Java Command-Line Interfaces (Part 1): Apache Commons CLI

Although I typically use Groovy to write JVM-hosted scripts to be run from the command-line, there are times when I…

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jhsdb: A New Tool for JDK 9

I like to use the command-line tools provided with the JDK in the early steps of analyzing performance and other…

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Kotlin and Android: JetBrains and Google Behind One Language

Google I/O 2017 had several major announcements, but one of the most interesting to me is “first-class support for Kotlin”…

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JVM Statistics with jstat

I have written about several command-line tools provided with the Oracle and/or OpenJDK Java Development Kits (JDKs) in the past,…

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Java Platform Module System Public Review Fails to Pass

There has been an unusual level of drama, intrigue, and politics in the world of Java over the past few…

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Java’s Observer and Observable are Deprecated in JDK 9

In the blog post Applying JDK 9 @Deprecated Enhancements, I discussed additions of the optional elements (methods) forRemoval() and since()…

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Java and Docker: Now and the Future

Sharat Chander‘s blog post Official Docker Image for Oracle Java and the OpenJDK Roadmap for Containers provides a high-level overview…

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Oracle JDK 9 Early Access Documentation Updated

Raymond Gallardo‘s 4 April 2017 post Early Access documentation for Oracle JDK 9 has been updated today announces updates to…

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Implications of the Presence of StringBuffer

When I am working on legacy code and run across instances of StringBuffer, I typically replace them with instances of…

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