Erik Pischel articles - 17 total
Implementing a simple sudoku solver
The other day I thought about whether it would take a “while” for a computer to solve a sudoku puzzle...
Dependency management: package.json and package-lock.json explained
I had some confusion about package.json and package-lock.json and what is used when. But now that...
3 things I learnt about GitLab CI
GitLab has a built-in CI system. A GitLab CI pipeline consists of a number of stages. In a stage, a...
No password required: authenticate using Github access tokens
You are using Github as remote git repository? This article explains how to use an access token to...
Tracking dependency updates
Many software projects use 3rd party libraries aka “dependencies”. You often want to use the most rec...
Working Software
Ron Jeffries published a wonderful post titled “working software“. He quotes the agile manifesto “wor...
How a 2 GB CLOB crashed our app
Our latest production issue: one morning our app kept crashing. Restart. Crash after some minutes. Ou...
WLS “Context propagation” forced to restart our app server
Our app runs on a Weblogic server (WLS) and talks to another WLS-hosted app via a SOAP-Webservice....
How to split a git repository
Say your git repo consists of a subdirectory “app” and a subdirectory “database” (or “frontend” and “...
Java method references recap
In the last post I reviewed Java lambda expressions. Java lamb...
Sprint Goal in Scrum
Myth: Having A Sprint Goal Is Optional In Scrum (Scrum.org) Sprint Goals are one...
Agile back to basics with Robert C. Martin
Episode 125 - Agile back to basics (The Cynical Developer Podcast) In this episo...
Java lambda expressions recap
Lambda expressions in Java represent “functions”, something that take a number of...
How static is a static inner class in Java?
Answer: not static at all. A static inner class behaves like a normal class except that it is in the...
Checking your project dependencies for vulnerabilites
In the light of the recent case of introducing malicious code through a popular JavaScript module on...
5 things I learnt during my latest Javascript Code Kata
Sometimes I do a code kata at codewars.com. That is a fun way to solve computer science related probl...
Becoming a better programmer
Henry Stanley wrote a blog post “Becoming a dramatically better programmer“. He outlines areas where...