Java properties have been a staple of Java development for many years. Even today, Java properties are used in popular frameworks and tools such as the Spring Framework and Ant .

The three web services in our SOA are integrated using Camel routes, which are defined in XML files. We’ll also need to write some Java code for the processors that comprise the routes.

With the new OpenXML format, there is the promise of an clean and efficient way to manipulate Office documents via XML. But with a 6000+ page spec, finding the exact nodes one needs to manipulate ...

Splitting the XML file is a nasty performance optimization that should wait until it is the last option AND it is proven to actually increase performance. A spike to test it out is valuable here.

JPA and Hibernate enum mapping The Java enum, introduced in Java 5, will map to the underlying database without any intervention. The JPA framework, be it Hibernate or Toplink or DataNucleus, will ...