There are plenty of reasons why Java, being one of the older software programming languages, is still widely used. For one, the immense power one wields when using Java is enough to make it their staple. Couple that with the possibilities that using good Java frameworks bring and you could lessen the turnaround time for big projects. This post will …
My computer programming teacher had always told me that 10% of our time is spent developing 90% of our application, and the other 90% of our time finishing the last 10% of our project. Even with a good project plan and a concept that makes logical sense, most of our time will be consumed with fixing errors. Moreover, with JavaScript, …
Java agents are a special type of class which, by using the Java Instrumentation API, can intercept applications running on the JVM, modifying their bytecode. Java agents aren’t a new piece of technology. On the contrary, they’ve existed since Java 5. But even after all of this time, many developers still have misconceptions about this feature—and others don’t even know …
Many things in programming sound like they should be easy, but are quite hard. Calculating elapsed time in Java is one of those. How hard could that be? As it turns out, it can be tricky. For starters, we have the fact that time itself is a tricky concept. For a quick example, remember that many places around the world …
Debugging performance issues in production can be a pain and, in some cases, impossible without the right tools. Java profiling has been around forever, but the java profilers most developers think about are only one type: standard JVM profilers. However, using one type of profiler is not enough. Suppose you’re analyzing your application’s performance. There are multiple profiling activities which …
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Monitoring an application’s performance is one of the hardest challenges in software development. That’s true for virtually any programming language and platform. Java performance monitoring presents some unique challenges of its own. For instance, one of those challenges has to do with garbage collection. Java features automatic memory management, which frees the developer from having to manually dispose of obsolete …
Equality is an essential concept when programming, not only in Java but in pretty much all programming languages. After all, much of what we do when writing code has to do with comparing values and then making decisions based on the results of such comparisons. Unfortunately, dealing with equality can often be tricky, despite being such a vital part of …
Exception handling in Java isn’t an easy topic. Beginners find it hard to understand and even experienced developers can spend hours discussing how and which Java exceptions should be thrown or handled. That’s why most development teams have their own set of rules on how to use them. And if you’re new to a team, you might be surprised how …
It’s one thing to write code that works. But what about clean, readable, concise code? That’s another thing entirely. To create an app that solves one problem? Not that hard. What about one that not only solves the problem, but it’s also easy and pleasurable to use? Now we’re talking. You could apply the same reasoning for many software properties, …
Oracle will soon roll out Java 12 in March 2019 and new releases will drop once every six months thereafter. The goal is to make new releases more frequent for the Java ecosystem, with certain releases earmarked as long-term support (LTS). And by support, we mean the allocation of update releases for bug fixes and critical security patches. This latest …
JavaScript has come a long way in recent years. Browsers are becoming more robust and machines are growing more powerful. Pair this with the recent development of Node.js for execution of JavaScript on servers, and you can understand why JavaScript has exploded in popularity. Developers continue to push the boundaries of what can be done with JavaScript, which leads to ever more …
Logging is an important topic in software development, especially if you need to analyze bugs and other unexpected events in your production environment. Implementing your logging often seems easy. But as you probably experienced yourself, logging is far more complex than it might seem. That’s why you can find lots of articles about it here on the blog. As an …
 If you want to write a Java web application, the first thing you’ll need to do is make a difficult decision: choosing the Java application server on which your application will run. This is a tough choice because there are many outstanding ones out there, and the differences between them aren’t always obvious. It’s easy to wind up in a state of …
If you ever had to analyze an issue in production, I’m sure you know how important it is to have good logging. Good logging requires three things: The log messages need to provide the required information to understand what the application does internally. Writing log messages has to be as efficient as possible so that it doesn’t affect the performance …
If you want to learn Javascript in order to pursue a career in development, then you are in the right place. In this article, we will introduce you to some of the best resources and free Javascript tutorials. Try Stackify’s free code profiler, Prefix, to write better code on your workstation. Prefix works with .NET, Java, PHP, Node.js, Ruby, and …
 Java is an object-oriented programming language. It provides support for various mechanisms such as exception handling. This feature of Java enables developers to manage the runtime errors caused by the exceptions. In this article, you will learn about exceptions in Java. You will also learn about different types of exceptions in Java. Exceptions are the unwanted errors or bugs or …
One of the biggest nightmares for all developers is to debug their code. Debugging code written in Java is a tough task. Debugging is the process of determining and fixing bugs or errors present in the code, project, or application. Debugging your application helps you improve the quality of the code. It is a must-have skill for every Java programmer. …
If you want to be a developer, create applications, or learn how to code, then Java is the best programming language to work with. In this article, we will introduce some of the best Java tutorials for beginners as well as advanced programmers. These tutorials will help you to learn and nourish your programming skills in Java. But first, we’ll …
 There are numerous database systems that take a non-tabular NoSQL approach to handle data management. One of the most popular is MongoDB, which is used in various industries. While MongoDB is only the playground for Ruby on Rails or Node.js developers, using MongoDB with a modern Java framework like Spring Boot results in a powerful tool in the problem-solving arsenal. …
