As a Scala newbie I was struggling to understand the benefits of currying in a real-life scenario. Most of the examples I could find were a bit too academic for my taste. Eventually, the coin dropped and I realized that currying enables to derive specialized methods out of a general Read more…
Branching is a common practice in code versioning. To my experience, a branch is usually seen as a playground for experiments with brand new features. As far as I can tell, branches have typically been used as a natural shield against tight deadlines. Let’s branch out, see how it goes Read more…
Øredev is an annual Developer Conference that takes place in Malmo, Sweden. Since this is my first year in Sweden I was curious of what to expect. It turned out to be an exciting and highly inspirational adventure. I took part in a couple of sessions and here is what Read more…
Grep4j caters for an easy search in log files. Since it is really easy to use and simple enough I could not resist the temptation to try it out. I came up with a simple scenario: Let’s use Spring MVC to conduct a small JSON-based web app, capture the exchanged Read more…
This post is for anyone who is after a quick introduction into a compelling feature of the HTML5 specification, the WebSocket. Long story short, WebSocket draws a line between conventional web design conforming to or working around the statelessness of the HTTP protocol and modern real-time data-intensive applications. WebSocket finally Read more…
With Java EE 7 round the corner I was curious where open source application servers stand these days and what do they have on offer. So to educate myself a bit and step up from the usual Tomcat-centric routine I have created a simple overview of what I have found. Without Read more…