Category Archives: java

Frustrated with the typical way I saw IoC used in Java where every example I found involved thousands of lines of XML and/or Java code to configure Java beans or components.  This is very different than IoC typically used in … Continue reading →

When I was first introduced to workplace Java the amount of ways one could define a project appeared to be restrictive, confusing and a point of frequent friction. While those things may all be true, it’s a great deal better … Continue reading →

I’ve been learning a bit of Java recently, reading Unlocking Android and playing with the Android SDK to try and learn how to write apps for my Droid. I have known, intellectually, about some of the key differences between .NET … Continue reading →

I was browsing the plugins available for Intellij and came across this gem: http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/. Hats off to University of Maryland for this nifty little tool (does not require Intellij).  Findbugs does static analysis of your projects and identifies patterns for … Continue reading →

So, what’s a closure and why should I care? As Bob Dylan said, “…the times they are a changin’.”   The strange world of functional programming, once restricted to more esoteric languages such as LISP, Erlang and Haskell, is now invading … Continue reading →

I just wanted to share this with anyone who is not aware… Caveat:  After reviewing my original post and the comments that follow I had initially elected to change the container tag in the example below from set to list.  … Continue reading →

Recently I was playing with JUnit 4.X.  I wanted to be able to define tests in nested classes as I had before with NUnit.  This was to facilitate BDD-ish test definitions, where I break up unit tests by test context. … Continue reading →

This is mainly for my own reference but if it helps people out there great!  The documentation on this aspect of JUnit is very poor. package agalliao.wealthManagment.domain;import org.junit.runner.RunWith;import org.junit.runners.Suite; @RunWith(Suite.class)@Suite.SuiteClasses({ investmentTests.class, catalogTests.class, markerTests.class })public class AllTests { // why on … Continue reading →