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Although Java is probably not the first programming language to come to mind for scientific computing, there are several projects and libraries that try to bridge the gap. One prominent example is from the Apache Commons project: Apache Commons Math, a group of specialized mathematics and statistics components, has been …

A common task when developing user-facing applications is to parse command line parameters to turn them into runtime options. The task is certainly repetitive and prone to error when it is reimplemented time and again, but another little library from the Apache Commons project makes it definitely an easier and …

Today we are back to the Apache Commons project with a library for string manipulation and comparison, Apache Commons Text. The library can be a lightweight alternative to larger NLP libraries or a good complement to the powerful StringUtils class from the Apache Commons Lang library. What I really like …

With this article I'll take a break from large Apache projects to focus again on a single, easy-to-integrate library. Apache Commons Collections is part of the larger Apache Commons project, a fantastic collection of libraries that cover very specific domains or use cases such as CSV files processing, command line …