ShortShip Archives: December 2008
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December 13, 2008
JExcelAPI and Garbage Collection
One of the Java based reporting applications I currently work on has an Excel export feature. For this application I chose the JExcelApi library because I had read that it performs slightly better than the other open source alternatives and that its API was less verbose and generally easier to use. In my dev environment [...]
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December 8, 2008
Avoiding potential pitfalls when using JarJar
When it comes to distributing Java applications to end users there are a few different routes one can take.
One common approach for me is to use JarJar to create a single jar file from the application’s jar(s) and its dependencies.
I recently ran into a familiar log4j warning message when trying to run an application from [...]
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December 1, 2008
Post Onload Download for better user loadtime
Weee, well this is a fun one. It's a method for ensuring that your users get the best response time possible, particularly on their first time to your page (Which in most cases, is most of your traffic). It will increase your bandwith usage, but overall, should lead to a better first impression to users.
The [...]
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December 1, 2008
Welcome to the new ShortShip.com
After not making much use of this site except as a home for my firefox extension, I've decided to move in a different direction. Coming soon, you can expect tutorials, open source projects and bunches of other goodies. Anyway, forgive the mess as we clean up the site, and migrate to our new design (current [...]
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December 13, 2008
JExcelAPI and Garbage Collection
One of the Java based reporting applications I currently work on has an Excel export feature. For this application I chose the JExcelApi library because I had read that it performs slightly better than the other open source alternatives and that its API was less verbose and generally easier to use. In my dev environment [...]
continue reading... » 2 Comments
December 8, 2008
Avoiding potential pitfalls when using JarJar
When it comes to distributing Java applications to end users there are a few different routes one can take.
One common approach for me is to use JarJar to create a single jar file from the application’s jar(s) and its dependencies.
I recently ran into a familiar log4j warning message when trying to run an application from [...]
continue reading... » 0 Comments
December 1, 2008
Post Onload Download for better user loadtime
Weee, well this is a fun one. It's a method for ensuring that your users get the best response time possible, particularly on their first time to your page (Which in most cases, is most of your traffic). It will increase your bandwith usage, but overall, should lead to a better first impression to users.
The [...]
continue reading... » 0 Comments
December 1, 2008
Welcome to the new ShortShip.com
After not making much use of this site except as a home for my firefox extension, I've decided to move in a different direction. Coming soon, you can expect tutorials, open source projects and bunches of other goodies. Anyway, forgive the mess as we clean up the site, and migrate to our new design (current [...]