Core Java
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Project Jigsaw: The Consequences of Deferring
Mr. Mark Reinhold has announced in July 2012 that they were planning to withdraw Project Jigsaw from Java 8 because…
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Resource Bundle Tricks and Best Practices
Today is resource bundle day. This is the most well known mechanism for internationalization (i18n) in Java in general. Working…
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BTrace: hidden gem in Java developer toolbox
This post is about BTrace which I am considering as a hidden gem for Java developer. BTrace is a safe,…
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Java 7: HashMap vs ConcurrentHashMap
As you may have seen from my past performance related articles and HashMap case studies, Java thread safety problems can…
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Which Java thread consumes my CPU?
What do you do when your Java application consumes 100% of the CPU? Turns out you can easily find the…
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Java memes which refuse to die
Also titled; My pet hates in Java coding. There are a number of Java memes which annoy me, partly because…
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Java Enums: You have grace, elegance and power and this is what I Love!
While Java 8 is coming, are you sure you know well the enums that were introduced in Java 5? Java…
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Java Annotations: Explored & Explained
One of the many wonderful features of Java 5 SE is the introduction of the Annotations construct. Annotations are tags…
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Hot tips on using Eclipse effectively
Following are some tips that shall help you in avoiding potential issues and for being a little more productive while…
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