For our most recent BuildBetter publication, we created an ultimate Comprehensive Java Developer’s Resource Guide. Not only does this feature awesome tools that help Java devs develop, monitor performance, find errors, and distribute messages, it also includes other Java Developer-related content – namely Java Developer Twitter . We love Twitter – seriously, it’s our favorite way to reach developers across …
Tools make our lives easier – as humans, we’ve used tools to improve processes since the beginning of time. At BuildBetter, one of our highest priorities is to make dev’s lives easier. We’re developers ourselves, so we know that tools are an absolute necessity to get the job done as efficiently as possible with as few bugs as possible. That’s …
At Stackify, we battle our fair share of code performance problems too, including issues surrounding Java garbage collection. In this post, we’ll take a look at Java garbage collection, how it works, and why it matters. A Definition of Java Garbage Collection Java garbage collection is the process by which Java programs perform automatic memory management. Java programs compile to …
Logging is a critical feature of any application. In this tutorial we will cover some log4j best practices that can help you get started and improve how you do logging with log4j. What is log4j and why should you use it, or any Java logging framework? A logging framework is important for any Java/J2EE based application. By changing the configuration, …
Logging: We Should be Doing This Better by Now! What do I mean? There are lots of Java logging frameworks and libraries out there, and most developers use one or more of them every day. Two of the most common examples for Java developers are log4j and logback. They are simple and easy to use and work great for developers. …
I’ve used a number of Java open source libraries over the years in a variety of projects. Java developers are lucky to have a long list of community libraries to pull from. Here are a few standouts that have made their way into virtually all of my new development. These were chosen because they have clean interfaces, provide significant value, …
