Introduction If you are looking for information to use free libraries to convert and resize video files within a Scala or Java project, you may probably have cross the road of an open source project called Xuggle .This library is written in Java but is using native code from ffmpeg (another open source project) for the many video and […]
After a look into the history of Java build tools in the first part and a comparison of Gradle with Ant in the second part of this blog, we will now check if Gradle is a serious competition for Maven. Gradle is Like Maven, Just Better “All well”, you might say after reading the last part, “but I’m really […]
The first part of this Blog gave you a look into the history of Java build tools and the deficiencies of the two most common tools, Ant and Maven. This second and the third part will now show how Gradle works and why it sets a new level for Java build tools. Gradle is Like Ant, Just Better Like Ant, Gradle uses […]
With Apache Wicket there exists a component based Web Framework which supports the new WebSocket protocol.I want to give you a short introduction to Apache Wicket with the focus on the new WebSocket Support. It will be explained by developing a little real-time chat application in 7 steps. As I mentioned in my previous article WebSocket […]
Introduction The ‘Command and Query Responsibility Segregation’ (CQRS) design pattern is based on the “Command-Query Separation” (CQS) principle from the book “Object-Oriented Software Construction“ by Bertrand Meyer (1988) and was first mentioned by Greg Young and Udi Dahan in 2010. This pattern has produced a lot of excitement and hype but the principle behind it […]
Introduction Many web application developers have tried to develop a high performance web application with real-time behaviors. A common example of such an application could be a communication web platform like a chat application. A message sent by a user should be transmitted in real-time to other users. Years ago I tried to develop a […]
In this three-part Blog series I will share my very personal view on the problems of the two most common Java build tools, Ant and Maven, and the improvements brought by the new competitor called Gradle. Introduction Every Java developer with some experience will have encountered the classic Ant build tool during his career. Most […]
“Cookbook” blog series – a collection of best practices for solving problems. Each blog in this series is a result from our experiences, customer projects and gained knowledge through the web community. Problem You want to optimize your Java memory. For example an OutOfMemoryError can occur in several parts of Java’s Runtime Data Area: in […]
“Under the Hood” blog series – getting a deeper technical insight like the mobile solutions, JVM, computer languages, scripts, databases and other interesting tools and technologies. Each blog in this series is a result from our experiences, customer projects and gained knowledge through the web community. Every developer gets once confronted by Java memory questions […]