Meanings
smooch: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day He gave her a big smooch on the cheek. smooch /ˈsmuːtʃ/ noun Read more…
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floral: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day Fabric with a floral pattern floral /ˈflorəl/ adjective : of or relating to flowers a floral display/design [=a display/design Read more…
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solar: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day Installing solar panels solar /ˈsoʊlɚ/ adjective 1 : of or relating to the sun a solar eclipse/phenomenon 2 : Read more…
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slouch: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day Man slouching over his computer slouch /ˈslaʊtʃ/ verb [no object] : to walk, sit, or stand lazily with your Read more…
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Facility: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day April 11 A patient arriving at an emergency medical facility facility /fəˈsɪləti/ noun 1 a [count] : something Read more…
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facility: Learner’s Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day A patient arriving at an emergency medical facility facility /fəˈsɪləti/ noun 1 a [count] : something (such as a Read more…
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foil: Word of the Day
[ tag word day English learner’s meaning ] Learner’s Word of the Day Corn wrapped in foil foil /ˈfojəl/ noun 1 [noncount] : a very thin and light sheet of metal Cover Read more…
Programming
Programming Tips for JDBC
Programming Tips for JDBC a. Use DataSource whenever Possible If you have a choice, you always should use javax.sql.DataSource to get a JDBC connection. Data sources, which were introduced with JDBC 2.0, make the job of configuring a database connection and Read more…
Programming
JavaScript DOs and DONTs
JavaScript DOs and DONTs 1. Use Shortcut Notations: This code [Avoid] Is the same as [Use Instead] var lunch = new Array(); lunch[0]=’Dosa’; lunch[1]=’Roti’; lunch[2]=’Rice’; lunch[3]=’what the heck is this?’; var lunch = [ ‘Dosa’, Read more…
Programming
Tips on setting up a Junit test case
Do not use the test-case constructor to set up a test case [Junit] Context: Setting up a test case in the constructor is not a good idea. Consider: public class SomeTest extends TestCase public SomeTest (String testName) Read more…
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Tips for Swing UI Layout
Tips for Swing UI Layout 1. Avoid using JEditorPane and JTextPane: Most Swing components in Java 6 have a meaningful baseline. However, some seem to have no correct baseline (for no apparent good reason). JEditorPane and JTextPane are examples Read more…
Programming
How to improve client-side EJB lookup code
How to improve client-side EJB lookup code Context: Typical EJB applications make use of a client layer that invokes one or many EJBs several times. This is true for many web applications as well. When a client layer Read more…
Programming
Best Practices for Multithreading in Java
Best Practices for Multithreading in Java 1. Synchronization: If you have shared mutable data, synchronize access to it. Synchronization makes sure that an object is seen only in a consistent state by any thread, as it ensures mutual exclusion. Read more…
Programming
Character encoding in Java
Character encoding in Java Java iterates through all the characters that the string represents and turns each one into a number of bytes and finally put the bytes together. The rule that maps each Unicode character into a byte Read more…
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Arrays Usage Tips
‘Return zero-length arrays, not nulls’ Some APIs intentionally return a null reference to indicate that instances are unavailable. This practice can lead to denial-of-service vulnerabilities when the client code fails to explicitly handle the null return value case. Read more…