Taking a renewed look at Groovy, the under-hyped yet ubiquitous JVM based language, and how it makes database scripting easy.
Easy Database Manipulation with Groovy and Gradle
Scala
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. […]
“Batteries included” distribution using Maven shaded JAR’s
How to package up a project’s code, along with all of its dependencies, into one monolithic JAR file that can more easily be distributed and executed. […]
Searching for shared web hosting that doesn’t suck (3 of 3)
Pros and cons of shared web hosting vs. VPS hosting vs. “cloud” providers. Watching out for misleading price information, and sneaky terms & conditions. […]