Core Java
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Why I Like The Verbosity of Java
Java is too verbose, they say. You can find comparisons of Hello World programs that take 2 lines in ruby…
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Make your JAXB cleaner with the MOXy implementation
The principle advantage of using JAXB when marshalling and demarshalling XML is the programming model. Simply annotate a few POJOs…
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Using a memory mapped file for a huge matrix
Overview Matrices can be really large, sometimes larger than you can hold in one array. You can extend the maximum…
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JAXB, SAX, DOM Performance
This post investigates the performance of unmarshalling an XML document to Java objects using a number of different approaches. The…
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Arcane magic with the SQL:2003 MERGE statement
Every now and then, we feel awkward about having to distinguish INSERT from UPDATE for any of the following reasons:…
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Moving Java Forward? A definition. A year in review.
This post is among many other “year end” blog-posts and reviews. But it was intended not to be like this.…
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Java 8 virtual extension methods
I’ve been following the evolution of the Java 8 Lambda expressions project for a while now, and I’m really thrilled…
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GROUP BY ROLLUP / CUBE
Every now and then, you come across a requirement that will bring you to your SQL limits. Many of us…
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Using a ThreadPoolExecutor to Parallelize Independent Single-Threaded Tasks
The task execution framework, introduced in Java SE 5.0, is a giant leap forward to simplify the design and the…
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