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Nov 21, 2025

10 Essential Java Libraries - How Essential Are They Really?

I recently read and shared You’re Wasting Time in Java Without These 10 Libraries. I think a full-blown post is in order. The refe...

Nov 15, 2025

Everything You Need to Know About XML Schema Validation 1.1 in Java

The Java JDK uses a wrapped Xerces implementation for parsing. The implementation is stuck on XSD validation 1.1, which is not sup...

Oct 24, 2025

Testing the Untestable: A Simple Way to Handle Static Methods in Legacy Java

This is a pretty straightforward way to test untestable code.

Oct 16, 2025

Rethinking Encapsulation: From Private to Public by Design

Access modifiers have long been seen as essential to safe and clean code. But they’re ultimately a low-level mechanism for express...

Sep 21, 2025

Transitive Dependency Version Resolution in Rust and Java: Comparing the Two

You learn by comparing to what you already know. I was recently bitten by assuming Rust worked as Java regarding transitive depend...

Sep 18, 2025

Machine Learning in Java: Getting Started with DeepLearning4J, Tribuo, and Smile

Java has powerful tools for ML:**DeepLearning4J, Tribuo, and Smile. In this article, we’ll explore how to use these libraries, sho...

Sep 04, 2025

Object Creation: The Issues I Faced and the Patterns That Helped Me

In this post, I've described two usages of the GoF's creational patterns, which aren't listed in the book: improving maintainabili...

Aug 18, 2025

Code Smell 308 - The Key to Safer, Cleaner, More Polymorphic Code

Avoid methods that return Object, Any, or null instead of specific types. Make them fully polymorphic

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