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March 19, 2022

Lessons Learned From Previous Projects

An exciting part of software development is what was unanimously considered good practice at one point in time can be more ambiguous years later. Or even plain wrong. However, you generally need to do it multiple times over time to realize it. Here are my top learnings from my experience in Java projects.

Packaging by Layers

When I started my developer career in Java, every project organized their classes by layers - controllers, services and DAOs (repositories). A typical project's structure would look like this:

February 16, 2022

Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Data Abstraction and Inheritance in Object-Oriented Programming

Object-Oriented programming refers to the concept in high-level languages, such as Java and Python that uses Objects and classes in their implementations. OOP has four major building blocks which are, Polymorphism, Encapsulation, Abstraction, and Inheritance. There are other programming paradigms, such as Procedural programming in which code is written sequentially.

Python and Java are multi-paradigm high-level, programming languages. This means they support both OOP and procedural programming. A programmer decides on the paradigm to use based on their expertise and the problems they're trying to solve. However, there is no debate that OOP makes programming easier, faster, more dynamic, and secure. This is a major reason Java and Python are two fo the top most popular programming languages in the world today

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Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2024 Trend Report, Low-Code Development: Elevating the Engineering Experience With Low and No Code. The relevance of low-code development is growing as businesses see... […]
Empowering Citizen Developers With Low- and No-Code Tools: Changing Developer Workflows and Empowering Non-Technical Employees to Build Apps
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Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2024 Trend Report, Low-Code Development: Elevating the Engineering Experience With Low and No Code. The rise of low-code and no-code (LCNC) platforms has sparked a de... […]
PostgreSQL BiDirectional Replication
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As you can understand from my previous blogs I am really into PostgreSQL. Previously we ran Debezium in Embedded mode. Behind the scenes, Debezium consumes the changes that were committed to the transaction log. This happens by utilizing the logical de... […]
Twenty Things Every Java Software Architect Should Know
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As the software development landscape continues to evolve at a rapid pace, Java stands out as a foundational language that drives a multitude of applications on a global scale. In 2024, the role of a Java software architect has assumed unprecedented si... […]
How To Plan a (Successful) MuleSoft VPN Migration (Part II)
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In this second post, we'll be reviewing more topics that you should take into consideration if you're planning a VPN migration. If you missed the first part, you can start from there. […]