Conference Review - DevNexus 2017

I used to attend a lot of conferences. Back between 2008 and around 2012 I'd go to at least one (if not more) a year.  I've even spoken at a number...

Grails on Raspberry Pi Part 2 - Why Grails?

So why Grails on a Raspberry Pi?  It's a valid question and one that I hope to answer with this post.  If you're not familiar with Grails, perhaps...

Grails on Raspberry Pi Part 3 - Installing Groovy And Grails

The first step in getting working with Grails on the Raspberry Pi is, of course, installing Grails.  I've been somewhat dreading this post because...

Grails on Raspberry Pi Part 4 - Intro To GPIO

If you've missed the first three parts in this series you may want to check them out before proceeding:Part 1 Part 2Part 3Alright, now that you're...

A Groovy Alternative To Java 8 Streams and Collectors

I recently read this article over at DZone about using Java 8 Streams and Collectors to manipulate and perform calculations on a list of integers....

Spark Java "Flash" Scope

One of the handiest features of Grails is the "flash" scope.  The flash scope is "A temporary storage map that stores objects within the session for...

Conference Review - DevNexus 2018

In 2017 I attended the DevNexus conference in Atlanta and wrote my thoughts of it at the time.  I was mildly critical of some of the content...

Complete Developers Guide To The Oracle Notification Service

When you compile a list of your favorite features in the cloud, I'd be willing to bet that notifications aren't typically cracking the "top 10" of many...

Querying Autonomous Database from an Oracle Function (The Quick, Easy & Completely Secure Way)

I've written many blog posts about connecting to an Autonomous DB instance in the past. Best practices evolve as tools, services, and frameworks become...

A Closer Look At Sorting Algorithms

As I mentioned in a previous post, sorting algorithms typically play a large role in programming interviews.  Those who follow the traditional path...

JavaLite ActiveJDBC For ORM In Spark Java

I've spent a lot of time on the blog lately talking about views in Spark Java applications.  Rightfully so, as Views are the Turkey in any MVC sandwich...

Spark Java Views Using Thymeleaf - Layouts

In the last post we looked at plugging in Thymeleaf into a Spark Java application for view rendering.  The concept was pretty simple: using the Thymeleaf...