First Test of Java on Banana Pi (ARM and RISC-V), Plus a Blinking LED with Pi4J
As part of my 2026 learning goals around Java on RISC-V (see this post about x86 versus ARM versus RISC-V), I've asked various suppliers to …
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How We Beat HotSpot Performance (By Cheating, But Not Like That)
ParparVM went from 4.21x slower than warmed Java 25 to geomean parity, with six of ten benchmarks at or below HotSpot and peak memory below …
804 viewsWarm Up Fast, Run Lean: Vertical Scaling for Java on Kubernetes with Azul Prime and Kedify
Autoscaling on Kubernetes has evolved significantly, but many production systems still rely on reactive scaling based on CPU and memory …
Your Loom App Quietly Became a Thread Pool Again: A Field Guide to Virtual Thread Pinning
The incident that taught me to respect pinning looked like nothing. A service freshly migrated to virtual threads, a load test that …
BoxLang 1.15.0 Released: Blazing Fast Strings, Runtime Portability, and much more
BoxLang 1.15.0 is a high-impact release with two big headlines and a long tail of hardening. The first headline is a massive performance …
786 viewsFoojay Podcast #100: Java Podcasters on Why They Started, What Broke, and What They Learned
Foojay Podcast hits episode 100. No plan, no roadmap. It just happened. To mark the occasion, Frank turned the microphone around and invited …
When NOT TO USE Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
Learn when not to use Event-Driven Architecture (EDA), from simple CRUD apps to strong consistency, immediate responses, and operational …
More Surfaces, Same Deal: Cars, Sensors, Commerce, Video And Builds
This week's release adds car dashboards, motion sensors, desktop-class input, foldables, Commerce, Secrets, versioned builds, and real video …
BoxLang 1.14.0: Sets, Ranges, Inner Classes, and a Runtime That Talks Back
BoxLang has never stood still, but 1.14.0 is something different. This is the release where the language stops filling gaps and starts …
The Java Story: A Film About All of Us
The official Java documentary premieres July 17 on YouTube. Watch the trailer, meet the guests, and join the live chat with James Gosling.