Software Development
java database validation configuration | Java | Thursday July 17, 2008 | By Andy Galeano
Apache Commons DBCP is a very nice database connection pool API. It's easy to use and works flawlessly. Did you know that it has a validation feature? Consider this DBCP configured in Spring: <bean id="dataSource" class="org.apache....
Versatile Programmer Podcast
performance jvm tuning runtime java testing database | Episodes | Monday May 26, 2008 | By JC Mann
Techniques for improving the runtime performance of your application.
Background
JC worked at a company that had service level agreements (SLA) for transaction response time and system throughput.
Bill worked at a company that had to improve...
Software Development
hibernate java database | Java | Wednesday May 07, 2008 | By Ross Olweiler
Here are a couple things I just learned about Hibernate. I hope you may find them useful. And if
anyone knows of better ways to do these things I'd love to hear them.
1. HibernateProxy.getHibernateLazyInitializer.getImplementation
Cast your...
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software java development network database codec strings opensource api configuration | Episodes | Tuesday May 06, 2008 | By JC Mann
Apache commons is a library of several open source Java projects designed to solve many of the typical problems faced by Java developers.
General Benefits
You'll write less code.
Your code will be more readable and less repetitive.
...
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diagramming expressions database regular testing regex graphics network unit | Episodes | Monday April 28, 2008 | By JC Mann
These are skills that are not core to what developers do, but are helpful to have. Spend the time now to learn these skills before you really need them.
Image Editing
Be able to make simple icon tweaks.
Quickly clean up images for user...