Java Build Tools: Part 1 – An Introductory Crash Course to Getting Started...
Build tools are an integral part of what makes our lives easier between checking code in and testing your product. Love them or hate them, they’re here to stay so let’s first take a look at what they...
View ArticleJava Build Tools – Part 2: A Decision Maker’s Comparison of Maven, Gradle and...
Above is a slide show previewing [most of] the results for only the truly impatient coders out there ;-) Believe it or not, Java developers don’t consider build tools to be the most interesting topic...
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What migrating to Java 8 will do to your codebase–a practical example
What to look for when Java 8 hits your code Wouldn't you know it, Java 8 is just around the corner! This long-awaited release has been scheduled for March 18th, which is just about a month away now....
View ArticleSonatype questions Maven scores in follow-up to Java Build Tools report
Before we start, we want to remind you that one of the reasons developers like reading RebelLabs is because we’re developers just like them–not necessarily experts, or special gurus of any kind. We’re...
View ArticleThe Wise Developers’ Guide to Static Code Analysis featuring FindBugs,...
Chapter I: Welcome to static code analysis, that thing you aren’t doing "The quality of your code is a weak spot in almost every software project you’ll ever touch. This is because ongoing development...
View ArticleJava Tools and Technologies Landscape for 2014
A quick note This survey rocked. A better-than-ever response rate, and each completed survey donated cash to charity. We love doing this. Did you know that this is the 5th anniversary of...
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Beyond the commit: 6 developer tools & technologies you should know
We’re developers, so we love to code right? We’re happy when our code is running...but wait a minute: how are we supposed to ship our code? I’m pretty sure your end-users won’t agree to start your...
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IDEs vs. Build Tools: How Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA & NetBeans users work with...
In our recent Java Tools & Technologies Landscape for 2014, over 2000 developers told us a bit about what JVM technologies they use and which tools are interesting to them. From that, we produced...
View ArticleHow JRebel and OSGi Work Together
Often when discussing OSGi at events, over the phone, or online, we hear things like, “Yeah, I like JRebel but now we are using OSGi”, or “Does JRebel support OSGi”, or “Isn’t OSGi the same as...
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Your Maven build is slow. Speed it up!
We often dream that things will run faster, or happen sooner than they do so they’re not as annoying. It’s particularly painful, when you have little or no control over the thing you’re waiting for....
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Java Tools and Technologies Landscape Report 2016: Trends and Historical data
Welcome to the Java Tools and Technologies Landscape Report 2016. This is a massive report that is focused on analyzing the data about the tools and technologies Java developers use. There are three...
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Most popular and the best Java Frameworks, Tools, and Libraries 2016
We recently released the RebelLabs Java Tools and Technology report 2016. In case you missed it, we showed you the survey results from over 2000 fellow geeks. There were winners and losers in the...
View ArticleMaven cheat sheet
With this post, we continue the series of one-page cheat sheet for Java developers. This time we’ll look at Maven, the most popular Java build tool and dependency manager! Almost everyone uses it, many...
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