How to Run a Java program as a service at system bootstrap.

First of all, I know upstart is amazing. But some time you may need something more “traditional”. So, here is a short tutorial on how to configure a Linux Ubuntu machine to run your java program as a service and stop it when you reboot the system.   1. Create …

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JAVA – How to calculate Working Days

Calculate weekdays is not trivial. In Java, with Calendar object, can be a piece of cake. The Problem: I want know if a certain day is holiday or not. The Solution: In this little snippet of code I created a function that accept 2 parameters: “time”: the date to check …

JQuery File Upload

File Upload widget with multiple file selection, drag&drop support, progress bars and preview images for jQuery. Supports cross-domain, chunked and resumable file uploads and client-side image resizing. Works with any server-side platform (PHP, Python, Ruby on Rails, Java, Node.js, Go etc.) that supports standard HTML form file uploads. Download, test …

Less CSS

Few days ago Matteo (I hope he will write with us soon) sent me an SMS with this message: “Try it. It saved my life against my CSS monster. http://lesscss.org/” He was right. LESS CSS help you write small and “inheritable” CSS. It introduce in CSS some concept typical of …