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Acceptance criteria vs. definition of done: What's the difference?
Software teams must understand the important distinction between acceptance criteria and definition of done and how to use them together to deliver a finished product.
Spring, Quarkus or Jakarta EE? How to choose a Java framework
Choosing a Java framework is not about which one is best, it's about accepting their tradeoffs of stability, flexibility and complexity. Here's how to evaluate each vs. your needs.
How to configure multiple AWS CLI authentication credentials
Need to configure multiple AWS accounts in the CLI tool? It's barely an inconvenience with the AWS CLI tool.
Send SMS texts with Amazon's SNS simple notification service
Learn how to build a Python-based AWS Lambda function that uses Amazon SNS to send SMS text messages as notifications to your application users.
Host a static website on AWS with Amazon S3 and Route 53
Want to quickly and affordably get your website hosted in the cloud? If you don't need advanced services such as EC2 or Fargate, a simple S3-hosted website might be the answer.
Coffee Talk: News & Insight
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How to create an account alias in AWS
Cameron McKenzie 07 Jun 2025Need to create, change or rename an AWS account alias? It's not too hard to do, and your users will thank you. Here are the steps to do it.
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Obsolete vs. deprecated in software development
Cameron McKenzie 21 May 2025Ever wonder what is the difference between an obsolete component and a deprecated component? Here's the answer in the most concise terms you'll find.
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Component vs. Bean annotations in Spring
Cameron McKenzie 20 May 2025Ever wonder what sets the Spring @Component and @Bean annotations apart? The difference is subtle, but for Spring Boot developers, it's an important ...
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How to convert Figma designs to code with Cursor AI
Darcy DeClute 13 May 2025One of the biggest challenges design teams and web developers face is turning Figma designs into responsive, professional-looking web pages that remain ...
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How to use Swagger with Spring Boot
Cameron McKenzie 07 May 2025The easiest way to build, test and document RESTful APIs built with Spring Boot? Simply add Swagger to your Spring Boot project and let OpenAPI do it for you.
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Deprecated vs depreciated: What's the difference?
Cameron McKenzie 04 May 2025Did you just hear someone say a method was depreciated? They probably mean deprecated. Here's the difference between the two.
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Format output with Java printf
Cameron McKenzie 30 Apr 2025Learn by example how format output with the Java printf method. If you want to format dates, times, integers, doubles and Strings in the text you output to the...
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How to use git stash pop
Cameron McKenzie 28 Apr 2025To move shelved changes from the Git stash to your working directory, the git stash pop command is preferred over apply, as pop will delete the stash in ...
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Java, JDBC and the HSQLDB database tutorial
Cameron McKenzie 20 Apr 2025Here's a quick JDBC with HSQLDB tutorial to get you up and running with Java database connectivity and the popular HyperSQL database.
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User input and Java's JOptionPane example
Cameron McKenzie 19 Apr 2025For new Java programmers, the JOptionPane class is a great visual and user-friendly introduction to user input and Swing-based programming. Here's how to get ...
