Creating a Scalable WebSocket Application in an Hour with Scala

In general, a web browser does not keep the HTTP connection open when it requests a resource from a server. Of course, there are several exceptions when the web browser keeps the connection open for a period of time such…

Java 8 vs Scala — Part I λE

Finally, after several years of waiting, Java 8 comes with higher-order functions I love Java but I have to admit that Java syntax is quite verbose compared to other modern languages. Now, with lambda expressions, I can write code that is shorter while still readable (sometimes…

Getter/Setter — the most hated practice in Java.

You should use getter/setter.
You should use getter/setter.
You should use getter/setter.
If you don’t, you are not a good programmer. Really?

Image masking with SVG

A few years back, I was reluctant to use SVG files because, with all new web technologies, no one really supported them. Also, there was very little documentation and very few tutorials. However, over the recent months I’ve been hearing more on how SVG has come a long way, even replacing…

The Story of Building Compile-Time JSON Serializer