java Programming Glossary: merits

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/121251/best-stax-implementation

https sjsxp.dev.java.net . Please comment on the relative merits of these and fill me in on any other implementations I should..

Why chose XML over properties files for Log4J configuration?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1256835/why-chose-xml-over-properties-files-for-log4j-configuration

this question There's an interesting discussion on the merits of both in this blog . The section below is a quote from that.. or the intention of the answer which is to discuss the merits or otherwise of using xml files to configure log4j. I consider..

Why is Java's Double.compare(double, double) implemented the way it is?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1726254/why-is-javas-double-comparedouble-double-implemented-the-way-it-is

1 0.0 0.0 or NaN NaN 1 0.0 0.0 or NaN NaN What are the merits of this implementation edit Merits was a very bad choice of..

How to limit setAccessible to only “legitimate” uses?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2481862/how-to-limit-setaccessible-to-only-legitimate-uses

so ever. The singleton pattern putting doubts about its merits aside is now impossible to enforce. As my snippets above show..

Java generics and array initialization

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/470198/java-generics-and-array-initialization

if anyone knows of any good discussions on the relative merits demerits of the issue please post I'd be interested to see the.. knows of any good discussions on the relative merits demerits of the issue please post I'd be interested to see the arguments..

Why is Spring's ApplicationContext.getBean considered bad?

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/812415/why-is-springs-applicationcontext-getbean-considered-bad

an alternate take by Martin Fowler who discusses the merits of Dependency Injection vs. using a Service Locator which is..