January 03, 2010
category: Java Technology
A few weeks ago, Ed Burns posted a link to a blog on the JSF expert group mailing list, commenting “A nice one, but it doesn't mention JSF 2”. Ever the curmudgeon, I pointed out that it wasn't so nice that the blog's sample...
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category: Java Technology
There are several Maven repository managers on the market, but the two most prominent and most powerful are without doubt Nexus and Artifactory. Both these products are open source, with commercial versions containing more advanced features. Both are...
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category: Java Technology
Do you know EnumSet? No? Then you should take the time to look at this sample code. EnumSet allows writing of really eloquent Java source code. Run the following code and watch its resul...
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category: Java Technology
Attaching a GUI to a domain model object (a.k.a. "Entity") is a boring job. You need to write lots of synchronization code or models to change the UI when the entity changes and vice ver...
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category: Java Technology
JPA comes with a way of doing triggers, which is pretty cool: EntityListeners. It is a simple POJO that is annotated as EntityListener, and that gets linked to the triggering event by so...
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category: Java Technology
Java 6 comes with SwingWorker as an integral part of the JRE (yes, you no more need to download it). And THAT version of SwingWorker can send progress status while the background work st...
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category: Java Technology
Just found out how easy it is to use the full screen mode in Swing and certainly immediately must write down this blog entry. Using the full screen mode is just as easy as the sample sho...
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category: Java Technology
I did some experiments with JPA, which is a really cool and simple API for entity persistence. In fact, writing an entity bean is as simple as writing a pojo plus adding some single anno...
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category: Java Technology
Blue sky, 25°C, the ideal weather to solve strange JNI problems. So I spent another valueable free day to solve on of the mysteries of mankind: Why is my ShellExtension crashing...
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category: Java Technology
It took me several sleepless nights to find out, but finally I got it - and was astonished how easy it is. Ever wanted to play the default system sound for a specific operation? Well, in...
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