Modular code

Learn about modular code in this section, including information and resources on modular code tools, restful Web services, Web services specification, Web portal testing, Java server faces and server pages, servlet Java, modular containers and programming code. Also, find there is news and tips on code troubleshooting, Java and JVM performance tuning, software languages, UI patterns and Spring framework. Find expert advice, podcasts and tutorials on a variety of subjects in this section.

December 30, 2019 30 Dec'19
TheServerSide's top articles from 2019

From Git to the speed of the OpenJDK, here's a look at some of the most popular topics of 2019 on TheServerSide.com.
December 18, 2019 18 Dec'19
Top 5 ways to deploy a WAR file to Tomcat

If you want to develop web applications and Apache Tomcat is your target web server, you need to know how to deploy WAR files to Tomcat so you can see if your applications function at runtime. Here ...
September 04, 2019 04 Sep'19
How to deploy a JAR file to Tomcat the right way

How do you deploy a JAR file to Tomcat? Typically you deploy WAR files, not JARs. But if you need to link to a JAR file from a Java web app on Apache Tomcat, here's how to do it.
May 05, 2019 05 May'19
How to install Tomcat as your Java application server

Doing Java web development and need to install Tomcat? This example will show you how to download, meet prerequisites, install and test the popular Java web server.

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Simplify a cloud-native, Spring Boot Docker deployment

How do you deploy a Spring Boot application to Docker? It's not as complicated as you might think. Follow this example to move and test your app within a container. Continue Reading
embedded Tomcat

An embedded Tomcat server consists of a single Java web application along with a full Tomcat server distribution, packaged together and compressed into a single JAR, WAR or ZIP file. Continue Reading
Top Java programming tools used in application development

There's a multitude of Java tools that help the software development process. Here's a list of Java tools and technologies that every programmer should be aware of. Continue Reading

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Tomcat vs. Jetty: How these Java application servers compare and differ

What is your Java application server of choice? Where you stand on the Jetty vs. Tomcat debate probably lends a hand to which one you use in production. Continue Reading
Tomcat vs. Apache HTTP Server: What's the difference?

Don't get caught up in the improper phrasing of "What's the difference between Tomcat and Apache?" Let's straighten out the confusion and compare the two server offerings. Continue Reading
How to Git started and use the Github Desktop app tool

The GitHub Desktop client has been around for a few years now. In this GitHub Desktop app tutorial, we take a look at how well the tool performs the five basic Git commands. Continue Reading

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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
Step-by-step SOAP web services example in Java using Eclipse

There was a time when creating a SOAP web service was an arduous task. In this step-by-step SOAP web services example in Java using Eclipse, let's show how times have changed. Continue Reading
A git reset hard example: An easy way to undo local commits and shift head

For those looking to undo a commit, the easiest way to do it is by using the git reset hard command. It's the easy way to reset the HEAD, the index and the working tree as well. Continue Reading

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Don't git revert that last commit, git reset instead

Developers should only use git revert if they need to reverse out a specific change in their code. To simply undo a previous commit to a shared repository, use git reset instead. 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
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