Jar vs. Zip Files: The Key Differences
Learn everything you need to know about the differences between jar and zip files, with practical tips and examples along the way.
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JDK vs. JRE: The Key Differences
Discover why the JDK & JRE exist, their differences & similarities, and practically how to use them.
JAVA_HOME vs. PATH Environment Variables
Learn what JAVA_HOME and PATH do, when to use them, and how to set them up in Windows.
10 Best Gradle Plugins for Java Projects
With so many Gradle plugins to choose from, are you sure you’re making the most of what’s available? If not, check out this list of the 10 best core Gradle plugins to work more effectively in Java projects. How were these plugins chosen? These are all core Gradle plugins, written by the Gradle team and bundled inside the Gradle distribution itself. That means they’re high quality and there’s no need to download them externally....
Integration Test Code Coverage with SonarQube and Jacoco
It’s hepful to separate integration tests from unit tests in a Java project to run them independently. But how do you generate a combined code coverage metric? In this article you’ll discover exactly how, with a full example project which publishes Jacoco code coverage stats to SonarQube. Code coverage for unit tests A code coverage metric tells you what percentage of your proudction code is covered by tests. The higher the better....
How to Deploy Eureka into AWS ECS
Discover how to setup Eureka in AWS ECS following an example project.
The Unknown Maven Repository System Powering Java
There’s another side to Maven: a vital repository system serving up dependencies for the millions of daily Java builds.
10 Tips to Use Gradle With IntelliJ IDEA in 2022
If you’re building Gradle projects in IntelliJ IDEA, you’re probably not using the IDE to its full advantage. So to help you save time and avoid unnecessary work, here are my top 10 tips to working like a pro. 1) Create Gradle project using IntelliJ IDEA First off, use IntelliJ IDEA it to create new Gradle projects. From the Welcome to IntelliJ IDEA screen select New Project to open the New Project dialog....
Maven phases vs. goals
Do you want to fully understand the difference between Maven phases and goals, and how to execute each of them? OK, let’s start at the low-level and work our way upwards. At its core Maven is a Java build tool which takes your project from some source files and resources to a shiny jar file ready to run. The way Maven achieves this, just like anything worthwhile doing in life, is by executing some code....