Category Archives: Java SE

Simple sample: Oracle NoSQL with Docker Compose

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Abhishek

Here is an example of using the Dockerized Oracle NoSQL image. This, along with many other Dockerized Oracle products are available here Key points Demonstrates usage of Docker Compose : co-ordinates an Oracle NoSQL container and a dependent container running its (Java) client Docker … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of an app on the Oracle Application Container Cloud

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Abhishek

The Oracle Application Container Cloud service is relatively simple to be honest. Here is quick post on how a potential application looks like. Although the service supports Java SE and Node.js runtimes, this post will stick to Java specific examples. Let’s take … Continue reading →

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Random JCache stuff: multiple Providers and JMX beans

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Abhishek

JCache (JSR 107) is the Java standard for Caching… enough said. No more introductory stuff. This is a quick fire post which talks about Multiple JCache provider configurations, and Feature: JCache stats via JMX Mbeans Managing multiple JCache providers In … Continue reading →

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Sneak peek into the JCache API (JSR 107)

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Abhishek

This post covers the JCache API at a high level and provides a teaser – just enough for you to (hopefully) start itching about it 😉 In this post …. JCache overview JCache API, implementations Supported (Java) platforms for JCache … Continue reading →

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Do you really understand @WebService ?

Posted on January 28, 2015 by Abhishek

SOAP web services are not cutting edge technology by any means – although it still has it’s place, REST based web services are offering tough competition. Anyway – this is definitely not a REST vs SOAP post ! I have … Continue reading →

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Heads up on Light-Weight JSON API (JEP 198)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Abhishek

The Light-Weight JSON API has been dropped from the OpenJDK release 9. Check out this announcement by Mark Reinhold on the jdk9-dev mailing list Previously, there were some questions raised on the JSON-P 1.1 (JSR 374 for Java EE 8) … Continue reading →

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Optional and Objects: Null Pointer Saviours!

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Abhishek

No one loves Null Pointer Exceptions ! Is there a way we can get rid of them ? Maybe . . .  Couple of techniques have been discussed in this post Optional type (new in Java 8) Objects class (old Java 7 … Continue reading →

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Java SE 8 Launch Webcast !

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Abhishek

To ALL Java enthusiasts and ones who think they can make a difference by ‘Coding Towards A Better Future’. The Java Platform has never been better, richer and more exciting. Do register! http://eventreg.oracle.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKWebId=0x637279c68 Cheers to the ‘Write Once, Run Anywhere’ paradigm!!

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Java SE 8 is knocking… Are You There?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by Abhishek

We are hours  away from the official Java SE 8 launch …. March 18, 2014 being the GA (General Availability) date. Not that my opinion matters, but, I personally feel that all the Java technologies including Java SE 8, Java EE 7, … Continue reading →

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Objects in Java: Yes I know its boring!

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Abhishek

As you might have already noticed, the name of the blog is ‘Object Oriented‘. Bearing that in mind, why not start off with a lightweight & simple topic – Objects Sounds too primitive? Talking about Objects? Really? It’s 2014 ! … Continue reading →

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