Even though I’ve been programming in Java for a few years, there are still cases when its syntax surprises me. Let me share a few examples that I thought wou... (more…)

Nitrite database is an open source nosql embedded document store written in Java with MongoDB like API. It supports both in-memory and single file based persistent store. (more…)

Most developers expect that performance optimization is a complicated topic that requires a lot of experience and knowledge. Okay, that's not entirely wrong. Optimizing an application to get the best performance possible isn't an easy... (more…)

Code is easier to reason about when collections cannot be altered after their creation. Having to keep track of the current state of a collection as it gets passed around from this method to that equates to more mental balls to juggle. Mutating... | Carl ... (more…)

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