Gatsby.js together with NGINX and Apache
Suppose you want to deploy multiple Gatsby.js sites using the following setup. [Read more...]
Golang gotchas: range operator
If you iterate over a slice using the range operator you will get a copy of the value and not a pointer to it. This is also true for maps. [Read more...]
Implementing automatic search suggestions for your web app using Solr 7 and Java
Recently I had the pleasure to implement a REST endpoint which offers automatic search suggestions based on the user’s input. Often this is also refered to as “type ahead search”, “autocompletion” or e.g. “search as you type”. [Read more...]
Disabling dead keys under Windows 10
The german keyboard layout under Windows makes use of dead keys. Disabling them under Windows is pretty cumbersome. [Read more...]
JNI and the Java library path (JVM java.library.path system property)
Sometimes I have to use native libraries (.so libraries under Linux or .dll libraries under Windows) in Java programs. That’s where you use the Java Native Interface (JNI). It allows you to call functions implemented in native libraries from Java code. And almost every time I forget to remember how the JVM tries to locate the referenced native libraries. [Read more...]
How to manually increase version numbers in software projects (recusively replacing strings in a directory)
I have a project for which I have to create a new release from time to time. At the moment we have no facilities in place to increase the version numbers automatically (e.g. maven-release-plugin). Therefore I have to increase the version numbers manually (e.g. from 1.0.6 to 1.0.7). [Read more...]
Steam client crashes when running under Linux (locale problem)
My prefered platform for running Steam is Arch Linux at the moment. The Steam client segfaults each time it is started. It took me some time to find the root cause and the solution. [Read more...]
Eclipse WindowBuilder: JavaDoc tags reference
Documentation about the WindowBuilder JavaDoc tags is sparse. I have found only two resources so far. First the source code and second the DesignerCustomizationAPI.pdf. [Read more...]
Microsoft Windows Media Creation Tool: Error Code 0x800704DD - 0x90016
Recently I had to test some SWT code under Windows 10. Therefore I decided to set up a virtual machine running Windows 10. Downloading Windows 10 disc image files is not as easy as it may seem. [Read more...]
WindowBuilder P2 update site for Eclipse Neon
The latest official WindowBuilder P2 update site I know of is located here. If you use this update site to install WindowBuilder into Eclipse Neon you will encounter an error. [Read more...]