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2012/01/17

Java Comparator Example

If you have a List of the employee objects then you need to use Collections.sort() method to sort the list holding employee objects. Below example will show how to write custom comparator. I’ve given three examples of custom comparators.

Employee Object

Next you need to define the custom comparator which will help you to sort by employee name, gender and age.

Name comparator

Gender Comparator

Age Comparator

Here is the main class which uses the comparator to sort the employee objects based on name, gender and age.

The default result is based your insertion order.

If you apply NameComarator

The result will be sorted based on name.

If you apply AgeComparator

The result will be sorted by age.

If you apply GenderComparator

The result will be sorted by gender

2012/01/15

5 Skills for Tech Leads

1) Development

You should be a developer, and a good one.

2) Release Management

Your main job is to resolve needs and roadblocks (not to make sure that people are following any methodology).

3) Product Management

Prioritize, that's all. Then, you just have to work on the most important tasks from your list (which will also be small ones if you did your homework).

4) Recruiting

Learn how to test people inside your team.

5) Managing People

Be honest and helpful.

http://blog.assembla.com/assemblablog/tabid/12618/bid/70857/5-Skills-for-Tech-Leads.aspx

2012/01/13

How Larry Page Changed Meetings At Google After Taking Over Last Spring

Every meeting must have one clear decision maker. If there's no decision maker -- or no decision to be made -- the meeting shouldn't happen.

No more than 10 people should attend.

Every person should give input, otherwise they shouldn't be there.

No decision should ever wait for a meeting. If a meeting absolutely has to happen before a decision should be made, then the meeting should be scheduled immediately.

2012/01/12

iReport 直式/橫式報表

需求
根據User所選擇要輸出橫式或直式的格式，分別輸出符合指定格式的報表

若user選擇列印格式為橫式

就輸出橫式報表

若user選擇列印格式為直式

就輸出直式報表

作法 - 橫式報表

由於iReport建立template後，default式Portrait，此時要手動去修改其page format

1. right click --> Page Format

2. Choose "Landscape" -- > OK

3. Change sucessfully

4. Drag and drop data field to template

作法 - 直式報表

1. Drag and drop data fields into template

2. Click each data field and go to change its property

3. Change "Rotation" property to "Right"

4. Check the result

Winners and Losers in Business Open-Source Software

Application Server/Web Server:

Trending Up: Node.js and NGINX
Trending Level: Tomcat and Apache HTTP Server
Trending Down: JBoss and GlassFish

Frameworks:

Trending Up: Rails
Trending Level: Spring, Grails, Struts
Trending down: (none)

Databases and Big Data:

Trending Up: HBase, Hadoop, MongoDB
Trending Level: MySQL, PostgreSQL
Trending Down: CouchDB

http://www.dzone.com/links/r/winners_and_losers_in_business_opensource_software.html

2012/01/08

How to create barcode in iReport

Here is a simple example to create barcode in iReport

Scenario
1. As user click "Preview" in iReport, it will show dialog to input
2. iReport will generate barcode in "Preview" mode

Process
1. File-->New

2. Choose "Blank A4"-->Open this Template

3. Give it a name, barcodeReport, and click Next

4. Click Finish

5. Right click --> Add Parameter

6. Assign "barcodeParam" as its parameter name

7. Show palette: Window-->Palette

8. Click Barcode, Drag and Drop to template

9. Choose "Code128A" as our barcode type, and click "Use Barbecue"

10. A barcode has displayed in our template

11. Click "..." button in "Code Expression"

12. Assign "barcodeParam" in "Code Expression"

13. Click "Preview" to switch into Preview Mode

14. Input random value in this popup window and click OK

15. iReport will generate barcode based on the value you inputed

16. Download barcode reader in your smart phone, iPhone, and scan it to do validation

2012/01/03

IO Error: Size Data Unit (SDU) mismatch:oracle.net.ns.NetException: Size Data Unit (SDU) mismatch

Problem
As I would like to do query via JPA, I got this error message

IO Error: Size Data Unit (SDU) mismatch:oracle.net.ns.NetException: Size Data Unit (SDU) mismatch

Solution
This problem results from inappropriate JDBC jar file, just upgrade your JDBC jar file to 11.2.0.3.0 or above

2011/12/31

11 Things every Software Developer should be doing in 2012

1. Get on Twitter
2. Read StackOverflow Daily
3. Start a Blog
4. Get out there
5. Carry around a modern phone
6. Embrace Mobile
7. Learn at least one design pattern
8. Set reachable goals each and every year
9. Learn a different programming language
10. Boost your confidence
11. Read Blogs/Programming Books/Magazine

http://michaelcrump.net/11-things-every-software-developer-should-be-doing-in-2012

2011/12/30

Preventative medicine for Memory leaks in Java

How to avoid memory leaks?

