T h e . C o d e R a n c h . J o u r n a l
June 2012 Edition
Howdy from all the
CodeRanch staff, and welcome to the June edition of the
CodeRanch Journal.
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I n t e r e s t i n g . C o d e R a n c h . F o r u m . P o s t s
. The discussion in this
thread started off with a question on how to stop an object instance being created depending on a certain condition and went on to be a lively discussion about Factory
pattern and exception driven approaches
https://coderanch.com/t/571743/java/java/stop-object-created
. It's not news that the coderanch forums run on (a heavily customized version of) JForum software. The original JForum software community though hasn't seen much activity these days since jforum.net forums are no longer up. Rafael Steil, the project lead of JForum, kindly offered to allow us to host the JForum forum at coderanch and also sent us a dump of the existing forum discussions. So if you have any questions about the original JForum software or our customized version, you now know where to visit
https://coderanch.com/t/578729/Ranch-Office/new-jforum-forum
. Ever had a debate with your colleague about using tabs instead of spaces while coding? Many ranchers share their opinion about this, in this thread
https://coderanch.com/t/580746/md/tabs-vs-spaces
. The long running debate on why Singleton pattern is evil, resurfaces here
https://coderanch.com/t/578771/java/java/Caching-property-values-server-memory
. Do you ever get annoyed by the complicated rules that each site/software mandates for your passwords? I do and so do some other ranchers
https://coderanch.com/t/583177/java/java/validate-if-string-has-characters
. Do you or any of your colleagues still use scriplet in your JSPs? Tell us why
https://coderanch.com/t/584277/md/decade-keep-code-out-jsp
I n t e r e s t i n g . S t a f f . B l o g s
. Scott Selikoff wonders if your software application has an ER diagram for your DB schema and whether it stays updated with the changes to the production DB
http://www.selikoff.net/2012/06/04/wheres-your-databases-er-diagram/
. Jeanne Boyarsky blogs about SQL optimization and how temp tables can help in that process
http://www.selikoff.net/2012/05/30/sql-query-optimization-why-temp-tables-can-help/
. Tim Holloway blogs about his utility program for cataloging e-books
http://www.mousetech.com/blog/?p=157
N e w s . F r o m . T h e . R a n c h
. Just like any other software the coderanch forum software too undergoes bug fixes, new feature implementations and other such changes. Major new features are often announced in the Ranch Office forum
https://coderanch.com/forums/f-10/Ranch-Office but routine bug fixes and other small improvements aren't announced. However, starting this week you can keep yourself updated about every new release that we do. Read more about it in this thread
https://coderanch.com/t/584606/Ranch-Office/CodeRanch-Release-Notes
B o o k . P r o m o t i o n s
There's a book promotion just about every week at the
CodeRanch https://coderanch.com/how-to/java/BookPromotions. Just ask a question in the appropriate forum and you're eligible to win. Our recent book promotions and their winners can be found below:
. Machine Learning in Action -
https://coderanch.com/t/584241/Jython-Python/Incubator/Winners-Machine-Learning-Action
. Spring Roo in Action -
https://coderanch.com/t/582905/Spring/Winners-Spring-Roo-Action
. Practical
Unit Testing with
TestNG and
Mockito -
https://coderanch.com/t/582176/Testing/Winners-Practical-Unit-Testing-TestNG
B o o k . R e v i e w s
. Java 7 New Features Cookbook
https://coderanch.com/t/572970/Book-Reviews/Java-New-Features-Cookbook
. Agile Project Management with Scrum (Microsoft Professional)
https://coderanch.com/t/572972/Book-Reviews/Agile-Project-Management-Scrum-Microsoft
. Java Programming
https://coderanch.com/t/572272/Book-Reviews/Java-Programming
. The Scrum Field Guide: Practical Advice for Your First Year (Agile Software Development Series)
https://coderanch.com/t/580381/Book-Reviews/Scrum-Field-Guide-Practical-Advice
. Spring Roo in Action
https://coderanch.com/t/582805/Book-Reviews/Spring-Roo-Action
. Murach's MySQL
https://coderanch.com/t/583735/Book-Reviews/Murach-MySQL
S u g g e s t i o n s / F e e d b a c k
If you have any feedback on this month's journal then discuss it in the following thread
https://coderanch.com/t/584658/Ranch-Office/CodeRanch-June-journal-published. Or if you have any general suggestions about the
CodeRanch journal, then feel free to open a new thread in our Ranch Office forum
https://coderanch.com/forums/f-10/Ranch-Office.
T h i s . M o n t h ' s . E d i t o r
Jaikiran Pai has been a software developer since 2004. He's been a regular at
JavaRanch forums since the last few years and moderates some of the forums there. He occasionally blogs at
http://www.jaitechwriteups.blogspot.in/
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