by edvorkin | Jul 26, 2011 | Blog, Java
While it’s possible to have all configuration in a bean-wiring xml file, it is more beneficial to have environment specific configuration settings in a property file outside of the application. For example, having database connection string or REST API server...
by edvorkin | Jul 24, 2011 | Agile ALM, Blog
Code review probably one of the simplest and effective way to improve quality of the software product and still a lot of companies and teams don’t do it. How Google came up with all those high quality tools and products we use everyday? Sure, they try to hire...
by edvorkin | Jul 10, 2011 | Blog, Java, Twitter
This is a collection of most interesting tweets for the month of June. It is no surprise that Scala is a hot topic these days from the business perspective and we’ve got two different investors asking me pretty much the same question: where Scala will be in 5 years?...
by edvorkin | Jul 9, 2011 | Blog, Java
Switch statement The Java switch statement allows you to write an efficient multiple-branch statement without lots and lots of ugly nested ifs – like this: In Java 6 and before, the values for the cases can only be constants of: type byte, char, short, int (or,...
by edvorkin | Jun 25, 2011 | Blog, Java, Programming
I enjoyed watching this videos. It shows the world that we, programmers, are human being with a great sense of humor. The word nerd have something robotic in it. Those folks from JavaZone did an excellent job. Thanks to our Scandinavian colleagues. By the way –...
