Wednesday 22 July 2009

Java: finding class versions

The JVM versions your Java classes will run on is often determined by how you compile them. Failure to take care with your classes and dependencies can lead to an UnsupportedClassVersionError. This post demonstrates how to check your class files.

Saturday 18 July 2009

Java: effective Unicode

This is my attempt at a list of maxims to abide by when working with text in Java, in the vein of Effective Java or The Ten Commandments of Unicode. It is also a summary of another post on character encoding. The list is in no way comprehensive.