So, I just did a Java test as part of a job application (or rather an application for a contract). Now this was one of the best tests I've been given. Gone are the "Do you remember this esoteric bit of the Java language which is so obscure that no one uses it?" and gone are the "Please recite a list of things that you could look up in a book?" and ( Read more... )

I'm looking at a number of Java tests and came across lots of questions like this. I really don't like it.

Read this piece of code carefully
if("String".trim() == "String".trim()) 
    System.out.println("Equal"); 
else 
    System.out.println("Not Equal");

Answers

1. the code will compile an print "Equal".
2. the code will compile an print ( Read more... )

Any java programmers out there, I've written a small tutorial/example of using Spring to access a REST server, and JAXB to parse the results. I'd appreciate feedback.

Please visit http://www.owal.co.uk/a/springrestclient or you can add alexmc_tech to your friendslist ( Read more... )