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Bring the power and efficiency of lean-agile development to your organization.
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By programmatically comparing your Struts configuration files against your JAAS policy file, you can simplify the process of keeping the files synchronized, and automatically get advance warnings if your pages aren't accessible.
Set up quick and easy database metadata housekeeping with the Java Apache POI libraries and Microsoft Excel.
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A Python port of a Java jar file auditor is cleaner in its implementation and more complete in its auditing capabilities. This article presents the Python port, discusses its advantages, and highlights some of the great Python features that allow you to produce robust functionality with minimal code.
Uncover hard-to-find class name conflicts and jar file version discrepancies and redundancies with a simple audit utility.
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