Unit test ordering in maven

Sometimes your unit tests may give different results on different platforms and this might be caused by the order that maven runs your tests.
In Windows maven defaults to run tests in alphabetical order. This is not the case in Linux.
This can fortunately be changed.

<runOrder>String</runOrder>

Using the value "random" could be useful.

Microsoft will drop the current Edge browser

Wow...

Amazed to hear that Microsoft are dropping the Edge Browser engine...

https://9to5google.com/2018/12/03/microsoft-chrome-based-browser/

https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-chromium-based-browser-replace-edge/

4 December is Microsoft Connect Day

Microsoft

Connect();
2018

Build the apps of tomorrow, today.

Tune in online on December 4, 2018 for a full day of dev-focused delight—including updates on Azure and Visual Studio, keynotes, demos, and real-time coding with experts—live from the Microsoft Azure and AI Conference.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/connectevent/

VisualVM Open Source version

https://visualvm.github.io/

Quick guide to MongoDB

The most basic and common commands in MongoDB.

https://youtu.be/pWbMrx5rVBE

JDK9 Migration guides

Here are a couple of good links to read when migrating to Java 9 or later

https://blog.codefx.org/java/java-9-migration-guide/

Oracle Code One 2018

The sessions I attended.

Oracle's Youtube page:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDhYMT2USoLdh4SZIsu_1g/videos

Code One page:

https://developer.oracle.com/codeone

Monday 08:45
https://youtu.be/DHypCp-K0eI?t=1

Thursday 12:00
https://youtu.be/nkQhFs2em2k?t=10953

Coin Market Prices

Here's another good site to remember with a wide collection of crypocurrencies and their current value.

http://coinmarketcap.com

Bitcoin links

A coolection of useful Bitcoin links:

Mining:
https://www.weusecoins.com/en/mining-guide
http://www.bitcoin.se/hur-skapar-man-bitcoins/
http://bitcoin.org/en/faq#mining
http://www.bitcoinmining.com/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ#Mining
http://www.bitcoin.se/hur-skapar-man-bitcoins/
http://www.bitcoinplus.com
http://www.bitcoinx.com/bitcoin-mining-software/
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Comparison_of_mining_pools

Blockchain/Transactions etc:
https://blockchain.info/
https://blockexplorer.com

Charts:
http://bitcoinwisdom.com/
http://bitcoincharts.com/

Bitcoin Exchanges:
https://safello.com
https://localbitcoins.com
http://btcx.se/
http://bitcoincharts.com/markets/
https://www.mtgox.com/
http://exchange.bitcoin.se/
https://kapiton.se/
https://www.fybse.se/
http://howtobuybitcoins.info/
http://www.bitcoin.se/kopa-bitcoins/
https://markets.blockchain.info/

About Bitcoin:
http://bitcoin.org/en/
https://en.bitcoin.it

Good info:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9zgZCMqXE

http://youtu.be/as_3Pp_yGq4

Bitcoin how to export private keys

Here I will collect some smart tips regarding Bitcoin apps.

I have tried the Bitcoin wallet app on Android. It has a Export Key function that results in an encrypted file that you can backup.

To decrypt this file you need openssl and then you run this command:

openssl enc -d -aes-256-cbc -a -in <filename>

If you are using Bitcoin-qt you can see your private keys by first listing your public keys with

listreceivedbyaddress 0 true

or

bitcoind listaddressgroupings

and then you can use

dumpprivkey <publickey>

to see your private key.
The console is brought up by using

launch your bitcoin client as usual and wait for it to load the blockchain and start up
click on 'help' in the menu bar (top right)
click on 'debug window'
select the 'console' tab
type: walletpassphrase "your walletpassphrase here" 600
type: dumpprivkey [your public key here]
this will return the private key, you can copy it now; ensure you clear your clipboard/history afterwards
type: walletlock

Google Currents

I'm trying out Google Currents at the moment. I stumbled across it searching for a replacement to Google Reader.

So far I kind of like it. Clicking Feeds and "Add..." even allows me to add all the RSS feeds I used to have in google reader. That's pretty nice.

Unfortunately I can't watch all my feeds on one and single page. I have to check them individually.

Other than that I like the layout and stuff when reading magazines and "Breaking Stories" for each category is also a nice feature giving you a quick heads up on current news. Seems pretty useful if there would a disaster somewhere in the world or something like that.

So far I have only used the iPad and Android app. I'm looking forward to see a web based version though.