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Episode 18. Ahh, the perils of Serialization and Deserialization in Java Feb 17, 2012

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We all have the need to serialize/deserialize objects (either through the "wire" or to file). In this podcast we go and analyze what exactly happens when we create an ObjectOutputStream and write to it, and more importantly what pitfalls are there to...

Episode 17. What is beauty? A discussion about beautiful code Feb 10, 2012

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Every developer at one point in time runs into the question, what is beautiful code? Is it code that is expressed concisely? is it code that does a lot in a few lines of code. Well, while we're not the DeveloperPeople's magazine at least there are...

Episode 16. Let’s talk about the STATE of things. A brief intro to the State pattern Feb 03, 2012

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The State pattern is very useful, it's just hard to spot, and at the beginning a little hard to understand. On this podcast we cover the state pattern with a specific example of its use, plus tips on how to spot when to use it (really that's the...

Episode 15. Java Swing and Performance. It’s not slow! Jan 27, 2012

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Taking the performance theme, we move into the dark corners of Java Swing and discover that it is not a lame horse at all! Swing is very fast (with support for directX and OpenGL!), but sometimes is hard to get it to perform right. In this podcast we...

Episode 14. Optimizing for Performance – The tools Jan 20, 2012

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In the second part of optimization, we talk about the tools (or more properly algorithms) that you can use to optimize a piece of code. Ever wonder how to make a piece of code faster? or difference between caching and Divide-and-Conquer? then tune in!...

Episode 13. Optimizing for Performance Jan 16, 2012

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We all love speed, code speed that is! In this podcast we delve into code optimizations, and what does it mean to optimize for speed. We go over what is the mind-state that you need as you optimize code and offer sneaky shortcuts that allows 10-fold...

Episode 12. Giving the Model a Controlling View (The Model-View-Controller pattern) Jan 05, 2012

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In this podcast we talk about the Model-View-Controller pattern (and is prettier cousin, the Model-View-Presenter), and go over how to go about implementing the MVC/MVP Pattern (really, what to instantiate first, and how to wire the whole thing). We...

Episode 11. New Year’s Resolution: Object Thread Safety! + Listener feedback, and the birth of a Google Group! Dec 16, 2011

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In this podcast we air our first question/feedback from our listener and dive a little into it (related to Dependency Injection). We also talk about how to create Thread Safe objects (There is the easy way, and the hard way). And at last! we have a...

Episode 10. Testing, Testing, 1.2.3! (All about Unit Testing, And Dependency Injection) Dec 09, 2011

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Testing, Testing, 1.2.3! (All about Unit Testing, And Dependency Injection) For those Unit Testers out there (and those who want to do more unit tests), this podcast is for you! We cover JUnit in general, and explain how to shoe-in unit tests in...

Episode 9. It’s the Holidays! Let’s Decorate! Dec 02, 2011

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In this episode we talk about the Decorator pattern and how it is applied. We cover a couple of caveats (especially when combined with the Observer pattern) and learn how to not be afraid of its verboseness. In all, it's the season of decorating, so...

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