When it comes to SQL queries, there are two ways you can execute them from your program, whether it targets Android or not. One is ad hoc - create an …

I was writing a piece of code in Scala, which was supposed to de-serialize some Java object, previously serialized elsewhere. However, I kept seeing …

Recent versions of Idea (14 at the time of writing) play along quite nicely with SBT (Simple Build Tool - not so simple in fact). It can load project …

I gave Eclipse its fair chance. To be honest, I gave it more than one chance over the years. Each and every time it was a disappointment. It is …

All software engineers hate to write the same thing twice. However, at the moment it seems unavoidable when one wants to support both iOS and Android. …

DSL (Domain Specific Languages) are, as the name implies, software development languages created for a specific niche or limited domain. Where could …

Scala is a great language. One of its strengths is the effortless interoperability with Java. However, given the fact that the language is still …

Yesterday I received an invitation to Google Inbox - a new mail service from Google on top of the famous GMail. I wanted to use it because it provided …

I have upgraded from Android 4.4 KitKat to Android Lollipop on my Nexus 5 mobile phone over the weekend. Some observations so far:

• Overall interface …

Using Stylish extension, you can have the following style on a web site, which colour palette is too bizarre for your eyesight:

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/* Black …