To avoid memory leaks, We must check our applications to make sure the below:

Our app ought to release JDBC ResultSet, Statement, or connections.
Our app ought to use a finally block to make sure the objects are released appropriately.
Our app ought to release instance or resource objects that are stored in static tables and
also perform clean up on serially reusable objects.
For example, appending an error messages to a Vector defined in a serially reusable object. The app never cleaned the Vector before it was given to the next user. As the object was reused over and over again, error messages accumulated and causes a memory leak that will be difficult to track it down.

http://www.codedairy.com/bestpractices/preventative-medicine-for-memory-leaks-in-java#.TvzFwq_rHJ4.dzone

2011/12/29

Improve Software Quality with Tools and Processes

Choose a suitable process model and apply it correctly, ex. agile, scrum, iterative and incremental
Control the version of each required source, ex. SVN, CVS and TFS
Track issues with easy-to-use tools, ex. JIRA
Perform and manage documentation, ex. Confluence
Use dependency management tools, ex. Maven
Use continuous integration, ex. Hudson
Perform testing and integration testing constantly, ex. JUnit
Perform unit testing and automatize it, ex. Hudson with Maven
Collect metrics from production and use results, ex. CodePro Eclipse plug-in
Follow best practices of coding and control with tools, ex. Maven Surefire Report plug-in

http://www.dzone.com/links/r/improve_software_quality_with_tools_and_processes.html

2011/12/28

善用Oracle提供的function來提升系統效能

有關報表的日期欄位，資料庫是儲存成yyyMMDD or yyyMM。根據現有需求，需formatting成YYY/MM或者是YYY/MM/DD格式，因為效能考量，此類的formatting應在SQL裡頭做，不要放到AP level做。

舉個例子來說

屆滿年月
- NVL2(NIGT001.APL_LIMIT_YM, SUBSTR(NIGT001.APL_LIMIT_YM,0,3)||'/'||SUBSTR(NIGT001.APL_LIMIT_YM,4,2), ' ')
作業日期
- NVL2(NIGT001.PRST_PRCD_DATE, SUBSTR(NIGT001.PRST_PRCD_DATE,0,3)||'/'||SUBSTR(NIGT001.PRST_PRCD_DATE,4,2)||'/'||SUBSTR(NIGT001.PRST_PRCD_DATE,6,2), ' ')

Oracle相關語法簡介：

NVL2 - http://www.techonthenet.com/oracle/functions/nvl2.php
SUBSTR - http://www.techonthenet.com/oracle/functions/substr.php

2011/12/22

Are You Making These 7 Productivity Mistakes?

Mistake #1: Cutting Back on Sleep
Mistake #2: Multi-Tasking
Mistake #3: Doing Everything Yourself
Mistake #4: Focusing Solely on Numbers
Mistake #5: Eating at Your Desk
Mistake #6: Checking Email Frequently
Mistake #7: Pushing Yourself Hard

http://www.dzone.com/links/r/are_you_making_these_7_productivity_mistakes.html

No output specified for the exporter

Problem
As I would like to export pdf via JasperReports JRExporter, it throw "No output specified for the exporter" exception.

Root Cause
I forgot to set OutputStream to JRExporter parameter, i.e.

1:  JRExporter pdfExporter = new JRPdfExporter();  
2:  pdfExporter.setParameter(JRExporterParameter.OUTPUT_STREAM, outputStream);  
3:  //........

How to apply 1000 separator in data field

需求
在數字或者是金額等欄位，需要做到千分位隔開，如1000，要顯示1,000

作法
1. 到特定欄位按右鍵，選擇Field Pattern

2. 選擇Number, 將"User 1000 Separator"打勾，再按Apply

3. Check Result

REPORT_COUNT vs. [group name]_COUNT

需求
在產出的報表的每筆資料的第一個column，指定序號

產出結果如下

一般來說，只要將REPORT_COUNT此欄位拉到iReport即可

但是在NIG071此張報表中，若到下一頁，他會把值reset，從1開始

會造成此問題的原因，是因為此報表有用到Report Group

此時，要用Group_Count才行，其命名為則是[group name]_COUNT

結論
1. 如果沒有用到Report Group，請用REPORT_COUNT
2. 如果有用到Report Group，請用[group name]_COUNT

