Scaling Spring Batch – Step Partitioning

We have talked about how to get up and running with Spring Batch in a few of previous articles. Now,…

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Top 10 Web Application Security Risks From OWASP

The Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) is a worldwide not-for-profit charitable organization focused on improving the security of software.…

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PhoneGap: Utilizing Native Mobile Features with Plugins

Recently, I was tasked with developing a mobile application in PhoneGap that utilized the Bluetooth feature. Although PhoneGap provides basic…

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Don’t Fear the Rapid

The term Rapid Application Development, or RAD, has been around for a few years. From the way it’s avoided in…

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Collaborative development: how did we get here?

I have been doing software development for over 30 years and it has been fun to watch how the idea…

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A Few Thoughts About Method Implementation

In chapter 17 of “Clean Code” by Robert C. Martin, the author describes the idea of “code smells,” practices in…

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Tips for Code Review Success

I’ve had the opportunity to be involved in various group peer code reviewing scenarios and sometimes I find myself wondering…

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Gradle: do we need another build tool?

In the early days of Java development, we either didn’t see much of a need for build tools, or used…

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When is Enough, Enough?

This summer, I had the pleasure of chatting with a distant cousin who was traveling through town. He is a…

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