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Mijnisha - 13/10/2020

5 principles I learned from Clean Code

This year I got very motivated to improve the code in the project I was working on. The classes were long and methods confusing. I wanted to learn how I could adjust the code so it took me and my…

Mario Pinkster - 07/10/2020

Setting up Tomcat for Bloomreach development

In this blog post I'll write down my experiences in getting a BrXM (Bloomreach Experience Manager) project up and running in my development environment, and in particular how to I deal with multiple…

Mario Pinkster - 07/08/2020

Using DCEVM / Hotswap Agent in Java development

Hotswapping Java code is a technique that can save a lot of programmer down time when you're working with humongous web applications that take forever to start up. It allows you to see the effect of…

Mario Pinkster - 10/07/2020

Using TLS/SSL in web application development

The behaviour of web browsers for the HTTP protocol can be different from the way they work with HTTPS. Notably, when you include a resource in your page that is acquired via an HTTP link, it won't…

Jeko Esmailzadeh - 12/06/2020

Mockito Flavoured Unit Testing in Java

I was recently introduced to Mockito by my colleagues at Sentia, where I currently work as a Java software developer. As a green developer we all know that, being told to use new tools in fast paced…

Mario Pinkster - 08/06/2020

Using Antlr4 in Bloomreach Experience Manager

Embedding script in CMS content allows content creators to use expressions which are evaluated when the content is served. The evaluated results can be formatted in a highly versatile manner and…