My Changes Don’t Happen! — A Java Puzzler
Continue Reading December 9th, 2009 Jim Kiley
A few weeks ago I ran into a Java problem that took me an embarrassingly long time to solve — I won’t even tell you how long it took me to notice the source of the bug. It’s a relatively common mistake for starting developers — and clearly it even happens once in a while to experienced guys who aren’t paying attention. I figured I would detail my problem in the hopes that someone else out there might run across this post and save themselves half an hour or more of combing through their code.