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Creating Sets from Maps 19 Jul 2013 | 04:00 am
Maps and Sets in Java have some similarities. In this newsletter we show a nice little trick for converting a map class into a set.
Unicode Redux (2 of 2) 30 May 2013 | 04:00 am
We continue our discussion on Unicode by looking at how we can compare text that uses diacritical marks or special characters such as the German Umlaut.
Calling Methods from a Constructor 22 May 2013 | 04:00 am
In this newsletter we investigate what can go wrong when we call methods from constructors, showing examples from the JDK, Glassfish, Spring Framework and some other well known frameworks..
Unicode Redux (1 of 2) 11 Apr 2013 | 04:00 am
Unicode is the most important computing industry standard for representation and handling of text, no matter which of the world's writing systems is used. This newsletter discusses some selected featu...
Throwing Exceptions from Fields 31 Mar 2013 | 04:00 am
How can you set a field at point of declaration if its constructor throws a checked exception?
Final Parameters and Local Variables 27 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
The trend of marking parameters and local variables as "final" does not really enhance your code, nor does it make it more secure.
Striped Executor Service 13 Nov 2012 | 05:00 am
We present a new type of ExecutorService that allows users to "stripe" their execution in such a way that all tasks belonging to one stripe are executed in-order.
Book Review: The Well-Grounded Java Developer 6 Aug 2012 | 04:00 am
Ben Evans and Martijn Verburg explain to us in their new book what it takes to be a well-grounded Java developer. The book contains a section on the new Java 7 features and also vital techniques that ...
GOTO in Java 13 Jun 2012 | 04:00 am
It is possible to use the break statement to jump out to the end of a labelled scope, resulting in some strange looking code, almost like the GOTO statement in C.
GOTO in Java 13 Jun 2012 | 04:00 am
It is possible to use the break statement to jump out to the end of a labelled scope, resulting in some strange looking code, almost like the GOTO statement in C.
