Caches have been around in the software world for long time. They’re one of those really useful things that once you start using them you wonder how on earth... Read all
We recently adopted the use of Spring Data. Spring Data provides a nice pattern/API that you can layer on top of JPA to eliminate boiler-plate code. With that... Read all
I really like Spring, so I tend to use its features to the fullest. However, in some dark corners of its philosophy, I tend to disagree with some of its... Read all
The latest incarnation of the Spring Framework (3.1) brought an interesting feature called Flash Attributes. It is a remedy for the problem mentioned a long... Read all
OpenStreetMap is a global project with an aim of collaboratively collecting map data, and today Ken Guest has submitted his PHP package for communitcating with... Read all
java classes can get big and hairy, making it difficult to find the method you’re looking for when browsing or editing a class. there is no specific order to... Read all
if you’ve been hanging onto one eclipse workspace for the last couple of years, you’ll probably have dozens of projects cluttering up your workspace. if you’re... Read all
One of the things to keep in mind when using jQuery is that nothing is a blocking call. Sure, there is a certain sequence to when things operate. But, to be... Read all