In 32-bit Java, the technique for connecting to a Microsoft Access file via JDBC connection is well-known and available as part of the Sun JDK. There are a number of errors, though, if you attempt to use a 64-bit version of Java that are not as well documented. This article points out some of those [...]

Something which came as a surprise to me but ended up quite useful, was that enums in Java can also implement interfaces. A typical enumeration in Java, introduced in Java 5, looks like a String value, but also introduces other features which make them a particularly useful language feature. Besides looking like an typical enumeration [...]

This article provides a solution for creating a TextField with bounded user input in Sencha GXT (aka Ext GWT), for use in GWT applications. The Problem Recently, I was looking for a way to limit the amount of text a user could enter on an HTML form within a GXT application – for example, limiting [...]