Step by step auto code generation for POJO domain java classes and hbm using Eclipse Hibernate plugin

Overview: In this tutorial we’ll use Eclipse Hibernate tool to auto generate domain objects and the corresponding hbm xml files.…

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Why we dropped Eclipse in favour of IntelliJ

As a background – all of us in Plumbr have all been using Eclipse for as long as we can…

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Better JUnit-based Unit Tests with NetBeans 7.4 beta Hints

In my last post, I wrote about hints provided in NetBeans 7.4 beta that improve a developer’s ability to avoid…

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NetBeans 7.4 Beta Hints Warn of Ineffective Exception Handling

There are numerous examples of how Java exception handling can be more difficult than it might first appear and Josh…

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Android Studio Tutorial: Getting started with the new Android IDE

In May 15th, during Google’s I/O developer conference, a new developer suite called Android Studio was announced. It is a…

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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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Reasons for IntelliJ IDEA

Introduction I often get the question why I use Intellij in favor of another IDE, in this case Eclipse. Most…

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Setup your Java Development Environment in Windows 7

I have been receiving a lot of requests over the time, from students and people willing to experiment with the…

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Do you really get your IDE?

This is bit like a philosophical post. Just some thoughts regarding our perception of developer tooling. First – a question.…

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