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02 May 2014

In this article we will configure Java 8 in Eclipse IDE.

First you will need to download the following prerequisites (if you haven't already): Download the Java 8 JDK/JRE from Oracle download website Download Eclipse Kepler or later (in this article I hav... Read more

Java Adapter Pattern example

16 April 2014

In this tutorial we will see how to implement the Adapter design pattern in Java.

The Adapter Design Pattern is a structural pattern that, as the name states, provides a way of adapting an existing interface into another one that is expected instead. This pattern provides a way of ... Read more

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Java Builder Pattern example

20 March 2014

In this tutorial we will see how to implement the Builder design pattern in Java.

The Builder Design Pattern is a creational pattern that solves the problem of excessive constructor overloading (or telescoping constructor), where the number of required constructors grows exponentia... Read more

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Java Strategy Pattern example

05 March 2014

In this article we will see how to implement the Strategy design pattern in Java.

The Strategy Design Pattern provides the ability of selecting a specific algorithm from a family of similar algorithms at runtime in order to complete a given task. The concrete algorithm implementati... Read more

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Java EE 7 CDI bean scopes

26 February 2014

In this article we will cover the CDI bean scopes that were introduced by Java EE 7.

Java EE 7 introduced a new set of CDI bean scopes. In the next sections we will summarize each one of the aforementioned scopes while providing links to other articles that will describe them in detai... Read more

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Java EE CDI TransactionScoped example

05 February 2014

In this article we will cover the Java EE CDI TransactionScoped scope.

Java EE 7 introduced a new set of CDI bean scopes. One of them - and the one we will cover in this article - is the transactional scope. As with other CDI beans, we configure a transactional scoped be... Read more

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Java Abstract Factory Pattern example

29 January 2014

In this tutorial we will see how to implement the Abstract Factory design pattern in Java.

The Abstract Factory Design Pattern is a creational pattern. It's main purpose is to provide a way to create a related set of concrete objects without knowing about their concrete implementation. Actu... Read more

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Java Factory Pattern example

22 January 2014

In this tutorial we will see how to implement the Factory design pattern in Java.

The Factory Design Pattern is a creational pattern. Its main purpose is to encapsulate object creation logic that would be otherwise spread all over the application. The factory should also return alw... Read more

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Gonçalo Marques is a Software Engineer with several years of experience in software development and architecture definition. During this period his main focus was delivering software solutions in banking, telecommunications and governmental areas. He created the Bytes Lounge website with one ultimate goal: share his knowledge with the software development community. His main area of expertise is Java and open source.

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