Processing Java Annotations Using Reflection

In my previous article covering Java Annotations, I outlined a recent use case and provided you with some examples of custom…

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JAXB – A Newcomer’s Perspective, Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the basics of loading data from an XML file into a database…

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Functional Reactive Programming and JavaScript

Functional reactive programming (FRP) is an emerging programming paradigm that has recently gained popularity in the web world. That popularity…

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JavaScript Promises Are Cool

“And when I promise something, I never ever break that promise. Never.” ― Rapunzel Many languages have libraries of interesting…

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JAXB – A Newcomer’s Perspective, Part 1

I know what a lot of you are already thinking, so let’s get this out of the way: “JAXB? As…

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Creating Your Own Java Annotations

If you’ve been programming in Java and using any one of the popular frameworks like Spring and Hibernate, you should be very…

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Lessons Learned in Automated Testing

I want to discuss some takeaways from my role as a Quality Assurance (QA) Software Developer. My experiences in QA…

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Graduate School: ”Do… Or Do Not. There Is No Try” – Yoda

I recently completed my Master of Science in Computer Science.  There were both good and bad experiences about graduate school…

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Code For Maintainability So The Next Developer Doesn’t Hate You

Unless your problem domain includes some specific need for highly optimized code, consider what is your biggest coding priority. I’m…

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