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Where do you add initialization code in a Spring Boot application.

Posted on February 15, 2022 by Peter Andersson

Some people think Spring and Spring Boot adds to much “magic” to a Java app, and to some extend I agree. Have they gone too […]

Development, Java, Spring Boot

Configuring the Spring Boot Actuator

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Peter Andersson

The Actuator is a great tool. The documentation and history of changed configuration and implementation is however a big big mess. To cut a LONG […]

Development, Java, Linux

Spring Boot

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Almost 5 years ago (time flies!) Phil Webb and Dave Syer wrote a blog and twitter entry that boiled down to this: @Controller class ThisWillActuallyRun […]

Development, Java

Java 11 is here!

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Peter Andersson

In accordance with the new policy of releasing a new Java version every 6 months, we now have a fresh installation of Java 11 to […]

Development, Java

Don’t like Java? Create your own language!

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to create your own computer language. Whether it’s a simple rule-system, or a full-blown language, you can create the tokenizer […]

Development, Java, Thoughts

Installing Oracle Java 9 on OSX/macOS

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Peter Andersson

For macOS/OSX all you need to do is download and run the DMG from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk9-downloads-3848520.html

Development, Java, OSX

Setting up Oracle Java 9 on Ubuntu

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Peter Andersson

Since Oracles own instructions (https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/install/installation-jdk-and-jre-linux-platforms.htm) sucks big time, I can recommend this one instead: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-java-with-apt-get-on-ubuntu-16-04 Simple and easy to follow. And it WORKS!

Development, Java, Linux

Java Dates and Periods

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Peter Andersson

Period and Duration are not just alternatives, they work very different. Duration is designed to work in exact measurements in seconds and nanoseconds. However, Period […]

Development, Java

The Builder Pattern

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Peter Andersson

Reasoning I won’t even go into why you should learn patterns. Patterns are canned knowledge! A problem the Builder Pattern solve It helps you avoid […]

Development, Java, Patterns