This article shows how to use AOP with nothing but java – No code generation or bytecode manipulation.

Sample Scenario:
You want to insert logging statements for every call to every method of a certain class. This sounds like the default example used to promote AOP, but there is an easier solution if you know about java.lang.reflect.Proxy and java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler. Read the rest of this entry »

Being back home I have the time to write some more about the West Highland Way.

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Finally Ant 1.6. supports a macrodef target. This article provides a not so short example to see macrodefs in action. Read the rest of this entry »

I have written my share of XML documents, I know more or less how to write a schema for these documents. But every time I write a new document I spend time pondering over the simple question whether something should become an attribute or a fully-fledged element. Read the rest of this entry »

I stumbled upon Bruce Eckel’s Java Toolset page. A lot of content but hard to read. Here’s my list of ‘must-have’ java tools: Read the rest of this entry »

In Mock Objects in Unit Tests Lu Jian writes about two tools (EasyMock and Mocquer) which generate mock objects. Here’s my most frequently used mock object. Read the rest of this entry »

Here’s a little addon to Eric M. Burke pretty good article “Top 15 Ant Best Practices”. Read the rest of this entry »

after a little scare yesterday, I thought it was finally time for some automatic backups. Read the rest of this entry »

A few days ago I created accounts for del.icio.us and furl.net. Both are social bookmark manager with some cool features. Read the rest of this entry »

I found a nice article about the use of the final keyword in java at IBM Developerworks. Read the rest of this entry »