commons
A few people noticed that the PDF for Common Java Cookbook was removed from the site a few months ago, and I've been getting a steady stream of emails requesting access to these file. If you want to download the PDF for the Common Java Cookbook, sign up for an Account on this site, and go to the book download page. You can also signup for a mailing list if you are interested in updates. Happy reading.
In the ASF there is the concept of a "Sandbox". A sandbox is a portion of the Subversion repository that has relaxed commit rules; for example, (I believe) the Commons Sandbox is open to all committers in the ASF. So, anyone with a good idea can come along and just commit some code, and the plan is that (eventually) it'll be picked up by others with the same interest, and the project will be promoted to the real project.
Typed configuration is very straightfoward with Commons Configuration. One of my pet peeves is having to translate numeric configuration parameters from String instances to the corresponding primitive type. The following example loads configuration from the test.properties file:
