First Steps Into the World of Go

Since developers should learn a new programming language every year, I felt it was about time for me to dive…

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How To Develop Software Using Only SaaS

The world is fast moving to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and we developers are busy learning how to build SaaS applications. We…

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How To Process Java Annotations

One of the cool new features of Java 8 is the support for lambda expressions. Lambda expressions lean heavily on…

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REST Messages And Data Transfer Objects

In Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture, Martin Fowler defines a Data Transfer Object (DTO) as: An object that carries data…

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DevOps Is The New Agile

In The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn argues that science is not a steady accumulation of facts and theories,…

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Three Ways To Become a Better Software Professional

The other day InfoQ posted an article on software craftsmanship. In my view, software craftsmanship is no more or less…

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The State of REST

The S in REST stands for State. Unfortunately, state is an overloaded word. In this post I’ll discuss the two…

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How To Return Error Details From REST APIs

The HTTP protocol uses status codes to return error information. This facility, while extremely useful, is too limited for many…

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How To Control Access To REST APIs

Exposing your data or application through a REST API is a wonderful way to reach a wide audience. The downside…

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