TSSJS was a great conference this year. Neal Ford, well-known author and ThoughtWorker, initiated the conference by delivering an inspiring keynote address discussing dynamic languages, DSLs (Domain-specific languages), and their role in the evolution of software development. Matt Raible blogged about the presentation and you can find a brief summary here. Polyglot […]

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Query by example (QBE) is a great feature for easily executing Criteria using Hibernate. By simply filling in an object and submitting it, Hibernate automatically generates the query based on the values set in the object. While this is an attractive option, in my experience it usefulness quickly becomes limited. In many cases, specifying Restrictions […]

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