JDK13 articles

Today’s Java is vastly different, although it is still true to its root principles of robustness, portability, and ease of programming. Your options for where to get your Java have similarly evolved.

So, you might be wondering: Are they all the same? If not, what differentiates them? How do I know which one to use?

As Java developers, we all have it installed on our computer: the Java Development Kit, also known as the JDK. In this article, we’ll explore the files of the JDK.

One of my hobbies is regularly searching the JDK for new Java classes with executable main methods.

Find out how the JVM handles many tasks that you, as a developer, don’t want and need to take care of compared to other languages.

How is a high-performance, low-latency Java application affected by the JVM version used? Find out more on Foojay!

How to avoid trouble with Java String and Unicode characters!

Have you ever been in the situation where you’ve been looking for a specific JDK version of a specific distribution?

Sometimes that was easy… sometimes it was hard… but it never was fun.

After creating the Disco API (“Universal OpenJDK Discovery API”, in full) which serves up JDK distributions as a service, I had the idea to create plugins for IDEs to enable people to download the JDK of their choice more easily.

JDKMon is just a little tool that scans your computer for installed OpenJDK distributions and uses the Disco API to check whether there are updates available for one of the distributions.

In case it finds updates it will present you buttons for each package it finds.

When you click on one of these buttons (e.g. tar.gz, zip, pkg etc.) you have to select a folder where the selected package should be downloaded to.

This article is for the beginner who wants to get started developing JavaFX applications using IntelliJ IDE.

While this article may seem elementary for some, I believe it can help newcomers to the JavaFX platform avoid some pitfalls and really hit the ground running.