10 Tools Used by Java Programming Developer in Day to day life

Every trade has their tools, and Java programming is no exception. In fact, good knowledge of tools and mastery of using them, saves a lot of time in design, development, testing, debugging, and troubleshooting any production issue. In order to become a good developer, you must know right tools for right jobs. A developer without tools and tricks are like a toothless lion, hence it's very important that you devote some time to learning tools required for your day to day job. Many developers think that learning an IDE like Eclipse, NetBeans or IntelliJ is enough, but that's just the start of the process. No doubt that IDEs are the most important tool ever created for programmers but they are not the solution for everything.

10 Gift Ideas for Programmers, Software Engineers, and IT Professionals

My friend circle has a lot of programmers and non-programmers and when it comes to buying gifts for birthdays, anniversary or holidays, I receive a lot of queries from my non-programmer family and friends about what to buy for a programmer? Well, buying a gift is easy but choosing or finding a right gift for someone is really really tough. I have had this experience when it comes to buying gifts for kids. I know they like toys but my wife told me to buy something more valuable, which not only keep them engaged but also provide value, help them in learning and they appreciate every time they use. That's a lot to cater in one gift, but that's the perfect gift, isn't it?

Top 10 ConcurrentHashMap Questions from Java Interviews

The ConcurrentHashMap class part of concurrent collections package added on JDK 1.5 which contains utility classes like BlockingQueue, CopyOnWriteArrayList, CopyOnWriteArraySet etc. It is a replacement of synchronized hash-based map implementations e.g. Hashtable and synchronized HashMap. It implements Map and ConcurrentMap (a sub-interface of Map) interface which allows you to store key-value pairs. The class is similar to HashMap or Hashtable but it's more scalable and the right fit for concurrent Java application. Unlike Hashtable which achieves its thread-safety by compromising the scalability, ConcurrentHashMap uses advanced techniques e.g. dividing the map into segments to remain thread-safe and scalable at the same time.

Top 6 Courses to Learn Spring Framework for Java Programmers - Best of Lot

Spring Framework is a very important skill for Java developers, not only to get a Job as a Java developer but also for your career advancement. Since Spring is now used in almost every Java project, it becomes virtually mandatory to learn Spring framework. Now, the question comes, what is the best way to learn Spring framework? Is there any online courses out there which are focused on Spring? What are some good books and resources for learning Spring? These questions are very common among Java developers and I often see them on forums, online chat channel and even many of my readers also ask this to me on Facebook chats and email. Well, the best way to learn any technology is by coaching, online courses, and books.

How to Crack Spring Core Professional v5.0 Certification - Latest Spring Certification for Java Programmers

Ever since Pivotal, the company behind Spring framework made the mandatory Spring training optional (see here), I have received many queries from experienced Java developers who are interested in doing Spring certifications. This move from Pivotal has suddenly made the Spring certification affordable for many experienced Java and Spring developers who were interested in Spring certification earlier but couldn't progress further due to expensive mandatory training. Since many of them are now preparing for Spring certifications e.g Spring Core 5 or Spring Professional 5 via self-study they are increasingly looking for good resources to prepare for the exam. I have received a lot of questions on preparation, books, mock exams, exam structure, passing marks and useful resources.

Top 5 Courses to Learn Shell Scripting in Linux and UNIX Online - Best of Lot

A huge chunk of a developer's time is wasted in trying to repeat tasks and commands, especially when it comes to working with a bunch of UNIX or Linux machines and a good knowledge of shell scripting can free you from such mundane task and give time to do some interesting stuff. If you don't know what is shell scripting then let me tell you is nothing but a program written using shell built-ins and Linux commands to automate things e.g. checking if a host is reachable or finding and deleting large files which are older than certain days or archiving them into another machine. Basically, it's a tool which allows you to automate boring and repeating task and that's the way programmers should work. They should not be repeating stuff, instead should be investing that time to create a script or program which can automate that task.