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OKRs vs. KPIs: Driving bold outcomes and measuring steady performance
KPIs track outputs, and OKRs focus on outcomes or changes in user behavior. Here's how business can use them together to measure outcome-driven progress and success.
How Spring Boot @Component and @ComponentScan annotations work
There are many ways to configure Spring's ApplicationContext. The easiest way? That's through Spring's Component and ComponentScan annotations. Here's how to use them.
Git commit message conventions and best practices
Never underestimate the power of a good git commit message. Need help writing one? Here are the commonly accepted git commit message guidelines and best practices.
Spring profiles in Spring Boot tutorial
Ever struggle with the constant discrepancies between dev, UAT and production? Spring profiles make such configuration issues a thing of the past. Here's how they work.
How to solve the pinning problem in Java virtual threads
Virtual threads in Java offer many benefits, but they're not a drop-in replacement for traditional threads. Understand and plan around their limitations, most notably pinning.
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Do AI capabilities enhance or impair human cognition?
Bob Reselman 15 Oct 2024AI has many benefits and uses, but we should be cautious where there is potential crossover in which AI capabilities undercut human learning abilities and ...
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What is JDBC's full form?
Cameron McKenzie 10 Oct 2024Some argue the full form of JDBC is Java Database Connectivity, while others argue it is a trademarked term and doesn't actually stand for anything. So which ...
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Java, JDBC and the HSQLDB database tutorial
Cameron McKenzie 09 Oct 2024Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.
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Java's 4 JDBC driver types explained
Cameron McKenzie 08 Oct 2024Here we explain the difference between the four JDBC driver types, and how to choose the right JDBC driver for your database-driven Java apps.
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Database transaction isolation levels tutorial
Cameron McKenzie 07 Oct 2024Repeatable? Isolated? Serializable? Uncommitted? None? Just how well do you know your database isolation levels, and how do you know if you're using the right ...
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How do you change the Spring Boot startup banner?
Cameron McKenzie 04 Oct 2024Tired of seeing that Spring Boot banner pop up every time you redeploy your microservices? Here's how to turn it off. Or even better, customize it to your ...
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How the Spring @Profile annotation works
Cameron McKenzie 03 Oct 2024Everyone is used to configuring multiple properties files to support Spring profiles, but the Spring @Profile annotation allows you to control the Spring's ...
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Imperative Git commit messages in the active tense or mood
Cameron McKenzie 02 Oct 2024The pundits all say Git commit messages should be written in the imperative tense. I say that's outdated thinking.
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Benefits of Spring Boot's application.yml file with examples
Cameron McKenzie 01 Oct 2024Are you still stuck in the dark ages, configuring your Spring Boot apps with application.properties files? You really should start using an appliation.yml file...
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Profiles, Spring Boot and application properties files
Cameron McKenzie 30 Sep 2024Spring profiles are a powerful and flexible tool for Java developers to build scalable, enterprise-grade applications, from customizing configurations to ...
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