jOOQ Tuesdays: Yalım Gerger brings Git to Oracle

We're excited to launch a new series on our blog: the jOOQ Tuesdays. In this series, we'll publish an article on the third Tuesday every month where we interview someone we find exciting in our industry from a jOOQ perspective. This includes people who work with SQL, Java, Open Source, and a variety of other … Continue reading jOOQ Tuesdays: Yalım Gerger brings Git to Oracle

The Top 10 Productivity Booster Techs for Programmers

This is the list we've all been waiting for. The top 10 productivity booster techs for programmers that - once you've started using them - you can never do without them any longer. Here it is: 1. Git Before, there were various version control systems. Better ones, worse ones. But somehow they all felt wrong … Continue reading The Top 10 Productivity Booster Techs for Programmers

Top 5 Useful Hidden Eclipse Features

Eclipse is a beast. A device whose mystery is only exceeded by its power. Some would call it a continuum transfunctioner. Others would call it a transmogrifier. Yes, it is so huge, it takes years to master. And then, your manager shows up and tells you: We're using NetBeans now. Just kidding. No one uses … Continue reading Top 5 Useful Hidden Eclipse Features

How to provide a good pull request

A jOOQ user just provided me with an awesome pull request. Check this out: What's so nice about this particular pull request: It has a couple of little refactoring steps It contains a little regression test Only at the end, it contains the actual fix This is really nice. With these many commits, I can … Continue reading How to provide a good pull request