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Java tip: How to read files quickly | Nadeau Software

November 25, 2009 by Frank Salinas · Leave a Comment 

Here’s a good article comparing the performance of various File I/O implementations.  I was particularly interested in the performance difference between the BufferedInputStream and the FileChannel.

Java tip: How to read files quickly | Nadeau Software

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Use final

October 27, 2009 by Frank Salinas · 2 Comments 

The final keyword is one that I find is under utilized. Use final in your projects as a means of defensive programming. If you are unfamiliar with this keyword here is a great article on its usage.

Renaud Waldura’s The Final Word On the final Keyword .

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Enforce Data Integrity With Check Constraints

November 23, 2008 by Frank Salinas · Leave a Comment 

I came across some code the other day that simply horrified me. I was looking at a table that had a field name which implied it stored a boolean value (e.g. IS_LAUGHABLE). The field type is defined as a char(1), allows NULL values and defined no default value. Looking at the data in the column I found a combination of the following values: T, F, Y, and N. Read more

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Java vs. .NET: Job Market and Salary Survey

November 22, 2008 by Frank Salinas · 3 Comments 

I was recently contacted about a technology job search engine named OdinJobs.com. I took a look a the site and found that they have some great tools for job market analysis and salary surveys. Here I compared salaries and job market trends between J2EE and .NET Architect/Lead and Developer roles in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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