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We see this “Is Java dead?” question pop up year after year, and yet, by all external markers, Java is alive, well, and growing. Read on for more info!

July 18, 2016

by Lindsay Brunner

· 31,734 Views · 36 Likes

Java Runtime Performance Monitoring: GC and Safepoints

Manoj Chandrabhanu shares his method for analyzing Java runtime performance while using Jenkins and looking at logs in JVM.

July 16, 2016

by Manoj Chandrabhanu

· 10,716 Views · 9 Likes

Creating a Blogging Platform in Java: Part 1

In the first part of his series on creating a blogging platform in Java, Grzegorz Ziemonski shares his mindset on the genesis of his project and preparation.

July 16, 2016

by Grzegorz Ziemoński

· 18,946 Views · 8 Likes

MuleSoft: Connect to a Flat File

This tutorial teaches MuleSoft users how to connect to a flat file — in this case, something within Microsoft Access.

July 14, 2016

by Sulthony H

· 5,507 Views · 6 Likes

Comparing XML and JSON Web Services for Output Equality

A look into some neat Java code to check if the JSON and XML outputs of separate web services are functionally equal.

July 12, 2016

by Tamás Györfi

· 33,606 Views · 5 Likes

Passing Java Arrays in Oracle Stored Procedure From Mule ESB Flow

A tutorial on how to use Java Arrays with Oracle database and Mule ESB.

Updated July 11, 2016

by Priyobroto Ghosh

· 26,337 Views · 9 Likes

Code Coverage for JavaFX With GitLab CI

Looking to test an application with JavaFX on GitLab CI? Let me show you how it's done...

July 7, 2016

by Kai Winter

· 7,971 Views · 3 Likes

Understanding G1 GC Log Format

As G1 GC is becoming the default Garbage Collector, its visibility and usage are going to increase dramatically. This article walks through key things that one should know about the G1 GC log format.

July 7, 2016

by Ram Lakshmanan

CORE

· 45,876 Views · 8 Likes

How MySQL 5.7 Handles 'utf8mb4' and the Load Data Infile

Alexander Rubin shows how MySQL 5.7 handles UTFMB4 and the load data infile through text and code snippets, and how to insert emojis.

July 7, 2016

by Alexander Rubin

· 23,914 Views · 1 Like

ctags With Swift [snippet]

Check out Rob Allen's list of .ctags that he has added to his file to support Swift.

July 7, 2016

by Rob Allen

· 2,712 Views · 1 Like

MongoDB Java API: Using a Sequence Collection With FindAndModify()

Documents in MongoDB have a unique object ID when they are created. How can we get around this to develop a more effective REST API when document lookups are involved?

July 6, 2016

by Kevin Hooke

· 10,006 Views · 2 Likes

Notify Events From PostgreSQL to External Listeners

What happens when you need to call external programs from a PostgreSQL database? Read on for a solution.

July 6, 2016

by Gonzalo Ayuso

· 29,596 Views · 4 Likes

Creating PDF Documents With Apache PDFBox 2

Learn how to create PDF Documents with Java and parse the text, with an addition about a bug that Apache PDFBox 2 exposes in JDK 8.

July 6, 2016

by Dustin Marx

· 57,464 Views · 4 Likes

Say No to Venn Diagrams When Explaining JOINs

It's easy to use Venn diagrams to explain JOINs, but when you think about it, they're not quite the right tool to use. That's where JOIN diagrams come in.

July 6, 2016

by Lukas Eder

· 15,662 Views · 32 Likes

Self-Describing Logging Using Log4J

How many times have you reviewed a log file without the data key (secret decoder ring) that explains what everything means. When a user more informative and intuitive format like JSON or XML? It's not too hard to do and can be quite helpful. Here's an example.

July 5, 2016

by Bob Reselman

· 8,044 Views · 2 Likes

Java 8 Optional—Replace Your Get() Calls

If we still use the get() functionality on optionals, we're effectively opening ourselves to the same problems as null checks. Here's how we should properly use this new tool in our arsenal.

July 5, 2016

by Mario Pio Gioiosa

· 126,963 Views · 87 Likes

Get Your Java Package Structures Right

Packaging is one of the underrated features of Java. IDEs are so smart that it only takes a few clicks to reorganize the whole project. But we can do better! We can really benefit from a good package structure.

July 4, 2016

by Grzegorz Ziemoński

· 38,069 Views · 26 Likes