Java

Introduction

This page and sub-pages are dedicated to learning more about and using the Java language effectively. You can also find information about useful Java libraries, IDEs, and various other tools that make coding Java fun and easy.

Tips & Tricks

• Security Debug Option: Issue the following as a VM argument to get debugging information: -Djava.security.debug=all.
• Five Habits of Highly Profitable Software Developers
• The Best Java Tools You Never Knew Existed.
• Double Brace Initialization - “Java does not have a convenient literal syntax for collections (lists, maps, sets, etc.) but you can create and initialize a new collection as an expression by using the “double-brace” syntax.”

News

• JavaLobby - A good resource to have for general Java news and information.
• The Server Side - A source of information for J2EE development.

Design Articles

• Nuances of the Java 5.0 for-each Loop
• Why Getter and Setter Methods are Evil

Test Articles

• UISpec4J: Java GUI Testing Made Simple

Libraries

• Allatori - Obfuscates your code. A single license costs $290.
• Barcode4J - A flexible barcode generator.