Reason for Slower Reading of Large Lines in JDK 7 and JDK 8

I earlier posted the blog post Reading Large Lines Slower in JDK 7 and JDK 8 and there were some…

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From Java 7 Futures to Akka actors with Scala

This blog post will show you how a step by step transition from a “java 7 and j.u.c.Future” based implementation…

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10 JDK 7 Features to Revisit, Before You Welcome Java 8

It’s been almost a month Java 8 is released and I am sure all of you are exploring new features…

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JavaSE 7,8: Determining Views Supported by a Particular File System

If you have questions about a file or a directory, such as whether it is hidden, whether it is a…

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Why use Underscore in Numbers from Java SE 7 – Underscore in Numeric Literals

JDK 1.7 release had introduced several useful features, despite most of them being syntactic sugar, there use can greatly improve…

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Upgrading to Java 7 on Google’s AppEngine

If you are still running a Java 6 application on Google AppEngine, you’re about to get into serious trouble. Any…

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Java7 – A look back

I started writing a blog post on what’s new in the upcoming Java8 release, and thought I would start by…

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Java 7 Swing: Creating Translucent and Shaped Windows

Java 7 Swing supports windows with transparency and non-rectangular shapes. The following screenshot shows a circular window created with 75%…

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Algorithms and Data Structures of JDK 7

While checking periodically if there is one or another standard algorithm in JDK I’ve decided to make such index. It…

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