The JavaFX API's allow Java developers to create Java applications with a user interface. (more…)

Remember the days when you need to write at least one class to test a small snippet of Java code ?! well, this days will be soon from the past once java 9 is released. JShell is the first official Java REPL (Read-Eval-Print-Loop), a command line tool that... (more…)

Why are integers and longs allowed to overflow in assignments, but not bytes and shorts? The answer lies in the Java language rules for so called assignment contexts. (more…)

So how long does it take to learn Java? Ten years, ten weeks, or one day? Maybe your whole life? You may find very peculiar answers to this question on some online forums. Let’s make it clear from the very beginning... (more…)

Java 9 brings more than just modules: better performance, less momory consumption, G1 as the default GC, HTML5 Javadoc ... a lot goes on inside Java 9. (more…)