Oracle/PLSQL: Case Statement

Requirement
到NIGT001與NIGT005，根據前端條件輸入結果產出報表

報表內容包含違章編號、統一編號、議程類別等欄位，其中有幾個欄位是經過if-else判斷是得來的，如作業代號、案況、會次等

AS-IS
現有VB/Cobol在NIG335的作法是：
1. 在VB裡頭到NIGT001撈資料出來
2. 根據找出來的資料往後拋到Cobol，在根據撈出來的值來判斷，以下是Cobol程式片段

EVALUATE WK-PRCD-STUS  
 WHEN "33"  
   IF WK-UPD-JDGF-STUS = "50"  
     MOVE "4"     TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
     MOVE "50"    TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
   ELSE   
     MOVE "1"     TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
     MOVE "33"    TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
   END-IF   
    MOVE WK-PRCD-MK(1:4)  
      TO RPT-MTGNO(RECORD-CNT)  
  WHEN "36"  
    IF WK-UPD-JDGF-STUS = "50"  
      MOVE "5"     TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
      MOVE "50"    TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    ELSE  
      MOVE "2"     TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
      MOVE "36"    TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    END-IF   
    MOVE WK-PRCD-MK(1:4)  
      TO RPT-MTGNO(RECORD-CNT)      
  WHEN "50"  
    MOVE "6" TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    MOVE "50" TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    MOVE WK-PRCD-MK(8:4)  
      TO RPT-MTGNO(RECORD-CNT)      
  WHEN OTHER  
    MOVE "3" TO RPT-CASE-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    MOVE "18" TO RPT-PRCD-STUS(RECORD-CNT)  
    MOVE SPACES     TO RPT-MTGNO(RECORD-CNT)      
END-EVALUATE.

TO-BE
以過去的作法來說，挺沒效率的，他需要每筆資料for-loop出來，在按照條件，給予不同的值。以此段程式來說，可以用Oracle內建的CASE statement，如下：

SELECT....,  
CASE WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '33' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS = '50' THEN '4'       
   WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '33' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS <> '50' THEN '1'       
   WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '36' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS = '50' THEN '5'       
   WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '36' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS <> '50' THEN '2'       
   WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '50' THEN '6'       
   ELSE '3'     END as CASE_STUS,   --案況  
CASE WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '33' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS = '50' THEN '50'       
   WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '33' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS <> '50' THEN '33'       
    WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '36' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS = '50' THEN '50'       
    WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '36' and NIGT001.UPD_JDGF_STUS <> '50' THEN '36'       
    WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '50' THEN '50'       
    ELSE '18'     END as PRCD_STUS,   --作業代號  
 CASE WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '33' THEN SUBSTR(NIGT005.PRCD_MK, 1, 4)       
    WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '36' THEN SUBSTR(NIGT005.PRCD_MK, 1, 4)       
    WHEN NIGT005.PRCD_STUS = '50' THEN SUBSTR(NIGT005.PRCD_MK, 8, 4)       
    ELSE ''     END AS MTG_NO --會次  
 FROM NIGT001, NIGT005  
 WHERE ....

Benefits
這樣的作法有幾個好處
1. 將這些if-else statement放到SQL中去處理，降低程式複雜度，也減少處理出錯的風險
2. 將這些if-else statement放到SQL中去處理，會得到最好的處理速度與效能(相較於用Java程式處理)

Oracle/PLSQL: Case Statement - http://www.techonthenet.com/oracle/functions/case.php

2011/12/20

HashMap vs. LinkHashMap

Problem

在報表的開發上，剛好遇到一個問題，我同時要餵資料給兩張iReport template(i.e. P1, P2)，然後後端用for loop將裡頭的資料抓出來，原本的方式:

1:  Map dataMap = new HashMap ();  
2:  dataMap.put("NIG071P1", p1Data);  
3:  dataMap.put("NIG071P2", p2Data);

但是此方式，並沒有如預期的依照順序產生P1, P2，反而是先印出P2、再印出P1，這是因為HashMap並不會根據你insert的順序來將資料抓出來

Solution

改用LinkedHashMap (Hash table and linked list implementation of the Map interface, with predictable iteration order. This implementation differs from HashMap in that it maintains a doubly-linked list running through all of its entries. This linked list defines the iteration ordering, which is normally the order in which keys were inserted into the map (insertion-order). )。
這是一個會根據我們insert的順序來把資料抓出來的Map，改寫如下，即可解決上述的問題：

1:  //LinkedHashMap defines the iteration ordering,   
2:  //which is normally the order in which keys were   
3:  //inserted into the map (insertion-order)  
4:  Map dataMap = new LinkedHashMap ();  
5:  dataMap.put("NIG071P1", p1Data);  
6:  dataMap.put("NIG071P2", p2Data);

Reference: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/LinkedHashMap.html

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