Debugging as a Process of Isolating Assumptions
When looking at a vast project, how do we know the direction to narrow assumptions during debugging? When should we backtrack and rethink?
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Is OpenJDK Just a Drop-In Replacement?
What are the pitfalls in replacing OracleJDK with OpenJDK? Simon Ritter has some interesting observations in his free new book.
Can't Reproduce a Bug?
"It works on my machine" is not an excuse. Sometimes we have bugs that we can't reproduce or understand. How do we investigate these bugs?
Building for Failure: Best Practices for Easy Production Debugging
Applications fail, that's inevitable. Testing, QA, CI and defensive programming can make this a rare occurrence, but can't eliminate …
GraphQL, JavaScript, Preprocessor, SQL and more in Manifold
In the final installment of the Manifold series we discuss the final integrations, review the benefits, and discuss using it in a project.
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Learn about the experiences of creating podcasts and how you can share your work in a video with a small (or bigger) budget.
Understanding Security Vulnerabilities: Preventing Attacks
What are the common vulnerabilities we need to be aware of? How do they look & how can we better protect ourselves from these common …
Manifold vs. Lombok: Enhancing Java with Property Support
Two decades ago we worked on properties in Java. Lombok filled in that gap. Manifold aims to solve this same problem. Is it ready?
Operator Overloading in Java
Write expressions like (bigDecimalMap[ObjKey] * 5 > 20) in Java. Manifold makes that happen. Expressions like "var distance = 5 mph * 3 hr"!
Java String Templates Today
String manipulation is improving (JEP 430), but Manifold can help us now. Even on JDK 8, it goes further with a sophisticated template …