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• Get these benefits when you simplify a WebSphere Portal URL

  If your Portal URL displays the tired /wps/portal preamble in the browser's location bar, it's time to perform Portal URL simplification and change it.  Continue Reading

• Stop with the unsafe internal Java API calls, or the JDK will stop it for you

  Soon, any code that uses Java internal APIs will not compile, and shortly after that, code that uses classes in sun.misc will not even run.  Continue Reading

• Red Hat's Operator Framework set to overhaul Kubernetes clusters

  Operator Framework is designed to ease deployment and management of apps on top of Kubernetes clusters. We break it down with former CoreOS CEO Alex Polvi.  Continue Reading

• Top Java programming tools used in application development

  What are the top Java programming tools used in application development? Here, we compile a Java tools list featuring the tools every programmer should have installed locally.  Continue Reading

• Why we still use Apache Ant tool in Java build and deploys

  Plenty of companies still use the Apache Ant tool in Java development cycles and as part of their continuous deployments. Here's why Apache Ant is still a great choice for CI/CD.  Continue Reading

• Packaging Java programs in the modern age of microservices and mobile apps

  The packaging of Java programs has taken an interesting turn, as the original JAR format becomes a favorite even for Java web apps deployed as microservices.  Continue Reading

• Build secure coding practices right into the IDE

  Tools that integrate secure coding practices into the IDE promise to improve software security, even if the app in question isn't secure by design.  Continue Reading

• New IDE tools to visualize code may accelerate app dev

  IDE tools for code visualization have always been difficult to implement. But given the benefits, new tools have emerged to make it possible to easily visualize your code.  Continue Reading

• Owning the Java Platform is more of a burden or a blessing

  Oracle became stewards of the Java platform as a by-product of their acquisition of Sun Microsystems. But looking back, it seems that the Java Platform has been more of a burden than a blessing.  Continue Reading

• JavaEE 8 and Java 9 trending large at JavaOne 2017

  What are the big trends in the Java world today? Just look at the JavaOne 2017 schedule and you'll see it goes way beyond just JavaEE 8 and the new Java 9 release.  Continue Reading

• How to remove plain text passwords for a secure Java code base

  Here are some strategies to remove plain text passwords from configuration files and your code base. It's one way a secure Java app can deter a malicious attack.  Continue Reading

• Containers and microservices complicate cloud-native security

  As microservices-based applications are deployed to a sea of Docker containers, mitigating against cloud-native security issues is becoming a struggle.  Continue Reading

• Cloud native adoption means getting the DevOps tooling right

  There are so many DevOps tooling options in the world of cloud native computing that many companies looking at a microservices and container based architecture are being overwhelmed by the options.  Continue Reading

• Keep your Java cloud apps running during an Amazon S3 outage

  Many people had to learn the hard way that an Amazon S3 outage is possible. Here we look at how to keep your Java cloud apps running, even if the Amazon cloud isn't.  Continue Reading

• How microservices patterns made Uber's architecture perform better

  How did Uber manage to deal with the inevitable Halloween rush? Applying microservices patterns to their architecture played a big part.  Continue Reading