Monthly Archives: July 2014

grailsApplication.config annoyance

Posted on July 16, 2014 by aaron.saarela

What would you expect the following to return if the property isn’t defined? grailsApplication.config.unknownproperty a. Returns null b. Returns an empty string` c. Throws an exception d. None of the above Answer: d. None of the above In reality, the…

Moving Files Between Git Repos

Posted on July 8, 2014 by aaron.saarela

Dumb Move Moving files between Git repos is easy. Just move the files from one directory to another. Delete from the first repo, add to the second. Another Way Moving files between Git repos while preserving the Git history is…

Debugging JVM Logging Issues

Posted on July 7, 2014 by aaron.saarela

There are times in every Java / JVM developer’s life when you need to figure out what is happening at the log level. Maybe an issue in a 3rd party library, or maybe you’re stumped by the behavior if the…