Miro Wengner20 articles

Table of Contents VideoPodcast (audio only)Content In the second part of our JCON interviews, recorded at the conference in May, we focuses on general evolutions within the Java world and how they influence how we write code and develop applications. …

Table of Contents Module design pattern before Java 9Pushing modularization forward with JEP-476ConclusionReferences Although the module design pattern can be implemented in many different ways, the main motivation behind using it remains the same. This is the isolation of a …

Table of Contents It seems like it’s never been easier to start writing a simple program that can be turned into a more advanced one as development progresses. Let’s explore possibilities delivered by JDK 23 release.Analyzing, Parsing and understanding dataConclusionReferences …

Table of Contents Expanding intermediate functions with JEP-461Collection of build-in gatherersConclusionReferences Source-code flexibility goes hand in hand with maintainability and testability. The Java language benefits not only from its maturity but also from the fact that it is strongly typed. …

Table of Contents Building a vehicleConclusionReferences The runtime initiation of any program requires allocating a given memory and after many additional steps the first object could be created. In a previous post, we explored how to improve maintainability of complex …

Table of Contents Functional nature of the code and nullConclusionReferences The newest release JDK 23 [2] comes with a neat extension to pattern matching for switch and instanceof statements, JEP-455: Primitive Types in Patterns, instanceof and switch [1]. While the …

Table of Contents Creational design pattern factory reviewSimplifying factory method with JEP-482ConclusionResources Since the introduction of the new JDK release cadence, we have seen an incredible amount of new enhancements added to each JDK cycle, kicking the Java platform back …

This is part 2 of the interviews we recorded at the JCON conference earlier this month in Germany. In this episode, you get two main topics: Maven and Code Quality.

This year, the first meeting of the JCP Executive Committee will take place in Munich with the support of MicroDoc.

What new features does Java 20 bring? And why should we use it? And what can we expect from the next LTS version, 21, in September?