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Java Core
Demystifying Memory Management in Modern Programming Languages
Let's demystify the concepts behind memory management, taking a deeper look at memory management in some of the modern programming …
Demystifying Java Virtual Machine Memory Management
I aim to demystify the concepts behind memory management and take a look at memory management in some of the modern programming languages.
Introducing Teeing: A Hidden Gem in the Java API
teeing() method returns a Collector, a composite of two downstream collectors. There will be a single Collector and a single pass in the …
Taking A Deep Dive Into Multi-Threading in Java
Multi-threading is a very intriguing topic, even after years of research and development for high quality, robust, and efficient software.
Embracing JVM unified logging (JEP-158 / JEP-271)
In the previous post, I briefly introduced unified logging and a simple GC configuration. For the savvy GC tuners, there are many options.
Modules, Modules, Everywhere, on Maven Central!
Modules, Modules, Modules, Modules, everywhere... when will you publish your first Java module to Maven Central?
Much Ado About Nothing (Also Known As "Null") In Java
Did you know "var" won’t work with a null assignment because no specific type can be inferred and we cannot declare a variable of null type?
Learning About Optional.stream() in OpenJDK and Java
This week, I learned about a "new" feature of Optional that I want to share in this post. Available since Java 9, its novelty is relative.
Migrating Browser-Based Java Applets to IcedTea-Web using JNLP
Let's use a 20 year old JAR, once created for a Java Applet to be run in the Java 1.1 Browser Plugin... and run it on JDK 11!