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Java Tip 135: Layer and compare property files

A utility for comparing and combining property files eases multilayer property file organization

By Paul E. Baclace, JavaWorld.com, 02/28/03

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PropDiff makes a difference

Large, monolithic property files are unwieldy because they prove difficult to compare and often need excessive merging during early development. By defining layers of property files, we eliminate the conflicts and receive the benefit of implied comments. The PropDiff utility can help deal with both large and layered property files.

About the author

Paul E. Baclace is a Java consultant with more than 20 years' software engineering experience and has focused on Java for the last six years. His J2EE clients include Dorado.com, Interwoven.com, and Agorics. During the peak Internet boom years, he was vice president of engineering at Step.com, a vertical service provider of US stock market research for Japan. Baclace also cofounded Intelligenesis, where he created a distributed neural network application platform. Earlier, he was at Sun Microsystems, Autodesk, and Excite.com, where he led the development of the Excite Channel Guide, the flagship demo of Marimba's Castanet product. Baclace has a BS in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.