How to install Oracle’s Java on Ubuntu the easy way
Installing the Oracle JDK on Ubuntu is painful since it was removed it from the apt repositories. Restore the easy install method with this simple script. […]
INI files for easy multi-environment config in Java
When your app is too small for a DI framework, yet has too much config for environment variables, this old-school gem really hits a sweet spot in between. […]
Injecting JavaScript into Ant builds
How to use free-form JavaScript code to add more power and flexibility to Ant builds, with no extra dependencies! […]
Hosting a WordPress site on AppFog, without persistent file storage
How to host (and upgrade) a WordPress application on AppFog, despite the cloud platform’s lack of a persistent filesystem. […]
Moving from shared hosting to a PaaS
“Cloud” providers are maturing into a serious option for enterprise Java. On the smaller scale, they may soon make “cPanel”-based shared web hosts obsolete.