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18/11/08
Review Better faster lighter java
Book review of "Better faster lighter java" by Tate and Gertland.

19/08/08
Eclipse tip: Templates
A quick tip for the Eclipse IDE on how to make Eclipse code for you rather than you code in Eclipse! The mechanism is called templates. While this tip focuses on making constants easy to create, templates are a general concept. Constants were chosen as they are easy to make templates for and are particularly useful when writing test helpers.

18/08/08
Super CSV v1.50 released
There are many free CSV frameworks out there, but Super CSV is the best!.

16/08/08
How to configure Tomcat 5 and 6 to better deploy war files
Tomcat 5, 5.5 and 6 does not handle .war files very well. Here is some of the pain I have been through.

12/08/08
How to configure Tomcat 5 and Eclipse to run Java 5
How to get Tomcat 5.0 and Tomcat 5.5 setup in Eclipse to run How to run javac 1.5 (or beyond) compiler for JSP compilation with generics enabled (and other Java 1.5 only features like autoboxing).

30/07/08
Approximation of pow() in Java, C and C++
For many application of the pow() method, an approximate value suffice. This text shows how to gain a 41 times speed increase by using an approximated value that is much easier to calculate. It is a simple "how to" for the languages Java, C and C++.

10/07/08
Java Traps: double
You're in for some "Double trouble"! This article is a practical guide to describing the major traps and pitfalls associated with using the Javas simple type double. It is a must-read for any professional developer.

06/07/08
Java readability and functional programming
Java readability and functional programming. A nice article showing how to improve the readability of Java programs partly by using spiffy methods, partly by taking a functional programming approach to certain problem solutions.

22/06/08
Java Traps: Big Decimal
This article documents the traps and pitfalls around using the BigDecimal class

21/06/08
Font handling in SWT
Guide on how to list fonts and load fonts in Eclipse SWT code.

05/06/08
Exception handling problems in Java, Part II
Java's type system has a serious flaw. It does not allow refactoring common exception handling code into methods. This article shows the various solutions people have suggested in response to the previous article in this series along with a revised proposal.

23/05/08
Exception handling problems in Java, Part I
Java's type system has a serious flaw. It does not allow refactoring common exception handling code into methods. This article will show the meaty juicy details of the problem.