Comparing JARs with Groovy

It can sometimes be useful to compare the contents of two JARs. In this blog post, I demonstrate a Groovy…

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Common Red Flags in Java Development

In several years of developing, reading, reviewing, and maintaining hundreds of thousands of lines of Java code, I have become…

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JDK 8’s Calendar.Builder

One of the defining characteristics of the brave new world of Java is the increasing prevalence of the builder pattern…

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JDK 8 Javadoc Tweaked For Methods Listings

Since it’s beginning, Javadoc output has been largely static HTML with navigation links and simple stylesheet styling of its appearance.…

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Becoming Acquainted with Scala

There are many touted benefits of the Scala programming language, especially for Java developers. Among others, Scala’s advertised strengths and…

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Bending NetBeans Code Templates to My Will

Anyone who has read any of my posts on NetBeans knows that there are numerous features of NetBeans that I…

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Detecting Java Threads in Deadlock with Groovy and JMX

Unfortunately, Java applications taking advantage of multiple threads can at times run into the dreaded deadlock condition. Fortunately, the Java…

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“Booting AMX” in GlassFish 3 with Groovy

In my previous blog post, I looked at using JMX as one of multiple methods supported by GlassFish 3 for…

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Monitoring Key JVM Characteristics with Groovy, JMX, and RuntimeMXBean

Since J2SE 5, Platform MBeans have been available that allow some key characteristics regarding the JVM to be monitored and…

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