Using C Libraries in Java 3: Complex Applications, Pitfalls, and Best Practices

The FFM API makes accessing C libraries convenient but also presents challenges. Helper functions and best practices make it ...
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What is JDBC? Introduction to Java Database Connectivity

Get an overview of JDBC's architecture, then learn how to connect to a database and handle SQL queries and responses with PreparedStatements, transactions, connection pooling, and more. JDBC (Java ...
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The state and future of Java desktop application development

Thirty years ago, Java 1.0 revolutionized software development. Every Java demo featured a simple "Hello World" dialog window with the only available option: Java's Abstract Window Toolkit, the first ...
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Deploying a Java, React, and Spring Boot application

When you get ready to deploy an application into production, the usual thought is: what’s the easiest way to meet all the application requirements? In this case, we have three components that need to ...
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Java vs. Python: Application code comparison

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. I recently recently compared Java’s REPL scripting environment to Python’s. Many detractors felt ...