Category Archives: Java

Debugging Java Heap Space Errors

Posted on March 2, 2011 by ellisbjohns

Memory leaks are a pain. If you’re like me, the first thing you did when your application threw a “Java Heap Space Error” exception, was to increase your java virtual machine’s heap space parameters. There are a number of reasons … Continue reading →

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Running 32 and 64 bit java applications on the same windows host

Posted on November 22, 2010 by ellisbjohns

First install both the 32 and 64 bit JREs. Use the default installation locations (i.e. 32 bit Java in the Program Files (x86) directory and 64bit Java in the Program Files directory). Set the two JAVA_HOME environmental variables: A “JAVA_HOME” … Continue reading →

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Eclipse Java Pearls

Posted on October 10, 2010 by ellisbjohns

If you’ve been around academic M.D.s you know about “Clinical Pearls of Knowledge.”  In essence, a Pearl is really just a tid-bit of knowledge that may be anecdotal but is probably worth sharing.   For the past 4 years I’ve been … Continue reading →

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