Java 9: Enhancements to the Process API

Java 9 brings various improvements to the Process API, used for controlling and managing operating system processes. Getting information about…

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Java 9: Enhancements to Optional

Previously, I wrote about the Optional class that was introduced in Java 8 to model potentially absent values and reduce…

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Java 9: Enhancements to the Stream API

Java 9 adds 4 new methods to the Stream interface: 1. dropWhile The dropWhile method is similar to the skip…

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Java 9: JShell

JShell is a new tool introduced in Java 9 that evaluates Java statements entered on the command line. It is…

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Java 8: CompletableFuture vs Parallel Stream

This post shows how Java 8’s CompletableFuture compares with parallel streams when peforming asynchronous computations. We will use the following…

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Java 8: Default Method Resolution Rules

With the introduction of default methods in Java 8, it is now possible for a class to inherit the same…

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Java 8: Converting Anonymous Classes to Lambda Expressions

Refactoring anonymous classes (that implement one single method) to lambda expressions, makes your code more succint and readable. For example,…

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Java 8 Streams API: Grouping and Partitioning a Stream

This post shows how you can use the Collectors available in the Streams API to group elements of a stream…

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Converting XML to CSV using XSLT 1.0

This post shows you how to convert a simple XML file to CSV using XSLT. Consider the following sample XML:…

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