Category: JDK

Scaling Big Data with Hadoop and Solr – A new how-to guide – #bigdata #java #bookreview

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Scaling Big Data with Hadoop and Solr Learn new ways to build efficient, high performance enterprise search repositories for Big Data using Hadoop and Solr Hrishikesh Karambelkar (Packt – paperback, Kindle) This well-presented, step-by-step guide shows how to use Apache Hadoop and Apache Solr to work with Big Data.  Author and software architect Hrishikesh Karambelkar does a … Continue reading Scaling Big Data with Hadoop and Solr – A new how-to guide – #bigdata #java #bookreview

Making Java Groovy – An excellent how-to guide for Java developers – #programming #bookreview

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Making Java Groovy Kenneth A. Kousen (Manning, paperback) I have looked at a lot of programming how-to texts in recent years, and this is one of the best I have encountered. Kenneth A. Kousen does not try to get readers to abandon aging and bloated Java in favor of a language that’s sleeker, shinier and … Continue reading Making Java Groovy – An excellent how-to guide for Java developers – #programming #bookreview

OpenGL ES 2 for Android – A fine quick-start guide for new developers – #android #programming #bookreview

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OpenGL ES 2 for Android A Quick-Start Guide Kevin Brothaler (Pragmatic Bookshelf – paperback) Yes, the timing might seem a bit strange, releasing an OpenGL ES 2 book in early July, 2013, barely a month before the August release of OpenGL ES 3. However, OpenGL ES 3 is backward-compatible with OpenGL ES 2. And the … Continue reading OpenGL ES 2 for Android – A fine quick-start guide for new developers – #android #programming #bookreview

Programming Groovy 2 – For the experienced Java developer seeking dynamic productivity – #programming #bookreview

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Programming Groovy 2 Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer Venkat Subramaniam (Pragmatic Bookshelf, paperback) The programming language Groovy has a bit of a checkered past. Before it reached Release 1 in early 2007, it was almost abandoned because of a series of development problems. But some dedicated developers reworked it, gave it new life, and … Continue reading Programming Groovy 2 – For the experienced Java developer seeking dynamic productivity – #programming #bookreview