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Java books for any libraryWhat books should be on the bookshelf of EVERY Java programmer, no matter what specific technologies they are working on?The two that come… Started by David Moskowitz |
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Feb 8, 2019 Reply by sneha gulati |
Error trying to use FragmentI am new to Android. I have been working thru some examples in a book called Head First Android Development. I entered a small program u… Started by Robert Sobol |
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Fragment Syntax ProblemMy name is Rob Sobol. I have been working through a book called Head First Android Development. I hit a syntax error in a simple exercise… Started by Robert Sobol |
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Want a Job?Hi, Not sure if this is the appropriate place to post this sort of things (forgive me if its not). My company (really nice company btw) i… Started by Saad Laassel |
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Oct 15, 2014 Reply by Theresa Wizorek-MacIntyre |
Storing Sensitive Data ( like SSNs )We might have to store Social Security Numbers. We REALLY don't want to do this in our own database, we'd like some external 'vault' servi… Started by Kevin Neelands |
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May 7, 2014 Reply by Michael Levin |
Documentation standards or guidelines?Does anyone care to share their suggestions for documentation? I'm asking because I recently had to change a program I wrote more than five… Started by Miek |
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Apr 11, 2014 Reply by Adam Davis |
Oracle Embedded MOOC w/ Raspberry PIIf your interested in playing with Java on Raspberry PI - another round of the "Oracle Massive Open Online Course: Develop Java Embedded Ap… Started by Chris Schaefer |
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Apr 10, 2014 Reply by Michael Levin |
JavaFX and Netbeans IDEIs there any knowledge on the horizon on integrating JavaFX into Netbeans in the same way Swing is integrated into it? Currently, as I k… Started by Mike Bivins |
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Gainesville Events - web and android appHey guys checkout my new android app for social events in Gainesville http://goo.gl/qF5sT - the web app built in grails http://goo.gl/bQH… Started by Nemanja Nesic - NEM- |
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Dec 9, 2012 Reply by Michael Levin |
Another question on refactoring my NetBeans generated GUI codeHello all: It has been a few months since my last question. Had a lot of other projects taking up my time, but I am back to fighting with… Started by Paul Stearns |
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Kyle Lexmond explains how to handle the high-pressure environment of severe production outages. He discusses the critical distinction between mitigation and root-cause resolution, sharing personal experiences from harrowing incident rooms. He shares valuable operational strategies on overcoming cognitive overload, establishing blameless cultures, and optimizing systems for faster recovery.
By Kyle Lexmond
OpenTelemetry has introduced a new "Blueprints" initiative aimed at reducing the growing complexity of deploying and operating observability systems at scale.
By Craig Risi
In this article, author Aaditya Chauhan discusses the limitations of RAG pipelines based purely on vector search and how an internal omni-search application using Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF) that combines BM25 and vector results, can enhance the search solution.
By Aaditya Chauhan
Google has released a new CLI for Google Workspace, offering a unified interface for various services like Drive, Gmail, and Calendar. Built in Rust, the tool dynamically adjusts to API changes and features over 100 bundled skills. It requires Node.js and a Google Cloud project for setup. Initial community feedback is mixed, highlighting both its dynamic capabilities and setup challenges.
By Daniel Curtis
This week's Java roundup for May 25th, 2026, features news highlighting: lifecycle changes with two of the JEPs that were targeted for JDK 27; the GA release of Koog 1.0; point releases of Hazelcast, Quarkus, Hibernate and JHipster; the eighth milestone release of Spring AI 2.0; and introducing Endive, a JVM-native WebAssembly (Wasm) runtime.
By Michael Redlich
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