Category Archives: Software Engineering

Exception Handling in Java

Published February 10, 2019

Recently I have been learning how to use the exception handling types in Java’s JDK more appropriately. Here are some golden rules to follow, when throwing an exception type. Much of how you use checked and unchecked exception types, depends on where you want to throw an exception in the application’s stack. IllegalArgumentException Used and […]

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Git Commands – Help Sheet

Published July 2, 2018

Essential Git commands for effective software development. Undo a commit git reset HEAD –hard Pulls latest changes from the repo and rebases changes from the master branch git pull origin remote-branch —rebase master Resets stage (doesn’t undo changes) git reset –soft HEAD Resets stage (undo’s any uncommitted changes) git reset –hard HEAD Continues iterating through […]

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Spring Web Flow – using Eclipse IDE (Tutorial)

Published April 18, 2015

I’ve been looking online lately for tutorials on Spring Web Flow, and I didn’t find any that were succinct, memorable, or very appealing. For every tutorial that you find online, that framework may be out of date, and another may be in date; but be horrendously long to read… This article helps challenge these attributes. […]

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New Hobby…

Published January 25, 2015

So… we are 25 days into the New Year. It’s been ok, and despite the cold, things are going generally, ‘ok’. For a long time, I’ve been exploring and developing experience in different disciplines encompassing Computer Science (mainly to get a job in software engineering), but I haven’t had time to explore a topic where I can unleash […]

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Happy New Year!

Published January 1, 2015

It’s been quite a while since I last posted something on this blog. In that time I have finished my MSc and started a new job in the real world. In the spirit of the New Year and Resolutions, I have recently created my own custom theme for this blog (ooh er!). The hope behind […]

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Dissertation Progress – Day 66

Published August 7, 2014

Tasks complete today: Printed Project Report (draft) Printed System Evaluation questionnaire. Uncommitted changes in Web GitHub repository. Was drifting towards measuring productivity. Amended System Evaluation Questionnaire – it has been structured in categories. Topped-up printing credits – there should be sufficient credit from-here-on-out.