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Front End Debugging Part 2: Console.log() to the Max

Author: Shai Almog Original post on Foojay: Read More Understanding Front-End Logging vs. Back-End Logging Leveraging Console Log Levels Customizing Console Output with CSS Stack Tracing with console.trace() Assertions for Design-by-Contract Printing Tables for Clearer Data Visualization Copying Objects to the Clipboard Inspecting with console.dir() and dirxml() Counting Function Calls Organizing Logs with Groups Chrome-Specific Debugging Features Final Word In …

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Foojay Podcast #62: Better Coding with AI: Friend or Foe?

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More AI, LLMs, ChatGPT—these are just a few of the buzzwords of the massive revolution unfolding right now. These tools are reshaping how we work, but they come with a catch: while they help us work faster and smarter, we need to be careful about placing too much trust in them. I’ve …

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JavaFX Links of November 2024

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More Here is the overview of the JavaFX LinksOfTheMonth of November 2024, published on jfx-central.com during this month. Did we miss anything? Is there anything you want to have included in one of the next overviews? Let us know via links@jfx-central.com. Core A lot of updates by Johan Vos Weekend update: “Getting …

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Task Schedulers in Java: Modern Alternatives to Quartz Scheduler

Author: Ismaila Abdoulahi Original post on Foojay: Read More Quartz is often considered the standard job scheduling library in Java, which can lead developers to overlook more modern alternatives. For a long time, Quartz, also known as Quartz Scheduler, was the only viable open-source task scheduler in Java. In fact, the official Quartz documentation still suggests that there is no …

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NS wint de NLJUG INNOVATION AWARD 2024

English version below ++++++ Tijdens de 21e editie van J-Fall 2024, de grootste Java-conferentie van Europa, de NLJUG Innovation Award voor de zevende keer uitgereikt. De winnaar van dit jaar is: Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS). Uit de drie genomineerden, gekozen door de onafhankelijke jury, werd de NS als winnaar geselecteerd door de bezoekers van J-Fall. In het dynamische domein van spoorwegoperaties …

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How Organizations Became Stuck on Outdated Java Versions

Author: Frank Delporte Original post on Foojay: Read More My recent article “Why Java 8 is a Ticking Time Bomb Hiding Within Your Organization” triggered quit some reactions… and so I went a step further and asked on social media: “Why is your company still on Java 8 (or older)? And why did you never move to 9, 10,… and …

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GlassFish is rolling forward. What’s New?

Author: Ondro Mihalyi Original post on Foojay: Read More The Evolution Continues. GlassFish, which used to be a popular application server, free to use and reliable, is evolving again. If you’ve been holding onto your old GlassFish instances, there’s good news—things have gotten a lot more exciting recently. Since we created the OmniFish company and started improving GlassFish in 2022 (read …

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strace Revisited: Simple is Beautiful

Author: Shai Almog Original post on Foojay: Read More Understanding strace and its Origins A Look Back: strace and dtrace Originating from Sun Microsystems Technical Functioning of strace The Role of ptrace in strace Comparing with DTrace Practical Usage and Advantages Ease of Use and Accessibility Favored in Linux Environments strace in Action: A Closer Look at System Calls Basic …

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Masters of Java 2024

The day before JFall 2024 sixty-two enthusiastic Java developers got together in Veenendaal for Masters of Java: the annual coding challenge for Java Developers of all levels. The event was organized by NLJUG, with First8 Conclusion as the main sponsor responsible for the software and challenges. The developers had signed up in 34 teams. For some, it felt like an …

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