Java.util package provides a BitSet class which implements a vector of bits that grows as needed. Each component of the bit set has a boolean value. The bits of a BitSet are indexed by nonnegative integers. By default, all bits in the set initially have t... (more…)

We continue to make great progress on Java EE 8. Specifications are nearly complete, and we expect to deliver the reference implementation this summer. As we approach the delivery of Java EE 8 and the JavaOne 2017 conference, we believe there is an opport... (more…)

TL;DR: Recently, DuckDB a database that promises to become the SQLite-of-analytics, was released and I took it for an initial test drive. Install it via conda install python-duckdb or pip install duckdb. (more…)

The java.util.concurrent got a massive overhaul with the release of Java 8. We’ve been introduced to whole new classes like CompletableFuture that brought a long awaited improvement to asynchronous work. We’ve also seen a lot of...

It's about three months until Java 9 is supposed to be released. Debian contains around 1,200 packages that build against Java 8. I have been trying to build them with Java 9. (more…)