I got an interesting question recently on routing, which lead to an even more interesting question on how to do the opposite. This turns out to offer a pretty good look at some important details of how routing works under the hood.
10 More Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQLI was positively surprised to see how popular my recent listing about 10 Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQL was, both on my own blog and on my syndication partner DZone. The popularity shows a couple of things: How important SQL is to the professional Java world.
10 Common Mistakes Java Developers Make when Writing SQLJava developers mix object-oriented thinking with imperative thinking, depending on their levels of: Skill (anyone can code imperatively) Dogma (some use the “Pattern-Pattern”, i.e.
10 Easy Steps to a Complete Understanding of SQLToo many programmers think SQL is a bit of a beast. It is one of the few declarative languages out there, and as such, behaves in an entirely different way from imperative, object-oriented, or even functional languages (although, some say that SQL is also somewhat functional).
Unix Background QueueFor a side-project to be run on a single machine I needed a background queue. I like self-contained software like sqlite, but I didn’t know of any self-contained background queue. They usually rely on some kind of broker, whether that is Redis or a database.
No Code is Good CodeYou’ve probably read The Daily WTF. There are some real atrocious samples of code on that site.
Think Functional: Definition of IdempotenceIn the most basic of terms, idempotence pertains to the property of certain functions to be applied more than once and always returning the same result. While originally a mathematical term, it has since been added into the vocabulary of the computer science world.
3D in the Browser: WebGL versus CSS 3D TransformsWebGL and CSS 3D transforms are two major technologies for creating 3D in the browser, and as recently as a few years ago, they didn’t have much browser support.
Addresses and Nodes: Two Ways To Get AroundLast week, I noted that programs that avoid address arithmetic can also avoid moving data. The reason is that it is only arithmetic that really cares about where in memory an object is; in other circumstances, having a pointer to that memory is enough.
C#/.NET Little Wonders: Getting Caller InformationOnce again, in this series of posts I look at the parts of the .NET Framework that may seem trivial, but can help improve your code by making it easier to write and maintain. The index of all my past little wonders posts can be found here.
This Read-It-Later-list is just that, bookmarks of stuff I intend to read or have read. I do not necessarily agree with opinions or statements in the bookmarked articles.
This list is compiled from my Pocket list.