Monthly Archives: November 2008

Debugging SQL statements in Spring JDBC

Posted on November 28, 2008 by Jan Machacek

Spring JDBC support allows us to concentrate on the SQL code rather than on <rant>babysitting the JDBC framework and handling the checked exceptions it throws</rant>. The trouble comes when you’re trying to debug the SQL statement itself, especially if you … Continue reading →

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Sub-millisecond Java

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Jan Machacek

Imagine you had to implement (complex) code in Java that runs in sub-millisecond time. How will you know that you’ve succeeded? The traditional measurement such as this one won’t work. long before = System.currentTimeMillis(); doSomeWork(); long elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() – … Continue reading →

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Spring User Group November 5 Minutes

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Jan Machacek

We tried a new ice-breaker for the Spring User Group meetings. It’s called “Ask Jan” — the attendees select two from a list of five topics they’d like me to talk about. Then I have some time to prepare short … Continue reading →

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Manchester Wheelers’ 125th Anniversary

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Jan Machacek

On Saturday I went to the Manchester Wheelers’ 125th anniversary dinner and prize presentation. I was there to collect club standard certificates for 2nd class on 10 miles for time of 24:18, 2nd class on 25 miles for time of … Continue reading →

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Spring User Group Meeting

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Jan Machacek

It is that time of the month again — time to meet up at the Spring User Group in London. At this meeting, you will have a chance to listen to Sam Brannen speak about the dm Server and I … Continue reading →

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