10 Tools/Technologies for Java Developers

10 Tools/Technologies for Java Developers

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There are many tools available for Java management. These software ease the entire process of developing, testing and deployment in Java. Here is the list of Top tools with their features and download links.

1) JUnit:

 JUnit is an open source unit testing tool for Java programming language. It is important tool for test-driven development and deployment.

Features:

•     Preparation of input data and setup/creation of fake objects

•     Loading databases with a specific known set of data

•     It provides annotations so that test classes can have fixture run before or after every test

•     JUnit provides support for writing and running tests

•     It provides annotations to identify test methods

•     Provides assertions for testing expected results

•     JUnit tests allow writing codes faster, which increases quality

2) Apache Maven:

 Apache Maven is a software Project Management Tool. It is based on the Project Object Model (POM) concept.

Features:

•     Simple project setup that follows best practices to get a new project or module started in seconds

•     Allows easy writing of plugins using Java

•     Instant access to new features with very few extra configuration

•     Tasks for dependency management and deployment outside of Maven

•     Release management and distribution publication

•     It encourages the use of a central repository of JARs and other dependencies

3)Eclipse:

Eclipse is an open-source integrated development environment for Java. It offers modern features, large numbers of modeling tools, java testing tools, and development frameworks.

Features:

•     Model Driven Development

•     Easy and seamless integration with JUnit

•     Provide Complete Detailed reports

•     It is also easy to customize. In conjunction with the Ctrlflow Automated Error Reporting Server

•     Eclipse offers the best tooling for JEE projects

4) Gradle:

Gradle is a project automation Java tool. It builds on the features of Apache Ant and Apache Maven. It also serves as the default build tool for the Android platform.

Features:

•     Better modeling of dependencies using the Java Library plugin reduces the size of the compile classpath

•     It comes with a remote build cache with convenient management tools

•     Gradle Wrapper allows to execute Gradle builds on machines where it is not installed

•     It supports multi-project builds and also partial builds

•     It can easily adapt to any structure

•     Its smart classpath helps to avoid unnecessary compilation when the binary interface of a library not changed

5)IntelliJ Idea:

IntelliJ Idea is a multi-purpose IDE which focuses on Java development. It offers advanced support for the web, mobile, and hybrid application development.

Features:

•     It analyses source code between all project files and languages

•     It gives list of the most relevant symbols applicable in the current context

•     It allows cross-language refactoring

•     Finds duplicate code fragments on the fly

•     Inspections and quick-fixes

•     Editor-centric environment

•     It allows user to use static methods or constants easily

6)Spring:

Spring is the most popular application development framework for enterprise Java. Millions of developers around the world use Spring Framework to create high performing, easily testable, and reusable code.

Features:

•     Spring enables developers to develop enterprise-class applications using POJOs.

•     Spring provides a convenient API to translate technology-specific exceptions (thrown by JDBC, Hibernate, or JDO, for example) into consistent, unchecked    exceptions.

•     Spring's web framework is a well-designed web MVC framework, which provides a great alternative to web frameworks such as Struts or other over-engineered or less popular web frameworks.

•     Testing an application written with Spring is simple

7)REST:

Representational State Transfer (REST) is an architectural style for creating, maintaining, retrieving, and deleting resources. REST's information-driven, resource-oriented approach to building Web services can both satisfy your software's users and make your life as a developer easier.

Features:

• Stateless client/server protocol

• Objects in REST are always manipulated from the URI.

• Uniform interface

8)Spark:

Spark is a robust Java based framework for developing web applications. It allows Java developers to create web applications without the need of writing boilerplate code.

Features:

• Ability to support multiple languages
• It comes with tools for interactive/declarative queries, streaming data, machine learning
• Spark code can be reused for batch-processing
• Spark streaming can handle real-time stream processing
• It has a provision for real-time stream processing
• Active, progressive and most expanding community
  

9)CI/CD:

A CI/CD Pipeline implementation, or Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment, is the backbone of the modern DevOps environment. It bridges the gap between development and operations teams by automating the building, testing, and deployment of applications.

Features:

• When practicing CI, developers commit their code into the version control repository frequently and most teams have a minimal standard of committing code at least daily.

• easier to identify defects and other software quality issues

10) Groovy:

Groovy is a powerful language with static-typing & compilation capabilities. It is aimed at improving developer's productivity.

Features:

• Concise, readable and expressive syntax
• It integrates easily with any Java program to deliver an effective application with powerful features
• Seamlessly integrates with Java and other third-party libraries
• Flexible & malleable syntax, advanced integration & customization
• Great for writing concise and maintainable tests.

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