Core Java
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Introduction To JUnit Theories
Have you ever read a mathematical theory? It typically reads something like this: For all a, b > 0 the…
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(Part 2 of 3): Synopsis of articles & videos on Performance tuning, JVM, GC in Java, Mechanical Sympathy, et al
This is a continuation of the previous post titled (Part 1 of 3): Synopsis of articles & videos on Performance tuning,…
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ArrayList vs LinkedList
I must confess the title of this post is a little bit catchy. I have recently read this blog post…
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Extending Guava caches to overflow to disk
Caching allows you to significantly speed up applications with only little effort. Two great cache implementations for the Java platform…
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The Logging Olympics – A Race Between Today’s Top 5 Java Logging Frameworks
Developers: Takipi tells you when new code breaks in production – Learn more Log4J vs SLF4J simple vs Logback vs…
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Advanced Java generics: retreiving generic type arguments
After their introduction in the JDK5, Java generics quickly became an integral element of many Java programs. However, as easy…
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Java 8 parameter name at runtime
Java 8 will be introducing an easier way to discover the parameter names of methods and constructors. Prior to Java…
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The infamous sun.misc.Unsafe explained
The biggest competitor to the Java virtual machine might be Microsoft’s CLR that hosts languages such as C#. The CLR…
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Subtyping in Java generics
Generic types introduce a new spectrum of type safety to Java program. At the same type, generic types can be…
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