Easy Database Manipulation with Groovy and Gradle
Taking a renewed look at Groovy, the under-hyped yet ubiquitous JVM based language, and how it makes database scripting easy.
WAR files vs. Java apps with embedded servers
When should you deploy a Java app to the server as a traditional WAR file, and when should you use an embedded server in the application itself? […]
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! […]