download the post here and run it using Groovy with jsr166y.jar in your classpath. This was created and presented for... more »
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Documenting thread safety
Along with the problem of actually making code thread-safe, there is also the problem of documenting it so other programmers know how to use your... more »
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Can Java.next include F#? Please?
So I'll ask the question that is sure to be on the minds of JVM language users everywhere: "Is F# Java.next?" Let's consider it by comparing some... more »
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Morphisms for the Masses
bloid via hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
No, not polymorphism. That's one we might consider unlearning. What I'm calling the “morphisms” refers to several types of recursive functions working... more »
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Awesome new Groovy Mixin Syntax (and F#'s alternative)
bloid via hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
Check out how easy it is to add multiple new methods to an existing class:
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Java Private Constructor Cleverness?
I'll try not to bore you then. Let's get right to it... Does your project have a StringUtils class?
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Java 5 Function Object Awesomeness
You don't see a lot of blog posts about how great function objects are in Java. It's pretty popular to hate on Java in this area. You're not really a... more »
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My Dinner With Andre (the politics of JSR 277)
A lengthy, insightful, post on the politics of JSR 277 and modularity in Java with many bonus references to Dune. MUST read if you're interested in... more »
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How (and why) to get started with Mercurial
Slide show that compares Mercurial (a DVCS) vs. Subversion as well as other DVCS systems like Git and Bazaar. It goes into some common usage commands... more »
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Google Guice by Robbie Vanbrabant
Hamlet writes a guicy review of "Google Guice" (I couldn't resist).
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Should Guice be used in unit tests?
At my Guice presentation recently, I used some small code exercises to demonstrate the basics of Guice. Here is my simplest example, involving a... more »
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Response to Bile Blog's "Java haters gtfo"
A response, too long for the comments section. I think it's warranted.
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JavaOne: Concurrent garbage collectors
This talk was by Gil Tene and Michael Wolf from Azul. Azul has their own concurrent garbage collector although this talk focused mostly on the ideas... more »
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JavaOne: Cliff Click on a Scalable Non-Blocking Coding Style
Cliff has been working for a while on developing highly concurrent data structures for use on the Azul hardware which supports 700+ hardware threads.... more »
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JavaOne: Neal Gafter on Closures
I was excited to see Neal talk about closures and I think he did a pretty good job staying focused on practical ways to use closures to reduce... 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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What Would I Do Without Programming?
One of my friends lost his job this week. He worked in the chem department of a pharmaceutical company, doing something that went completely over my... more »
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Web Services, Part 1: SOAP vs. REST
This is the first of a series of upcoming articles on Web Services. The article contains an introduction to Web Services, a high level overview and... more »
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3 Golden Rules For Working From Home
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One of the great things about working from your own home is freedom. Freedom to start work when you want, wear what you want and work the hours that... 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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F# in 20 Minutes - Part I
With the April Refresh hot off the presses, I figured it was time to write a concise, 20-minute introduction to F#. The goal isn't to teach F#, but... more »
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Book Review: Programming Groovy
axiomshell via hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
The book does a great job balancing quick explanations of concepts, code examples, and insights into the implementation of Groovy. Even in chapters on... more »
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Rethinking the Progress Bar
bloid via hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
I like a good UI as much as the next guy, but its not a layer I naturally strive to spend time on. I like simple, functional interfaces that work; if... more »
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Files and URLs
I was working on some stuff today that converts between File and URL and someone pointed out that the “obvious” ways to convert between them in the... more »
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Testing Java from Groovy? 2 Misconceptions
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The Groovy language has a great story around unit testing... the built in MockFor and StubFor objects demo so well, dynamic typing lets you pull some... more »
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