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Feeling good about Berta today

Today I used my most advanced project for the very first time. And it was awesome

Java 8 lamdas

Last night I wrote a code using Java 8 lambdas for the first time. And I loved it!

SringBuilder vs StringBuffer revisited

I am sure you have read about StringBuilder being faster than StringBuffer so many times, that you are sick of it already. Fun fact is: it is not faster.

Funny code

Unexpected iteration over java linked list

Java flag modification in runtime

It is possible to change JVM command line flag values in runtime. With just a bit of Unsafe magic, of course.

Gradle Dependency Management Tips

Gradle is much better to manage dependencies than Maven. Not only it allows you to set http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.artifacts.ResolutionStrategy.html, but it also supports full manual control.

First, if you do not want transitive dependencies at all (you will be forced …