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Request handling is the bread and butter of Java web application development. In order to respond to requests from the network, a Java web application must first determine what code will respond to ...

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.

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Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. Client-side JavaScript frameworks are all the rage, but they aren’t always the right answer if ...