XML Schema Validation 1.1 in Java
This week, I received an interesting task: dusting off a legacy Java application. The application analyzes specific XML files in proprietary …
Nicolas Frankel
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Choosing a dependency
Fun fact, I thought I had already written this post, but when I wanted to reference it, I found out that I didn't. In this post, I'd like to …
Nicolas Frankel
1 viewsComparing transitive dependency version resolution in Rust and Java
You learn by comparing to what you already know. I was recently bitten by assuming Rust worked as Java regarding transitive dependency …
Asciidoc over Markdown
I taught myself HTML a long time ago, on a software called HotDog (Pro?). There wasn't such a thing as WYSIWYG capabilities at the time. …
Nicolas Frankel
4,759 viewsTransactions and ThreadLocal in Spring
Though I used Spring transactions a lot via the @Transactional annotation, I never opened thought about looking at their implementation.
Testing the untestable
I'm currently working on a software designed more than a decade ago. It offers a plugin architecture: you can develop a plugin whose …
On dependencies in objects
In OOP, objects collaborate. The initial idea of collaboration, first found in Smalltalk, was for object A to send a message to object B. …
Privacy for subdomains: the solution
Last week, I described a gloomy situation: all public TLS certificate providers log your requests. By browsing through the subdomains, one …
Privacy for subdomains: the problem
I recently learned about a new way to leak your privacy, and it's a scary one. Before going further, know that I'm not a network engineer: …
Nicolas Frankel
2,257 viewsKCDC 2025
When I first started attending conferences, I diligently tried to write down notes and publish them. It forced me to actively listen to the …