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Writing Custom Gradle Plugins 1. Introduction Gradle is a very popular build tool, which is often appreciated for the highly-customizable build process. Today we’re going to show how to create custom Gradle plugins, that will allow us to modify the build process beyond what we can achieve with the standard… Continue Reading gradle-create-plugin
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Strategy Design Pattern in Java 8 1. Introduction In this article, we’ll look at how we can implement the strategy design pattern in Java 8. First, we’ll give an overview of the pattern, and explain how it’s been traditionally implemented in older versions of Java. Next, we’ll try out the… Continue Reading java-strategy-pattern
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Infinite Loops in Java 1. Overview In this quick tutorial, we’ll explore ways to create an infinite loop in Java. Simply put, an infinite loop is an instruction sequence that loops endlessly when a terminating condition isn’t met. Creating an infinite loop might be a programming error, but may also… Continue Reading infinite-loops-java
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Data Classes in Kotlin 1. Overview The Kotlin language introduces the concept of Data Classes, which represent simple classes used as data containers and do not encapsulate any additional logic. Simply put, Kotlin’s solution enables us to avoid writing a lot of boilerplate code. In this quick article, we’ll take… Continue Reading kotlin-data-classes
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Quick Guide on Loading Initial Data with Spring Boot 1. Overview Spring Boot makes it really easy to manage our database changes in an easy way. If we leave the default configuration, it’ll search for entities in our packages and create the respective tables automatically. But sometimes we’ll need some… Continue Reading spring-boot-data-sql-and-schema-sql
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Java Localization – Formatting Messages 1. Introduction In this tutorial, we’ll consider how we can localize and format messages based on Locale. We’ll use both Java’s MessageFormat and the third-party library, ICU. 2. Localization Use Case When our application acquires a wide audience of users from all over the world, we… Continue Reading java-localization-messages-formatting
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Guide to Kotlin @JvmField 1. Overview In this tutorial, we’re going to explore the @JvmField annotation out of Kotlin. Kotlin has its approach to classes and properties, which differs from the approach used in Java. The @JvmField annotation makes it possible to achieve compatibility between the two languages. 2. Field… Continue Reading kotlin-jvm-field-annotation
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HTTP PUT vs HTTP PATCH in a REST API 1. Overview In this quick article, we’re looking at differences between the HTTP PUT and PATCH verbs and at the semantics of the two operations. We’ll use Spring to implement two REST endpoints that support these two types of operations, and… Continue Reading http-put-patch-difference-spring
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XStream User Guide: JSON 1. Overview This is the third article in a series about XStream. If you want to learn about its basic use in converting Java objects to XML and vice versa, please refer to the previous articles. Beyond its XML-handling capabilities, XStream can also convert Java objects… Continue Reading xstream-json-processing
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Java Web Weekly 41 At the very beginning of last year, I decided to track my reading habits and share the best stuff here, on Baeldung. Haven’t missed a review since. Here we go… 1. Java and Spring ===== >> Using Jenkins Job DSL for Job Lifecycle Management [codecentric.de] Jenkins… Continue Reading 2015-week-review-41
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