Year archive | Alessandro Lacava

2020

28 May 2020Desugaring for comprehensions (AKA for expressions)

2016

14 Sept 2016Keep your code clean with algebraic data types (ADTs)

2015

23 Oct 2015Scala: Seq, Map and Set as functions
22 May 2015Scala case classes in depth
30 Mar 2015Scala self-recursive types
20 Feb 2015Scala DSL for currency-related operations

2014

20 Jun 2014Try-Success-Failure API for Java 8

2011

13 Oct 2011Goodbye Dennis Ritchie (dmr)

2009

26 Mar 2009Reopening a closed tab in Eclipse
30 Jan 2009Object not found | EasyPHP | MySQL | phpMyAdmin

2008

3 Dec 2008Java split() of String | Multiple whitespace characters
22 Jul 2008OutOfMemoryError in Eclipse | Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
4 Jun 2008Performance differences between IN and EXISTS
4 Jun 2008NOT IN vs. NOT EXISTS when NULL values are involved
9 May 2008Funny long jokes and aphorisms about programming (and programmers of course)
9 May 2008Funny short jokes and aphorisms about programming (and programmers of course)
31 Mar 2008How to disable all the elements of a form using JavaScript

2007

12 Dec 2007How to get the number of columns in a ResultSet in Java
26 Nov 2007Capturing groups using regular expressions (RegEx) in JavaScript
9 Oct 2007How to compute the timestamp in JavaScript
9 Oct 2007How to compute a timestamp in Oracle (PL/SQL)
25 Sept 2007Very Useful Shortcuts for Eclipse
14 Sept 2007How to attach source or Javadoc to the Java Enterprise Edition API in Eclipse
4 Jul 2007How to create a copy/backup of a table in Oracle
4 Jun 2007How to exclude Subversion hidden directories (.svn) using Ant
24 May 2007How to commit a single DML statement in Oracle (PL/SQL)
4 May 2007How to format a decimal number in JavaScript
27 Apr 2007How to put a set of rows into a single row in Oracle
26 Apr 2007How to tell Oracle to use more than one byte per character
14 Mar 2007How to exploit UltraEdit-32 to highlight code based on file extensions
16 Feb 2007How to display an element in the center of the browser
16 Jan 2007How to detect the selected checkboxes using JavaScript

2006

24 Nov 2006How to add scrollbars to a block (e.g. a <div> element)
20 Nov 2006Sorting an array of objects with the sortBy method of Prototype
11 Oct 2006Why you shouldn't be concerned about optimization
10 Oct 2006How to select any character across multiple lines in Java
22 Sept 2006How to include a .js file (a JavaScript file) within another .js file
13 Sept 2006Java passes EVERYTHING by value!
13 Sept 2006What happens if you write something like a = a++ in Java?
6 Sept 2006Using dynamic SQL statements from PL/SQL
1 Sept 2006How to hide/show an HTML form element depending on a combo box choice
21 Aug 2006POJO (Plain Old Java Object): The simpler...the better.
27 Jul 2006Calling a function of the opener window
24 Jul 2006Creating a class definition in JavaScript
12 Jul 2006How to force one or more metacharacters to be treated as ordinary characters in a Java Regular Expression (RegEx)
11 Jul 2006Creating an instance of the object used to make AJAX calls
20 Jun 2006Using the ProGuard obfuscator through the Wireless Toolkit
14 Jun 2006The Function class in JavaScript
8 Jun 2006How to store and extract XML data in and from an Oracle database (DB)
12 May 2006Using JavaScript to detect the key pressed
2 May 2006The name-separator character in Java
13 Apr 2006Hello world!