Episode 54. Bug Hunt! (The essential skills of the great Debugger)
As a developer, we probably spend most of our time figuring out what went wrong. Debugging really an art, and we sometimes get intimidated by it. Well, if you ever found a bug that has trying to scare you, never fear! Bob and I walk through how to become a master debugger and just Zap...
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Episode 53. It’s here, Spring EMMM…VEEEE…SEEE….(MVC!)
You always hear about it, Spring MVC this, Spring MVC that, wondering what really happens under the hood. Well, wonder no more! In this episode we break up and analyze Spring MVC to the core, so that you know exactly what happens! Taking it from the last episode (JavaEE), we push forward to how modern...
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Episode 52. Of JavaEE, Inter-Tubes, and Socket
So let’s try to understand this Java EE World, shall we? Going from the very basic request, we unravel the magic that a Java EE Container creates. When we see the tricks behind the wall, it suddenly looks a lot like SE with some sprinkled web stuff on top! If you want to really know...
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Episode 51. Spring is in the air! What better than to talk about The Spring Framework and Spring Beans
If you stepped into the Java EE world, you must have run into Spring. There is Spring XD, Spring Batch, Spring everything-under-the-sun. Sometimes we keep using it as a rut, but today we take a look at Spring (and Spring Core) with a new set of eyes and learn the real reason for Spring Beans....
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Episode 50. How many Classes would a ClassLoader Load if the ClassLoader was Loading the parent Classes?
You worked with them “all the time”, whenever you know it or not! Classloaders are the little workers that make sure all the code is there and ready to be executed. Bob revisits this topics and goes into more detail on how the ClassLoading hierarchy works, when to watch out, and how different frameworks (OSGI,...
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Episode 49. Don’t put Pressure on me! (About Generational Garbage, and Pressures)
We know how important it is to mind your p’s and q’s when it comes to garbage (and garbage collection). We go deep into how Generational Garbage Collectors work including reference types (strong, weak, soft, phantom), also how Garbage Collection Pressure (GC Pressure) happens, and how can we create code that is friendly to Generational...
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Episode 48. Let’s get Groovy with GRADLE in JAVA!
Strike 1, Strike 2, and STRIKE 3! We cover the last of the build tools, GRADLE. It’s hip, it’s cool, it wears a cool leather jacket and rides around on a great motorcycle. The last of the build tools, it has learned from prior mistakes and has combined the best of Ant and Maven into...
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Episode 47. Stop. Maven Time!
So moving to a more recent build tool we cover probably one of the more popular one. Maven is now incredibly robust, and helps fixing what is known as Jar Hell. Have you ever used two libraries that depended on different versions of a logging framework? Well, Maven makes using tons of libraries incredibly easy....
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Episode 46. I’ve got ANTs in my build!
It’s old, but as build tools go you will find apache Ant everywhere. Here we talk on how ant works and explore the build file. While it looks weird, there is nothing to fear! By the end of the episode you will be on your way to tackle any ANT build that have ever been...
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Episode 45. Java EE coming up! What’s cooking for EE?
So we are covering what has been in the works for Java EE 8 (JSR-366). This Spec serves as an umbrella for other specs (features) of Java EE. Some of it is very new, and some of it is already available for all of us to use. Come join me and Bob as we discuss...
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