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…
Once again, I could not resist the temptation to get some hands-on experience with another goody of Spring’s. Spring Mobile has been around for a good while and much has been said about it already. Thus this post remains concise and focused on specific features. I took a closer look at Read more…
Spring and LDAP. Should not really be a problem, right? Considering a vast amount of resources and examples. Well, in my experience things do not always go that smoothly. I have been struggling enough with bits and pieces to set up yet another “sample” application. Just to have a quick Read more…
When it comes to transactions, the Spring manual suggests that marking your classes as @Transactional and enabling annotation-driven configuration is somewhat insufficient. When you keep reading it though, you pick up many interesting details but won’t get much further in terms of best practices. At the end of the day, Read more…